[.ca] Where The Buffalo Roam

From Amazon.com:
Bill Murray is in his early-career, shambling glory as Hunter S. Thompson, the gonzo journalist with a fondness for Wild Turkey and firearms. While Murray does not do as exact an impersonation of Thompson as Johnny Depp (in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), he does capture Thompson's dazed, anarchic nature. Unfortunately, the movie around him is just anarchic: a series of episodes (true or invented) from Dr. Thompson's career, circa 1968-72. The haphazard structure is probably meant to suggest the spirit of the counterculture or something, but it's just flabby storytelling. Thanks to Murray's blissful delivery, there are scenes that have a stoned giddiness to them: Thompson and his attorney (Peter Boyle) terrifying an unsuspecting hitchhiker, or Thompson alone in a men's room with Richard Nixon. Neil Young contributes some music, and Murray warbles "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" while drunkenly piloting a plane. --Robert Horton

I agree. DO NOT Buy the Anchor Bay release of this film!:
Anchor Bay bought the rights to this film and for some reason only included a couple of the original songs. And they still advertise on the package that there is music from Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. This music was taken out! Curse their flagrant lies! The music they added is some horrible studio band. The original music is a key part to this film. Why would any respectable video release company change an origianl film, and on top of it boast an advertisement for something that is not there? Find an original version of this film and BOYCOTT ANCHOR BAY!

the funniest movie i have seen in a long time:
I am a hard critic when it comes to comedy movies. This movie was one of the best comedy movies i have seen in 6 months. You will want to c this movie over and over again

Sorry, but this was a baaaaddddd movie...:
First of all, I don't like Bill Murray, so the rating will automatically be dropped to three stars because of that factor. And second of all, it was just so boring! I was forced to watch this as a 'family time' event and I'll admit that I felt like poking out my eyes! Poor Hunter S. Thompson ~ I feel so bad for him for being portrayed by Murray. Had I been him, I wouldn't have been happy one bit. While it wasn't the WORST movie I'd ever seen, it was certainly on the bottom of my list.

Good but not Accurate:
It's a funny movie and it's funny for it's fictional elements. I think that emulation of HST is a funny thing, but an excellent emulation is more amusing. this is why i would endorse fear and loathing rather than where the buffalo roam.

Agreement with the music on the DVD:
When I first saw the movie a year ago, I had rented it from Hollywood Video on VHS. The VHS must have used the same music on the DVD, because the DVD I just recently rented used the same chronologically distracting music. Although it fit the time the movie was made and it reminded me of the Cheech & Chong movies from that time, it didn't fit the time period the movie took place... "why would HST be listening to music like that in 1968???" I honestly wasn't aware that this was new music, and so I originally got the feel that this was a just "low-budget" college flick, with some really well-done scenes. "Why does it say Neil Young did the music? There's only a few parts he did... most of the rest of the music sucks!" I thought back then. Although the rest of the movie got better and better the more I watch it, and I was able to get past the music, it still brings the rest of the film down considerably. Hopefully, one of these days I'll get a chance to view the original production of this great film...