The New York Times describes it:
"Greaser's Palace," which can be more accurately described as Downey's "The Greatest Story Ever Told." "Greaser's Palace" does to vulgar humor what the George Stevens film did to Christianity: it embraces it with awe and far too many technical resources.366 Weird Movies has this description:
Set in a barren town in the old West, Greaser’s Palace is a series of bizarre sketches which run a gamut from arid comedy to hints of disturbing perversion. These absurd anecdotes hang off a storyline that loosely and enigmatically follows the outline of the New Testament.DVD Talk says it "remains an engaging slice of independent underground/above ground absurdity." TCM has information. Rotten Tomatoes has an audience score of 61%.
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I have never heard of an acid western or this film. When I relax later today I am going to check it out to be a little more informed. You are good at finding things that I never usually hear about. Happy Wednesday. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteAcid Westerns are a real, if odd, category of Western. There aren't very many of them. Our favorite is Dead Man's Bounty.
DeleteI've also never heard of acid westerns, but I am off to watch this.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I’ve been complaining about my gimpy keyboard for awhile, but my mouse has always worked great. That is, until today. I had to buy a new mouse just so I could maneuver between blogs. That’s why I’m really late visiting.
Acid western is off-the-rails as a western sub-genre. And to cover Jesus' ministry in this type of film means it just won't have broad appeal. It was a strange experience.
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DeleteSounds interesting! I've never heard of this type of western either, thanks for the information 😀. I hope you had a lovely week! J 😊 x
ReplyDeleteYes, a lovely week, thx :) It rained some today while the sun was shining.
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