I somehow missed this completely - apologies if it's been posted before:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOHCjGhy6vY
Have to say, it looks pretty damn fine, and a fitting tribute to the man and his works.
Out in the UK December 19.
Now I just have to find somewhere it's showing.
Gonzo: The Life & Works of Dr Hunter S. Thompson
- Spigel
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Excellent That´s gone straight to the top of my must see movies Ok it´s technically its a Documentry but it´s been shown in the cinema so I am calling it a movie
Thanks for posting that, Erudite.
Thanks for posting that, Erudite.
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Yay! it's now on top of my 'wanna see' list too. Thanx for the heads up
in dub we trust
DVD now available for pre-order through play:
http://www.play.com/Product.aspx?r=R2&title=5984746
Released April 13th.
At this point I'd just like to say, "Fucking yes!"
http://www.play.com/Product.aspx?r=R2&title=5984746
Released April 13th.
At this point I'd just like to say, "Fucking yes!"
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Watched it earlier this year - an outstanding testimony to the Great Freak himself
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity
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Nope.Debaser wrote:You know, I feel I must be the only person in the world that feels he was nowt but a pretentious fawned over fool......
Get mine while you're at it.Debaser wrote:I'll get mi coat
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
—Bertrand Russell
—Bertrand Russell
They burn heretics, don't they?markfiend wrote:Nope.Debaser wrote:You know, I feel I must be the only person in the world that feels he was nowt but a pretentious fawned over fool......Get mine while you're at it.Debaser wrote:I'll get mi coat
For those in doubt, read the passion, vitriol and black humour that is Fear & Loathing On The Campaign Trail '72.
How he loved to hate Nixon.
Pre F&L In LV, is the quality journalism of Hells Angels.
It might be dated now, but in 1968 it was ground breaking stuff.
Yeah, HST was long past his best by the time he went, but there's a very good reason that the words "Long live gonzoid amphetamine filth" are scratched into the runout groove on the original TOL 12".
He may have meant nothing to you (which is fair enough) but my world was definitely a poorer place for his passing.
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I saw it at the flicks a few weeks back. An interesting insight with a few very amusing anecdotes, especially from Ralph Steadman.
All in all though, I came away feeling it had only scratched the surface despite it's run time.
All in all though, I came away feeling it had only scratched the surface despite it's run time.
We forgive as we forget
As the day is long.
As the day is long.
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I saw it maybe a year ago? I couldn't put my finger on what dissatisfied me at the time, but I think you've summed it up nicely.Hom_Corleone wrote:I saw it at the flicks a few weeks back. An interesting insight with a few very amusing anecdotes, especially from Ralph Steadman.
All in all though, I came away feeling it had only scratched the surface despite it's run time.
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The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes the awareness of other possibilities, that makes it seem inconceivable that other ways are viable, that removes the sense that there is an outside.
The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes the awareness of other possibilities, that makes it seem inconceivable that other ways are viable, that removes the sense that there is an outside.