I was really excited to finally see this, it opened with a warning about flashing images and patterns and almost immediately you can see why.
The director has one editing gimmick and he runs in into the ground. Constant jump cuts and flashing, cheap looking "scratched film" filters and repetitive fake VHS tracking and damage cuts.
I get he wanted to make it look raw and trashy like The Birthday Party itself, but a t a certain point it just becomes obnoxious and gives you a headache.
There is some great archival footage, which is sadly over processed. There are animated recreation segments that are pretty good.
It will test your patience even if, like me, you are a huge BP/Nick Cave fan.
The director has one editing gimmick and he runs in into the ground. Constant jump cuts and flashing, cheap looking "scratched film" filters and repetitive fake VHS tracking and damage cuts.
I get he wanted to make it look raw and trashy like The Birthday Party itself, but a t a certain point it just becomes obnoxious and gives you a headache.
There is some great archival footage, which is sadly over processed. There are animated recreation segments that are pretty good.
It will test your patience even if, like me, you are a huge BP/Nick Cave fan.