Reviews

Ok, first off *DO NOT* watch this movie if your idea of an independent film is something starring Johhny Depp or Hugh Grant. That said, *DO* watch this movie if you liked 'Pi,' or other movies that were shot on almost no budget, but still somehow manage to mix cinematic exploration of abstract concepts with elements of science fiction. Don't expect to understand this movie the first time you watch it, but after two weeks of mulling it over as you try to get to sleep at night, it'll come to have more meaning.

Ok, here's the plot:

The Russians dropped the bomb on the U.S. in 1955, shortly before invading and taking over the country. The last vestige of peace, freedom, and rock and roll is the town of 'Lost Vegas' (which appears like Oz on the horizon) where Elvis Presley is appointed King. When the King finally dies, it sends shockwaves across the land, and every sword wielding, guitar playing, dreamer sets out for the shimmering city on the horizon, hoping that they just might be the one destined to fill the fallen leader's blue suede shoes. One of these dreamers is Buddy. Another is Death himself (plus the other three members of his band) While Death wipes out the competition, and hunts for Buddy's world famous guitar, the four-eyed hero of the movie treks towards Lost Vegas, accompanied by a near-feral orphaned boy, who he saves from a band of marauding savages. Along the way, Buddy encounters everything from rival musicians and a Cleaver-esque cannibal family, to windmill worshipers, and the rock & roll hating Red Army. The ending of the movie (which I won't give away) is an incredibly strange blur of 'The Highlander,' 'The Wizard of Oz,' and 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia.'

Definitely one to rent when it comes out on video!

This is such a fun movie, everyone I've shown it to has tried to swipe my rather beat up copy... If you're a fan of hardboiled detectives, the works of H.P. Lovecraft, horror mixed with comedy, Fred Ward, or watching movies in slow motion to find all sorts of cool stuff going on in the background, then this film is for you...

Sadly, you CAN NOT PURCHASE this film, unless you find it used. HBO only released it to video rental stores, even though it's lesser sequel is available just about anywhere. To make matters worse, all tapes come with a Macrovision copy block. Bummer...

So, if you can find it, grab it quick, before someone else does!