Charles Manson - Superstar
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Actor: Charles Manson, James N. Mason, Zeena LaVeyDVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-09-17
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Screen Edge
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Movie Review: Charles Manson Looney Star
Summary: 5 Stars
An archetypical icon on the 1960's, Charles Manson was a fitting conclusion of an eventful era of American history that included hippies, the Vietnam War, JFK, LSD,the creation of the Satanic Church by Anton Lavey, and Timothy Leary. He is the star of one of America's most awful nightmares and instigator of one of its most brutal crimes: the bloodthirsty butchering of Roman Polanski's wife and unborn child.
"Charles Manson Superstar" attempts to make sense out of Charles Manson through a long interview with him interspersed with details about his life as read in a monotonous droning tone by journalist Nikolas Shreck and Zeena Lavey and a beautiful painting by Joe Coleman. There is also a unconvincing attempt to link Manson and his cult with the Church of Satan, The Process, and other occult groups by using selective reasoning and coincidences that make it appear as if Manson is himself something greater that is a part of something on a larger cosmological scale than what he really is; a psychopathic madman with visions of grandeur. Schreck goes so far as to try to pass Manson off as a prophetic visionary who has tapped into a vague shamanistic perception of the world that is missed by the rest of humankind who are too controlled by technology and media to be able to see for themselves and who have unfairly crucified Charles Manson for crimes he did not commit becaise he is a reflection of all that they fear. Granted, although it's refreshing to see a different representation of Manson than what is normally seen in the media, any sane person who spends even a few minutes listening to Manson can see that the guy is totally out of his mind. Trying to make any coherent sense out of the garbled nonsense that makes up the majority of what he says, not to mention the concentrated effort it takes to attempt to follow along his disjointed sentences, random mumblings, broken syntax, and leap from one subject to another, leaves one feeling disturbed, confused, creeped out, and not a little repulsed by someone who is obviously insane. In fact, watching Charles Manson talk was like viewing uncensored footage of a train being derailed at full speed in the midst of a public urban area, smashing through untold numbers of unwitting bystanders while graphically showing in minute detail the suffering and carnage caused by the unstoppable metal rush of impending doom, leaving one feeling bewildered and anxious. Manson cannot sit still as he gesticulates wildly and moves his limbs like a demon possessed, his head swiveling around almost inhuman like as if he was a black magic sorcerous madman right out of an H. P. Lovecraft short story or the little girl from "The Exorcist."
Overall, "Charles Manson Superstar" is recommended viewing for anyone who has any interest in serial killers or psychology, however, for anyone who is expecting to make more sense out of the tragedy that was the Tate-LaBianca murders or the madman himself, look elsewhere.
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