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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Post 1

yamshark

Hiya dooooooooooooooood(ess) smiley - laugh

Just read your thang and noticed (as I've noticed with a few of you lady types) that you are a Johnny "what a fine actor luvvie" Depp fan(atic). Well.........

.....and here's the crux (ooersmiley - smiley)

...........have you (yes you) seen the film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas? Am a bit obsessssessesed with the film (well I like it alot anyways) mainly 'cos of aforementioned J Depp's performance in it - and Benicio del Torro is rather fab aswell.

So.......have u seen it - if no i'll leave you alone and let you return to J Depp naval-gazing smiley - laugh
If yes - well smiley - bigeyes. And did you like it fullstop.....I mean "."

Thatisitamoffbye

Yamsmiley - sharksmiley - biggrin


Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Post 2

Kyra

Hi

No I haven't seen it (gasp!) I blame the lack of decent DVDs in the Southern Hemispheresmiley - biggrin I have been looking but I might have to resort to the net

Have you seen The Brave? I reckon that's his best movie - and he directed it too!

smiley - vampire


Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Post 3

yamshark

D'yer know what? Have never even heard of The Brave but have now smiley - smiley Performance wise you MIGHT find Fear and Loathing...etc his best. One quote is that he "transcends simple mimicry" (Hunter S Thomson is the guy he's mimicking btw - he wrote the book the film is based on - if you knew that then sorry to patronise smiley - laugh). Un read the book if you're into reading of course smiley - smiley

Didn't know he directed stuff - is that his 1st/only directed film?

Yamsmiley - shark - hoping smiley - vampire doesn't like smiley - shark blood smiley - biggrin




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Post 4

Kyra

Hi yamshark

I don't know about any other movies he has directed, sorry

The Brave is a really sad movie (he also wholly or partly wrote it too) He's a Native American (he is 1/4 Cherokee in case you didn't know) and I won't give away the ending but it was very sad. Not many people know about it. I accidently caught it on Oz TV in the middle of the night a year or two ago. You can't even get it on DVD or VHS here (NZ) or Australia.

smiley - vampires don't like seafoodsmiley - biggrin


Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Post 5

yamshark

>>smiley - vampires don't like seafood<< - whew can carry on swimming by then smiley - laugh

I'll look out for The Brave (he doesn't expose his torso too much does he? smiley - winkeyesmiley - smileysmiley - biggrin)and you GOTTA watch Fear and Loathing....No sad ending - or happy come to think of it. The movie kinda comes to an end. And it's directed by the fab (in my opinion) Terry Gilliam (God I will have to shut up about that movie) smiley - laugh

Is it hot down there then?


Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Post 6

Kyra

Nope, I'm in New Zealand at the moment and it's pretty cold


Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Post 7

Kyra

smiley - vampires also don't like swimming


Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Post 8

yamshark

Well smiley - vampires may not like swimming but you can mesmerize me smiley - bigeyessmiley - weird and make me leave the water. And I'll be a fish outta water and you'll be a smiley - vampire in the neck. smiley - laugh

Sorry, sorry. *ahem*

So what moozic u like and wot tv u like and wot hobbies u like and wot movies u like and wot stuff u like talkin about and........smiley - erm.......smiley - headhurts now.

Where in NZ are u anyways? huh huh

byebyebyebyebye for now

smiley - smiley


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Post 9

Kyra

Hi yamsmiley - shark

smiley - laugh

How are ya?

smiley - yawn I'm really tired, didn't get up til 11 this morning tho!

Anyway, I like music that no one else (at least no one I know) likes which makes it a pain in the neck (smiley - laugh) to find a decent radio station or any of my bands in a CD store. Most of the bands I like are on my page but I like the Sneaker Pimps, Orbital, The Dust Brothers, Metallica, 808 State, Vitro, Slayer, Four Star Mary, Rasputina, Dashboard Prophets, Aimee Mann, Face to Face and some others.

Hobbies are mostly boring stuff smiley - biggrin like movies and TV and shopping and stuff, but my brother is coming over from Oz next month and he wants to do all the exciting NZ stuff like black water rafting and bunjee jumping so that'll be fun.

Hmm, movies. The last one I saw was H2G2, it was pretty good, but I didn't like what they did to Zaphod, they made him into a complete idiot. The one before that was Finding Neverland. I only saw that cos of J.D., I wouldn't normally bother with that sort of movie. I haven't seen any for a while cos there haven't been any decent ones on. I like action ones mostly. Don't like romance or stupid comedy or horror. I like superhero ones for some reason so looking forward to Batman. Plus can't wait for Pirates of Carabbean and Willy Wonka. I absolutely love the Gene Wilder one, and if anyone could do one as good it would be Johnny Depp.

I'm in Hamilton, easily the most boring place in New Zealand. You probably haven't heard of it, but even other NZers make fun of Hamilton.

smiley - vampire


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Post 10

yamshark

>>black water rafting and bunjee jumping so that'll be fun.<<
*shudder* - *feels sick* smiley - illsmiley - laugh. Have fun with that, just don't call me over for a bit of a play will ya smiley - smiley (Watch out for the smiley - shark when you're rafting though smiley - laugh)

Yeah, J Depp as Willy Wonka. Forgot about that. I also liked the Gene Wilder version and J Depp's probably gonna be good in this to. Have seen a picture of him as Wonka and he looks great.

Impressive list of band names there. Gonna have to look some of them up though smiley - laugh. Four Star Mary, Rasputina, Dashboard Prophets I don't think I've heard of. Metallica have got a bit smiley - bleep for me of late though. smiley - smiley

I remember seeing Hamilton on a map once but I was concentrating on Tazmania at the time so wasn't really taking notice of New Zealand smiley - sadface

Are u near places that they shot for Lord of the Rings? And speaking of books, you a books fan?

Yamsmiley - sharksmiley - smiley


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Post 11

Kyra

it's tasmaniasmiley - biggrin You're making me think of Tanzania. What were you doing there?

Hamilton is near Hobbiton, or where Hobbiton used to be anyway. Most of the amazing scenery was on the south island, but the hills and stuff of the Fellowship movie was on the north island. I haven't gone to see any yet though.

I love books but like my music, I don't like most stuff that everyone else likes. I like fantasy but 99% of the authors of fantasy I don't like. My favourite authors are Simon R. Green (check out Blue Moon Rising, the Hawk and Fisher books and Beyond the Blue Moon, in that order) Lynn Flewelling (smiley - love the Nightrunner series) Stephen King's Dark Tower series and Harry Potter (don't laugh). And Douglas Adams of course. I'm a freak for comics too. Dilbert, Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes, Footrot Flats, The Phantom, Asterix and especially Tintin.

How about you? What music/books/movies/hobbies etc do you like?

smiley - vampire


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Post 12

yamshark

Hey, us brits like to spell stuff how we want smiley - nahnah for example: Ingerrland is how I spell my home smiley - laugh

Who's laughing at Harry Potter *rushes behind settee biting lip hard*smiley - smiley

I stopped reading stuff 2-3 years ago when I got depressed and lost interest in most things, but am slowly getting back on course with hobbies et al.
For instance: Like Stephen King immensely (smiley - ermsp?)(what did you think of the Talisman?). I also used to read a lot of fantasy novels (and am bugg***d if I can remember many of the authors names). Others would include John Wyndham, Terry Pratchett, Arthur C. Clarke (especially his early science-fiction) and I've read a few horror/supernatural novels but they do scare me 'cos I'm a wimp. I particularly enjoyed a guy called Graham Masterton and his horror stories. Oh and Clive Barker but not really James Herbert. DA is just great.
I'll look out for some of the ones you've mentioned smiley - cheers - I usually buy from charity-type shops second-hand so will see if they're in there first.

In so far as films, well, mostly just science-fiction/fantasy because, apart from the odd fiction/fact one, I don't like switching on tv/paying money to see the world I'm living in projected in front of my eyes! (unless someone like J Depp is doing his thang smiley - smiley)

Hobbies are boidie/nature-watchin' and playing my guitar and keyboard. Oh and talkin' to other types on this hootoo thingummy-jig. Not much intersets me at mo' 'cos my attention can wander very easily these days smiley - weird.

Jesus I've gone on a bit......I'll stop boring you and end....................................................................now

smiley - smiley


Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Post 13

Kyra

I'm glad you're not feeling depressed as much any more. I was pretty messed up in school, but I'm feeling better now too.

I can't remember the Talisman off hand but I've probably read it I've read all of his books I think. Was it the one he co-wrote? If it is I didn't like it as much. I prefer his own work. The Stand, Firestarter and The Dead Zone (terrible show BTW) are my favourites. Plus It I guess.


Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Post 14

Kyra

Hi Yamshark

I saw Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas the other day...still trying to get used to a bald Johnny Depp!

We can't stop here! This is bat country!

smiley - rofl

It was great. I'm going to have to watch it again.


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