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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Depp & Del Toro Shines on.
It's the end of the 60's, and journalist Raoul Duke (Depp), is accompanied by his lawyer (Del Toro) on a drug-riddled trip to Vegas to cover a race.
First of all; it's impossible not to be awed by the enormous talent that Benicio Del Toro and Johnny Depp are in possession of. When I say that this is Depp's best role, I'm well aware that that is not a statement that should be taken lightly. But his efforts to reveal Raoul Duke's twisted, drug-abusing persona, must surely be considered one of the finest performances in the history of film. Del Toro's efforts are only eclipsed by his work in "The Usual Suspects" and possibly "Traffic". This movie didn't go down well with a lot of people that deemed it to be a useless and unnecessary display of moral vulgarity. That is one way to look at it. I choose another. Sure, drug taking is what this movie is about, that, and the effects it had on people in a time that was confusing and change was right around the corner. A serious issue becomes comedy, simply because of the fact that the characters are so utterly over-the-top in their indulgence of illegal substances, that you, as a "fly on wall" viewer, cannot resist laughing at the chaos that these distorted minds are creating. So in short terms: If you're a kind of person that will have a moral objection against this kind of a movie, just don't watch it. If you on the other hand, have the ability to enjoy two of the greatest actors of our time, directed by an immensely talented director, and take it for what it is, run out and get yourself a copy right now. Just because you like the film, and this is what certain moral watch-dogs will argue against, doesn't mean you condone drug-taking. I for one won't be touching Mescaline any time soon....
Fight Club (1999)
Tyler says; Watch it.
Edward Norton plays Jack, an unassuming man with a job that makes him as normal as they come. Then he meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), a soap salesman that seems to have an attitude towards life that Jack wished he had. Jack soon begins to see things the way Tyler sees them, and they start "Fight Club", a secret club for frustrated men that needs to feel alive through pain. This alone would indicate that this is a pure action flick. Wrong. That would be the easy way. So, what is Fight Club about? Social criticism, personal values, fear of your own way of life, disillusion, revolt or frustration? Amazingly, it's all of the above and then some. Multi-layered and complex are the words I find to be the most accurate description. Fight Club branches out mercilessly throughout the entire movie, flogging and whipping values and morals into an unidentifiable pulp, with the only goal of re-shaping it into something better. This is perhaps the best, and most accurate description we have today, of young people trying to find a place in this world, where being you isn't enough and values, at best, aren't applied because you want to, but because you have to. A masterpiece of our time, with a statement larger than life. But remember, you don't talk about Fight Club, you go and see it.......Now.
The Locusts (1997)
Deeply Moving
It's easy to get carried away while watching this movie. This is first and foremost a portrayal of people wrestling with their destiny and past, and ultimately facing a fate that seems unavoidable. The cast, without exceptions, superbly adds life to these characters that grasped me and led me through an avalanche of feelings. Vaughn in one of his finest performances.