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Fear and loathing in las vegas

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pelota97
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one of the most fucking hilarious movies ever..fucked up to...who likes it? any comments?
Apr 27 2006 9:13PM
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willbro466
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sure jimmy. do you know who wrote the book or who the main character was in the movie?
Apr 27 2006 9:21PM
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pelota97
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yeah its by Hunter S. Thompson and its about his fucked up drug trip to las vegas with that mexican lawyer dude....."WE CANT STOP HERE!!!THIS BAT COUNTRY!!!" "I fear tomorrow is going to be one of those hellishly intense introspective nightmares!"
Apr 27 2006 9:29PM
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willbro466
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good call
Apr 27 2006 9:55PM
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seemeski
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The book was amazing and funny. If I remeber correctly the movie followed the storyline more accurately than most book-turn-movies. I like the hotel lobby part when he's trippin balls thinking everyones a reptile and all bloody.
Apr 27 2006 10:01PM
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AwR
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we cant stope here
Apr 27 2006 10:39PM
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CJHski
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that movie is fucked up, its funny when the did that ether shit and they like couldent control there body
Apr 27 2006 11:33PM
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Jaskittin
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Samoan acctually. Really good book though
Apr 28 2006 12:18AM
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Raoul_Duke
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never heard of it...
Apr 28 2006 12:49AM
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Snubluck
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The best is the Adrenacrome and Lucy, hahaha.
Or "I've never missed a plane yet!"
Apr 28 2006 1:15AM
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Lord_Piot
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that movie is a classic.

best dialogue ever.
Apr 28 2006 1:32AM
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k2skierec
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the book is alot better but the movie is one of my all time favorites
Apr 28 2006 6:34AM
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skogenjake
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got it for a dollar! its grrreat!
Apr 28 2006 7:57AM
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zackskis
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great movie "this is not a reasonable place to park?"
Apr 28 2006 1:17PM
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JONNYZ
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mescaline and shit.
Apr 28 2006 1:36PM
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Tasche
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I never really got it. I guess I dont do enough drugs but he was defintally fucked. I got though about 1/10 of the book before I lost it at a pool. Maby I will read it some time.
Apr 29 2006 1:56AM
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jfuller
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Anyone saying it's a classic has obviously not seen "Where the Buffalo Roam"....
Apr 29 2006 10:04AM
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Anti-Hero
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this is bat country!

yeah the movie was sick and the book was even better, one of my favs
Apr 29 2006 11:38AM
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Kazabazua
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as your attourney i advise you to SLOW DOWN i cant keep up maaaaan
Apr 29 2006 1:54PM
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SKItheBURG
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definitely read the book. although the movie did an amazing job of being true to the book, there are certain things that don't get conveyed as well on film. there's a lot more to the story than just two guys tripping.
Apr 29 2006 2:45PM
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Kazabazua
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man that book is soo good, i love the way that guy writes, i wish he was still alive. I'm doin that book for my isu and i read to part II in one day and then wrote a 6 page essay on it
Apr 29 2006 6:40PM
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Jaskittin
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Mescaline is a chemical, you don't grow it. It is found in the peyote cactus. So your friend must be growing the cactus.
Apr 30 2006 8:43PM
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=Worf=
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also a quality movie though if i remeber correctly just based on a short by HST. i think bill murry does a more acurate portrail.

We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a saltshaker half-full of cocaine, and a whole multi colored collection of uppers, downers, laughers, screamers... Also, a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of beer, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls. Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get into a serious drug collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can. 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.
May 1 2006 2:31PM
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=Worf=
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Sounds like big trouble. You're going to need plenty of legal advice before this thing is over. As your attorney, I advise you to rent a very fast car with no top. And you'll need the cocaine. Tape recorder for special messages. Acapulco shirts. Get the hell out of L.A. for at least 48 hours.

i wish i could get that advise from my "attorney"
May 1 2006 2:35PM
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freestyler540
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Epic bump

I cant get enough of this movie. My life fell apart after watching it under the influence.
Jun 5 2009 9:17PM
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EH_DUBS
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when i separated my shoulder i read the book high on percacets everyday.

the book is amazing too id recommend it if you liked the movie. it really helps you understand some parts of the movie too.
Jun 5 2009 9:46PM
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low_fidelity
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first watch of the movie and i hated it. now im reading the book, which i am about halfway through and it has already made it onto my top 5 books ever list, and i am planning on rewatching the movie. and i cant wait. johnny depp wass awesome, and benicio del toro as well.
Jun 6 2009 12:48AM
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baethoven
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i read this thread before you bumped it, and before i watched the movie the day before yesterday... eerie
Jun 6 2009 1:11AM
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Scratch*my*Back
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u should watch gonzo.
Jun 6 2009 8:50PM
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2+2=5
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great movie i wanna read the book so bad

oh and in case people are wondering adrenochrome isnt a real drug
Jun 6 2009 10:23PM
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freestyler540
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I watched gonzo, and all of a sudden, the movie made sense.
Jun 7 2009 4:50PM
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niels043
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the book blows the movie out of the water, but if you really want some quality thompson literature read fear and loathing on the campaign trail 72-76 great book, read the rum diaries too. there is so many others. then when youre done with all of that read gonzo by jan wrener chronological biography of hunter... most insane thing in print bar none. hunter s thompson was the craziest person ever, fear and loathing may as well be a childrens story
Jun 7 2009 9:42PM
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