Has anyone ever watched this whilst on drugs… ?!
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panthergeo — 19 years ago(December 20, 2006 10:23 AM)
I'd like to add my own experience watching an '80's film while on a hit or two of blotter. I was past the peak stage when I tuned into a man vs. nature flick on one of the pay-TV channels many yrs. ago that was called "Razorback". I think the star was Gregory Harrison, who was on the late '70's TV spinoff of "Logan's Run". Anyhow, his character in the movie is obsessed Ahab-style with capturing this monsterous Outback porker. Sometime in the movie he has a bedroom scene with this hot Shelia (that's Aussie for babe) and he turns over and sees her rise up wearing this hog mask. He naturally startles awake to indicate that it was a dream image. The Psychotrophics in my synapses triggered intense laughter.
If I gotta connect this post in some way tangentally to "Altered States", lemme mention that the 2nd episode of the live-action DC Comics' "The Flash" series from 1990-91 has the titular speedster facing off against this mad geneticist who devises a way to de-evolve himself. He becomes a primordial creature who runs amok in Central City killing homeless people. Clearly the writers were lazily copying from the basic premise of "Altered States". -
nitaant-1 — 18 years ago(April 01, 2008 10:04 PM)
Because that is the nature of consciousness study and finding an ultimate finality. The finality is intangible to us in our current paradigms. The only way to achieve transcendence is to challenge reality. Not to just challenge it in theory, and then return to it when things get scary, you have to let go of all your conceptions of reality, let go of your current consciousness.
You will lose your ego, or the illusion of what you think you are, and find the core finality that is beyond question or rational explanation in this dimension. -
jon19809 — 16 years ago(November 06, 2009 04:04 PM)
i love taking acid and watching good films,tryed performance and vanishing point and phantasm on acid,but i would love to see this one on the stuff.cant bloody get any at the moment tho
GET UP..GET UP AND DANCE,YOU WILL DANCE AT MY PARTY -
racewaybob — 16 years ago(November 07, 2009 04:56 PM)
Many of the posts on this thread deal with speculation; allow me to present the case for the "enhanced" experience. This is THE BEST "drug movie" ever! I have watched this movie several times with friends while tripping, and it is extraordinary. If you're into the acid, you may need to remind yourself "It is only a movie," especially during Act 3.
An All-Star movie marathon for the psychedelic fan: Start with "Altered States" followed by Pink Floyd's "The Wall", finish with the animated "Heavy Metal." Relax. Enjoy. -
KuD261 — 14 years ago(June 26, 2011 06:14 PM)
man, I wish I hadn't watched this high, well, I mean, not totally, it was an experience for sure, but one that left me anxious for the entirety of the movie.
It didn't help that my friend was kind of spurring this thought in my mind that I was going to activate some dormant schizophrenia, and that my mind was going to become overactive with images. -
WolfgangHorizon — 13 years ago(March 10, 2013 09:32 PM)
My friend watched it on marijuana, and it really intensified the experience for him. The trip scenes took on whole new meaning, and some of the bizarre dialogue and choices the actors make are 10x funnier. Also, the regression to an ape-like humanoid made more sense!
Overall, he highly recommends it. -
krispy_123 — 11 years ago(September 11, 2014 06:58 AM)
AHAHAHAHAHAAHHA!!! ^^^THIS^^^ That was EXACTLY my experience lol! I watched it once sober like 4 years back and I enjoyed it but Just finished now. I smoked some beforehand and OMG!!! Yeah, was beep intense.
the guy in the $600 banana suit - COME ON!