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Chemical Wedding [2008]


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A surprising and shocking hit
Review date: 2008-10-09 Rating: 8 out of 10

I did not know what to expect when i got this film about a lecturer who is possessed by the spirit of occult obsessive aleister crowley after entering a virtual reality machine that has his thoughts and teachings programmed in it. What i got was an amazing viewing experience. Simon Callow is amazing as aleister giving him a multi layered personality, the screen just lights up whenever he is on and he dominates this movie. But acting overall is fantastic in this movie. Some of the scences of sexual occultism are quite shocking but it is never to ott and helps keep the realism the film has created. The only downside is the slighlty crazy last sequance where it almost ruins a perfectly crafted film. A must see for anyone interested in crowley or any one who likes their mystery with a bit of spice.

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not bad but not what aleister crowley would depict of himself
Review date: 2008-09-06 Rating: 8 out of 10

Having watched the film i can say that its provactive, seductive and deadly as the plot may come across as thin and amatuerish since three quarters of the cast involved are unknowns apart from Simon Callow of 4 weddings and a funeral who delivers a solid performance as the occult obessive professor Haddow whose mind is replaced by that of Crowley after a doomed experiment but that alone shoudn't detract from such a good film thats authentically British since its directed by Julian Doyle of monty python fame and of course Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden as any hollywood director would end up making a mockumentary of such a character dubbed the wickedist man in Britain of whom Chemical Wedding comes close to recreating the many personalitys of Aleister Crowley yet had he been a few decades younger and had seen this film he wouldn't agree with some of the Gallows humour involved.

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Actor(s):
Jud Charlton
Simon Callow
Lucy Cudden
Paul McDowell
John Shrapnel

Creators:
Simon Callow (Primary Contributor)
Lucy Cudden (Primary Contributor)
Julian Doyle (Writer)
Bruce Dickinson (Writer)

Director(s):

Recording label: Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment
EAN: 5051442917024
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-09-08
Audience rating: To Be Announced
Region code: 2
Running time: 102 minutes

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