One of the Finest Examples of American Cinema - Ever!

Rating: Null/10 (28 January 2004)

I love movies, from Chaplin, Garbo, Bogart, bad 50s Sci-Fi, Plan B, Giant, Hud, sixties counter-culture, Airplane, Ahnold, Dr Evil, everything from outstanding to truly bad, I love movies. That said, I'll continue...
I first saw the original AN in 1980, at 19 years of age, on my first large screen color tv (remember the video disk?!)
AN was the first film I had ever seen wherin I couldn't even leave my seat to pee - I was positively riveted! Now, 23 years later, I have seen Redux (four times this week!) and I must say that AN (and Redux) are STILL the finest ever! The cinematography, the character's experiences, the sets, the action, the horror and insanity, the multiple levels of thought-provoking sounds and images, everything.
This masterpiece works on SO many levels that I wonder how many times I'll have to watch it to really get it all. My last thought... seeing Lance tripping on acid, with the firefight and wild lighting effects makes me wonder how AN would be while tripping... Happy viewing everyone!