CHEMICAL WEDDING (DVD Review) - 15/9/08

Bruce Dickinson the Frontman of Iron Maiden brings his view of Aleister Crowley to the mainstream with his film "Chemical Wedding" covering the bizarre lifestyle of Britain's self-named greatest magician for real. Driven solely by the outlandish performance of Simon Callow this movie had a number of things that sparked my mind. The opening scene with a car driving amongst tall hedges as the natural light disappears tree by tree. The strong feeling of fear that was generated by atmosphere very reminiscent of the original Hellraiser film. The strange bit part played by Kirk Brandon one time singer of Theatre Of Hate and then Spear Of Destiny? The low budget nature does not really show from this film at all and the sheer amount of join the dots packed into the storyline would have conspiracy theorists spinning in a tizzy! Add a touch of Quantum Mechanics and you get one hell of a twist. Don't believe any of the sordid blurb on the DVD cover - No, really - Don't believe any of it, it's obviously the PR Department attempting to find an audience to sell the film too and it's just pointless rubbish. A modern day lecturer gets involved in an experiment to transplant memories as a cure for Alzheimer's but really has a hidden agenda involving the Occult.

The 18 Certificate for this film I feel is rather harsh - I've seen worse and they were a 15 Rating? Nestled amongst the Special Features is an insightful documentary of the making of "Chemical Wedding" a whole selection of Deleted Scenes which further the story more (So do watch them in the context of the film) and a selection of Files that cover various Occult links that may not entirely hold absolute truth?