Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Memories of life in the fast lane came rushing back when I saw this riveting and captivating flashback of one of the most interesting players of that time. The music was also awesome and so nostalgic!... Full review

In the sphere of all the memoirs collected in this post-counter culture portrait of a counter culture icon, narrated by Johnny Depp who played him to some extent in Terry Gilliam's film version of Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, there... Full review

After reading the reviews here, and being a fan of the good Dorctors', I had to se the documentary. Excellent use of hoe movies, tape recordings, interviews and his written word to paint a picture of his life, views and similiarities... Full review

I thought the movie was good. I really wasn't aware it would be done in History Channel documentary fashion though. I thought the story was interesting and it brought about quite a few facts I did not know about Hunter S.... Full review

Let's face it, either you loved or hated the life & words of the late Dr.Hunter S.Thompson,you have to admit...he was a piece of work. This documentary attempts to delve into the life (and head)of Thompson (not always with success,but don't... Full review

if your a hunter fan you have to see this, even if your not this is a fairly good documentary about the life of an amazing person. Intro was a little weird and out of place, but once the film get... Full review

movie did a good job about this man, I was impressed with the gentle tone and it reflected his own spirit. we need more of this kind of rep[ortage---i hope there are such writers. i hope it is not because there... Full review

some classic interviews that have been seen in Breakfast with Hunter, and Buy The Ticket Take The Ride. What blew me away was never seen before images of HST. Family home videos, rare Steadman paintings, fascinating interviews. This movie was amazing... Full review

Before watching this film I knew a decent amount about the father of Gonzo journalism, and everything I had learned seemed to suggest a man whose many contradictions made his overall nature hard to grasp. For this reason I praise this... Full review

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr Hunter S. Thompson is a very well put together documentary from Alex Gibney, whose Enron: the Smartest Guys in the Room was a fascinating insight into the fluff and fraud of a section of... Full review

In this June 25, 2008 file photo, Graydon Carter arrives to a special screening of "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson" in New York. Still, taking part in the movie industry's biggest night is something Carter clearly still enjoys. ... Full Review

Good picture....Alex Gibney's compelling documentary " Gonzo....A compelling documentary....The film doesn't pull punches..... ... Full Review

With Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson , director Alex Gibney's used some never-before-seen footage in order to show Thompson's life in the context of the often turbulent times that surrounded it. You end up finding the balance that seems to be right for the film itself, even if you have material that you'd think on it's own you'd like to watch at much greater length. ... Full Review

Alex Gibney's superb documentary Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson analyzes the knotty author, his seminal style and eras with uncanny clarity and appropriate brashness. Johnny Depp, who played Thompson in 1998's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , reads from his best works to good effect. ... Full Review

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone," Thompson famously says at one point, "but they've always worked for me. So perhaps I don't share the world's strong interest in Thompson. ... Full Review

Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson works hard to earn its distinction as the definitive Thompson doco, with director Alex Gibney ( Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room ) assembling an enviable list of politicians,... ... Full Article

Florida Atlantic University's student newspaper had a column recently with an illustration by Adam Sheetz that reminds me a lot of Hunter S. Thompson and the Gonzo art in his infamous drug-fueled journalistic adventure novels. ... Full Article

As Conan O'Brien says goodbye to his Late Night this week, the talk-show host has been taking a look back at his favorite moments from his show's 16-season run. ... Full Article

Most movies are mediocre.I say that not as someone who hates movies -- I think I'm as in love with them as I was at 3, when I cried at the end of "Pinocchio" only because it was over. ... Full Article

Documentarian Alex Gibney , whose last film Taxi to the Dark Side was an Oscar winner about US army torture practices in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan and Iraq, returns to screens this week with a new feature about the life and... ... Full Article

Johnny Depp narrates Alex Gibney's astonishingly sympathetic view of the drink-and-drug-addled journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, who hit his peak in the late Sixties and early Seventies, and blew what remained of his brains out with a shotgun in... ... Full Article