Sundance 2011: MAGIC TRIP Review

by     Posted: January 21st, 2011 at 9:23 pm

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Did you know that people in the 60s dropped acid and it was a really popular time for the psychedelic drug?  I did and most likely you did too.  Magic Trip follows the road trip of author Ken Kesey and his “Merry Band of Pranksters” as they drove across America and did lots of drugs.  What was gleamed from this grand experience?  Did they better understand the heart of America during the 1960s?  Did they learn the strengths and limitations of the counterculture movement?  Did they uncover any truths about themselves?  The answer to all of these questions is “No.”  They did, however, discover that doing loads of psychedelic drugs is awesome.  Not surprisingly, watching the home movies of a group of uninteresting, self-serving quasi-hippies while they regale you with stories of their 1964 summer vacation isn’t fascinating, insightful, or rewarding.

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