Rating: 
Summary: A stimulating visual feast that suffers from being too long
Review: Nicholas Roeg's "The Man Who Fell To Earth" is an overall visually stimulating flick that suffers from being too long and lacking some action. The only thing that was keeping me in my seat towards the end was some amazing visuals and David Bowie's way too cool for words performance. The problem is the same information, scenes and visuals keep repeating themselves. The film is unconventional and floats around and is meant to be more of a visual experience. I liked the experimentation and there was a lot of interesting stuff that happened but after a while it got a bit too boring and I found myself drifting away. It's obvious that the film is meant to be watched stoned. I loved David Bowie's performance, which was truly the most memorable part of the film. I recommend this for those who are into experimental and unconventional films and if you are not, you're going to hate this film. I'm glad I saw it and was entertained but wished it was much shorter. I liked "Performance" better.
Rating: 
Summary: How to explain this movie...
Review: This is one of those films that is best watched in the dark, by yourself, because sometimes, you just might want to shout out "WHAT?" Basically this movie is a great cult classic about an alien who comes to our planet in search of water for his desert planet. David Bowie... how do you rate his performance with that of other conventional actors? You can't. He is brilliant in his role as Mr. Newton! I was completely mesmerized and even attracted to him as the thin redhead. I was surprised however that he was completely unclothed in one scene, but hey, it didn't hurt any part of the movie! I would recomend this to anyone, period. I give the movie a 5, but Bowie's performance gets a 10!
Rating:
Summary: Loving The Alien
Review: I never went into thi film expecting anything that
conventional,considering David Bowie stars in it.But it is a
socially relevant science fiction movie about an alien who comes
to Earth in search of water to aid his draught-ridden planet and
in the process get's caught up in the corrupt politics of human
culture.In the end he basically forgets why he came to Earth to
start with after falling in love and becoming owner of a big
cooperation.The overall message-if aliens arn't visiting this planet there's a REASON!The movie uses stark settings and is
shot very surreally so it isn't for those without the most
open mind to avante-garde film making.Bowie,having already had
mime and theatre experience (and being the dramatic Ziggy Stardust of course) is brilliant as an actor and it is all too
believable that he doesn't come from Earth (I wonder if Bowie
really IS an alien sometimes anyway).But for those who can make
their mind and visual spectrum stretch and who don't mind a sadly
ironic ending you will enjoy this film.
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