"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas": Review.

"We were somewhere around Barstow, at the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold." So begins Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo's drug-filled journey in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" The film, directed by Terry Gilliam and edited by Lesley Walker, is a two hour long drug trip full of hallucinations and "bad craziness." Through the creative use of sound, specifically sound effects, out of sync dialogue, the mixing of the …

…Airplane onstage. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas conveys the drug frenzies well, not only because of what the viewer sees, but also because of what the viewer hears. Few other movies have gone so far as to make the viewer feel the effects of the drugs that the characters ingest. As a result of the sound, Fear and Loathing is one of the most impressive and accurate movies about drugs and the drug culture.