This is literally the most amazing thing I have ever seen on a screen in my entire life. I rate film on it's ability to evoke emotion, straight up raw emotion. This constantly delivers for an entire 2 hours 40 minutes which feels like 6, an eternity almost. Plus it's not just raw, it's fucking deep. I knew psychedelic music existed. Until now I had no idea how a piece of film could be. See this. Do not look it up. Do not watch a trailer. Don't read any reviews. Please, just watch this straight up and experience it from innocence. This film, has actually made me question a lot of the things I have said here in the past couple of days. And honestly I feel humbled. That something could be so intense an experience as that, makes me wonder about my thoughts on viewing drug usage as an experience. I wouldn't say it changes what I want to view it as, it hasn't changed my opinions. but it's made me question the words that I used to describe it. Wow. Just, wow. I just looked for an emoticon to match the expression that's been on my face for the past hour since I watched this and there is nothing to express my astonishment.
Definitely an amazing movie. Did you watch the short version or the 160+ minute version? For anyone interested, here is a streaming link to the full movie, and it's pretty high quality: http://www.letmewatchthis.ch/extern...NkUWYg&domain=bWlsbGVkcml2ZS5jb20=&loggedin=0
I think people should also do some research on the bardo states, as outlined in the Tebetan Book Of The Dead before watching the movie. I didn't even know about the bardo until Spicey Cat told me about them, after she watched Enter The Void. Very interesting. Cheese.....if you haven't read about the bardo states, then I suggest you wiki them shits or something.
Let's see it was 2 hours 40, so haha, yes I did manage to et the full version *is even more chuffed*. Fucking hell Man. Fucking Hell. That film. I HAVE to also say that High definition is PREFERABLE, house shaking bass and speakers are a MUST. TNS imagine the heartbeats, the passing through walls, when the bass is shaking your walls. The impacts, I'm not even gonna say anything to do with what particular impacts but you know the ones I mean I'm sure.
Indeed. It's a VERY intense movie, emotionally and visually. The first time I watched it, I was sober as fuck but I felt like I had just tripped my fuckin face off, and I was exhausted.
Spare the odd spliff and a coupla beers I know exactly what you are saying. I feel as though I should almost put off tomorrows trip for a bloody break! BICYCLE DAY! Ooh, should get some sleep.
lol I feel ya. It's easily the most artistic and beautiful movie I've ever seen. Definitely the most tripped out.
Ha, ya that ^^^ I hadta take it in 2 parts, the last with a few fine ales and yes, big screen and 5.1 with the sub rockin is the way. I need to watch it again to really take meaning from it, as it applies to me. But I'll say, I never had much interest in the Tibetan Book of the Dead until I saw it. It's a powerful movie that makes me want to read a book like that. It's on my list.
I love that COIL and Throbbing Gristle are all throughout the soundtrack to this film; I love that whole genre of music... Nurse with Wound, Current 93, Meat Beat Manifesto, Nitzer Ebb, KMFDM, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Doubting Thomas, The Legendary Pink Dots, Psychic TV, Skullflower, Muslimgauze... all of that ruthless, sinister 90's industrial, rivethead shit! I spent my teenage years hooked on that music! I can really relate to the brother the cops shot, sans living in Tokyo or ever having been shot... though I've been mugged at gunpoint before... suppose that's close enough, lol
Netflix disc was shipped today. They also have it on Netflix Instant but I want to watch it in DVD quality.
I thought it was cool too. As I said before on my own Enter The Void thread, if a DMT trip is anything like the one depicted in the movie - I'M in! That being said, I watched the long version and although I thought it was awesome, I also thought the end was... well.... long
I thought the ending was perfect!!! It made me smile, because he lived up to his vow to always be there for his sister.
Interesting quote from the director: "the whole movie is a dream of someone who read The Tibetan Book of the Dead, and heard about it before being [shot by a gun]. It's not the story of someone who dies, flies and is reincarnated, it's the story of someone who is stoned when he gets shot and who has an intonation of his own dream."
