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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Not knowing quite what to expect quality-wise from this documentary I was pleasently suprised that it unequivocally lived up claim of exploring the 'mindscape' of Alan Moore. Comics fans may be disappointed that there is not more about his work and writing methods but inany case all of that is available elsewhere, indeed 'Writing for comics by Alan Moore' might be a good place to start and the (I think) soon to be reprinted 'The extraordinary works of Alan Moore.
Moore may have already outlined many of the key ideas espoused in this documentary before but the joy of this DVD is that the uniqueness of Moore's worldveiw the compellingness of his diatribe in his inimitable bass northampton drawl would make this documentary accessible even to those unfamiliar with the man's work. That it is fascinating beyond a comics interest is it's greatest asset and I will therefore be attempting to force it onto whatever amenable soul is prepared to humour me in the near future.
Moore may have already outlined many of the key ideas espoused in this documentary before but the joy of this DVD is that the uniqueness of Moore's worldveiw the compellingness of his diatribe in his inimitable bass northampton drawl would make this documentary accessible even to those unfamiliar with the man's work. That it is fascinating beyond a comics interest is it's greatest asset and I will therefore be attempting to force it onto whatever amenable soul is prepared to humour me in the near future.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A documentary like none other that i've seen, massive universal laws and concepts, interlaced with shamanism, philosophy, comic books and politics with a backdrop of music and visual imagery... all sprayed over a scant autobiographical account of his life and work. Clearly made to draw the viewer into the "mindscape" (clues in the title chaps, nothing there promising big insights into his comics or life), i found that the music and art enhanced the intent well.
No chemicals required for this one, except perhaps caffeine. It was rather exhausting viewing, mainly because it inspired so many thoughts along the way that i kept going off on tangents and had to keep scanning back. The viewer is also drawn into the "spell" (nearly said "trip") with Moores soporific monotone. Best approached in the morning after two coffees with a pad and pen, one gets the impression that after years of venting his furious but sympathetic genius against his shallow fellow humans, Moore has followed the last path left to him and this is his invite for "us" to follow. Thank you Alan.
No chemicals required for this one, except perhaps caffeine. It was rather exhausting viewing, mainly because it inspired so many thoughts along the way that i kept going off on tangents and had to keep scanning back. The viewer is also drawn into the "spell" (nearly said "trip") with Moores soporific monotone. Best approached in the morning after two coffees with a pad and pen, one gets the impression that after years of venting his furious but sympathetic genius against his shallow fellow humans, Moore has followed the last path left to him and this is his invite for "us" to follow. Thank you Alan.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Make no mistake, this is indeed the Mindscape of Alan Moore. For those interested in Moore's thoughts and advice on writing comics, this is probably not for you. While he does talk about comics, the main focus is upon Moore's world view and philosophy, which is explored at length and ranges from comics, to modern culture, the advance of the human race, and his own varied history. Being a particular fan of Moore and his work, I enjoyed it immensely, though much of what he says has appeared in previous interviews.
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Akin to a psychedelic experience.
If you listen to what Mr Moore is saying, and pay attention to the words and images of the film, your mind will be reeling by the end with the amount of mindblowing information... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Octo7
Pretentious, overwrought-but Oh my gods, the ideas!!
This is a confusing,pretentious and noisy documentary padded out by unnecessary visual cuts(though admittedly, the visuals are often beautiful in a psychedelic kind of way. Read more
Published on 20 July 2008 by M. W. Hatfield
Interesting to say the least
I eagerly awaited the release of this film... only to be slightly disappointed, simply because much if what was said in this film has been said before in Moore's countless... Read more
Published on 2 May 2008 by RDWHITE
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