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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

DVD Criterion Coll. More Info Criterion Collection Region Code: 1 UPC: 715515013222 Catalog #: DV1637125 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), English DTS 5.1, English subtitles	ON ORDER Ships when stock arrives	$35.99 (10% off) List Price: ~~$39.99~~
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Review

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a hallucinatory, extravagantly funny and unapologetic look at writer Hunter S. Thompson's drug-induced haze in late-1960s Las Vegas. The film was ripped apart by most critics, which could lead one to speculate that maybe its non-antidrug posture was too much in these "just say no" times; that maybe the film became confused with its subject matter. At any rate, it's a crime that Gilliam's imaginative sojourn was overlooked. In a performance which reincarnates but doesn't mimic, Depp is remarkable as Thompson, who is assigned to cover a sporting event for an unnamed magazine. Accompanied by his overweight Samoan lawyer (an almost unrecognizable Del Toro), Thompson begins a descent into cultural hell as the backyard of America's playground lays waste to unceasing drug and alcohol binges. Based on Thompson's cult novel, Fear and Loathing is a visual tour de force of acid trips, tacky art direction and oblivious destruction, and Gilliam and his cowriters have taken no prisoners in translating the essence of a counterculture classic, and in their depiction of its drugged-out times. This wild, dizzying ride sputters now and then, but like any good amusement, it takes us by the throat and rattles us around till we're not sure which way is up. And if Thompson and friends didn't, why should we have such an advantage?

Product Format Information

DVD : $35.99 (Criterion Collection)

Availability: ON ORDER
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Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515013222
Catalog #: DV1637125
Studio: Home Vision
Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English DTS 5.1 , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.35, Widescreen
Extras: Deleted Scenes
Features:
2-disc set with all-new digital transfer approved by Terry Gilliam
Audio commentary: with director Terry Gilliam; deleted scenes also have commentary
Audio commentary: with stars Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro, and producer Laila Nabulsi
Collection of storyboards and production designs
Collection of original artwork by illustrator Ralph Steadman
Documentaries: BBC feature documentary Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood, featuring Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman
Rare material on Oscar Zeta Acosta, the inspiration for Dr. Gonzo
Stills gallery
Audio commentary: with Hunter S. Thompson

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Blu-ray : $23.99

Availability: ON ORDER
Ships when stock arrives
Region Code: 1
UPC: 025192046131
Catalog #: DB1637127
Studio: Universal
Languages: English DTS-HD 5.1 (Primary) , French DTS 5.1 , Danish Subtitles , English SDH Subtitles , Finnish Subtitles , French Subtitles , Norwegian Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles , Swedish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen, Widescreen
Extras: Deleted Scenes
Features:
Featurette: Spotlight on Location