It has good acting and shows the truth of the american dream. Plus it's Terry Gilliam. So why did critics hate it?
@stoodspoon: It's a gaudy mess.
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Forums » General Discussion » Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas why did the critics hate it?Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas why did the critics hate it?
Topic started by stoodspoon on Dec. 12, 2010.
Last post by jakob187 2 years, 5 months ago.
If it came out today instead of the late 90's you would probably see a bit of a different reaction. Not with the mainstream press of course but I mean the people who pay attention to that aren't exactly enthusiastic movie goers. Its entirely valid and productive for mainstream press to give poor ratings to the film as the majority of their readers would probably agree. I for one love the movie but I don't recommend it to many people.
@Pickle Fight Club was a pretty well received by the critics. An 81% for All Critics and 61% for Top Critics on Rotten Tomatoes is pretty good. Particularly for a film that runs against mainstream values as much as that film did.
@sissylion Don't try to hide behind the drug veil. I've done my fair share of drugs and I consider this film to be an entertaining but hardly a great film. What hurts this film the most is Johnny Depp. Depp has a lot of great performances but this is clearly not one of them. In fact, it is more than fair to say this is simply the worst acting job of his career. He constantly plays the role with a forced, hammy hand. At times I thought he was trying to channel a drugged out Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura. It's a fun, sometimes entertaining film but always rings false and artificial which in th end makes the film feel hollow.
@sissylion Don't try to hide behind the drug veil. I've done my fair share of drugs and I consider this film to be an entertaining but hardly a great film. What hurts this film the most is Johnny Depp. Depp has a lot of great performances but this is clearly not one of them. In fact, it is more than fair to say this is simply the worst acting job of his career. He constantly plays the role with a forced, hammy hand. At times I thought he was trying to channel a drugged out Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura. It's a fun, sometimes entertaining film but always rings false and artificial which in th end makes the film feel hollow.
@HandsomeDead said:
" @Mistress_Redhead said:which part? that the Hangover was complete crap or that Fear and loathing was awesome? I am confused by your question..." smh People say its a mess, yet adore films like Hangover? "Are you serious with that? "
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@ashriels said:
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@ashriels said:
" @sissylion said:Good god, do we actually agree on something!?I would disagree with this, as a fan of both. What Gilliam chooses to depict as screenworthy is pretty God damn accurate to the book. Sincere to "the fear" and totally beautiful. And when it comes down to it, a lot of people... no, the majority of people who watch this that hasn't done LSD, mescaline, cocaine, etc etc would find this movie to be unsettling psycho babble nonsense. The characters are pretty close to how I imagined them when I read the book, which is something that never happens for me ever. So of course my take on this could be mildly biased. But yeah... ultimately the subject matter is deep in drug culture which is still a subject matter that is taboo and completely misunderstood. That has a great impact on the perception and success of a movie, no matter how good it is. "" The editing is shoddy, scenes go nowhere, and it's an overall train wreck. I love the book, but the film is just terrible. "
*checks to see if Hell froze over ;p*
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