peter s-2
Joined Jan 2001
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I saw this film at Sundance and was impressed with the story and the large amount of footage. The film maker was a member of the cult and was responsible for filming within the cult so the quality of the footage is impressive.
I really enjoyed the film, and recommend it highly. The film does a good job of showing how intelligent people are not at all immune from being taken in by cults, and what they get out of membership.
The extremely negative reviews here from new accounts just adds a nice angle to the film. The cult leader portrayed in the film is still in operation. Fascinating world few of us get a close look at.
I really enjoyed the film, and recommend it highly. The film does a good job of showing how intelligent people are not at all immune from being taken in by cults, and what they get out of membership.
The extremely negative reviews here from new accounts just adds a nice angle to the film. The cult leader portrayed in the film is still in operation. Fascinating world few of us get a close look at.
The reason this film is rated so poorly is that it had the most misleading preview ever. It was marketed as a feel-good low-IQ no-surprise white-bread movie that Ronald Reagan would have applauded. Instead it was a dark and original exercise that is well worth seeing. It has an audience, but they didn't go. (I only saw it because one of my filmy friends bugged me until I agreed to give it a chance.) The people that did go based on the preview were ironically exactly the wrong audience.
This is the only film Pekinpah released without studio interference. It is a singular film by a director with a clear inner vision. My favorite Pekinpah with the possible exception of the director's cut of THE WILD BUNCH.