Wonderwall

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Audience Member This quirky slice of psychedelic eye candy is a fun lark of a movie. Yeah, it's pretty time-locked, like such movies as 'Psych-Out' and 'The Trip' are. And true, there's not much more than the visual stimulation and great soundtrack, but that's enough sometimes. Seems a lot of the audience went into this with the wrong mindset. What did they expect, Fellini or Kubrick? The musical vignettes make for some arresting moments outside of the science lab and Prof. Collins' lair, but there's some clever bits that are prime examples of the pop art and psychedelia of the era. I half expect Brit Ekland or Twiggy to pop up. And the music provided by the likes of George Harrison, John Barham, Tony Ashton, Mahapurush Misra, Ashish Khan, numerous other Indian musicians, and The Remo Four, is a terrific mix of backdrop and companion pieces to the movie. I found myself like poor Oscar, just wanting to watch her through the wonderwall. 3 stars grading on the niche cult curve. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Directed by Joe Massot, (Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same (1976) and Space Riders (1988)), adapted from a story by Gérard Brach (Repulsion (1965), Cul-de-sac (1966) and Tess (1979)). This is a very trippy drama which does benefit from some very out-there set design by Dutch design collective The Fool, (who also appear in the film), and most famously, the Indian themed score by George Harrison. Oscar Collins (Jack MacGowran) is an odd, eccentric professor who keeps to himself, and just gets on with his scientific research with his assistant Perkins (Richard Wattis), he is usually pestered by his landlady Mrs. Peurofoy (Irene Handl) because he's a bit of a recluse. However, when a pop photographer (Iain Quarrier) and his girlfriend/model Penny Lane (Jane Birkin), move into the flat next door. Oscar discovers he can see her through a hole in the wall separating his flat from their flat. As he looks through the hole in the wall, he looks in on their photo shoots, and he becomes more drawn and obsessed by Penny and has surreal fantasies. In the hands of anyone else, they could have been a dark thriller, but it isn't here. It's a trippy film, and while it looks dated, some of the psychedelic sequences are well done and the George Harrison score is sublime. It never got a wide release, and the film, along with the soundtrack, was unavailable for years. Shame really Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review a.l.jude p A complete wast of time. Disappointing music by Harrison. Once more it was proved Singers/Musicians are failed in composing film score ( Like Local Hero by Mark Knopfler). Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member What it lacks in plot it makes up in some 60s-tastic visuals and a great soundtrack from George Harrison. Also you get to look at Jane Birkin, which is basically the only reason you'd watch this movie anyhow. If there was a better (less weird) plot it could have been pretty good... though props for managing to ride the line between 'scientific observation' and 'creepy old man.' Bonus- the apartments are freaking amazing. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member An absent-minded professor falls in love with the bohemian fashion model next door (a luminous Jane Birkin) when he peeps through a hole in his apartment wall and spies her frolicking in a psychedelic wonderland. It's sort of the ultimate hippie movie: not a lot happens, but there are plenty of pretty swirling colors and long-haired people being groovy. Start your rating at 2.5 stars and add a half-star with each bong rip. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member There is some interest here as a sort of late '60's Swinging London pop culture time capsule. However, one really needs to have a very strong love for that era. Visually, there is merit. But, this is a cinematic error. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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