Movie Log: Day 3

Now continuing through the letter "A" we find a good movie and a really awful one. In addition to watching some great drug movies I also have been enjoying Mass Effect 2, that game kicks ass.

ACID HOUSE PROFILE






MOVIE: Across The Universe
DIRECTOR: Julie Taymore
YEAR: 2007
DRUGS INVOLVED: Acid, Cannabis

What is more Acid House then the Beatles, especially the Sgt. Pepper album. Our story takes us into the life of a liverpool dockworker named Jude who is on the eve of heading to the states to find his father. Along the way Jude meets up with Max and his sister Lucy along with Prudence, Sadie, Jimmy Hendrix, and Doctor Robert as we take a walk through the 60's, the Vietnam War, and two star crossed lovers. The story is really secondary to the backdrop that is The Beatles soundtrack.
First and foremost the music is AWESOME!! Lots of original re-imaginations of the Beatles music with a very talented group of voices that cover the range of the Beatles from "I've Just Seen a Face" to "Helter Skelter". Match all that up with some insane visuals (some of which pictured above) were amazing too. With all of that who really needs a plot but there is one, a rather loose one, but there is a beginning and an end for sure. I only have a few gripes with the film just in that I would have cut a few of the songs and some of the unnecessary character stuff other then that this movie was tops for me. Now as to if it should be in the Acid House or not I say if this one doesn't belong then this list is null and void... Its true, all you need is love!!

SUMMARY:

ACID HOUSE APPROVED: Yes
MOMENT WHEN APPROVAL WAS CONFIRMED: The Doctor Robert sequence without a doubt
FAVORITE SCENE: The rooftop concert at the end was a nice homage
ACID SCORE: 9 hits out of 10


ACID HOUSE PROFILE






MOVIE: Alice
DIRECTOR: Jan Svankmajer
YEAR: 1988
DRUG INVOLVED: Acid

Alice in Wonderland is the first book about both pedophilia and nasty acid trips so I figured this Swedish art film interpretation of the story would be a good addition to the acid house... WRONG!!! The plotline naturally we all know, little girl and a rabbit and a key and a cat blah blah blah. When you are watching an alice movie you are supposed to suspect the unexpected but the sock puppet like creatures that are employed in this version are not only poorly done but also terrifying. This is more of a bad acid trip then a good one. The non existent dialogue, the creepy little girl that the camera man is constantly trying to get up-skirt shots of, and as I mentioned before the crazy puppet creatures make this thing nearly unwatchable... I need the 2 hours of my life back that this unholy piece of cinema took away from me.

SUMMARY:

ACID HOUSE APPROVED: No way
WHY WAS APPROVAL DENIED: Because this film was a little too ahead of its time
FAVORITE SCENE: None that I can think of
ACID SCORE: Just 1 hit out of 10

Tomorrow two more films vie for Acid House contention, stay tuned sports fans.