It's hard to bring Hunter to life in a movie. It's actually impossible. I would love to see a really good movie about the hells Angels, but I just don't think it could be done. Gilliam did what he could with this, but he has a directing style that make all his work look like a Terry Gillian movie. 12 monkeys looked like Brazil. This movie looks like Brazil. The other thing is that Johnny Depp should not be allowed to play anybody that he admires. He should never play. Keith Richards, for example. Likes it too much. His Hunter was too much for me. It reminded me of Matt Dylan playing bukowski in Factotum. Hell some of it reminded me of Mickey Roarke playing Hank in barfly. The meat of the story was about the juxtaposition of the weird things they were doing with the extraordinarily conservative atmosphere of the convention. But enough of my grumbling. I'm always happy to see someone take the time to do a thorough review.
Oh this is great. Never seen the movie, but read the book. I really like Art A. mentioning "Thompson describes Gonzo Journalism as “a style of ‘reporting’ based on William Faulkner’s idea that the best fiction is far more true than any kind of journalism." ...love this! And your conclusion: "...you have to take personal responsibility for yourself." If only more people....
One day I'll watch Dead Poet's and write that review!
It's hard to bring Hunter to life in a movie. It's actually impossible. I would love to see a really good movie about the hells Angels, but I just don't think it could be done. Gilliam did what he could with this, but he has a directing style that make all his work look like a Terry Gillian movie. 12 monkeys looked like Brazil. This movie looks like Brazil. The other thing is that Johnny Depp should not be allowed to play anybody that he admires. He should never play. Keith Richards, for example. Likes it too much. His Hunter was too much for me. It reminded me of Matt Dylan playing bukowski in Factotum. Hell some of it reminded me of Mickey Roarke playing Hank in barfly. The meat of the story was about the juxtaposition of the weird things they were doing with the extraordinarily conservative atmosphere of the convention. But enough of my grumbling. I'm always happy to see someone take the time to do a thorough review.
Oh this is great. Never seen the movie, but read the book. I really like Art A. mentioning "Thompson describes Gonzo Journalism as “a style of ‘reporting’ based on William Faulkner’s idea that the best fiction is far more true than any kind of journalism." ...love this! And your conclusion: "...you have to take personal responsibility for yourself." If only more people....
One day I'll watch Dead Poet's and write that review!
Well-done. Well-said. Wise. Kudos.