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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Posted on 3/17/20 at 11:20 am
Posted on 3/17/20 at 11:20 am
The first time I saw it about ten years ago I did not like it but after learning about Hunter S. Thompson this movie, book and man is a genius.
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Posted on 3/17/20 at 11:23 am to SouthernHog
What made the movie better?
Posted on 3/17/20 at 11:25 am to kciDAtaE
quote:
What made the movie better?
LSD
Eta: And of course some fricking golf shoes.
This post was edited on 3/17/20 at 11:27 am
Posted on 3/17/20 at 11:36 am to SouthernHog
Don't stop here man! It's bat country!
Posted on 3/17/20 at 12:39 pm to SouthernHog
I loved this movie when I was a teenager and the drugs were cool but now I think it's boring as hell.
Posted on 3/17/20 at 12:42 pm to SouthernHog
If you are enjoying learning about the man I highly recommend the book Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S Thompson. Really enjoyable read. They also have a movie of the same name that covers some of the things in the book with less detail.
Posted on 3/17/20 at 12:54 pm to SouthernHog
“There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.”
Posted on 3/17/20 at 1:10 pm to Backinthe615
From the book...
"We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls.
The only thing that really worried me was the ether. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge. And I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon. Probably at the next gas station."
"We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls.
The only thing that really worried me was the ether. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge. And I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon. Probably at the next gas station."
Posted on 3/17/20 at 1:16 pm to TejasHorn
The ether walk when he says his neck and back dont work. 
Posted on 3/17/20 at 2:03 pm to SouthernHog
Horrible move, great book.
Posted on 3/17/20 at 2:07 pm to The Spleen
I preferred "Where the Buffalo Roam" with Bill Murray playing Thompson
Posted on 3/17/20 at 2:16 pm to jchamil
quote:
I preferred "Where the Buffalo Roam" with Bill Murray playing Thompson
I really enjoyed that one too. If anyone is looking for other movies about Thompson, The Rum Diary is terrible.
Edit: I looked it up and was mistaken, it was written by Thompson but only based on his experiences.
This post was edited on 3/17/20 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 3/17/20 at 8:36 pm to TigerLunatik
quote:
What made the movie better?
quote:
LSD
Eta: And of course some fricking golf shoes.
But mostly the drugs.
Posted on 3/17/20 at 8:50 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Absolutely. I've seen that movie on just about every drug imaginable back in my party days. Loved it every time.
Posted on 3/17/20 at 10:01 pm to SouthernHog
This movie is the single most influential reason I never seriously considered doing drugs.
Posted on 3/17/20 at 10:08 pm to LuckySo-n-So
You have to do a shitload of stuff to see and/or do what you see in that movie. I used to stay fricked up for days and never saw anything close to that.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 12:25 am to TigerLunatik
Throw the radio in the tub when the white rabbit peaks.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 12:31 am to jchamil
Both Murray and Depp lost themselves in the role. Murray’s friends said he was insufferable during his Thompson phase.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 8:31 am to WAY2GOLSU
WHITE RABBIT! WHITE RABBIT!!!!
Posted on 3/18/20 at 1:21 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Murray’s friends said he was insufferable during his Thompson phase.
Thompson himself was an insufferable prick. I saw him twice and the second time I was saying to myself "Why the frick did I think he was going to be any less of an a-hole this time?"
I stil enjoy his writing despite that.
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