Liquid Sky

I can see what the fuzz is about, but this movie did nothing for me. Reasons for this might be that I was not born yet when this movie was made, I am not a part of any underground/subculture and I have never been to New York. What I did like was the looks of it, at times. They have played around with fashion and punk styles and made something that is at times very iconic. The soundtrack was interesting, and I appreciate it for being ahead of its time. I also liked some of the progressive opinions that Other than what is previously mentioned: this seems to me as a badly made movie. The actors are giving very poor performances, for one. You can say that it was intentional - but that does not make the performances any less forced or annoying. The acting makes this feel like a cheap *. The plot is probably not to be taken seriously at face value, and while I can appreciate it being used to make a statement on certain lifestyles - it just doesn't work. And it's told in a way that is almost demonstrably unengaging.

Some of the reviewers here must have serious mental issues; they actually talk about the supposed merits of this piece of absolute garbage of a movie. It HAS no merits. It's TRASH. WORTHLESS. Horribly written. Horribly cast. Horribly acted. Horribly lit. Horribly scored. ATROCIOUSLY edited. I had to laugh when one reviewer on here actually said that the editing was "sharp." That would be fine if he had meant, "The editing cuts abruptly to and from scenes with no sense of story or continuity whatsoever," but that's evidently not how this person meant it. He meant it in a complimentary way, which leads me ineluctably to the conclusion that he is on the same cocktail of trendy drugs that the characters are on

When I went into the cinema there were about 80 other people with me. By the time the end credits rolled there were about 5. The only reason that I didn't join the other 75 was that I had got in for free; if I'd paid I would have demanded my money back. Many films are so bad they're good, however Liquid Sky is one of those rare films which is just plain bad. The music is appalling (cheesy early eighties synths -- probably bad at the time, but particularly grating nowadays), the plot stupid (pretentious art-house nonsense), and the acting abysmal. If you've really got nothing to do and are thinking of paying to watch Liquid Sky, try painting a door and watching it dry: it won't take as long, won't cost as much, be more interesting and involve slightly less wood.

I couldn't sleep this morning, so I dropped this movie in the VCR. Yes - I even own it...for some odd and unbelievable reason. If you managed to read the other reviews - you know the deal... It is a freaky movie. I think to truly enjoy this, one would need, 800 mg of heroine, 2 kilos of cocaine, 10 ounces of weed, 15 hits of acid, 3 peyote buttons, 18 ecstasy pills, 20 bottles of gin, 8 grams of hash, 16 bottles of tequila and to be whacked with a baseball bat to the side of the head - all while being awake for 21 days. Since I was sober - that caused a big problem...I was looking forward to something with a plot - even a bad one. This plot goes way beyond bad and the acting, special effects, camera work and everything else is equally as repulsive. Advice and advance warning...remember to ask your local drug dealer to medicate you to the ultimate degree before you decide to freely watch this. The only way to understand this is to be sedated to where your mind and thoughts can believe that the little elf on the Lucky Charms cereal box is a brilliant god and has the answers to the universe in the box of cereal. Be prepared for atrocious dialog and nasty hairstyles, costumes and horrendous irritating music played repetitively to not release. If you survive all that, your eyes will have to overcome the over-bearing use of neon and pastels. If I was only in my 20's in the 80's - wow...what parties I would have gone to. (on another note) - if you want to help somebody who has a bad drug addiction - make them watch this movie and tell them to make sense of it...it should convince them to quit drugs in all forms. ---Not that I am against drugs - but if this were a real art film, I would not make that comment. If you can handle your drugs - then by all means - go for it...but this is a good reason to quit...if your best talent is making films of this caliber.

What the hell is this crap? Slava Tsukerman should be shot, as should his wife and Anne Carlisle for scripting this terribly acted, terribly realized film about the sexuality of the worst-constructed characters in the history of low-budget films. Camp factor = 10! When I saw Barbarella, I thought to myself "THIS is one of the worst movies I've ever seen, apart from Jane Fonda being in it", but yesterday I saw this trash. The flimsy subplot about aliens hunting for heroin destroyed what was left in the social commentary on the post-punk phase of the early 80s in NYC. Anne Carlisle is the least believable actress I've ever come across, and the 80s punkish campness of it all made me want to set fire to the screen. NEVER see this film, EVER.

Oh, what a dreadful, dreadful film this is. What a flimsy little strip of celluloid offal. Let me tell you about it, hmmm? Liquid Sky is about a set of twins, one boy, one girl, both played by the same woman. The female is abducted by aliens one fine night, and from that point on, everyone she has sex with, and there's plenty, just plain disappears, right then, right there. Poof! Gone. And it's not just for the fellas, she makes women disappear, too, with her own little Lap-top disintegrator. She even vaporizes her own she-male brother, which, since it's the same actress, calls for some tricky camera work for the big moment. As my old friend Velma would say: "Jinkies, Fred!" Anyway, I don't really remember how it ends, except that it maybe involves this big mutha of a mutha-ship, because I was, by then, a broken man. I would say it was a parable about the AIDS crisis, but I think that's giving credit where it is not due. I think is was just some raving twisty's vision of the perfect girl: one who puts out, isn't afraid of playing dress-up, and won't ask you to call them next week, because you've been reduced to a fine mist. "So," you say, "That sounds like maybe it could be ok...it has sex in it, right?" Beware, my salacious simian. Any possible jollies you could pull from this art-house nasty are entirely negated by the maddeningly incomprehensible script, the dyed-in-the-wool bad acting, and the utterly bonko synth-pop score. Having said that, I must admit this. I saw this movie once, well over ten years ago, and it has hung with me ever since. So it is at least an event that cannot be forgotten, like say, perhaps, being mugged or passing a kidney stone.

OK, so it attempts to be deep and loaded. Save your money, wait, save those two hours of your life for something better like an Olsen Twins movie or a Kathy Lee Gifford/Gallagher double bill concert. Seriously, instead watch a student film, or Eraserhead or something else that doesn't attempt to be groundbreaking, but is. At least watch something that has one artistic success, say story, dialouge, acting, visuals (this movie is the first I've seen be successful at making film look like bad video), f/x, content, or anything. It'll have one more success than this piece did. One good thing about this movie is that it might give us aspiring filmmakers hope, that our product can make it, no matter how different it may be. As you can see by the other reviews, it touched many a person. They must think shrimps are more important than duty. Watch the movie and you'll get it, OK.

In New York, a small flying saucer lands on the roof of a penthouse seeking for heroin. In the apartment, the cocaine addicted model Margaret (Anne Carlisle) is a promiscuous bisexual androgynous woman that lives with her lover, the drug dealer Adrian (Paula E. Sheppard). Margaret has sex with many partners asking for cocaine in return. The aliens discover that the sensation of the * is equivalent to the heroin and they suck the brains of Margaret's lovers, killing them first and then making their bodies disappear. Meanwhile, a German scientist is chasing the extraterrestrial beings and arrives in a building in front of Margaret's apartment to observe the creatures. "Liquid Sky" is one of the weirdest films that I have ever seen. When I saw this low-budget cult-movie for the first time in the 80's, I remember that I liked it a lot. However, now I have just watched it on DVD I have found the plot dated and the image needs to be restored. My vote is five. Title (Brazil): "Liquid Sky"

i first saw liquid sky when it came out and was so intrigued i went back to see it four more times. hadn't seen anything before like it, and haven't seen anything like it since. given that it's obviously a no-budget production by non-actors they do an incredible job. c'mon, anybody who doesn't laugh at the interaction between the scientist and sylvia just has no sense of humor. and there are other priceless moments... ordering shrimp, the look on everyone's faces when jimmy vanishes, "i can't have all these bodies", and best of all: "delicious, delicious." there's more creativity in liquid sky than in a whole summer's worth of Hollywood blockbusters. a lot of it is ugly, some is dated 1980s scene stuff, but it's undeniable and there's not a false note by a single performer. anne carlisle's performance(s) is utterly convincing and it's a shame it's been overlooked.

A tiny alien spaceship lands on top of a New York apartment looking for heroin. The apartment is occupied by a former model now a drug addict Margaret(Anne Carlisle) and her abusive lesbian lover. The aliens discover that a certain pheromone is produced in the human brain during sex that is similar to heroin. Margaret basically discovers she can have sex with people...and they're vaporized by the aliens for the drug. That synopsis may not make a lot of sense...but neither does the movie. This was a HUGE hit with the college crowd back in 1982. It played to sold out houses and lasted months. I was in college back then and went to see it. I found it a stupid dull movie that thought very highly of itself. It's just full of unpleasant people who seem to be constantly drugged out or looking for drugs. There's an especially irritating subplot involving a Jewish woman and a German scientist. It's supposed to be funny (I think) but I just found it pointless--kind of like the whole movie. In some ways this is interesting. They completely caught the fashions, music and feel of that era--but the ridiculous plot, cruel characters and pathetic acting make this a real chore to sit through. The only bright light here is Carlisle. She's not good but she's better than any of the other actors and she plays two roles--one a male! I tried watching this recently at a revival theatre--I walked out. It was even WORSE than I remembered it! A boring, pretentious and unpleasant little movie that has deservedly slipped into obscurity. Skip this one.