# A twisted little movie thread... here be twisted little spoilers, I hope

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**Created:** [December 30, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179 "2004-12-30T01:06:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/61 "2005-01-02T04:47:03Z")

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Looks like I wasn’t the only person to find _Dead Ringers_ strange. Here’s a couple more for your list:

**Naked Lunch**  
**Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas**

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**Author:** ![Sample\_the\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sample\_the\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sample_the_Dog)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/62 "2005-01-02T05:55:33Z")

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> [@Ellis Dee](#):
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> Looks like I wasn’t the only person to find _Dead Ringers_ strange. Here’s a couple more for your list:
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> **Naked Lunch**  
> **Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas**

“Um, ye-eah… I’m gonna have to go ahead and… _disagree_ with you there.”

**Fear and Loathing** really fell flat for me. Depp as The Good Doctor? There’s casting against type, and then there’s just making the wrong choice. Ever seen Mr. Thompson? He’s an imposing fellow, not the skittering little critter we see on the screen.

If you’ve never read Thompson’s stuff, it may work for you, but if you’re a fan, I can’t recommend it.

Has anyone mentioned **Reversal of Fortune** , starring Jeremy Irons as Claus von Bulow? My favorite line is when he’s getting into the car and Dershowitz says, “You’re a strange man, Mr. von Bulow” and Claus replies simply, “You have no idea.”

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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/63 "2005-01-02T07:13:13Z")

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> [@Sample\_the\_Dog](#):
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> “Um, ye-eah… I’m gonna have to go ahead and… _disagree_ with you there.”
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> **Fear and Loathing** really fell flat for me. Depp as The Good Doctor? There’s casting against type, and then there’s just making the wrong choice. Ever seen Mr. Thompson? He’s an imposing fellow, not the skittering little critter we see on the screen.

Oh I agree completely. I hated FaLiLV, but the OP didn’t ask for _good_ movies.

Another one that might qualify:

**Even Cowgirls Get The Blues**

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