Review of Altered States (1980) by Sébastien P — 10 Jun 2009

This was one bizarre trippy movie. Certainly, the opposite of a stoner.

Comedy. It was dead serious although there's a little unintentional.

Humor to be found after a particular transformation. It was tough to.

Wrap one's head around the symbolic meanings found in the visions of.

The sensory deprivation tank and the drug trip. I hope most of them.

Have one and that it was not just psychedelic masturbation. If a movie.

Would have benefited from a director's commentary explaining stuff, it.

Would have been this one. However the visions are quite visually.

Arresting and sometimes disturbing. They do hold a certain 2001-ending.

Quality to them with the rapid cuts. There's a nightmarish feel to the.

Whole proceedings helped by the creepy soundtrack. I thought the lead's.

Acting by William Hurt, in his first movie role, was very good. Despite.

The decent acting, this movie didn't register emotionally with me: it.

Was cold. At the start, you get the sense the movie is going to.

Discover something really deep and revolutionary but the final payoff.

Is disappointing, obscure and dare I say a bit ridiculous. My necessary.

Suspension of disbelief was gone not long after the start of the last.

Experience in the sensory deprivation tank. I think it's worth a rental.

If the rarely treated subject interests you.