Go-Ape Blog

This combines so much, to become such a film as I cannot find words that seem fitting enough.  Immense perhaps.  This may well be one of the craziest films you'll ever run the risk of seeing.  But if you've read the book you'll know all about it's contents and none of the actions will shock you.  I am a big fan of Terry Gilliam and this is quite possibly his masterpiece, in my opinion at least.  

Depp and Del Toro seem to put in the performances of thier lives in this film and as dark and twisted as things can get in the film, I think that they must have had so much fun making it, getting to act drunk and stoned in the Circus Circus, isn't that everbodies dream!

Thanks to this film, Vegas has never looked so cool and Vegas has always been cool.  I want nothing more than to rent a fire-apple red convertible and cruise round Vegas.  If you're offended by drug abuse and swearing and other acts of the crude variety then this is most likely not the film for you but if you think you can stomach all that then it is worth a watch.  I know people who hate the film beacuse of it's portrayal of drugs ad I know people who love it for the same reason.  The truth is that it is a fatastic film and it should be watched because whether you love it or you hate it, you've probably stopped yourself from watching something worse in that same time frame.  Just think, you might've ended up watching Number 23.  Pick Fear and Loathing, eve if you hate it it's still better.  

I still love it and it has one of the funniest soundtracks ("I've come into your house..oh no") and some great one liners, which if you're anything like me, you'll find yourself repeating if not in your head, out loud to your friends.  If you don't like Bam Margera or the whole Jackass way of humour, then the film is probably not for you.  But I think it is outstanding.  Some of the things in this such as the Garbage Juicer and the Reverse Microwave will have you in stitches (or it at least had me laghing) and I don't think you'll walk away from this film without a smile on your face.  

Quite obviously, it is not going to be to everyone's personal taste but as a fan of the Sin City graphic novels and an even bigger fan of Robert Rodriguez I can safely say that it was perfectly to my taste.  I love the films contrasts, they represent the aspects of the books so truthfully that I can't fault it at all.  The make up and costumes were outstanding and the performances that were put in were fantastic, Nick Stahl was particularly good as the Yellow Bastard.  But best of all in this film is the adaptation of The Big Fat Kill.  

The use of colour in otherwise black and white shots is really effective in drawing attention and adding emotion to a scene but I love the effect in The Big Fat Kill especially of the painting under ultraviolet light such as on Becky's necklaces.  I love the contrasts these create.  I find the film very impressive in the way in which it was shot too.  The film shot entirely against green screen and I really enjoyed seeing it played back at about 100 times it's original rate without any effects, just the green screen.  

This to me, is a film that I think everybody should see whether they think they might like it or not.  When it came out I thought it looked good stylisticaly but I wasn't sure of it, now I am awaiting the second film with open arms.