Altered States (1980) - July 10,2012 Review

[Monroville]

Originally Posted by BluPat

My bf and I just watched my Blu of 'Altered States' for the first time. I have wanted to see this for years ever since Warner released this on DVD in that cardboard snap case that I would always see at Best Buy back in the day.

The picture looked fantastic considering it's from 1980. The only thing I didn't know which was more horrific:

1) the dress Blair Brown had on at the beginning, or:
2) the hair she had in her armpit.

I would like to know how your GF reacted to this. This is one of those "test the girlfriend for marriage material" movies. If you can find one that likes this and/or THE ROAD WARRIOR, then you have a keeper.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by Monroville

I would like to know how your GF reacted to this. This is one of those "test the girlfriend for marriage material" movies. If you can find one that likes this and/or THE ROAD WARRIOR, then you have a keeper.

When my then-girlfriend watched 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY and didn't go into epileptic fits during "the part with the monkeys" (and ended up loving the film), then went on to enjoy the original '60s-'70s PLANET OF THE APES films, too, I knew I had to marry her and marry her hard. I'd NEVER seen a female tolerate the fusion of primates and science fiction before; women seem to have a genetic aversion to those two things being united.

[Monroville]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

When my then-girlfriend watched 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY and didn't go into epileptic fits during "the part with the monkeys" (and ended up loving the film), then went on to enjoy the original '60s-'70s PLANET OF THE APES films, too, I knew I had to marry her and marry her hard. I'd NEVER seen a female tolerate the fusion of primates and science fiction before; women seem to have a genetic aversion to those two things being united.

That is awesome. You know, someone could make an entire thread on this subject alone.

How did she react when Cheston saw the statue at the end?

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by Monroville

That is awesome. You know, someone could make an entire thread on this subject alone.

How did she react when Cheston saw the statue at the end?

She recognized it for what it was--complete badassery!!! I loved it because she's usually (irritatingly) uncanny about guessing the endings of movies in advance, but that one got her!

[BluPat]

Originally Posted by Monroville

I would like to know how your GF reacted to this. This is one of those "test the girlfriend for marriage material" movies. If you can find one that likes this and/or THE ROAD WARRIOR, then you have a keeper.

Actually my boyfriend....I'm gay. And we both laughed at her hairy armpits. We've been together almost 12 years now.