The Rum Diary

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The Rum Diary

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Due late October in the states, early November in euroland:

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRumDiaryFilm

Based on the debut novel by Hunter S. Thompson, "The Rum Diary" tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp). Tiring of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper, The San Juan Star, run by downtrodden editor Lotterman (Richard Jenkins).

Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Paul soon becomes obsessed with Chenault (Amber Heard), the wildly attractive Connecticut-born fiancée of Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart). Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deals, is one of a growing number of American entrepreneurs who are determined to convert Puerto Rico into a capitalist paradise in service of the wealthy.

When Kemp is recruited by Sanderson to write favorably about his latest unsavory scheme, the journalist is presented with a choice: to use his words for the corrupt businessmen's financial benefit, or use them to take the bastards down.
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:up:

Finally, for the first time in a long time, Johnny Depp puts out a movie worth watching.
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Excellent. I hope he does another great impression of the man like he did in fear and loathing. Why they had to change the plot to fit a hollywood cookiecutter standard is beyond me, but i still consider it a must watch :up:
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looks like trash. complete and utter trash. as a huge hst fan this looks appalling...
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fear and loathing in pueter rico?
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GONNAFISTYA wrote:Finally, for the first time in a long time, Johnny Depp puts out a movie worth watching.
Aye, hopefully it'll be a good way to spend some of the oodles of cash he's made with Burton or Disney.

As much as this might be a digression from the book, Depp was apparently a trusted pal of Thompson's, and Bruce Robinson (Withnail and I) is directing/wrote the screenplay.

Btw, have you seen this?
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The Rum Diary

Entry #1

Why is the rum gone?
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phantasmagoria wrote:...pueter...
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...why is this thread in the void btw? :paranoid:
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SERIOUSLY?!!!!
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