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If you’ve ever read any of Terry Pratchett’s books, then you know he’s the man who dominated UK book sales before JK Rowling hit the scene with Harry Potter. Here’s a great article that breaks down Discworld matches up who should direct a Discworld film with a few alternates if Hollywood ever decides to make a Discworld movie.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas The original cowriter and director of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was Alex Cox, whose earlier film Sid and Nancy suggests that Cox could have been a perfect match in filming Hunter S. Thompson’s psychotropic masterpiece of “gonzo” journalism. Unfortunately Cox departed due to the usual “creative differences,” and this ill-fated adaptation was thrust upon Terry Gilliam, whose formidable gifts as a visionary filmmaker were squandered on the seemingly unfilmable elements of Thompson’s ether-fogged narrative. The result is a one-joke movie without the joke–an endless series of repetitive scenes involving rampant substance abuse and the hallucinogenic fallout of a road trip that’s run crazily out of control. Johnny Depp plays Thompson’s alter ego, “gonzo” journalist Raoul Duke, and Benicio Del Toro is his sidekick and so-called lawyer Dr. Gonzo. During the course of a trip to Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race, they ingest a veritable chemistry set of drugs, and Gilliam does his best to show us the hallucinatory state of their zonked-out minds. This allows for some dazzling imagery and the rampant humor of stumbling buffoons, and the mumbling performances of Depp and Del Toro wholeheartedly embrace the tripped-out, paranoid lunacy of Thompson’s celebrated book. But over two hours of this insanity tends to grate on the nerves–like being the only sober guest at a party full of drunken idiots. So while Gilliam’s film may achieve some modest cult status over the years, it’s only because Fear and Loathing is best enjoyed by those who are just as stoned as the characters in the movie. –Jeff Shannon So the replacement comes. I pop it in start watching and guess what happens at 58 minutes in? Defective. The amazon rep says they have had this issue and it is widespread so why not pull them off your site? Why not have them manually inspected? So now I am returning the 2nd one for a full refund. A refund BTW I have to wait 7-10 days for. I mean clearly I should be punished because of the lack of quality assurance at amazon. So I bought the same title from a local video store today for a little more take it home and pop it in the ole DVD player and guess what happens? Works perfectly. I give the movie 5 stars. I give the product itself and service associated with it 1 but would give less if possible. journalist raoul duke, benicio del toro, rampant substance abuse, hunter s thompson, alex cox, terry gilliam, sid and nancy, dr gonzo, fear and loathing in las vegas, hallucinatory state, cult status, motorcycle race, jeff shannon, fear and loathing, celebrated book, trip to las vegas, perfect match, cowriter, creative differences, endless series Tag: perfect match
In the logo for Match.com, why does the woman have to kick her leg up and ‘lean’ on the man? Uhm, does anyone else out there think this is a bit sexist? Are we being socialized on what is appropriate in a relationship, even on a dating site? Woman shows emotion, flirts. Man discloses no feelings, stoic. Interestingly, they are both depicted at the same height. Which means, if the woman wasn’t leaning on the man, she’d probably stand much taller than him. (And we wouldn’t want the man to look inferior, now would we?) Tag: match.com
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