I have to replace my comments with a new and more appreciative piece

christopher-underwood

Ten years on from my original review of this film I find I have to replace my comments with a new and more appreciative piece. Seem I was unimpressed with Fonda's performance, unappreciative of the score and trigger happy with the 'fast forward' button throughout. Well, either I was watching very late at night or the Blu-Ray print is such an improvement. Maybe both. Fonda is fine, he is a little stilted now and again but he is tripping indoors with a very sober (and effective) Bruce Dern or outdoors amidst 'ordinary' folks of LA. Bit like being naked whilst everyone else is clothed. Talking about clothes or lack of them, the sex scenes are very well done indeed, not an area I would have considered Corman a great exponent, plus the club scenes with partially naked dancers are also excellent. It is true that it might have been more appropriate for the entire score to be full on psychedelic but they probably couldn't afford it and it may have been a bit too much. As it is the music starts fairly low key but builds well and without becoming overpowering well compliments all those crazy visuals. All in all a fine 'time capsule' and most effective capture of a moment in time, namely the year 1967.

score 8/10

christopher-underwood 4 August 2017

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw3771920/