Great Film overall

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Although Fear And Loathing may be my favorite movie of all time, I was totally willing to go into this movie with no expectations and give Bill Murray his chance. That being said, this movie was objectively bad. The plot has no central idea or themes and feels more like a completely random series of events. At times Fear And Loathing felt random but there was always meaning to it, there was always a lesson meant to be taught. Here, there was none of that, only a bad time. I felt no compassion for Hunter or any other character. Also, every single actor in this movie is very weak. I did find some enjoyment out of Bill Murray's performance and a few events, but other than that, I really did not like this movie.

The one thing that I really haven't seen anyone mention is that none of the little "vignettes" that Hunter goes through are things he actually did. F&L is based on his book, which is based on events that he actually reported on. WTBR is a jangled mess. Not to say I don't enjoy it, but there is very little that is taken from his works.For instance, Hunter did not go and cover the '72 super bowl. But he did cover the LA Raiders for a little while in i believe 1970 and failed covering the Ali-Frazier fight in Zaire in 1975. Which I think what this segment is alluding to.The scene were Lazlo is in court is taken from "Strange Rumblings in Aztlan" but that was about a murder case involving a Chicano journalist and the LA police.During the '72 presidential campaign he was covering the Democrats and George McGovern not Nixon. His only personal encounter with Nixon came in 1968 when they discussed football in the back of Nixon's car on the way to the airport.And drug/arms running to Latin America with Lazlo/Acosta? Never happened, but Hunter did think Acosta was killed under similar circumstances.I'm just saying that the movie is entertaining and Bill Murray does a very good job. But it is not based at all in reality.

Top performance from Bill Murray. This is a movie that has to be seen twice to comprehend some of the complexities that existed in Hunter Thompsons mind and his grasp with drugs and the negatives that uprooted the US at a very delicate yet decisive time in its history. The Nixon encounter in the bathroom was one of a kind, as was the attempted transformation of Hunters character in the plane towards the end of the flick. Bill Murray has a classic quirky comedy style that I have never seen in any other comedians, and can be compared to Peter Sellers in his uniqueness. If you happen to see the poor remake of this with Johnny Depp, you will walk away satisfied only if you see this one as well.

This movie was great; it wasn't really as much a movie about Thompson, but more of a movie about his and Oscar Zeta Acosta's relationship as friends and partners. It gives a nice idea of what Thompson and Oscar Zeta Acosta's friendship was like, turbulences and all. Although "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" captures Thompson's writing, "Where the Buffalo Roam" gives more of a realistic insight on Thompson and Acosta. It also captures different stories from some of Thompson's other work, my favorite being the piece from "Fear and Loathing: On The Campaign Trail '72", Thompson's first hand account of Nixon's campaign for office. This movie is perfect for hardcore Thompson fans or just anyone wanting to learn about the legendary journalist. I give it an 8 out of 10.