Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Defective Sound Mix on a Criterion DVD!!
On both 5.1 mixes on the DVD, the dolby digital and DTS, there are sound effects that are entirely missing from the movie. Look at points such as 5 minutes 20 seconds into the movie when Duke hits Dr. Gonzo with a beer can, and at 59 minutes 34 seconds when Duke throws coins at the valet, both the sound of the can hitting Dr. Gonzo, and the sound of the coins hitting the ground are entirely missing. It's like this throughout the movie. The dolby digital 2.0 mix is unaffected.
I've contacted criterion about this, and they have not responded. More people should write in about this, to have our discs replaced with those with correct mixes!

if you get it, you love it. if not, it will be the dumbest movie ever.
wow! this verson is packed full of Hunter S. Tompson, from the bbc film to the commentery, if you are fanatical of Hunter like me, or even just a fan the special fetures of this movie is a must for your hunter collection. as for the movie itself, forever a classic...
PS. hoked onn fonix diddent wurk soo wel fur me, soory...

The Great Gonzo
[[ASIN:B00007ELDF Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Criterion Collection]]

I love this movie & the 2 disc special edition is even better. The bonus footage w/ "Gonzo" himself, Hunter S. Thompson, makes this a must have for any body's collection. In my opinion this was Benicio Del Toro's best performance to date!

Also if you love this movie the way I do, do yourself a favor & pick up a copy of the novel "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" by Hunter S. Thompson. In which the film is based upon. Thompson's cracked out style of journalism was the stuff of legend! A true original, nobody did it like The Great Gonzo!

R.I.P. Hunter, you are missed!
John G. Youman