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Post by Poe33 on Sept 19, 2010 14:15:16 GMT -5
FINALLY, TRIPTOSANE - starring Trace as the voice of SYD the egomaniacal computer is available on DVD. www.triptosane.com |
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Post by PimPamPet on Sept 19, 2010 17:22:43 GMT -5
Has anyone seen this movie? Is it any good?
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Post by Poe33 on Sept 19, 2010 17:27:07 GMT -5
A review I found:
TRIPTOSANE is a drug. All drugs, regardless of their intent, have an effect on the mind as well as the body. TRIPTOSANE is a drug; and like all drugs do, one doesn't register their effects right off. THEN: There is that moment when the conscious mind catches up to the already drug- influenced unconscious, and the profound revelation comes of 'Oh, I've arrived".
This is TRIPTOSANE.
From the start, there is a visual intimacy verging on intrusive nature to the film. Like a photographer's use of self-portraiture (being both the object and the observer)as a means to delve into the nature of self, the use of videography plays a vital role in this film to ask the eternal questions that haunt us all.
Technically, this is a slick yet dark & murky film. At times, clean as a TV movie, then cluttered like the mind full of dream "stuff". Cleverly used special effects are sprinkled throughout: Mandelbox effects blend the dream/trip scenes perfectly, color shifts and effects add to the overall tone, just shy of being too psychedelic.
Music can make or break the mood of a movie. Never was there a moment in viewing this where music was inappropriately placed. It was the hammock that let us melt into the story.This is one of those movies that viewers should stay for the end credits, if only to listen to the haunting closing song. The movie's only weakness was the dialog audio which was uneven and at points muddy.
In general the acting was crisp and believable, dialog realistic and the pacing grew more frenetic as the intensity of the story grew.
There are several humorous and self effacing moments. (laughed out loud at the "Jesus & Buddha" line as well as the comment by Tina in the closet).
TRIPTOSANE demands its audience to be intellectual and ultra-open. Could the Sheeple even begin to grasp the vocabulary of the Shamanic world? There is a sense of preaching to the choir. Or is it merely an insider's celebration with others in the know?
In the end I felt itchy. Like something under my skin was crawling around trying to find a way out. But in a good way...
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