Two years after El Topo, Jodorowsky followed that with this even more surreal effort, which includes some of the most bizarre, grotesque and extraordinary imagery ever put on to celluloid. It is an astounding hallucination of a film, never ceasing to bombard the viewer with phantasmagoric and bravura imagery. The premise of the film, loosely, is about an alchemist (played by Jodorowsky) who leads his group of followers towards, and up the Holy Mountain to discover eternal life. During the film we are told by various Gods what life is like on their planets, and it is rather distinct and different on each one. Just watch this picture and let it amaze you with its obscure symbolism, and its diverse display of outlandish images.
"The images are overwhelming, the imagery like Fellini on prime peyote. Outrageous, pretentious, unbelievable and unforgettable. There'll never be another film remotely like it." - Robert Walak, Visual Film
"The Holy Mountain is beautifully shot and designed, and it suggests what might have resulted if Luis Buņuel, Michelangelo Antonioni, and George Romero had all dropped acid and made a movie together." - Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
