Review of Altered States (1980) by Dave J — 04 Feb 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011.
(1980) Altered States.
THRILLER/ DRAMA/ SCIENCE- FICTION/ HORROR.
Bizarre film that even after my second viewing, after many years and with the 'close- captioning' on this time still don't know what to make of it which deals with a man's concienceness and it's primitive ancestory! First starring movie role, William Hurt stars as the stubborn neuro- scientist seeking other alternatives regarding his conscienceness so he goes to some foreign country, in this case Mexico to consume this ritual drug with the attempts to understand it, but of course goes completely awry!
This film directed by Ken Russell seems to be an inspiration for other films that followed especially director David Cronenburg whose made similar weird films such as this one such as "Scanners" 1981, "Videorome 1983" and "eXistenz" 1999!
2.5 out of 4.
This review of Altered States (1980) was written by Dave J on 04 Feb 2011.
Altered States has generally received positive reviews.
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