El Topo

the first and second acts are very watchable, but it loses steam by the third act. also, the vein of surrealism is sometimes stale.

El Topo is not for the unforgiving viewer who desires complete precision, the film is often wandering, often extremely precise and often entirely aimless. Plenty of the symbolism is profound, and plenty of it is meaningless. That being said, none of it is boring to watch. El Topo bleeds style, grace, and character, and with that alone it carries itself. Some of the scenes can be stunted and off the mark, but Jodorowsky more than makes up for it with pure volume.

It has held up incredibly well, and stands out as a unique cinematic experience. Very moving on an emotional level. Great for repeat viewings as there's always something new to notice about the film.

"We travel in a spiral..." - enough said!

Practically unwatchable. I watched the first several minutes thinking, it's gotta get better, it's gotta get better. It didn't. Naked boys, cartoonish gore, non-sensical scenes. It was horrible.

a cinematic miracle!

No review required if you've ever seen or heard of Jodorowsky. If you can find it, give it a shot. You won't regret it.

pretty cool. pretty strange.

Two crows are killed, bad movie.

It's a little bit worse than The Holy Mountain, but still really good. As always Jodorowsky uses grotesque images, occultism, and amputees to take us on an exotic trip we've never experienced before.

I like Alejandro Jodorowsky's film making but I don't like El topo very much

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