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I was somewhere around East Estonia when I got hold of the book. It was the summer of 96... I never returned it to my friend. There was not much to return. Then in 1999 There was a movie in our cinemas they had translated into estonian as something like "To Las Vegas on Wheels". I had no effin idea it was a movie based on that very same book! You can imagine my surprise when I went to see it....no, actually, you can't. There is no way of expressing the surprise I felt. I had just gotten 18.... I had no guts to tell ANYONE I had even seen such a movie. My parents had seen the book lying around, but they don't speak English. I had plans to mention it, but I was delayed when a local newspaper published a review with a picture of Dr. Gonzo as SPOILER!

a hairy - titted devil. Besides, I know what my parents would have said. "We are right in the middle of an economic crisis and someone is showing drug movies to our goddamn children!!!!" Yes, a very bad moment. Now it has been almost 8 years...It HAS been 8 years! What the F***? But, man, I tell you, you'd have to be crazy on electric bills to think this movie's advocating drugs to anyone. It is THE trip that no person can ever have again. So why bother trying? Besides, it is a scary trip, yes sir, morey eels, huge bats and polar bears and maniacs in the bathtub.

How about some ether? You can handle your parent screaming at you for watching men slicing Z-s on each others forehead, but no one should be asked to handle your mom saying "Oh, great-grandmother sipped ether every night in her rocking chair, falling asleep with her legs spread and mouth wide open. And we the girls had a bottle along on cold winter days going to school in PRESCHOOL. " This makes me wonder....Duke and Gonzo only got their high by sniffing? Softies.

The body language, both of them - brilliant! Maximum input....and out...put...It has caught every side of the story. The crazy, the absurd, the violent, the nostalgic, the outrageous.

And after you have finished watching it, watch the last Pirate movie again, and find 5 similarities.

You are now leaving Redfox's comment.

Diego should have just taken that damn egg and thrown it away, says Mister Chewing Gum. The Carrot doesn't agree, but the Bottle opener has an open mind. When the elevator goes down, you you think Helmut learns to stand? and who will finally pull the plug on the receptionist. The world is full of mysteries, and if you have a bicycle with round wheels, take it to the repair shop immediately and have the square ones placed. If you want to find this place you must borrow a map from Michael Jackson. Never mind that it's drawn on a fat lady. Is this something a rabbi might type? when you look at this text closely, do you start seeing carrot rain? just wait, and never mind Steffi.

seriously. Malcovitch's Javert is the creepiest, darkest, truest, most tantalizing Javerts ever on screen. and that's why it was so good. I agree on comments about Eponine's scarce appearance on screen and left-out death scene but.... does that really matter. Javert was the best character in the book, the rivalry and chase between him and Valjean is the key thing. I mean, if I ever dared to direct (a completely amateur version ) of Les Miserables, I would concentrate most effort on finding a perfect Javert. that's that. I sorta disliked some surroundings. even the war scenes and sets seemed just way too clean somehow. and especially Seine, oh come on, there should be bodies floating in it, garbage, dead rats and stuff, instead Javert seems to be walking into unused mud bath water. there was a lot more ugliness in the book's France. but I can still never forget this series.