Loop

My brain is scrambled! This film definitely taunts your brain and keeps you guessing the whole way through...by the time you get to the end and it all begins to unravel you cannot help but feel you have been on some crazy "trip". What's even more amazing is that, as intriguing as it is, you begin to feel that there is no way to resolve the movie...but the answers indeed come and slam you when they do...I love discovering movies like this that operate on such a cerebral level and are done with so much painstaking detail. Once "you're in" you cannot turn it off...you just have to see what's coming next...Can't wait to see Lewnes next film...the guys a genius.

I sat down on a nice, quiet Sunday morning all by myself and watched "Loop." I enjoyed watching it all alone as it is a movie that makes you think. I think "Loop" not only made me think about what was going on in the movie, but also made me reflect on my own life. Pericles Lewnes did an amazing job with "Loop." I really enjoyed the camera work. There were some very interesting shots and angles. Pericles did a great job of portraying the main character Joseph List. He brings you in to the character and makes you feel a part of the movie. Shannon Devido and Beate Whitesell both played strong, emotional characters that I really enjoyed as well. I remember having almost a tired feeling after watching "Loop." Tired like I had been on a journey.....and enjoyed every minute of it.

I've just finished watching Pericles Lewnes' LOOP for the second time, and I find myself struggling to form words, as my mind is still reeling (looping?) from the experience. How can I adequately express my love for this remarkable film? LOOP is obviously a deeply personal reflective and observational journey, causing one to wonder how autobiographical the film is and how urgently Lewnes should be put on suicide watch. Based on my own humble interpretation of this rich tapestry of image and idea, I have to conclude that the tortured genius is safe, at least for now. While some Kurt Cobains turn to the pistol, Lewnes prefers to shoot his brains out with a camera.

And so he does in grand fashion. On the surface, LOOP is abundant with Lewnes' signature psychedelic imagery and eccentric, often mysterious characters, propelling the viewer through a semi-psychotic narrative that fluctuates between socio-political awakening and fever dream. Visual effects reach far beyond their budget to create a landscape both surreal and hyper-real. The film's rare flashes of humor are absurd and subtle, falling perfectly naturally amidst the bleakest moments of anguish and despair. Comparisons to Lynch, Cohn Brothers and early Raimi come easily to mind.

But the vortex of this rabbit hole winds deeper still. Frantic motion and Daliesque composition augment LOOP's Rubik's cube chronicle of a man desperately trying to make sense of a world he cannot comprehend because the logic of decency and morality do not apply, where the concepts of mind and humanity are shattered and reformed, where it would not be a surprise to find Kafka waiting impatiently for Godot, or perhaps Clinton battling Obama for leadership of the allegedly free world.

LOOP is a visual and cerebral roller-coaster, both thought-provoking and brain-blasting, twisting and spinning back on itself with dazzling visions and conceptual mindfreaks until all the puzzle pieces come together with a bang, leaving me personally needing desperately to do SOMETHING dammit, whether it's break out my inner activist to fight for change, kick back with a bongload of kind bud, or blow my f*cking head off. Or maybe just watch LOOP again.

I've just finished watching Pericles Lewnes' LOOP for the third time, and I find myself struggling to form words, as my mind is still reeling (looping?) from the experience

Loop is one of the most ambitious and brilliant hand-made films in recent memory-- a terrifying sci-fi involving a man desperately seeking a sense of reality and sanity while trapped either in his own madness or an Orwellian nightmare. His journey takes him on an exploration of the different aspects of his psyche-- Or does it? The revelation at the end is mind-blowing and reminds us that the inner workings of our minds are perhaps indistinguishable from those of our society or even the universe at large. In this light, government conspiracies are a reality and a sickness no different from other forms of human psychoses. Lewnes‚ film brings to mind the works of Tarkovsky, Wong Kar-Wai, and David Lynch. Loop is truly a tour de force of a ferociously intelligent mind.

This is the kind of movie that you don't just walk away from. It stays with for days, even weeks afterward. I loved every mind altering thought provoking minute of it. I can't recommend it enough.

Pericles has done more than just created a movie here. This is a true work of art. And as a work of art it's subjective. I'm sure some people might not want to go to the places that this movie takes you. Others may welcome the journey. I certainly did.

Beautifully shot, directed, and composed. The special effects are pretty mind altering as well.

Watch it!