DOGGIE WOGGIEZ, POOCHIE WOOCHIEZ! (2012)

DOGGIE WOGGIEZ, POOCHIE WOOCHIEZ! (2012)

Dir. Commodore Gilgamesh and Ghoul Skool
running time is unknown (let me know!)

 

 

This extraordinary acidic arthouse romp is brought to us by the fine folks over at Everything is Terrible! and is a loose, yet paradoxically almost straight, adaptation of Alejandro Jodorowsky's immortal film The Holy Mountain.

 

It uses stock footage from the original movie itself, as well as from seemingly hundreds of other Hollywood pictures, instructional videos, commercials and what have you, all related to dogs. Edited together in psychedelic montages and random clips, the movie really does parallel all of the plot points and even philosophy of its muse. Sometimes the pacing suffers, but the sheer weirdness does not.

 

 

You don't have to have seen the original film to enjoy it (just high), but familiarity with it helps. There are a lot of concepts being thrown at you in Jodorowsky's work, and here that material is abstracted even further. It offers its own interpretation of the material, a revealing insight into American pop culture, all the whilst providing a clearly loving homage. It also just makes for a wonderful trip-screen.

 

 

A double feature of this and Our Robocop Remake this is match made in heaven. Thank you, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals. 7/10

 

You can purchase DOGGI WOGGIEZ, POOCHIE WOOCHIEZ! here:

http://everythingisterrible.bigcartel.com/product/doggiewoggiez-poochiewoochiez

OUR ROBOCOP REMAKE (2014)

OUR ROBOCOP REMAKE (2014) (UR) Dir. Various
108 mins.

 

This film has to be seen to be believed. It is a deconstructionist and immensely surreal retelling, that really explores and dissects the themes of the Paul Verhoeven classic. 50 directors contributed to this mind-melting piece, and despite that fact, the transitions between segments really work to the movie's benefit.

 

I kid you not, dear readers, this opus has everything; gore, stop-motion animated action figures, musical numbers, dance, cartoons, video games, and exploding penises. Many, many exploding penises. This all leads to a very tripped out climax that is both meta and sublime. If you are familiar with Doggie Woggiez, Poochie Woochiez!, you'll have some idea of what to expect here, though I venture to say this is superior to that film in many ways.

 

 

If you love of Robocop or psychedelia, I cannot recommend this enough. It is a love letter to the original (and altered states of consciousness). 8/10

 

Watch OUR ROBOCOP REMAKE on its official site: http://www.ourrobocopremake.com/watch.html