Fear and Loathing

[cky_landspeed]

On Feb. 18th, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas will be released in a 2 disk dvd. And holy crap, does it have a load of special features! can't wait!


New digital transfer supervised by the director and new Dolby sound mixes

Three commentary tracks: director Terry Gilliam; stars Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro and producer Laila Nabulsi; and author Hunter S. Thompson

Deleted scenes, with commentary by Terry Gilliam

Collection of storyboards and production designs

Collection of original artwork by famed illustrator Ralph Steadman

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood: A BBC feature documentary with Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman

Hunter Goes to Hollywood, a short documentary video by Wayne Ewing

A look at the controversy over the screenwriting credit

A selection of Hunter S. Thompson's correspondence read on-camera by Johnny Depp

Rare material on Oscar Zeta Acosta, the attorney on whom the character Dr. Gonzo is based

Excerpt from the 1996 audio CD

Trailer and stills galleries

A booklet featuring an essay by J. Hoberman and two pieces by Hunter S. Thompson

Widescreen anamorphic format

Number of discs: 2

[Bryce Canyon]

I'll be picking it up from dvdplanet (only 25 bucks, lot cheaper than the usual criterion price..). I thought this movie was wild, and didn't care that it didn't really have a plot, the look of the film was amazing. I'm really looking forward to a Hunter S. Thompson commentary, that should be awesome.

[Jewbo]

amazing. i hope it comes to the uk.

ps cky rule.

[absolutezero]

Bloody hell, I got the original disc not that long ago. Grrr to you Hollywood, why didn't you inform me you were going to do this?

All that matters is that I have the movie I suppose in nice DVD format.

[Dolemite451]

That sounds like the best set of extras that I've seen in a while.

[Bryce Canyon]

As your attorney, I advise you to buy this movie again.

[Dolemite451]

I'll be picking that up to. The first time I saw it I had eaten some mushrooms and the movie gave me fucked-up dreams for a week. I saw Hunter S. Thompson on Conan and he was nuts. Conan and Thompson drank and shot guns off. Thompson still talks a little like Depp in the movie. That guy is weird.

[bowieee]

I can't wait....

*claps hand unpatiently*

*opens coke only to have it fly out of car window*

[Movieguy16]

I went to Barnes and Nobles in Spokane, Wa this weekend and lo and behold they had the Criterion version, I picked it up instantly. The DTS track is much better than the orginal's dvd 2.0 surround. If anyone is in SPokane, go to the Northtown mall's Barnes and Noble, they had 8 copies when I stopped there. At first I didn't realize that they had broken street date, but then I checked on DVD planet and was surprised that it came out on the 18th

[Mikey2Dope]

This will be one of the raddest DVD's of the year. GREAT movie and GREAT extras. I'll buy this for sure since someone stole my VHS of Fear and Loathing. Bastards.:mad:

[Neesh]

Originally posted by Bryce Canyon
I'll be picking it up from dvdplanet (only 25 bucks, lot cheaper than the usual criterion price..). I thought this movie was wild, and didn't care that it didn't really have a plot, the look of the film was amazing. I'm really looking forward to a Hunter S. Thompson commentary, that should be awesome.

A couple of things.... dvdplanet has this for $25.96, and they charge $2.50 for shipping. This movie does have a plot. I could explain it to you, but that seems kind of silly, and i dont want to waste the time. And lastly, there is no commentary track by Hunter S. Thompson - there is an audio interview on there, i'm not sure how long it is, but it isnt as long as the entire movie and it doesnt feature him commenting on the movie as it plays. Cheers.