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| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | |
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With all the hallmarks of a Gilliam visual feast, this is an epic road movie of drug abuse, fantasy and surrealism far beyond Cheech and Chong.
As we crash through scene after scene of drug induced visualisations, observed
from within and and outside of the trip, the total experience is
awe inspiring, frightening, extreme, confusing and in places dull.
The film is up and down and chaotic. The rationale for the biggest mind bender
undertaken by two friends is less than clearly explained and the whole purpose
of the film is equally lost. The mayhem of serious drug abuse is superbly created and shown wonderfully. It
all seems to fit together in a disjointed way.
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The Happy Hippy's ratings for the films reviewed here are all based upon
the Happy Hippy's enjoyment of the particular film and are entirely subjective,
and given from a British perspective. The Happy Hippy has a high tolerance to, what some might call, obscene language, violence and sexual activity ( except where gratuitous ) which may be offensive to other viewers. | |
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First published sometime before Tuesday the 7th of December, 1999
Last upload was on Tuesday the 10th of August, 2004 at 23:00:29 |
