Reviews of The Holy Mountain 1973
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This seems like the kind of film that's really deep if you're baked. I don't know how to rate it. I don't even know if I liked it!
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spiritual vs maximal
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I've noticed a number of users and the recent trend in shame lists, while I have not created one, it seems apropos that I watched Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain this week. I have been meaning to watch a Alejandro Jodorowsky film for years and for whatever reason I've continuously put it off.
Standing ovation for the set design and imagery - it truly is bewilderingly breathtaking and stunning in scope. The sheer audacity behind some of these scenes demand respect…
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I began watching this not entirely sure what to expect from it and whether you read up on it or not probably makes no difference as Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain is such an eccentric and unique piece of film-making that it's impossible to describe properly. It demands to be seen, consumed and digested with no hope of regurgitation since it defies conventions at every turn, shocks the average audience with strikingly violent or repugnant imagery and seemingly does so randomly.…
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jfhdjfhdsjf... Έχω χάσει τα μυαλά μου! Ή μήπως τα βρήκα;
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Ρε σεις τι καταπληκτικο πραγμα ηταν αυτο;
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amazing
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Visually stunning.
Absolutely beautiful, really. -
With the money from the Beatles.
Haven't seen too many films of this genre yet.
I love the symmetry in the film. -
Wrote this up for Watch This. An excerpt:
"There are times when Jodorowsky’s visionary impulse leads to weird-for-its-own-sake cult-movie fodder, but The Holy Mountain more often has a satirical bite, with a sinner’s contempt for the church and a rebel’s distrust of authority. Seen today, it functions as a wondrous time machine, transporting viewers back to a day when movies (and audiences) were up for anything."
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I do believe that this is, hands down, the most bizarre film I've ever come across. I have absolutely no idea what the hell any of it was about; it's basically plotless and just riddled with incredible imagery and symbolism (penis ice sculptures and whatnot), but it held my gaze for its entire duration. Experimental art filmmaking at its finest. Alejandro Jodorowsky seems to be a disciple of Luis Buñuel, or at least he was in this film (my first…