Heavy Metal (Collector's Edition)

Buy This Item Heavy Metal (Collector's Edition) by Sony Pictures  Available from Amazon  $21.49  on 11-2-2008     As long as there is a need for adolescent male sexual fantasy, there will be an audience for <I>Heavy Metal</I>. Released in 1981 and based on stories from the graphic magazine of the same name (possibly the greatest publication to simultaneously provoke imagination and masturbation), the film has since become the most popular single title in Columbia/TriStar's entire film library. That's an amazing fact considering just how silly and senseless the movie really is--an aimless, juvenile amalgam of disjointed stories and clashing visual styles, employing hundreds of animators from around the world with a near-total absence of creative cohesion. It remains, for better and worse, a midnight-movie favorite for the stoner crowd--a movie best enjoyed by randy adolescents or near-adults in an altered state of consciousness.<p> With a framing story about a glowing green orb claiming to be the embodiment of all evil, the film shuttles through eight episodic tales of sci-fi adventure, each fueled by some of the most wretched rock music to emerge from the 1980s. The most consistent trademark is an abundance of blood-splattering violence and wet-dream sex, the latter involving a succession of huge-breasted babes who shed their clothes at the drop of a G-string. It's all quite fun in its rampantly brainless desire to fuel the young male libido, and for all its incoherence <I>Heavy Metal</I> remains impressive for the ambitious artistry of its individual segments. Courtesy of producer Ivan Reitman (who'd just scored a hit with <I>Stripes</I>), voice talents include several Canadian veterans of Second City comedy, including John Candy, Harold Ramis, Eugene Levy, and Joe Flaherty. <I>--Jeff Shannon</I> Reader Reviews The Good Things *For the 80s, it's pretty good animation quality. Definately an interesting style. *Many of these short stories are fascinating. ood focus on sex, drugs, and rock and roll! Also some violence. *Excellent fantasy and sci-fi elements. Some of the imagery is impressive. *Strong good vs evil theme. The Bad Things *Pretty darn wierd. Some short stories are strange and shallow. *Despite the quality, it is a dated cartoon. *Not for kids. Despite being wierded out and confused on the first viewing, this movie grew on me. This series of short stories are told in an interesting way, and many of the stories are interesting to watch. It is particuarly good to see the final story, which has strong iconic imagery (the chick with the leather outfit riding a terydactl with lightning striking her sword...that's pretty darn cool). As a sci-fi or fantasy film, it's strange and somewhat perverted. But as an exemplification of sex, drugs, and rock music, it's pretty darn cool.

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