After the almost universal panning this movie received I did not have the bar set very high for this one.
You will probably not like this movie if you are expecting a concert film or the ads that MTV and VH1 have stuck in high rotation. Or if you do not appreciate surrealism as an art form. And I suppose you have to be enough of a Neil Young fan to appreciate and understand his dark humor. I was surprised by the amount of screen time the normally reclusive Mr. Young enjoyed.
I found myself laughing out loud several times through the film. There IS a plot and plot elements, interesting dialog and visuals are woven quite deftly and in a unique way through the film. This film warrants a DVD release (and I hope to be able to see "Journey Through the Past" some day).
Normally I am tolerant of other's taste in film, but those who describe this film as a painful ordeal or attribute it to drug (ab)use should stick to HBO.
Thank's, Neil, for this wonderful, visionary and hilarious "trip."
You will probably not like this movie if you are expecting a concert film or the ads that MTV and VH1 have stuck in high rotation. Or if you do not appreciate surrealism as an art form. And I suppose you have to be enough of a Neil Young fan to appreciate and understand his dark humor. I was surprised by the amount of screen time the normally reclusive Mr. Young enjoyed.
I found myself laughing out loud several times through the film. There IS a plot and plot elements, interesting dialog and visuals are woven quite deftly and in a unique way through the film. This film warrants a DVD release (and I hope to be able to see "Journey Through the Past" some day).
Normally I am tolerant of other's taste in film, but those who describe this film as a painful ordeal or attribute it to drug (ab)use should stick to HBO.
Thank's, Neil, for this wonderful, visionary and hilarious "trip."