Possession Review - Off The Shelf Reviews 

Ian: “ I didn’t wiki this.” Gary: “WHAT?!” 😆

I like to interact with the channel because i know how important it is to you and also the algorithms. Your channel would have popped up for me for that same reason. I keep saying these same things but they are so true. You cover so many era's and genres ranging from indie to blockbuster. You always come up with great points but you are so fun to watch. A lot of energy but so relatable. As far as horror films go I've never been a fan of watching them, but I watch a large number of analysis pieces on them because I am much more fascinated by the production aspects and cultural impacts that they have. I save your videos as workout videos so will only catch this one later but, whether I have seen the movie or not, it's always an interesting and engaging watch. Thanks guys.

You made a few very interesting points ,guys. Well,I met Mr.Zulawski in Warsaw in 1993 when he was travelling with Sophie Marceau,his wife at the time. He talked a lot about this film ,he visited our Academy ,gave a few lectures.Sophie received a birthday gift from us,a bottle of Sobieski vodka-which was the most exclusive vodka available at the time across Europe. She refused to drink it alone so we visited her in her hotel apartment,Mr Zulawski joined us later on,we drank and discussed art throughout the night. He was a great man. And Possession has always been my number one movie. The ultimate masterpiece of horror.

The ultimate Sam Neil trilogy is Possession, In the Mouth of Madness, event Horizon, and Hunt for the Wilderpeople. The latter is to make you psychologically recover for the first 3.

Nice review of one of the strangest yet most intellectually challenging horror movies ever made. The always lovely Adjani won Best Actress at Canne deservedly for her dual role and Neil matches her every step with an astonishing raw perf. "Kramer vs Kramer meets pod people lol . that's pretty good" 😆✌

This is as close to a hidden Horror masterpiece as exists anywhere, this movie is CHILLING

This is an amazing film with some shocking scenes and great acting. The Berlin location is so unique and the horror is genuinely disturbing. Although it is an incredibly beautiful and stunningly scary I have never watched it again. I am sure I will at some point but it will really have to be the right moment.

13:37 Heinz Bennent, who plays Heinrich, is the father of David Bennent, who famously player Oskar Mazerath in "Die Blechtrommel" (The Tin Drum) and also Gump in Ridley Scott's "Legend".

This film made me feel sick afterwards. Not just from creature effects but also the relationship the movie is about. It's AWESOME

I recommend "Knightriders," a drama film by the late, great George A. Romero about a traveling renaissance troupe where the knights ride motorcycles instead of horses. Some actors from his previous films appear in this, and Tom Savini has a lead role.

Interesting film about divorce. The first one that comes to mind for me is War of The Roses. It would be cool to see you dudes review that sometime in the future ;)

This is one of my favourite movies, Andrzej Zulawski is great. In his filmography Szamanka (1996) is the closest to Possession, I think you will enjoy Szamanka. Saludos desde México

Check out "Under the Silver Globe". It's a (very) weird sci-fi film that Zulawski wasn't able to finish due to the Polish government messing with the production. An unfinished version has been released. Quite the endurance test.

Love the reviews guys, listen to them all the time while I work. As a warehouse worker doing highly repetitive tasks all day it Really helps me get through the day.

The Madness of Relationships is Definitely the Overriding Theme, Emotional Doppelgangers, The Mirror Imagination of Their Idealistic Partner, awesome Review

All of Żuławski's films are hysterical and he has a certain style, which doesn't resonate with everyone. But my god, he was a masterful filmmaker and a true artist. I just love his work. So thought-provoking.

Great review, I stopped halfway through to immediately watch the film. It was great! Gut wrenching and visually engaging, the shot composition is really unique too. Thank you for sharing your review and turning me on to this amazing film

Great review guys! You should do a review of the 1979 horror film Prophecy. I personally think it's a very underrated and misunderstood classic film and one of my favorite horror films of all time.

Awesome, you guys finally got to this one! Sam Neil's best on-screen performance without a doubt!

I read about this movie and director back in 1998 I think…and I finally saw it when it was released uncut in dvd on the early 2000’s…

As someone who’s been cheated on in a past relationship it’s pretty hard for me to sympathize with the wife in this movie Not that I think Sam Niels character is a completely innocent angel

You need to promote the patreon guys I only just randomly found it ..

I can't believe...I've never heard of this movie before!! And it's starring Sam Neill too! This movie is on par with Hellraiser! But even more disturbing! I'll have to put myself on the right side of the mood when I watch this!! This is movie is something! Great review as always, boys!

Thanks for continuing to do these reviews, Iain and Gary. I would have never heard of many of these films.

I love this movie even though it's so emotionally stressful. To me, at its core is a modern Lovcraftian horror classic.

Indeed great film, it has things to say about personal relationships, but the director added all those surreal elements that make it more complex in concept and interpretation, but what really makes it work is the performances, the cast and director did a great job portraying this characters, they feel real but also have strange moments out of reality that are very well made. Is a special film that deserves more recognition.

I haven't seen the film, but from the clips this video shows, does anyone notice Anna and Helen where different clothes too? And that Helen is always wearing all white while Anna is always wearing all blue/purple/indigo? Think it means something?

Awesome review as always guys! 👊 This film went down a storm at the Prince Charles Cinema earlier this year 😂

These are the reviews I freaking love. How did I miss this one???

Crazy movie! Thanks for another great review!

People can say "coincidence" all they want but that last fact was a miracle

Wow!! I’ve never heard about this movie before. Great review you two, I’m definitely gonna have to check this film out.

Gruelling, disturbing and very weird film. Adjani was off her rocker for real.

Helluva review fellas. It's an astonishing movie n you covered it as well as anybody could. I think all the things you each said are true. Finally picked it up last year n watched it 5 times. ya jus gotta go with it. Unease to the point that it's beautiful. Cold yet operatic. Manic with a stillness. No wonder Lynch loves the Poles. Stunner. Cheers for coverin it. Nice one x

I saw this back in the day before it was put on the video nasties list. I didn't like it or understand it at the time. Now I like it, but I still don't really understand it! Having been through a traumatic marriage break up, I can see how it reflects the emotions and confusion involved. But my God, I don't think I can really get the reasoning behind the Lovecraftian human clone!!!

I remember renting this from the local video store back in the mid 80s; must’ve been the chopped up version because it made no sense at all! The lead actress was for many years quite a stunner

My friend showed me this movie one night while we were smoking and the train scene hasn't left my brain since. Also, one of my favorite producers sampled this. Search Samiyam - Power Lunch

Also in love with this film. Will you do Barbarian review? Something for you guys.

This movie really is an experience, great review guys, keep it up ;)

Not many movies in my time have totally perplexed me in so many ways like this one and I only just tracked it down earlier this year and watched it. Love it, thanks for soing this one guys!

Apparently Isabelle Adjani had a breakdown after making this movie and took 2 years off from acting.

Great review of a great movie. Love the flash inserts from Event Horizon too, nicely done ha.

It looks like the recent Annihilation (with Natalie Portman) took some inspiration from it. As well as from Tarkovsky's Stalker of course.

Great video guys! Always fun to watch you guys either agree or disagreeing with movies. Great review.

Thanks guys.

shelf life!

Oh to see this again for the first time! Great review/personal interpretation of this celluloid fever dream. 🥛

There's a great Mexican film made in 2016 called "La región salvaje" or "The Untamed" in English which I highly recommend. It's kind of a re-imagining of this film or really more just taking the concept of the tentacled sex beast more literally and going in a different direction with it. It still has the duality of psychological and sociological drama mixed with horror, mixing in themes of infidelity and so on much like "Possession" does. It's directed by Amat Escalante. A great up and coming Spanish writer and director.

Anther good review well done guys , I love watching your reviews

Cheers Guys. Great review. Never seen, but will try and find it now. Very interesting.

Sam Neill at the beginning of the movie is like me when I have my periods

I think it’s an escalation from domestic breakdown to global apocalypse.

You guys rock. Thanks OTSR! 👊👊👊

Another great review sirs! Has Sam Neill ever been in a bad movie at his peak! This looks like on to check out for sure!!!

i think this one is not for the marvel community

Wow. I knew Sam Neil did some crazy stuff, but this takes the cake. I'm not even at the halfway mark and I'm disturbed AF. This is like Eraserhead. This is like Naked Lunch. This is ln the House of Madness. Eraserhead because of the wife and the creature on the bed. Naked Lunch because it seems unreal to the watcher, but it's demonstrated in a humanitarian sense. It's like In the House of Madness for the surreal atmosphere where you don't know what's happening, but believe EVERYTHING. IS. FOR SURE. HAPPENING. This is tight Cinema. I need to watch this.

May I recommend a fantastic film for you to review? It’s called, Vivarium. It’s fantastic absolutely fantastic. I highly recommend it for reviewing. Or just fucking watch it, it’s really good. Love you guys… 👍

Thank you for another insightful review and introducing me to another movie I need to watch.

That movie gave me trauma when i was a teenager hahaha. it´s good but i needed a few years to watch it again

Most women feel that way about their love lives tame in comparison it's a brilliant film x

You guys should review White Of The Eye!!

This movie is stressful but I adore it.

Lads. You need to review grabbers. It's an Irish Alien invasion movie. It's fun.

I would define this film as rather art-house. All Zulawski's films have same crazy tone and similar themes. But only this one has horror element or this quasi-fantastical element. Zulawski was also influenced by Dostoevski's work and it can explained this constant state of exaltation and erratic behavior that characters possess in his films as Dostoevski's characters behave themselves in grotesque manner, in exaggerated way. And theme of doppelganger also can be found in Dostoevski's work. Isabelle Adjani later called Possession an emotional pornography. So she is not a fan of her own work in this film. I can see some merit in her criticism though. As many film critics also criticized Zulawski for his overwhelming tendency for over-the-top emotional escapades. It's rather difficult to watch many of his films one after another. As they all have characters behaving in crazy exalted manner. There is element of absurdity in his films.

Just watched Possession thanks to your review, which I watched afterwards. My positives are: it had a really interesting concept, and the camera work was great. Loved the one-shot movement of the camera following the characters on screen. Just sublime. My negatives: everything else, pretty much. The actors were overacting so much, which completely took me out of the film. And the less said about the atrocious dialogue... Yeah, didn't like it. But I'm glad I watched it so I could watch your great review, as usual.

Great review as always guys 👊👊

Great film...I love it.

unique movie, great review guys!

Usually I like to say thanks for watching something so as to save me time. In this case, Ill say thanks for recommending a hidden gem. >we warned you Pretty much guarantees im gonna wanna watch it.

Do Rope, Hitchcock

Possession is getting a remake with Robert Patterson

I feel alot of connections with this movies Helen and Anna and Silent Hill 2 Mary and Maria.. although I don't understand what connection I see I do see somethings there ...

Also, has anyone figured out the meaning behind the pink socks?? I've been trying to figure it out ever since I first watched this film and still have no clue what they represent.

Thanks

this movie, the greatest art house horror film ever. If the monster is a 'representation of her' anything, that's fine and intentional but also the text of the movie is she's fucking a squid. They are not mutually exclusive and are both major threads of what is happening here. This movie is an onion. Much like with David Lynch the Director has gone out of his way spread disinformation or otherwise not give definitive answers about 'what is going on' because it is inviting you to make your own interpretations. Which is why it is so damn compelling.

My favorite!

This Polish director specialised in weird movies which are in general difficult in reception even for Poles.

*Turn up!*

Love a Sam Neil movie

been waiting for this one!!

RU-vid is gonna have a problem with this, I'm sure...

Could you please review shock waves 1977

Fun film.

The doppelganger Sam Neill is maybe a demonic version of Starman?

The film looks fucking awesome. Emotionally crippling, but awesome

That movie/review turn a really weird turn. Lol

This shit is bananas.

Interesting movie. 🤘🏻🤪

Hellraiser stole this

Personally found this movie to be a little underwhelming, but it had a great giallo atmosphere to it.

I like your channel,curious if you could try some eastern cinema,like Valerie a tyden divu,Clepsydre and the cinema posters art. Also,The last supper,4 lions,Animals farm,Do the right thing,Fresh,Deadgirl,Trailer park of horror,Idle hand..

Sam O'Neal always finds him self acting in some really weird shit!

Thanks guys! Another movie I'm not want to watch that I'm going to watch.

I seen this flim , it's OK but strange

YES!!!! FINALLY!!!! ONE OF THE MOST DISTURBING,TWISTED,FUCKED UP HORRORS EVER MADE !!!

Just like you Iain i Wikipedia this lol

I'll watch almost anything with Sam Neill but this film....didn't do much for me.

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Aww, I thought this was the Jewish exorcist movie

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