In Edinburgh, went with Lanni, Kerr and Flo to see Roger Corman’s ‘The Trip’. Roger Corman introduced the film giving a small speech about how the film was made and his discussions with the writer of the film Jack Nicholson.
The film is the story of Paul (Peter Fonda) a TV commercial director going through a bitter divorce with his wife. Dejected and disillusioned, he decides to experiment with LSD recommended by John (Bruce Dern) to explore Paul’s inner self. John gives a good explanation of how to take LSD and what it will do for Paul. Max (Dennis Hopper) is the drug dealer who shows up in the movie to give some interesting commentary. Hopper gives an interesting performance and maybe expanding his character would have provided a better story. Paul spends the next few hours seeing beautiful colours and patterns, becoming more enlightened and self-aware, in between getting freaked out and confused in a terrifying nightmare world he has no control over.
The psychedelic "trip" and hallucinatory visions that Paul experiences are very well done by director Roger Corman. The style and flash cut editing is good and you can see the inspiration for ‘Easy Rider’ and maybe even an influence for ‘Fear and Loathing Las Vegas’ However, without more of a plot, it soon becomes slightly repetitive, but overall, it is entertaining filled with old film techniques that audiences will enjoy.
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