Incredibly strange and violent, but definitely worth watching.
Added 9/26/2009
This was lent to me by a good friend who is really into movies nobody has ever heard of. It's very weird, and my girlfriend and I had many moments in which we exclaimed "What the f***?". The first part of the movie is essentially what the bible would be if it was also an ultra violent, psychedelic, western flick. The second part still contains references to the bible, bu to me at least, seemed as if it was referring more to the continued corruption of religion (namely Christianity in this case) and the corruption of our society in general. The directing and cinematography is solid, but the surprising highlight is the unanimously good acting with the exception of the girl chosen to portray Alejandro Jodorowsky's twisted version of Eve/Women. All in all it's a very interesting movie that's certainly worth watching if you're into cult movies, but if you're sensitive about violence or religion stay far away.
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Mentally scaring
Added 4/16/2009
My ethnic studies teacher showed this in class one day, and I was in no way ready for the extreme violence and perversion in the first 20 minutes of the film. I was sick to my stomach and couldn't finish it. And after reading the plot summary, I'm glad I never finished it. It even gave me nightmares.
NOT for the weak at heart (or of stomach).
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About 90 minutes into this movie I turned to my lover and said 'This is the worst movie I've ever seen.'
And I've seen some pretty bad movies, believe me!
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INTERESTING...VISUALLTY THOUGHT PROVOKING
Added 1/21/2009
I originally saw this movie in a bar with no sound and viewed it in black and white......I then purchased it on Amazon and found out it is not in black and white, which is great because it is important to see the blood shed in full color. This movie makes no sense at all and at the same time makes absolute sense.....I guess you can call it an art film, but I feel like the movie has so many messages in it, you just have to open your mind to enjoy it as a journey.....I say get it!!!! Also the interview with the creator is very interesting..I would have liked it to be longer in the special features
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Not for the weak of heart...
Added 1/18/2009
"El Topo" was one of the first midnight-movie cult hits because of its visually stunning, mentally exciting indulgence in gratuitous sex and exaggerated violence...
Avenging angel El Topo--meant to be wise and mystical--rides into a town whose population has just been massacred... He guns down some of the cruel and perverse bandits responsible and brutally punishes their leader... He leaves his seven-year-old son with some monks and goes away with the gang leader's woman, Mara...
In the desert sands, El Topo and Mara make love, and she quickly falls in love with him... After their frantic love-making, she tells him that he can prove that he's the 'best' by killing the Four Masters...
For no apparent reason other than to please Mara, El Topo begins his mission, defeating and killing each of the Four Masters...
The film has been quite controversial... It lacks clarity and has painful emotions that make it quite compelling...
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