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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Patreon Version (Patreon)

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For Patreon tier 'Bingers on the Wall' or higher: Uncovered Version - https://cinebingers.ca/iS6I1BhwM6

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Patreon Version

Comments

PIG

“As your attorney, I advise you take a hit out of the little brown bottle in my shaving kit.” This movie is as quotable as a Coen Brothers movie.

JediLounger

What’s new for me is I finished grad school. I graduate next Friday. Looking for a job sucks tho.

Emily G

One of my favorite movies! I’m so glad you guys reacted to it! I can’t wait to watch it later today. Hunter S Thompson was wild. I’d like to suggest you watch The Producers (2005 version) it’s a great comedy. I think you guys would enjoy.

Brandon

Ah, my favourite English language movie where people who speak English as a first language require English subtitles. As of now I've seen this movie 6-7 times in the last 20 years. I still don't know how I really feel about it. There's things I love about it, but I can't say I love the movie, or even that I hate it. Gilliam's style doesn't totally gel with me, but it's hard to put my finger on why. The director's cut of 'Brazil', 'Time Bandits' and 'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen' are all solid films, though. I don't think he's made anything that stuck with people since 'Fear and Loathing', but Heath Ledger's last movie was Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus". I'm an avid pothead so I watch a lot of movies at night while I'm high. "Drug" movies like this have never done anything for me while under the influence, though. So I'm glad I watched it in the morning this time. 😅

Christopher Feiertag

Enjoyable as always! As continued viewing after “Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas” I recommend Terry Gilliams “Brazil. Equally as fucked up as this one. And at the end I want to take the opportunity to renew my recommendations for Martin Scorseses “Casino” and Darren Aronofskys “Requiem for a dream”. And by the way, the book “Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas” is a 100% recommended reading experience.

Gunnar Rea

Small thing George.. you're missing a trick by not scrolling to the bottom of IMDB to check for interesting cameos etc.

Tyler Worthington

The book is FANTASTIC. It gives a lot more context to the themes you mention, George, but also dives more into topics of journalistic freedom/integrity and aging in a world that seems to have left you behind. Can't recommend it enough!

Opti_Frog

I wonder if they figured out that the director of Fear and Loathing is the animator/director/Patsy from Monty Python.

Martin

“Dirty, and chunky, and wet.” Maybe the best description ever for this movie.

Shawnie

George you two need to just watch this one min youtube video to see how well Johnny did playing Hunter. Also how it was not exaggerated how Hunter was - VIDEO ( Hunter S. Thompson - High in Las Vegas hotel ) 1min 22seconds

Steve Mercier

'We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.'

Joe D. MacGuffinstuff

Can't wait to get off work, get good and twisted right ways, and watch this with you guys. Since I found a copy of Hells Angels in my dad's library as a kid I've been a big fan of Thompson, the writer and the maniac. Just a quick factoid, the fate of Dr. Gonzo aka Oscar Zeta Acosta is still a mystery, he vanished somewhere in Mexico. Hunter surmised he'd mouthed off to the wrong people and got himself disappeared. Also, big fan of Terry Gilliam, Brazil, Time Bandits, and especially 12 Monkeys.

djKENTO

waking and baking in preparation for starting my day with this one. Will check back in after a few hours. haha.

Logan Kerlee

xD Well I'm good! Not sleepy at moment. Just finished watching a reaction for Lethal Weapon 2 on another Patreon and had a great time with it! If you guys are open to watching a cop duo movie series - it's one that I strongly recommend! It's a very fun time. :) So now I'm ready ton watch this bundle of madness with you both, here. Should be FUN! xD I've watched this before but many years ago and I don't remember all that much from it. I'm excited to be watching this on here with you guys. :) Yikes, George! That has to be stressful, man. xD I'm sorry, dude. I've had similar experiences, not fun. Ooh - now Magic with Simone! This is my jam! :) lmao, I love Magic! It's so much fun! xD hahahaha, what? Lord of the Rings Sauron deck? What the hell? That doesn't sound like Magic.. lmao, not playing Blue! That's classic. Green will always be my favorite deck color. You two know NOTHING about this? Wow! lmao, I knew about this movie because of it just existing. No idea why/how ya'll haven't heard about this one in your daily lives! xD May just be the people I know/hang around or something? :P Anyway - this movie has some fun scenes and characters. Fun, fun, fun! One movie where that happened would be uh.. damn - can't remember the name of it but it was the Arnold flick where he learns that he's in a movie in the movie, I don't know. Bad movie - doesn't matter. :P I'm just going to sit back and watch this with you guys, I think instead of commenting on your comments as I watch. Should be fun! :) lmao!! xD Movie just wrapped up and this reaction was SO MUCH FUN to watch! I was laughing and cringing throughout. I'm with you and George both on enjoying the ride but being confused by it all the while. This movie flat IS abstract. lmao, it's a wild ride plain and simple. I'm super happy that you guys watched this! It was a trip, for sure! Fun and insane movie. :)

Odd Thomas

Twelve Monkeys is Gilliam's best film imo

Shane Driscoll

Who else can't hear Depp's performance without thinking about Hunter Gathers from Venture Bros?

Martin

Fun fact: In the Matrix Club flashback scene where Johnny Depp’s character says “There I was. Mother of God, there I am!” He stares at a random guy sitting at a table looking back at him. That was the real Hunter S. Thompson in a cameo.

Deco

Terry gilliams other movies 12 monkeys or Brazil would be good for a future sci-fi poll,also weird but better than fear and loathing imo

mky

That "high and beautiful wave" passage always leaves me in awe of Hunter S. Thompson's writing.

Josh Hobbs

Just an FYI, Terry Gilliam was a founding member of Monty Python, not just the director of Holy Grail. Also, 12 Monkeys is incredible and Brad Pitt at his absolute best.

djKENTO

I am SHOCKED that George isn’t familiar with Hunter S Thompson. Johnny Depp is truly modeling his performance off a real man. And the book feels like this when you read it. it’s semi-autobiographical though it didn’t all happen at once and not this extreme obviously.

Mike FromOz

Really loved this reaction! Good call on the little brown bottle having a tag on it like the ones in Alice in Wonderland. This ties in earlier in the film where his 'attorney' wants him to throw the tape recorder in the bath with him. The song he wants played at max volume is Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit", which contains this exact reference, and it's totally about drugs 😅 The guy who was in the men's bathroom licking LSD off of Thompson's red woolen shirt was none other than Flea from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Also, the guy in the jeep who rocks up next to Thompson and Laserta's jeep in the Mint 400 race at the beginning also shows up as the border crossing guard in "No Country for Old Men". He even uses very close to same line in both films - "What outfit [you fellas with]?"

Simone's Coconut Squire

As much as I love this movie, my biggest gripe is that the cut out the climax of the novel. To be fair, its fairly unfilmable, but it kind of loses one of the great important moments of the novel.

Simone's Coconut Squire

Michael Keaton played the character of Ray Nicolette in both Jackie Brown and Out of Sight, as both were based on Elmore Leonard novels.

Grumblefunk

holy shit I forgot this was coming, see you fuckers in Bat Country!

Mike FromOz

Oh, the drug both of you didn't know from the start of the movie ("Two dozen Amyls"), is Amyl Nitrate. It's what he cracked open to give to Dr Gonzo when they pull over in the car with a terrified Toby Maguire in the back seat, and which Thompson also takes himself. It's a depressant which allows blood vessels to dilate, and thereby relaxes the body and helps lower blood pressure. Which is why they acted the way they did, and was probably needed considering they had alcohol, acid, uppers, downers, screamers, laffers and cocaine in their system by that point most likely.

Tony E Crumpton

I've scanned the comments but haven't seen anyone mention that Bill Murray played Hunter S. Thompson in the film WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM, based on many of the same and similar experiences used in FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS.

Joe

I was born near the beginning of 1988, and I fucking love this film. I grew up with parents who were born in the 50's and grew up in the 60's and 70's, so I was well versed in the culture and mood of the times. My friends and I used to watch this as teenagers, stoned out of our minds. That and, having done a variety of mind altering substances over the years, makes this movie so relatable to me. They really capture some of the weird thought processes of the drug addled. What a bizarre trip.

Simone's Coconut Squire

What you need to understand about the plot: This is based on a book that was based on a series of magazine articles Hunter Thompson wrote for Rolling Stone. Basically he got called to cover a desert race and used the drug fueled trip to search for "The American Dream" and what that means after the failure of the hippie movement, and this was the article that ensued. This movie is about as good a representation of the book as you can get, which is to make a collection of scenes from the book, because a LOT of he book is philosophical rambling. If you understand the context of the book its easier to appreciate. What a lot of people these days don't realize about the hippie movement is that it actually died out rather suddenly, and in fact many people trace the "end of the 60s" to a single event (a Rolling Stones concert... long story). But this book gives a beautiful voice to the members of the 60's generation that had their movement kind of fall out from under their feet. But if you think this movie is bizarre, the climax of the book is a "note from the editors" indicating that this part of the article was only submitted as raw tapes that were covered with a viscous fluid which made transcription nearly impossible, but from what they can tell, Hunter/Duke finally 'finds' 'The American Dream' and it turns out to be a burned down building.

Tony E Crumpton

Before the movie, George asked if anyone knew of any characters from movies that appear in other films that aren't sequels. My favorite example is Ray Nicolette, played by Micheal Keaton in QT's JACKIE BROWN. A few years later, Keaton reprised the role in the fantastic Geroge Clooney and Jenefer Lopez film OUT OF SIGHT, directed by Steven Soderberg of OCEANS 11-13 fame. Both are based on Elmore Leonard novels and feature the Ray character, so this may be a bit of a cheat, but it's fun to see him pop up in OUT OF SIGHT playing the same role.

Philipp Roensch

Simone is the type of person who would bring Lord of Pain to the MTG table, good to know^^. This story offers certainly more if you can connect with the source material. But there is so much craftsmanship and trickery to admire, alongside the performances. Not only are Thompson and Gonzo are acting weird, even the background characters are weird throughout, and I don't mean the hallucinations, there are man-babies, shrewd old people, fucked up pets and shows, etc. I haven't fully grasped it either, but is fascinating to see the drug infused lens where the reporter and the report merge into a wild examination of the American dream.

Drew

To answer the “have the same characters been in unrelated movies?”, there’s a spiritual prequel to Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas: Where The Buffalo Roam(1980). With Bill Murray as Depp’s character, and Peter Boyle as Del Toro’s character.

Michael LaPorte

This was my second time with this film. I don't think I got it the first time, but I really enjoyed it this time around. Terry Gilliam's also responsible for one of my favourite films, Brazil, which is also very strange but in quite a different way. If you're in the mood for something else off the beaten path but with its own distinct style, try Yorgos Lanthimos, Werner Herzog, or David Lynch.

Joe D. MacGuffinstuff

That was fun. I don't know exactly what it says about me but this and Trainspotting are actually two of my probably top ten favorite movies (idk I have about a hundred favorite movies), but while Trainspotting was as much a deterrent for ever using heroin as American Me was for ever going to prison (fuck that no thanks), this movie did not at all deter me from psychedelics. I think if I lived a few hundred years ago in one of my ancestors tribes I definitely would have been the shaman, or at least the shaman's dumbass apprentice. Which makes some sense because my dad's maternal grandmother was full blood Huichol Indian, and they're known for peyote and art, both of which I relate to, although I still haven't had peyote, my dad has but he's real vague about it, just said basically you have to experience it to understand, but they say the same of acid and it's true, it is hard to explain it, especially because people experience it differently. Anyway psychedelicss are not for everyone, stay safe out there kids. But they sure can be a lot of fun with the right people in the right place.

REDR58
>>157648010

This movie makes just about anything by Lynch seem downright mainstream.

REDR58

Well, first time watch for me. I get what it was trying to do and had no problem with recognizing most if not all the historical figure references, but good lord it was a slog. About the best part of it was the music for me and spotting the different cameos. Happy I finally saw it and it was a fun reaction but I can’t say I enjoyed the movie. Edit: George the purpose of a cigarette holder isn’t about showing that smoking is unhealthy or bad for one as such, it’s to keep ash from falling on clothing and to keep the fingers from being stained by tobacco. It basically makes holding a cigarette “cleaner.” Also it’s a fashion accessory.

SpankTheMonk

Take this trip with an emptying tank and dramamine 🦎

SpankTheMonk

Whats real? Terry Gillian meets gonzo spice—- 🤪. Literal “Lounge Lizards” 🦎 . Except that diner scene - terrifying- Ellen Barkin wow, and Benicio terrifying 😥 great acting all around

E. D.
>>157654621

I don’t think there are stains when you hold a cig with a hand.

SpankTheMonk

In addition to Benicio’s mad performance I also like what was already said below look up the number of cameo performances in this film it is a treat. Also Ralph Steadnan - the artist on Toby’s shirt, synonymous with the publishing’s of Hunter Thompson.

Spacecat44

You guys should 100% put Being John Malkovich on a poll sometime. Another weird but great one that I would definitely reccommend going into as blind as possible

Joe D. MacGuffinstuff
>>157648358

I've thought about recommending it but it's a tough watch, great story and based on a true story but just like it says right at the beginning, it's brutal but these things happen every day. Then there's all the behind the scenes stuff about some people involved in the film being murdered, and according to Danny Trejo, Edward James Olmos himself might have been murdered if he hadn't intervened on his behalf. Crazy stuff.

Amelie W

On the top of my list of recommended "weird" movies is Schizopolis. If this feels like being on drugs, Schizopolis might be called a movie about how it feels to be schizophrenic; and there's no outside context akin to the life and works of Hunter S Thompson that'll help explain it.

Liquor & Swords
>>157654621

Absolutely there are. My dad smoked all his life, index and middle fingers stained yellow near the tips from the cigarettes.

erosennin
>>157654621

yes there absolutely are. if you smoke a lot and you hold the cigarette with your fingers WHILE sucking in the smoke, it stains your fingers through the filter. my dad used to do that and he had yellowish fingers from it. it's disgusting.

erosennin

You should definitely read some H.S. Thompson books. He's a one of a kind american writer. Insanely influential and an important part of american culture and history.

james repka

It's quite a ride, and remarkably faithful to the novel. It is a largely true story that Thompson assembled from notes from two separate trips to Las Vegas with Oscar Acosta, his friend and a Latino civil rights attorney. Rather than defend the film on its own merits Let me say that the story is a literary work that works very well as a book -- you can hear a bit of it in the "breaking wave" speech in the middle of the movie and in his musings at the end. You could do a lot worse in your copious free time than to read some of Thompson's works. As for Gilliam he was the only American member of the Monty Python troupe and did allof the animations for the show (and for the movies) as well as playing multiple roles. Folks above have mentioned some of his best post-python films. My favorites are 12 Monkeys, Brazil, Time Bandits, and The Fisher King.

Chase Schleich

Anti drug?! I was already doing a decent amount of random drugs when I first saw this movie as a teenager and it just made me want to try more lol. You don't really understand this film until you've seen it on ecstasy, weed, alcohol, and coke all at the same time. The movie becomes way more clear at that point lol.

Guy-on-Couch

I ate a mushroom bar and even though I've seen this movie many times, SImone, your face the whole time..my god I was hysterically laughing...This was amazing!!!!

Smooticus

Ah, the drug fueled fever dreams of Hunter S Thompson. The book is just as weird

Rooster Aleution

You should do one of Terry Gilliam's best movies, The Fisher King with Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges.

Justin Leone

All the attempts to guess what the "plot" of this movie might be before watching it are pretty hilarious. Most movies have a plot, but this movie doesn't really need one.

Justin Leone

When he's walking around the club in 1965 and sees the other version of himself, that's actually Hunter S. Thompson. When preparing to shoot the movie, Johnny Depp spent a few months hanging out with him to get his mannerisms, and I think the two remained friends afterwards. I think most agree that Depp (and Benicio Del Toro, who's character is also based on a real person) absolutely nailed the part.