Some of the comments I've read for this do amaze me. I suppose I have to try not to sound smug or imply that some people really just don't get it...but I guess I'm going to have have to sound smug and imply that some people really just don't get it. Maybe some of the hippies were right after all, put acid in the water supply and everything will be all right in the end.
Of course, not the greatest film ever made but there is definitely a work of demented genius here, and in that splendid European way. Excellent use of shots, (especially when thinking of the budget), terrific use of colour, very clever use of movement and music and wonderful humour. The tongue was so firmly in cheek I'm surprised in didn't burst out leaving psychedelic blood up the wall.
I won't go into this too much, but suffice to say, if you're a fan of sixties kitsch cum psychedelic tunes and counter cultural wit and humour then this is the film for you. Admittedly yes, perhaps its a wavelength thing and might not be your fancy, but to think of it as a "bad" film, comparing to Bond etc etc, really drives me to despair. In fact in fairness, the Italians themselves were modelling the work if anything on the original Batman series and films...and they weren't exactly serious were they?
Just remember, those whose heads are still not leftfield yet: One pill makes you larger One pill makes you small And the ones that Hollywood gives you, don't do anything at all.
(Well sometimes anyway)
Of course, not the greatest film ever made but there is definitely a work of demented genius here, and in that splendid European way. Excellent use of shots, (especially when thinking of the budget), terrific use of colour, very clever use of movement and music and wonderful humour. The tongue was so firmly in cheek I'm surprised in didn't burst out leaving psychedelic blood up the wall.
I won't go into this too much, but suffice to say, if you're a fan of sixties kitsch cum psychedelic tunes and counter cultural wit and humour then this is the film for you. Admittedly yes, perhaps its a wavelength thing and might not be your fancy, but to think of it as a "bad" film, comparing to Bond etc etc, really drives me to despair. In fact in fairness, the Italians themselves were modelling the work if anything on the original Batman series and films...and they weren't exactly serious were they?
Just remember, those whose heads are still not leftfield yet: One pill makes you larger One pill makes you small And the ones that Hollywood gives you, don't do anything at all.
(Well sometimes anyway)