Film buffs please don’t crucify, but I couldn’t finish that shit it was so boring. My “Classics” are shit like The evil Dead and American werewolf in London.
Do you have to be like wired differently to enjoy that film?
Reading the comment here is making me realize how short attention spans are getting.
Acid
It took me several tries to get into this movie, but I do appreciate it now. They screened it in a nearby cinema for its 50th anniversary in 2018 and it was REALLY dope on the big screen with the fancypants speakers.
I love it but admittedly it’s a tough film to get through. There are 2 ways I’ve watched it multiple times that works for me.
- Turn off your phone and any distractions, clear your calendar, turn down the lights, and just watch the movie. Try not to pause it. Soak it in and don’t get up no matter how fucking long it takes for the ape-man to pick up that bone and get some business done. No matter how long it takes for the space waitress to walk down the aisle. No matter how long it takes for the dude with HAL to get his work out in. You muster all your concentration and just let it happen.
Or
- Treat it like a 4 part mini series. Part 1: the before times. Part 2: Pan Am flight to the moon. Part 3: Hanging With My Homeboy HAL. Part 4: WHATTHEFUCKISHAPPENING?!?!?!
Both are rewarding.
It’s a great film. Hard to get through. Harder to understand. But a pure piece of art that can be enjoyed time and time again after reexamination.
