FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (1998) | Reaction & Commentary

FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (1998) | Reaction & Commentary | I'll never be the same...

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This week we're watching FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS!! This was a weirdo wild ride -- I like to borrow from Wicked the musical in these moments, I can't say that I've been changed for the better, but I have been changed for good. Comment below, am I being a drama queen?
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@ryanswaynow Жыл бұрын

FUN FACT: when Johnny is walking through the club during the flashback sequence, and says “There I was… there I am!” The guy he’s looking at is the actual real life, Hunter S Thompson.

@Me4u2c42 Жыл бұрын

Was going to say this. Lol. 🤙🏽🤙🏽🖖🏼🤙🏽🤙🏽

@Paul77ozee Жыл бұрын

Plus l think you see him in the old footage of Woodstock wearing the black jacket and l think standing near a heels angles member. He spent time with them for a story.

@ryanswaynow Жыл бұрын

@@Paul77ozee yeah and he had the balls to stand up to their leader for kicking a dog and smacking a woman, so they almost beat him to death.

@Paul77ozee Жыл бұрын

@@ryanswaynow it amazes me that The Rolling Stones manager hired the angels for security at one of there concerts. I think it was at Altamont.

@ryanswaynow Жыл бұрын

@@Paul77ozee that’s definitely the concert where they were security and killed that dude. A lot of people consider that and the Manson murders the combo that ended the hippie era.

@LordVolkov Жыл бұрын

"I... think he's a good writer..." Hunter was an exceptional writer, with a very dark sense of humor and strong political views that he expresses with a savage eloquence. I highly recommend seeking out his work.

@harpermanVideo Жыл бұрын

Best modern American writer. A G.O.A.T. for sure.

@GoodDocGonzo Жыл бұрын

😢I miss Hunter

@LordVolkov Жыл бұрын

@@GoodDocGonzo He would have much to say about the current state of America...

@aaronlane1391 Жыл бұрын

Fear and Loathing was my first HST book when I was about 13 lol (I read that Clockwork Orange and Catch 22 in the same summer- actually I think these books helped navigate the last couple years quite a bit) My favorite HST books are Hells Angels and The Curse of Lono.

@gregstephens Жыл бұрын

Yes, I would say “exceptional” is not too much praise in the slightest. One of the finest American writers- and not using “American” to limit his talent is scope, but to emphasize one of his main topics.

@BulldogMack700rs Жыл бұрын

"when does the bender stop" 2005 was the year Thompson died, he never stopped.

@potterj09 8 күн бұрын

It's never gonna stop man ... hop !!! .. like a bunny !!! 😆

@adamdarmstaedter1256 Жыл бұрын

The part in the casino when the carpet is morphing is one of the most accurate depictions of tripping on acid that I have seen in a movie.

@regularsizeruss3874 11 ай бұрын

Right!?! The mumbling too.

@stevencoardvenice 6 ай бұрын

Yea. Both mushrooms and acid begin with illusions like that, when you're starting to feel it. Carpets and Walls flowing and breathing

@potterj09 8 күн бұрын

"Free lunch, final wisdom, total coverage!"

@mithroch Жыл бұрын

Bill Murry also played Hunter S Thompson in Where the Buffalo Roam... but Depp absolutely nails the portrayal... right down to his speaking cadence

@LordVolkov Жыл бұрын

He spent time with Hunter to capture his mannerisms, tone, and cadence. It really is a great performance!

@gordonhaire9206 Жыл бұрын

Bill Murray only plays one role: Bill Murray.

@yournamehere6002 Жыл бұрын

@@gordonhaire9206 Bill Murray was good as Thompson, he too spent time with Hunter

@galaxytractor Жыл бұрын

I think the Depp character, (Hunter) was just making a commentary (from his perspective) as a drugged out writer, on what he viewed America to be. I don't think that the movie has any real message other than that. Much of what he says sounds intellectual because he's a 'writer'. The only real message (if this movie contains such a thing) is that drugs (like many endeavors) may make for interesting adventures, but that doesn't make them 'good'.

@Ahzpayne Жыл бұрын

Give me a home, where the buffalo roam...and I'll show you a house full of shit.

@MrDootDali 10 ай бұрын

Hunter Thompson's "watermark" written observation makes perfect sense to me, and IMHO is among the greatest moments of American literature.

@christopherconard2831 Жыл бұрын

1) Yes, he was an incredible writer. He is also credited with creating a style known as Gonzo Journalism. The goal being to join and immerse yourself in a group to the point of becoming one of them, then writing from that point of view. 2) I'd hate to be his neighbor. He was President Ford's neighbor in Colorado. He would often send pictures of Ford and the Secret Service to them. He took the pictures through a scope on a rifle. Different times.

@Research0digo 5 ай бұрын

His whacko neighbor accused Thompson of shooting at his cattle. A real firefight ensued. Score settled.

@michaelbuhl4250 Жыл бұрын

I got to see Hunter S. Thompson speak at Vanderbilt University back in the '80s. It was just as strange as you would expect. He started off coherent, but it devolved into him pacing the stage listing off dangerous animals and saying he was going to be taking away by rich Greeks.

@d4mdcykey Жыл бұрын

To be honest, that "bender" lasted several _decades._ Hunter was not a normal man, he was equal parts brilliant and tragic. Long live the memory of Gonzo.

@jrobwoo688 Жыл бұрын

I am sooooo here for this! “Too weird to live, too rare to die.”

@LordVolkov Жыл бұрын

The book/movie is endlessly quotable in the weirdest way. "We can't stop here! This is bat country!"

@sammybear7100 Жыл бұрын

@@LordVolkov Don't judge your taco by its price

@rickwelch8464 Жыл бұрын

"I have never been able to properly explain myself in this climate"

@tommcewan7936 Жыл бұрын

"A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production."

@daz97 5 ай бұрын

TELL ME ABOUT THE GOLF SHOES 😂😂😂

@dennismason3740 Жыл бұрын

Depp is playing Hunter S. Thompson, a brilliant if drunk journalist for Rolling Stone. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas originally appeared in segments in the magazine. I read it every few years and it has me howling. Depp probably does a nice audio version in YT. Depp's portrayal of Hunter is pretty good. The movie is basically based on a real journalistic adventure - it's best to not underestimate the veracity of the scenes.

@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself Жыл бұрын

"Drunk" is an understatement.

@jnagarya519 Жыл бұрын

Drunk!? He wasn't stingy in his use of alcohol, but he was 'way beyond that in drug use.

@stevencoardvenice 6 ай бұрын

@@jnagarya519 His bread and butter was liquor and coke. His daily routine. The psychedelics were more for special nights

@CChissel Жыл бұрын

Big Hunter Thompson fan here, read all his books and watched all the movies based on them. This is my favorite movie of any book he’s written. Depp does a phenomenal job at portraying Thompsons alter ego and just has a stunning performance overall. Love this movie so much and glad you’re experiencing it. Basically he looks at America as a corrupt and adulterous place that is trying very hard to hide its true nature, under the guise of “the American dream” which never really existed, at least not anymore. It’s all a lie, a big scam and we are all doomed lol but we have to fit in or else it will be even worse for us

@dudermcdudeface3674 Жыл бұрын

When he describes his experiences in the decade before, the optimism and hope, then says "you can almost see the high water mark" where it all started to go wrong...the clarity and sadness in that moment are the heart of the story. Through most of their chaotic tripping, there doesn't seem to be any purpose behind it, but that story tells us it's a kind of wake for dead dreams that he still mourns.

@RickJames-wf2rm Жыл бұрын

One of the greatest dialogues in history

@guitarattempter71 Жыл бұрын

It's because Hunter already knew that the American Dream was dead. It just took the rest of us 50 years to catch up.

@dudermcdudeface3674 Жыл бұрын

@@guitarattempter71 It's a little more complicated than that.

@jnagarya519 Жыл бұрын

Thompson did kill himself.

@enotsnavdier6867 Жыл бұрын

@@guitarattempter71The American Dream never truly existed tbh

@jennccherrybomb Жыл бұрын

Growing up on this book we were nervous when this released but it holds up to the aesthetic and ideas of Thompson

@Glitch_Wizard Жыл бұрын

Totally understandable. Of all the books that exist this one is near the top of the list of ones id be nervous about a movie adaptation for lol.

@srottfaen Жыл бұрын

Lets just say that "reality" is a nebulous concept in this movie.

@euchongo4240 Жыл бұрын

And in reality

@Enrique-Garcia Жыл бұрын

"Reality" is probably the one word Hunter couldn't spell. On purpose.

@sample.text. 5 ай бұрын

Johnny actually lived with Hunter S. Thompson for a while. They had a great friendship. Just two kindred spirits who happened to find one another in their lifetime. His mannerisms, while exaggerated in the movie, are actually very similar to how Hunter was.

@TheNeonRabbit 6 ай бұрын

About the flags: The full title of the book upon which this movie is based is "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream"

@Rumblepak_5 Жыл бұрын

The scene of him checking into the hotel at the beginning is the best portrayal of an acid trip. Reminds me of the time I was trying to check out at Toys R Us just as the acid hit me, the cashier sounded like she was speaking jibberish and it took much longer that it should have to buy a Star Wars toy to play with while I was high.

@stevencoardvenice 6 ай бұрын

Everything is the best portrayal. I don't even know where to begin. Masterpiece movie. Sounds like your trips have been relatively mild. Unfortunately I've gone to that wild animal dimension like benicio in the tub, etc. Took too much one time by accident. I've been with many friends who've gotten like that, over the years. Werewolf mode. Lots of screaming, puking, rolling around on the floor

@Shawnie_G Жыл бұрын

So Glad you did this! Hunter S Thompson was such a unique human!

@matthewfike4491 Жыл бұрын

Hunter S. was an incredibly interesting fellow. His send off after death alone is worth reading about.

@johntyson Жыл бұрын

This movie nails the visual and mental mind F of a strong acid trip. Much of my misspent teen years were under the influence of LSD and trying different experiences while on LSD. Standing in line for an hour to ride a roller coaster was something I’ll never forget. Riding the roller coaster was a relief after standing in line with dozens of strangers.

@shadyd2544 Жыл бұрын

Holy shit I couldn't imagine going on a freaking roller coaster while on that stuff. I barely have the courage to leave my room on that stuff.

@LordToddtastic666 Жыл бұрын

LSD (among other things) is the reason most of the 1990's is a blur for me. I had a blast, but don't remember a hell of a lot of it

@Harv72b Жыл бұрын

LSD brings back three primary memories for me: 1) Seeing Silence of the Lambs in the theater on acid (do not recommend) 2) Going through a haunted amusement park on acid (sort of recommend) 3) Dropping acid in my friend's basement bedroom, putting "Kashmir" on single track repeat on his stereo, and then going upstairs where, once the drug kicked in, the mere thought of returning to the basement to make *that goddamned song stop playing over and over and over again* was an impossibility (do not, under *ANY* circumstances, recommend--I _still_ can't listen to that song, more than 30 years later) In short, what doesn't kill you gives you interesting stories to leave in KZfaq comments.

@johntyson Жыл бұрын

@@shadyd2544 Lol! I actually passed out going through a loop on one roller coaster. Regaining consciousness while on acid while still riding a roller coaster is a sensation I’ll never forget.

@johntyson Жыл бұрын

@@Harv72b Love it. You are my people.

@themadpizzler6081 Жыл бұрын

Terry Gilliam is a genius of atmosphere, this, "FIsher King", "Adv. Baron Munchausen".... they're all beautiful movies.

@carm3d Жыл бұрын

Brazil

@n0tk0sher Жыл бұрын

@@carm3d I 2nd that! My favorite.

@LordVolkov Жыл бұрын

Brothers Grimm is such a beautiful gothic fantasy and wildly underrated among Terry's films.

@RideAcrossTheRiver 20 күн бұрын

_Jabberwocky_

@hdtv00 Жыл бұрын

This movie has the GREATEST audio commentary on the dvd from criterion collection in the history of movies. They go to Hunter S Thompson's Owl Ranch and record him watching it. It's insanity.

@Theomite Жыл бұрын

It takes all of his daughters to keep him involved and coherent. Amazing.

@ianrastall Жыл бұрын

The book is really what it's all about. That's why the movie got made, and why Sid & Nancy's Alex Cox was part of the project. It's a counterculture classic. Hunter believed in "gonzo journalism", i.e. making his own life the story. So it's all true, BTW. That's why it's not just, "That's one way to do it," with the bathtub scene. His lawyer had taken a whole sheet of acid and was trying to commit suicide, but Hunter threw a grapefruit into the tub instead of the radio.

@Research0digo 5 ай бұрын

Cox didn't direct it.

@Paul77ozee Жыл бұрын

My favourite part is always the guy who walks in on Depp and Flea. Just the way he looks at the door while smoking and sitting at the bar, wondering what’s happening behind that door.

@terryhughes7349 Жыл бұрын

If you watch historical video, Depp absolutely nailed the role. Just a fun film. Great reaction Shanelle! After watching the film, i always order a Singapore Sling for my last drink. Carrie Fischer convinced her mother (Debbie Reynolds) to make a cameo in the film

@Scumdrops420 Жыл бұрын

Hunter S Thomson is one of my favorite writers, and Terry Gilliam (Pronounced Gilly-am) is my favorite director. Every movie he makes is unique. So this movie holds a special place in my heart. I catch something new each time. I wish you'd have shown the scene where Johnny's Hunter meets the real Hunter.

@neillio Жыл бұрын

Terry Gilliam is a very interesting filmmaker! Hope you get to check out more of his stuff on the channel because he really has a unique style and vibe.

@robertlopez628 Жыл бұрын

When you're on a binge you're just going from one drug hit to another without noticing or caring about the outside world, you think you're fine but you're not. This movie replicates this experience. Flashing bits of memory between drugs usage. I love this movie.

@jrobwoo688 Жыл бұрын

Natural Born Killers directed by Oliver Stone. Story by Quentin Tarantino, but highly reworked for the screen by Oliver Stone. The visuals alone, make the film definitely worth a watch.

@GMontag Жыл бұрын

Oh man, if Monty Python is the only thing you know Terry Gilliam for, you're in for a treat with the rest of his filmography. Time Bandits, Brazil, 12 Monkeys, The Fisher King, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen are all amazing films.

@bmatt2626 Жыл бұрын

As a drug person this movie was validating, and as a former drug person this movie is validating.

@vincentkrommenhoek7431 Жыл бұрын

The scene where they convince security that they need to see the show and behave. Then get kicked out after a few seconds dying of laughter was golden. Awesome movie and a bit to insane for most people. The visuals while on drugs are pretty on point.

@ryanswaynow Жыл бұрын

“When do you throw in the towel on the bender?” I asked myself that 10 years ago. I’ll let you know when I finally do.

@donkfail1 Жыл бұрын

I thought Hunter S. Thompson and his writing would be impossible to depict, but this is fantastically close. If you aren't familiar with Terry Gilliam; do watch more of his movies. I recommend Brazil (1985), 12 Monkeys (1995) and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009).

@jnagarya519 Жыл бұрын

The film is better than the book.

@gluuuuue Жыл бұрын

Thompson is actually saying something, but I do think a lot of it is steeped in the context of that entire cultural experience of that time in history. I was born in the '70s, heard my parents (who themselves were at best only into the peace movement) tell stories about that whole age, and even saw older family and strangers still deeply into or affected by it, and even then it's difficult for me to fathom how real all that was or how far some people, like Hunter S. Thompson, went down those rabbitholes. I tend to love this sort of experiential filmmaking, and most of Gilliam's films.

@XXXScorpionXXX Жыл бұрын

The fact that you were clueless as to what you were getting yourself into makes it all the more better 😂

@peterschmidt4348 Жыл бұрын

Please watch "All Quiet on the Western Front" (2022). Winner of 4 Oscars.

@S.E.Walker Жыл бұрын

I did not like or understand this movie the first time I watched it. Now, two decades and a lot of drugs later, it is one of my favorite films and it keeps getting funnier every single time I see it. (And that monologue about the wave cresting is unreasonably brilliant). So happy you gave this bonkers movie some much-needed reaction love.

@stevencoardvenice 6 ай бұрын

Exactly. In high school i felt it was the worst movie I had ever seen in a theatre. Exhausting. But I like you, a few years later, after experiencing the fear and the loathing myself, I realized its one of the best movies ever made. And definitely the funniest movie ever made. One time me and 3 friends/roommates drank beers and ate shrooms one night and put this on. I've never laughed like that in my life. We were all crying. Especially the elevator scene, and the bath tub scene. We were all vibing with what was going on on-screen, and just kept laughing and laughing. Then I went and puked in my room around 4am, because all the beer fluids and shrooms had confused my stomach Another good one to watch if you're trippin is dumb and dumber with Jim Carrey and Jeff daniels.

@matthill5426 Жыл бұрын

Fun movie trivia here: Johnny Depp actually let the real Hunter S. Thompson shave his head into male pattern baldness for this role, with a straight razor. Measure of trust right there, letting a stoned AF Hunter at your scalp with a blade! Depp and Thompson became friends during the making of this movie, and Depp even payed for Thompson's remains to be disposed of after his death according to his wishes: he was cremated, and his ashes shot into the sky on a rocket. Fitting end for a space cowboy like Thompson, I'd say. :)

@svenpoletka5236 Жыл бұрын

The bender ends precisely when it means to, never sooner nor later!

@anthonyleecollins9319 Жыл бұрын

I think Gandalf said that.

@user-of5xb3ki4c Жыл бұрын

The "Tilty cam" is called a Dutch Angle and it's used to signify that "something isn't right" or "All isn't as it seems" in a scene.

@johnrussell-bk7lv Жыл бұрын

I have done acid many times and I have been to Vegas and NEVER shall the two meet in my life. If you have any morals and the concept of virtue matters to you at all then Vegas is a nightmare even when sober. The strip is a tiny beacon of opulence and mindless excess surrounded by miles and miles of abject human misery in every direction. It's a perfect encapsulation of everything that is evil and depraved about unfettered capitalism and the absolute rejection of any and all ancient wisdom in favour of slobbering, wanton greed and lust. Hunter Thompson had a weird ability to explore the depths of such things with drugs and intellect without his entire soul devolving into a primal scream. I'm not sure I have that kind of strength, but I'm grateful that someone once did.

@williambailey1206 Жыл бұрын

Yeah!!!! Just woke up from being sick for almost a week, go on KZfaq and having one of my favorite reactors doing another one of my favorite movies I had the privilege of seeing in theatres. Thanx Shanelle. Nothing better than waking up with a smile.

@StarkRG Жыл бұрын

"Is it real or is it fantasy" Yyyeeesss? This is one of those movies that take repeated viewings to really understand.

@TheNeonParadox Жыл бұрын

Of all the movies made about Hunter's journalistic endeavors, I can't believe nobody has made a movie about his time with the Hell's Angels.

@TheLyleB Жыл бұрын

Walking into Circus Circus with their heads full of ether like the village drunkards in some early Irish novel is one of the best scenes ever put to film.

@jakemcnulty7510 Жыл бұрын

Hey Shanelle, love the reaction as always. I hope this leads to you checking out more Terry Gilliam films on the channel. These would include "Time Bandits" (1981), "The Adventures of Baron Munchaussen" (1988), "The Fisher King" (1991), "12 Monkeys" (1995), "Tideland" (2005), "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassas" (2009), "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" (2018) and my personal favourite "Brazil" (1985). All of them worth a watch, and I promise you'll not regret it. P.S. I don't mean to be 'nit-picky' or anything, but it is pronounced "Gil-Lee-Um". Just thought you should know.

@pumkinheadfanvhsforever6087 Жыл бұрын

Don't leave out that he was the 6th member of Monty Python! He was behind all the animation for the show(as well as acting in some of the skits and all the movies). Love Brazil!

@TheJamieRamone Жыл бұрын

I can vouch for Time Bandits and 12 Monkeys.

@TOKYOTOYBANZAI Жыл бұрын

Those are all fantastic! Brazil is my personal favofrite, but I also love Baron Munchaussen, Time Bandits and especially - The Fisher King (a close second next to Brazil).

@tejoe13 Жыл бұрын

Time Bandits is a must watch.

@silversasquatch79 Жыл бұрын

missed opportunity to end the video with "as your attorney I advise you to like, comment, and subscribe" 🙂

@cbretschneider Жыл бұрын

I really hope you watch more Terry Gilliam films. He always goes for wacky camera work and absurd storytelling. Nobody portrays madness like he does. Brazil, Time Bandits, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, 12 Monkeys, The Imagenarium of Dr. Parnassus, Tideland... The Fisher King is my personal favorite starring Robin Williams & Jeff Bridges with Amanda Plummer, Mercedes Rueh & Michael Jeter. Extra special bonus points if you read the Arthurian legend of Parsifal too. 🥂

@lisathuban8969 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely LOVE Time Bandits, Adventures of Baron Munchausen, and, even though it's hard to watch, the excellent Brazil.

@christopherdeguilio6375 Жыл бұрын

One of my personal all time top five. I was 23 and working on Cape Cod for the summer and living in a tiny shack on the beach with three of my friends when this movie came out. We had all read Hunter S Thompson in college and were fans and we saw this movie at least once a week for it's entire theatrical run ...in various states of mind.... and with various company... it'll just always bring me back to that summer

@ebaker1968 Жыл бұрын

Watch a documentary on Hunter S. Thompson. It'll give you some perspective on Johnny Depp's performance in this film. He really nails it. A lot of the dialogue in the movie is directly from the book.

@jonhenry8268 Жыл бұрын

It's almost word for word

@myfriendisaac Жыл бұрын

9:50 I love that 🤷🏾‍♂️😂 The film is a visual acid trip that just escalates continually!!!

@3DJapan Жыл бұрын

Funny thing is, it's a pretty accurate portrayal of Hunter S. Thompson.

@eugeneodonnell4680 Жыл бұрын

Johnny shaved his head right in the pattern of Hunter Thompson's baldness. To prepare for the role he spent about six weeks living with Hunter. They became close friends until Thompson died in about 2006.

@bazil83 Жыл бұрын

10:42 "things have *mescalated"... eyyyyyy, I'm here all week.

@GKinslayer Жыл бұрын

The way they did Depp's hair is he was friends with the person that wrote the book - Hunter S Thompson. And it was Thompson himself that shaved Depp's hair for this role. Also if you dig camera angles Gilliam's movie Brazil is chock full of them.

@ChiliConCarnage Жыл бұрын

I was already tripping balls when I saw this movie for the first time. It was an experience, to say the least.

@AZURAKAZ Жыл бұрын

Saw it completely sober and had trouble finding my way out of the theater afterwards.

@carm3d Жыл бұрын

I got heavy motion sickness when I saw this in the theater; probably because we were seated in the front. Benicio DelToro gained weight for this role When they were kicked out of the restaurant at the start of the movie, there was an angel with a flaming sword guarding the entrance. This is a reference to when Adam and Eve were removed from the Garden of Eden. It was guarded by an angel with a flaming sword. Basically the restaurant saying, "And stay out!" The dinosaurs looked just like the illustrations in the book.

@Im_The_Dude Жыл бұрын

I have always said, as someone who used to partake heavily in substances that are not of a legal nature, that the pace and overall feeling of this movie is the most accurate representation of an experience on “too much” of most drugs I enjoyed. Anxiety, confusion, hilarity and fright. All at once. Fantastic movie.

@harrydoupe9315 Жыл бұрын

Another fun fact: I saw Debbie Reynolds in Las Vegas when I was in my teens. Lucky.

@xotmatrix Жыл бұрын

I like that I can say "yes" to every one of Shanelle's pre-watch speculations about this movie.

@protovision2010 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic movie + reaction! "A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die." Gilliam's film's are great, and a lot deal with descending into madness. Check out "Brazil (1985)", and "The Fisher King" (1991), with an AMAZING performance by Robin Williams, and an Oscar for Mercedes Ruehl 👍

@RaceSimCentral Жыл бұрын

I had to read the book to really appreciate this. I couldn't even make out anything they were saying lol It helped a ton. It really just seems like a stream of thoughts, non stop, crazy.

@bigjay123 Жыл бұрын

I love love this movie not just the shots but the acting and the jokes and the whole thing I just love it

@ll7868 Жыл бұрын

Easily one of my Top 10 All-Time, Any Genre Movies. Terry Gilliam is a freakin' genius, even as a kid his animations on Monty Python were my favourite part of the show, hilariously trippy. As an adult they were even better when stoned.

@VizEffects-MorphVideos-to7yx 12 күн бұрын

I've seen this movie many times... I guess my mind overlooked the crazy camera angles, or the flags. You're awesome at pointing out the details I missed. Cheers!

@Scallycowell 4 ай бұрын

The truest thing about this movie is The Fear. You get it during the comedown of a super heavy dose of trip. Anxiety spikes, time slows to a crawl, minutes feel like hours, and all you can do is ride it out.

@radwolf76 Жыл бұрын

I remember that at the time this came out, I heard a story about Depp preparing to play the role. Since it was based on a real person, he had asked Hunter S. Thompson if he could shadow him for two weeks to pick up his mannerisms and vocal idiosyncrasies. After the first week, Hunter handed over his personal cellphone to Depp, letting him answer all his calls from friends and family for him, while listening in to be ready to take the phone back form Johnny if the actor said something that he actually wouldn't have said. No one who called that second week realized they were not talking to the real Thompson.

@09Raffytaffy Жыл бұрын

Oh boy...! Went a bit crazy back in the day over Thompson! Here come the flashbacks lol R.I.P. Hunter. If any of you feel the notion to delve into this further. Take a deep breath and don't dive too deep!

@likecrazyhorse Жыл бұрын

That hippie licking acid off Johnny's sleeve is Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers

@mithroch Жыл бұрын

Fear and Loathing is about what became of the 60s hippie dream... why it wasn't sustainable... and the forces that corrupted it.

@Roofers-Nail-Hardest 3 ай бұрын

This movie put all kinds of questions in my head when I watched it as an adolescent in 98. The answers to the questions almost killed me. Looking back, it was worth it.

@AlanCanon2222 Жыл бұрын

I regularly play guitar in Hunter's old neighborhood in Louisville, and I'm happy that we unleashed him upon the world. Louisville is still the sort of insanely creative place that spawns Mr Thompson's kind. I heard a story of someone who happened to be at some big shindig in northeastern Jefferson County, with plenty of old Louisville money rubbing elbows with new. Hunter Thompson pulled up in a golf cart -- on the road, mind you -- and scooped up a couple of people for a joyride back to some other event back where he'd come from....

@namco003 Жыл бұрын

My work had me in Vegas over a year ago for 8 months(3 weeks there 1 week home), and I made it a point to watch this movie the first day I was there and I pretty much just let it run when I went to bed. The place I was working at is in the movie, but it's the scene where he drives past the Welcome to Vegas sign, and the camera pans and stops, that area is now a huge shopping area, like an outdoor mall, but in the movie it was being constructed. I'm a huge Python fan, and would watch flying Circus when closing up at Blockbuster, and since Terry Gilliam directed it, I watch it. Loved it so much.

@clarenceworley3714 Жыл бұрын

Hunters "attorney" in the film was an actual attorney and activist from LA. His real name is Oscar Zeta Acosta and went missing while visiting Mexico in the 70s. He was presumed dead and Hunter later wrote his obituary.

@kingfield99 Жыл бұрын

I met director Terry Gilliam when he was editing this, he told me an interesting story that the very last shot when JD drives off down the pristine highway was almost ruined by a delivery truck leaving dirty tyre marks right before they started shooting. Apparently the whole crew and several cast members rushed out with brushes and desperately cleaned it before they lost the light.

@markmcgee2417 Жыл бұрын

The little person carrying the phone to Hunter was also in Where The Buffalo Roam another film based on Hunter S. Thompson with Bill Murray portraying Hunter.

@anthonyleecollins9319 Жыл бұрын

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a very powerful book. I read it when it was a series in Rolling Stone, before it was in book form. Well worth reading. The keys to the movie (IMHO) are the Dr. Johnson quote at the beginning, and the "wave speech."

@robovike Жыл бұрын

It blows my mind that the guy who directed this drug-fueled felony-gathering film is the same one who helped the little people and the kid defeat Napoleon, demons and the Devil itself (Terry Gilliam, Time Bandits).

@nicholasbielik7156 Жыл бұрын

Herman Melville’s novel The Confidence Man identified the idea of The United States as a con in 1857. Its an idea that each generation has to come to terms with. We’re so good at selling the dream that it’s hard for us to see through it to the banal and unpleasant reality.

@OneThousandHomoDJs Жыл бұрын

5:30 -- the character was based on a real lawyer, a Chicano who was friends with Hunter, despite HST being a journalist. Oscar Zeta Acosta was the real guy's name, and he was a serious dude.

@OneThousandHomoDJs Жыл бұрын

In May 1974, Acosta disappeared while traveling in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.[2][4] His son, Marco Acosta, believes that he was the last person to talk to his father. Acosta telephoned his son from Mazatlán, telling him that he was "about to board a boat full of white snow." Marco is later quoted in reference to his father's disappearance: "The body was never found, but we surmise that probably, knowing the people he was involved with, he ended up mouthing off, getting into a fight, and getting killed."[11] In 1977, Thompson's investigation of Acosta's disappearance, titled "The Banshee Screams For Buffalo Meat," was published in Rolling Stone.[12] According to Thompson, Acosta was a powerful attorney and spokesman, but suffered from an addiction to amphetamines and had a predilection for LSD. Thompson wrote that he believed Acosta was either murdered by drug dealers or was the victim of a political assassination.[2] Others have speculated that Acosta overdosed or suffered a nervous breakdown during his trip.[4]

@tejoe13 Жыл бұрын

"How long is this bender?" HST died at age 67, so the bender was somewhere around 50 years.

@JonnyMoto Жыл бұрын

There's always "Where the Buffalo Roam" with Bill Murray. It's not the same story but he plays as Hunter S. Thompson as well.

@laudanum669 Жыл бұрын

Shanelle "I would hate to be their neighbor". That made me laugh, because in Hunter's book "Songs of the Doomed". There is a copy of a letter from a tenant to the landlord of a apartment building that Hunter lived in at one time. The letter makes mention of loud screams and constant noise from his apartment.

@hashtagPoundsign Жыл бұрын

If you haven’t seen them, I recommend in no particular order: “Colossus: The Forbin Project” (1970), “Primer” (2004), “Bagdad Cafe” (1987), “Explorers” (1985), “The 51st State” (2001), “Falling down” (1993), “Matchstick Men” (2003), “Super Mario Bros.” (1993), and lastly in this list “Spawn” (1997)

@roryphares6192 Жыл бұрын

My uncle made this film, he’s a key grip. He welded a frame on the car for the driving scenes.

@mindcrome Жыл бұрын

17:59 Thompson's line about North Las Vegas is spot on "North Vegas is where you go when you've fucked up one to many times on the Strip." I grew up and still live in North Las Vegas.

@iesickboy Жыл бұрын

I read the book when I was 18 while doing shipping and receiving at the bookstore in the mall. It was a year or two before the movie. Sitting in the hall eating my sandwich while on break and actually laughing audibly, while reading, for one of the first times in my life, and I had read quite a lot. Hunter's life and work was fascinating from the get go for me. Such an amazing experience seeing the words put into action. Beautiful content from you, per usual.

@nativepoet80 4 ай бұрын

One of my all-time favorite movies and one of my all-time favorite authors! I was able to see this in 1998 when it first came out while being on LSD

@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself Жыл бұрын

If anyone can make you feel like you're tripping, it's Terry Gilliam.

@potterj09 8 күн бұрын

"I got all the makings right here .... all I need is a place to cook !!!"

@flingonber 5 ай бұрын

I think you kind of nailed the point of the scene in the coffee shop; as someone who has lived that kind of lifestyle with drugs and lots of chaos, it's all fun and wacky and entertaining until you start ending up in some really dark and uncomfortable situations.

@AJvsEverything Жыл бұрын

Probably one of favorite lines in all of cinema is “With a bit of luck, his life was ruined forever. Always thinking that just behind some narrow door in all of his favorite bars, men in red woolen shirts are getting incredible kicks from things he’ll never know.” I would like to think that line helped shape my sense of humor at a very young age, putting it into my head that the things I said and did could have an eternal impact on the lives of those around me. So, naturally, I set out to exploit that and ruin the lives of as many people as possible by being as openly weird as I could in order to warp the reality and expectations people have of those around them. I was 18 when that movie came out, have never drank that heavily or done much for hard drugs, but it hasn't stopped me from saying and doing the things I'm not supposed to in the moments I'm supposed to act or speak a certain way. Because it's funny to me. I swear to God if someone doesn't loudly fart at my funeral and the place doesn't erupt with laughter, then I've failed in my goal in life.