Forbidden Zone

I once thought collaboration with Tim Burton was what gave Danny Elfman his wings. Now I know that it was the shackles that dragged this demon into our gloomy reality from the unruly, nonsensical sixth dimension where he had previously worked with his brother. Forbidden Zone is a geyser of pure creativity unfettered by logic, rationality or taste. Everything here is subordinated to absurdity, caricature, decadence and free association. Psychedelia does not need colours; just more than a small amount of imagination and freedom is enough. (23/09/2020)

Je ne me doutais pas que, peu de temps après avoir regardé The Sinful Dwarf, je tomberais sur un autre film dans lequel un nain pervers s’occupe d’esclaves sexuelles ! Cette fois-ci, par contre, c’est plutôt dans le style d’un Alice au pays des merveilles avec des décors en carton-pâte. Les frères Elfman ont dû abuser d’une certaine substance pendant le tournage, sinon je ne vois pas comment ils auraient pu arriver à un mix cinématographique surréaliste et de mauvais goût. Cette comédie musicale obscure est réellement impossible à évaluer de façon objective. (12/04/2019)

It's definitely not a film for everyone and while watching it I wondered if I'd seen anything weirder. To be honest, I'm not sure if I have. You can be sure that this is an unusual experience, but one that will captivate you with its bizarre imaginativeness. In this respect, it simply works and deserves at least a slightly above average rating. (12/12/2016)