"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 sound, and music, the filmmakers make the movie exciting and the drug trips authentic.
Throughout the movie, the main character, Raoul Duke, mixes his dialogue with narration. This blending of dialogue and narration has a couple uses. First, it conveys Duke's many insightful and indecent thoughts to the viewer. More importantly, the dialogue smoothes transitions between the present tense, and his flashbacks.
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