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The Holy Mountain

1973
Drama, Sci-fi
1h 54m
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Rated 06 May 2019
75
68th
Uhhhh, soooo... yeahhhh... I mean... You know? [Runs away, confused and nude]
Rated 02 Dec 2011
90
92nd
Hobo Jesus invades Rainbow Heaven to kill Wizard God.
Rated 11 Jan 2020
90
92nd
Yes, of course. I like that I had the option to watch this with subtitles like it would even matter.
Rated 15 Nov 2017
85
81st
The first rule of filmmaking is that if your message is about abandoning the ego you can't cast yourself as a suave wizard who kicks Jesus' ass and takes him as a pupil. Jodorowsky broke the rules with this film.
Rated 07 Feb 2007
72
41st
The imagery is absolutely stunning, the things Jodorowsky can do are impressive indeed. If nothing else, this is a great movie to just soak in the visuals. But he's just throwing together of bunch of rather obvious juxtapositions and symbols, without having that much to say about any of them. It definitely comes off like a screenplay a college student would write during a particularly intense acid trip.
Rated 28 Jan 2011
5
2nd
"it's pretty, but is it art?" -- or more like, "it's garbage, but is it art?" I could not watch this more than 20 minutes despite a PSI of 90 , it seemed totally pointless. maybe I should have watched this in 1973.
Rated 23 May 2019
97
97th
For all the film's gonzo humor, Jodorowsky attempts to pull off something deathly (...) serious: allow the spectator, if s/he is so willing, to be swept up in a personal alchemical journey and create their own Philosopher's Stone - an elevation of their spiritual state. Symbolism can be a helluva drug, and some trips don't let you return the same person.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
97th
Unlike any other movie that I've seen. What it lacks in subtlety, it makes up for with incredibly bold and imaginative visuals.
Rated 29 Sep 2008
86
76th
I don't really know how to explain The Holy Mountain in terms of how I liked it because I have no idea what I liked I just know that I liked it. It's chalk-full of bizarre sacrilegious imagery that is preposterous but also mesmerizing. The Holy Mountain is one of the most vivid, disturbing films I've ever come across but even in the most uncomfortable scenes I wanted to keep watching. It's incredibly imaginative and stunning from start to finish.
Rated 05 Nov 2020
89
96th
Visually compelling and bursting with imagination, and absolutely full of mad ideas. I really liked it (I tend to enjoy this insane hallucinatory, surreal sort of thing), even if the ending felt a bit underwhelming. I'd love to take some acid and try and watch this...probably wouldn't be the same again.
Rated 21 Jul 2007
87
89th
By turns both bizarre and beautiful. Holy shit, DRUGS.
Rated 21 Jun 2008
85
84th
Okay, so here's something really out of the ordinary. It's not quite as accomplished as El Topo, but still there's enough strange imagery here to make this the ultimate acidtrip movie. Fun fact: This movie was shot in black and white, but it's so psychedelic, the human brain can only perceive it in color.
Rated 14 Jun 2009
89
94th
Truly unique. Easily the closest film I've seen to depict an intense drug induced hallucination; the sets and music are out of this world. The ending was absolute rubbish though, it's a shame René Daumal never finished Mount Analogue for that would have saved us from Jodorwosky's horrible improvisation.
Rated 27 Jun 2011
95
99th
Tit-cats? Cat-tits? You just have to see it for yourself.
Rated 18 Jul 2012
10
2nd
A pointless, stupid waste of time. Ridiculous imagery, cheap hokey effects, overall extremely poor execution.
Rated 13 Jul 2014
62
24th
an awful lot of animal torture and dead animals.
Rated 14 May 2015
86
92nd
More funny, self-aware & less brooding version of El Topo. Pointed dynamic between idealistic spiritualism & extravagantly bonkers satire, although the ending very knowingly shatters this alignment. Visually as vibrant & creative as anything, it successfully parodies the New Age mysticism it also revels in. Jodorowsky has a unique eye for both surreal beauty & audacious pop-aesthetics. Thoroughly baked with sardonic yet somehow cordial illumination that transforms everything you bring to it.
Rated 17 Jun 2018
85
93rd
Here is a fun drinking game. Drink everytime: 1) when someone is naked, 2) when there is a weird liquid and 3) when a new animal species is shown on screen. ...and then you die! With amazing spiritual images and a cool soundtrack, this drug fueled ride down the road of human insanity/deprevaty/spirituality is a powerful experience. Especially if you are wasted because you playing the drinking game above.
Rated 30 Jun 2018
6
35th
While irritatingly on the nose, the film's major themes and ideas appealed to my personal sensibilities far more than a film of this sort has any right to. Call it a soft spot for the confrontational and thought-provoking. As impressive as it is exhausting, however, the fruit of Jodorowsky's insane vision will undoubtedly remain an acquired taste, but there's plenty to chew on here.
Rated 06 Jun 2007
80
61st
The imagery is great and the film is very funny at times, but it's a little too directionless to be truly great. It feels more like a series of perfomance art pieces strung together than a movie.
Rated 11 Jun 2008
32
1st
This movie has no cohesive plot and I was unable to follow it at all, the symbolism is pointless, albeit sometimes breathtaking. This movie would be better off as a combination of shorts. Just because it sounds like a good idea when your stoned doesn't mean it is a good idea, the simple fact that George Harrison and John Lennon endorsed and sponsored this film is a testament to that.
Rated 27 May 2009
7
80th
Mostly good, thanks to wonderful form and an interesting ending, but it had far too much oblique symbolism and half-assed allegory for me to like it much more. Never a dull moment with Jodorowsky though.
Rated 22 Jul 2009
30
23rd
possibly the most pretentious film i've ever seen. the less than subtle symbolism and the attacks on sex, violence, capitalism etc must've been all the rage in '73 but they left me cold, mostly. still, gotta appreciate the huge amount of sweet art and music put into it, and i guess jodorowsky meant well :)
Rated 24 Jul 2009
87
90th
Brilliant and stunning visuals, which really help to suck you into the film. I certainly don't understand all of it (although a lot of it is quite obvious and unsubtle), but that didn't get in the way of me enjoying watching it. A bold, unique vision.
Rated 09 Jun 2015
50
24th
no... but maybe I just need to watch it another time
Rated 19 Jul 2016
65
32nd
Just feels weird for the sake of being weird. The plot is poorly paced, with a really long dip to introduce all of these characters. I just didn't get anything out of it.
Rated 31 Mar 2017
30
1st
The constant, overblown symbolism made me roll my eyes. The "interpretations" are completely obvious attacks on religion/politics. - The whole thing is just a terrible art film; neither smart nor mysterious.
Rated 28 Jun 2018
9
4th
A dumb experimental film interested only in presenting scenes and not a narrative.
Rated 31 May 2019
86
87th
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate..." "I've seen The Holy Mountain." "Mother of God! Time to die."
Rated 26 Jun 2020
95
98th
Mindblowing. Manifests deep philosophical ideas on ideology into vibrant art. The film became so dense with symbolism I couldn't keep up - stuck in contemplation. Will have to do a run with commentary next.
Rated 27 Jun 2020
90
90th
Incredibly daring. The art displays like a socio-religious, symbolic kaleidoscope that I will consciously revisit and keep open to.
Rated 27 Jan 2021
85
49th
I'm not sure I've ever seen a movie so not straight forward! I got the gist of it. It's a beautifully made film and something that's truly hard to describe. I initially had mixed feelings throughout the film, but I'm sure I was suppose to. It's exceptionally well directed and put together, but I will need to see it again someday to fully take everything in. Only real problem I had was the tedious pacing at times.
Rated 03 Apr 2021
70
4th
Yeah I'd like to send a personal FUCK YOU letter to the man and his team for making such a stupid UNWATCHABLE movie. Can anyone help me with this thanks...
Rated 26 Jan 2007
100
99th
my favorite
Rated 16 Mar 2007
50
35th
Strange film with some unreal images and political/religious messages.How this film was financed I'll never know,Clearly there are a lot of crazy rich people willing to throw money into any madmans film ideas.But all in all its quite a spectacle and understandably a cult classic.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
81
91st
I like it, but I don't know if it is for the right reasons.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
96th
Spectacular and uplifting surrealist film about the spiritual journey; full of amazing imagery and some moments of fantastic wit.
Rated 05 Nov 2007
97
99th
Make sure you see this with a crowd that can laugh at it, because you will... when you're not marvelling at its beauty
Rated 01 Feb 2008
3
0th
what a silly film
Rated 23 Jan 2009
69
63rd
Very rich with images and ideas, lots of unusual nudity and a different kinds of people you used to see in the movies. But story is too tripy for my taste. All political/religious mumbo-jumbo did not touch me at all. Lots of extra points for bold and unque output. Movie has been aged badly.
Rated 11 Apr 2009
100
95th
I want a psychedelic shotgun
Rated 01 Jul 2009
66
24th
Too self indulgent.
Rated 08 Jun 2010
11
9th
So, um, yeah... Jodorowsky is still terrible.
Rated 04 Apr 2011
82
68th
Rather than try and construct meaningful sentences to describe my feelings of this film, I'm just going to list some adjectives that I feel describe it: Absurd, imaginative, hilarious, disturbing, pretentious, silly, nonsensical, confounding, gorgeous, unforgettable.
Rated 15 Oct 2011
60
28th
Impressive visuals, but it's a completely inane experience until when Alejandro Jodorowsky himself most profoundly breaks the fourth wall in the final shot.
Rated 26 Nov 2011
86
92nd
Catdrugs.
Rated 25 Apr 2012
90
94th
Each scene was as predictable as the last.
Rated 26 Mar 2013
98
99th
Fuck. This film, more than most others, prove that cinema is not only an art-form, but a combination of art-forms. Some scenes are awe-inspiring, some scenes are life-inspiring, some are both, none are neither.
Rated 23 Apr 2013
90
96th
Holy Shit!!! A fucked up combination of beauty, craziness and disgustness. Also, it looks totally AMAZING!!!
Rated 21 May 2013
75
56th
Every bit as trippy and bizarre as it is often claimed to be and you can also add to that humorous and visually brilliantly composed. The first half hour, despite making me a bit squeamish, is the best bit as we follow one guy on an aimless and mostly wordless journey through all sorts of bonkers brilliance. The introduction of more characters, more dialogue and a goal for the characters to work towards all got in the way of me fully enjoying the hallucinatory madness.
Rated 23 Jan 2014
85
88th
You always hear that something "isn't for everyone," but I'm hard-pressed to think of a movie more fitting of the phrase than The Holy Mountain.
Rated 17 Feb 2015
86
94th
One of the most visually-striking and beautiful movies ever made, especially the first half, with just enough of a comprehensible plot to involve the audience's attention. Some symbolism is obvious and immature which is something I didn't expect to say about a Jodorowsky movie. Very close to staring at an impressive-if-baffling modern art painting or watching performance art that's genuinely intriguing.
Rated 22 May 2015
0
0th
I don't care about symbolism. When I watch a film, I want to see a good screenplay and great performances. The Holy Mountain is the opposite. A terrible screenplay and worst performances yet.
Rated 16 Nov 2015
52
4th
Surrealism for surrealism's sake isn't really my thing, but I do like the different stories for all the Tarot members.
Rated 04 Dec 2015
58
53rd
Attempts to break taboos surrounding Christ, God, homosexuality, rituals, male nudity, female nudity... and child nudity? Odd times.
Rated 27 Jan 2016
2
0th
Couldn't finish watching it. Pointless imagery just put in to shock the watcher with no real line of plot or story or character. Wasn't boring but made no sense either. And I dont think it was supposed to.
Rated 29 Apr 2016
9
5th
i don't like the way it portrays women. shock value feels repetitive and cheap. abrasive, unpleasant, but mostly ???
Rated 15 May 2016
60
52nd
Not my favorite Jodorowsky's film, the low budget design and music are very appealing and imaginative, but the plot is too confusing to be enjoyable, don't get me wrong I quite like my fair dose of surrealism but this was too confusing to follow almost with no purpose except to shock which I was, a couple of times during the film.
Rated 25 Apr 2018
85
92nd
Possibly the most 70s thing I've ever seen. I feel enlightened, disturbed, mystified and entertained in equal measure. Like a drug-fueled bizarro version of Monty Python, dreamt up in a nightmare and steeped in mysticism and sexuality.
Rated 03 Nov 2018
8
69th
i don't know what that was about but there was definitely the most arse-crack i've ever seen in a film
Rated 09 Feb 2019
75
76th
The most beautiful tastelessness you've ever smoked... I love the freewheeling visuals in this, but in the end, it all feels like Monty Python interludes - which were interludes for a reason.
Rated 21 Feb 2019
55
53rd
Undeniably imaginative and inventive, and more cogent than EL TOPO, but the feeling that it is building an ad hoc cosmos lacking genuineness is not fully redeemed by the feeling that the whole thing is satirical surrealism, nor by the call back to "real life" at the end.
Rated 16 Nov 2019
92
65th
Hard to rate. A lot of psychedelic charlatanism and misogyny, but some fascinating images and direction that seek to move film forward. Mind melting.
Rated 23 Sep 2020
85
69th
Many lizards and toads died during the making of this film. But it is through their death that this wonderful film was made possible. I honor their loss.
Rated 09 Jan 2021
1
5th
bullshit
Rated 08 Feb 2021
1
3rd
sorry but it is a waste of time.
Rated 22 Feb 2021
30
24th
The sets are stunning but jeez, it's like it was written by a kid trying to upset their parents. There's some amusing Monty Python humour but all the religious/mystical/political/nudie stuff is so dull. I might have been interested in my pretentious mid-teens.
Rated 01 Mar 2021
95
96th
With Jodorowsky you are going to get psychedelic bullshit mixed with animal violence and explicit human sexuality that often delves into the vulgar. If you're OK with experiencing that kind of stuff in a way that's presented with incredible imagery and cinematography, with an intense soundtrack and scenes that will make you laugh and then feel guilty about it, this is a masterpiece. Definitely a movie made for watching late at night while in a certain adventurous state of mind.
Rated 12 Feb 2007
75
93rd
You never see movie like this... But in some part of movie surrealistic and symbolic scene's are make good and understanding but in some it is not a case...I think (for me) maybe Jodorowsky itself want it to make a parody with all that extravagance in a scene with a machine which a orgasm make a little baby machine or ending scene....Memorable movie....
Rated 12 Feb 2007
97
96th
It's an unbelievable journey .. keep your LSDs ..
Rated 15 May 2007
43
44th
Amazing imagery very indebted to Bunuel and friends, but too wrapped up in new ageism and symbol obsession as well as being too overt in its voiceover exposition. Not to mention some disgusting treatment of animals and gratuitous violence, though that is certainly part of its impact.
Rated 15 Jul 2007
3
28th
What the christ
Rated 02 Aug 2007
95
90th
Jodorowsky is a visual genius, and the brilliance of this film's cinematography is only outmatched by it's ridiculous, amazing ending.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
95th
this is just plain wierd and even wierder on acid
Rated 21 Aug 2007
86
73rd
Such deliciously black humor. Perhaps the strangest and most disturbing of Jodorowsky's films. Visually, it's all over the place, in a good way.
Rated 14 Sep 2007
5
96th
What can I say? It's one of the most unique and visually arresting films I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing. Granted, some of the surrealist imagery is ham-fisted or just plain stupid, and the few political messages scattered throughout are sophomoric at best, but that doesn't change the fact that this is a truly special picture for just how fucking weird the whole thing is.
Rated 11 Nov 2007
90
81st
Jodorowsky is very, very weird, but I love him. Also, this has a perfect ending.
Rated 13 Dec 2007
88
51st
confusing but real cool.
Rated 30 Dec 2007
95
88th
The best Jodorowsky. An awesome story of the artistic process, among countless other themes. Some of it is powerful and all of it is hilarious.
Rated 12 Jan 2008
90
96th
At first I thought it needed to be a few hours longer, but then at the end I realized that Jodorowsky was running out of ideas. "Rub your clitoris against the mountain!"?? Despite a few scenes that I would consider severely flawed in a campy sort of way, this film is still a visual masterpiece. It is an ascension (or rather a descent) into a candid reality. It's like Fellini's Satyricon only ritualized and fitted into something of an epic.
Rated 26 Jan 2008
98
98th
Great film. Sometimes there was metaphor and imagery, and sometimes it was just weird...
Rated 07 Mar 2008
70
78th
Watch the movie for the visuals and nothing else. It will disappoint if you go into it looking for a "plot" or anything of the sort.
Rated 18 Apr 2008
98
92nd
Highly enjoyable, beautiful film.
Rated 02 Jul 2008
100
50th
This is an amazing re-working of the Christ myth. His thoughts on Jesus as a prophet and a thief, and the human condition are unique and invigorating approach to a tired old stupid out of date myth in a way that is applicable to the modern day hero. One of my all time favorites. Plus the imagery and effects are a welcome breath of fresh air from the usual shit cgi
Rated 13 Jul 2008
80
77th
Woah!
Rated 28 Jul 2008
90
91st
Just like with El Topo, Jodorowsky brought us a movie filled with lots of not-so-subtle imagery/symbolism. Just like with El Topo, it is an awesome movie and odd. This is what happens when the guy has a big budget, and while it may be more technically polished than El Topo, I prefer El Topo.
Rated 11 Aug 2008
100
95th
life-altering...be sure to watch with the dvd commentary on as well
Rated 13 Aug 2008
100
99th
Total balls-out spectacle, some of the most imaginative, batshit insane scenes ever filmed, fucking exhilarating then depressing when you realize that something like this would never in a million years get funding today. Fuck this decade.
Rated 13 Oct 2008
80
92nd
This movie was made clearly to make the viewer think. Jodorowsky is a brilliant director, and this movie seems to follow that brilliance. The concept is amazing, and it was creative as well. The references to religion were extreme, which made the film controversial. Watch it, enjoy it.
Rated 23 Dec 2008
65
19th
i would give this a much better score if i understood it in the least!
Rated 14 Jan 2009
87
5th
Satan mentors Jesus in this triple dipped visual orgy of the absurdities and tragedies of capitalism and christianity.
Rated 07 Apr 2009
95
96th
El viaje mas simbolico y con tantas cargas metafisicas y filosoficas que deja que tu mnte se relaje de una forma muy diferente, despues del descanso siempre viene una turbulencia, asi qeu preparate para tenenrla porque esto es como si intentaras leer braile y no fueras ciego.
Rated 22 Apr 2009
73
85th
I thought it was going to be darker and more cerebral. Still, an orgy of the unbridled Id. Beautiful.
Rated 03 Jul 2009
95
93rd
Zoom back!
Rated 06 Jul 2009
7
68th
Could be the most original movie ever made. I loved him mocking Ginsberg and Timothy Leary, really good shit. Jodorowsky accomplished something very unique here and he did exactly what he wanted to do - and only for a measly million bucks. The commentary helps a lot and I would recommend watching it with that on.
Rated 19 Jul 2009
93
69th
A strange film, and at times a bit difficult to watch, but the conclusion is one of the best movie endings I have ever seen. Very intelligent.
Rated 25 Nov 2009
85
46th
Like most of Alejandro's works, this film is a visual and mental treat. My only gripes with this film are the way he weaves his philosophies into the storyline. It's almost as if he assumes the audience won't "get" what he's trying to say which I'm sure was fine in the 70's but comes across as patronizing today. Definitely worth getting your hands on.
Rated 30 Nov 2009
85
79th
This is a beautiful, astounding, shocking and most of all bewildering monument of a film.
Rated 23 Dec 2009
100
97th
Despite its cult reputation, this is far from the bizarre genre film it is painted as - it's a legitimately serious take on spiritual enlightment, one which filters its up-front ideas in a barrage of transgressive images and symbolism together with pinches of humour and intentionally surreal images. It is continually in danger of collapsing in on itself, but it manages to become a unique and successful work entirely by itself.
Rated 18 Jan 2010
90
92nd
A classic, it's filled with symbolism, occult images and metaphor. A must seen for any fan of cult movies.

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