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Adeel Hail Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

bkoganbing One thing about Head, it's not a film you should view while doing any pharmaceuticals. It will be life in the booby hatch forever afterward.Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, and Peter Torke were the members of the Monkees who were a rock group put together by TV executives and given a half hour television show back in the 60s. As the Beatles became popular, America had to have its own group of mop tops who did in fact have a few good song hits.Jones and Dolenz were performers, Nesmith and Torke were musicians yet they did fit together naturally as if they all grew up together. I remember Mickey Dolenz as a blond kid in Circus Boy as Mickey Braddock. Davy Jones had been known for being the Artful Dodger in Oliver. No use in describing the film, it's a music video ahead of its time. A few folks like Teri Garr, Victor Mature, Jack Nicholson and Timothy Carey make some brief appearances. You can interpret the sequences almost any way you would like.I wish some of their song hits were feature in Head. Still fans of the group who at that time were the young generation will have some of their expressions voiced.After all then they were the young generation with something to say.

dungeonstudio On viewing this movie again in the Criterion BBS Story, I've gained a new appreciation for it. I'd say it's a flawless commentary on the assembly, execution (in many literal senses) and the desires and integrity (if any?) of some or all of The Monkees in the 'system'. Highly surreal at times, but yet making perfect sense to anyone having strong opinions on 'pop stardom', 'television diffusion', and 'political/moral diversion tactics'. It's all brilliantly and subtlety interwoven in this film. It does more to justify what The Monkees were, and The Beatles weren't. Yet, if given the chance at the time - I think both bands would gladly switch their jackets for mere poops and giggles. Both bands could claim being 'groomed and doomed'. But is so interesting that one endured the 'caverns' for their status, while the other endured the 'casting offices'. And in a way, I think the later created more of a desperate bonding than the former for the two bands. The Monkees were definitely split on 'earning their bread' and 'getting their butter'. And had opinions and awareness of the world outside of their 'bubble' that they wanted to empathize and alert their fans of as well. But were caught in such a mechanism that could jeopardize their career, yet at the same time earn them credibility and expand their fan base. I think 'Head' straddles that hurdle amazingly, not only for The Monkees, but Raffleson, Nicholson, and all others involved. How to stay in a system they're trying to escape from? Take the food from the hand, and say the bite it was given was out of love? Really miraculous considering the shackles, context, period, and all the talent that was involved, and their own personal ideas and beliefs. Art for information sake? Or information with a chrome gallery frame around it? Either way, it stands as both - then and now.

michaelhirakida I first heard of The Monkees when Davy Died. I decided to check out a few episodes and fell in love with it. The movie Head is a film that was a disaster critically and commercially. I watched Head and my first impressions were great. But I didn't realize how important it would be later on in the years of The Monkees. I could analyze every single scene and tell you what it meant.A film like this starts out with mystery, something we don't expect. A opening of a bridge. The Monkees suddenly run onto the bridge and Micky Jumps off. We have no clue what is going on, but you will see later on. Then we see tiny little boxes of film showing film from the movie and if you look closely is chronological. Then we get heavy pieces of symbolism as The Monkees run onto stage after a weird war piece. Circle Sky plays as footage from Vietnam is shown which shows the troubles they have been going through the past couple of months. The film then uses TV Footage which marks melancholy from the aborted TV Show. The film takes place basically in a film studio as The Monkees are tired of the same stuff over and over again. If you don't know what this is all about, The Monkees wanted to change their show but the company that they worked for wouldn't let him which led to the canceling of the show. The film has musical numbers also which lead from Broadway fluff to Psychedelic pop. Many of the musical numbers make sense so thats great.There are many cameos from Frank Zappa, Dennis Hopper and other people. They mean a lot when put into this film telling the audience many important things. You can see in later parts of the film the movie that The Monkees drift away from what they are and into something different. Mature and serious people. They were always fun guys but it was a time when they wanted their thing. Their control. Their musical creativity. At the end of the film, when you turn off the film or walk out of the theater, you realize after The Monkees jump off the bridge and into the fish tank being driven away by a man means. It is the deconstruction of a era. The film is about the end of The Monkees. A masterful work of art. This if you think about it, is one of the greatest movies ever made.100/100 A+

mk_doogs What can I say about this movie that has not been said by all the other comments here, they pretty much sum up everything, the people who love it cherish it, the people who hate it... well, they loathe it. This is the movie equivalent of Marmite.I personally have committed every second of it to memory, it is cyclical, claustrophobic, introspective, magical and stands as being one of the most unique films ever made. Despite what many have stated, I believe this truly is a cult movie, it is a diamond in the rough just waiting to be discovered, once unearthed it's fantastical psychedelic visuals and incredible soundtrack will be unforgettable, which is an achievement in itself. One of my friends who watched it likened it more to a musical, and in many respects to those who do not fully appreciate the context in which this film is made, would probably get more out of it to view Head as such.I was always fond of the Monkees, especially the T.V. show back when it was repeated during the 80's. My mum had recorded Head for me when it was shown on T.V. late night, as she knew I liked them, I watched it a day later and it lodged in my memory until I was able to find a copy on DVD about 2 decades later, what I would love now is a special edition, it would be fascinating to get a greater insight into the making of this masterpiece. We can only hope.