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Altered States [VHS] [1980]
 
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Altered States [VHS] [1980]

VHS ~ William Hurt
4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid
  • Directors: Ken Russell
  • Format: Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound, HiFi Sound
  • Language English, Spanish
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • VHS Release Date: 20 May 1996
  • Run Time: 99 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CI30
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,644 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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    #19 in  Video > World Cinema > Directors > Russell, Ken
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Scientist William Hurt explores the avenues of altered consciousness, dabbling in tribal drug rituals and sensory deprivation tanks. But mental changes begin to affect him physically and he hallucinates back to the event of his birth, slowly regressing into primitive stages of human evolution... and beyond.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classy sci-fi/horror, 4 May 2005
By D. Barlass "dogboy73" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Altered States [DVD] [1980] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
William Hurt is fantastic in this film as the brilliant scientist (Dr. Eddie Jessup) who is disillusioned with 'normal' life & seeking a greater truth beyond the boundaries of science & religion. The supporting cast are also brilliant. Blair Brown as Jessup's long suffering & concerned wife, Bob Balaban as his friend & colleague, Arthur (a familiar face from films such as close Encounters of the third kind & 2010) & Charles Haid as the highrate a initially highly sceptical (and it his to be said hugely entertaining) Mason Parish.

Often these types of films can come across as cheesy & more comical than frightening. This is more often than not accompanied by poor acting, which doesn't help matters as the actors rarely come across as convincing given the situations they find themselves in. No such problems with Altered States. I think it's a classic example of the genre & demonstrates that as weird & unlikely as a plot might be it can still come across as convincing genuinely eerie if handled right i.e. good acting, good script, compelling story line & maybe some decent special FX. All to often these days the special FX seem to be put before everything else & as such films of this genre lack substance & usually don't amount to much outside of the box office. For me the special FX in this film still stand up & look good. They are of the kind that's become something of a lost art in the world of digital CGI FX overkill! The trip sequences are extremely surreal & somewhat disturbing in parts but there are some great sequences that definitely start to mess with your head! The part where Dr.Jessup regresses into primitive man is very eerie & convincing.

IMO a classic of the genre. They simply don't make them like this anymore. I'd give this film 4 stars overall but I'm stretching to a 5 because it's a personal favourite.

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Trippy film, really about evolution., 4 April 2001
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Based on a true story, if you can believe it. This is probably Ken Russells best film. William Hurt goes into a isolation tank on DMT and hallucinates religious imagary that'll knock yer socks off. After a few 'trips' Hurt de-evolves and becomes an apelike primative. Very strange, if you can take it. Recomended to those of us who don't just like watching Star Wars.
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