BY MIKEY MIGO
I've always been a fan of Hunter S. Thompson and an even bigger fan of Bill Murray. That being said, I'm sorta kicking myself for taking so long to finally see this movie. Off the bat I'm just going to say it, this movie and Murray's Thompson was A LOT better and less "creepy" than the version Johnny Depp portrayed in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Even Hunter S. Thompson himself would disagree with that statement and I can understand why, but it's still my opinion. Depp was GREAT in the role, but he made Hunter seem inhumane and over exaggerated. When you over exaggerate the already over exaggerated Thompson then you're going a little toooo far. I've seen interviews with Hunter and I have no whims about saying that Bill Murray did a much better job in this 1980 movie than Depp as really "getting" the character. Del Toro played Lazlo in "Fear and Loathing" and in this movie it was the great Peter Boyle in a role that I had never expected. In "Fear and Loathing" they portrayed the character more erratic and deranged. Boyle brought a sense of spontaneous delight to the character, but he also stood for something. I just really liked this movie. "Fear and Loathing" is a movie you put on with a group of friends and partake in whatever legal or illegal substance you prefer. "Where the Buffalo Roam" is a movie that gives a more realistic and hearty peek at who this Hunter S. Thompson guy really was. Now if we could have had the "Fear and Loathing" script with the sensible characterizations of "Buffalo" then we'd be in great shape here. If you love "Fear and Loathing" like so many people do because of Hunter and want to hear "Richard Nixon" say "Fuck The Doomed" then you MUST see this movie. If you like it because it's a "crazy drug movie with Johnny Depp" then stick to the more known flick about Hunter.
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