Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) by Pb_Ee1 — 10 Sep 2011
A very, very, very weird movie (and I mean it). The summary says it all: this is ART. But art that was made more than 40 years ago doesn't always age without any hurt. The movie navigates between sex (a lot), the story and some scenes that are so totally bizarre that you will certainly laugh of it.
The movie expresses some ideas but in a way that clearly shows the limitations of the special effects of that time: the first few minutes demonstrates it perfectly. Whereas it is understandable that effects couldn't be as good in 1976 as what we are used to see nowadays, the movie unfortunately got really old since it was released.
The spectator is most of the time not transported, ideas are indeed presented in an old fashioned way that doesn't work anymore. The Man Who Fell to Earth isn't the worse movie of all times however. The acting of David Bowie is transcendent and the criticism of the society, that doesn't accept differences, is well done.
But it's probably the weirdest movie that you will ever see.
This review of The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) was written by Pb_Ee1 on 10 Sep 2011.
The Man Who Fell to Earth has generally received positive reviews.
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