[josh]

Anyone else seen this? I loved it, but it was BLOODY TERRIFYING. So much fun, and the seamless combination of film with real life detail and locations was just amazing.

[Job]

I'm going on Saturday evening. Can't wait.

Job

[josh]

I'm going on Saturday evening. Can't wait.

Job

Enjoy it! Let me know what you think.

[Job]

I'm back and alive - just! The press reviews I've read put it pretty well: it's a great thrill fest, and the final segment is the most unsettling experience I've ever paid good money to endure voluntarily. At one point I ran for my life as fast as my middle-aged legs could carry me. But the lasting impact of the event lies in the first part leading up to, and including, the showing of that remarkable documentary in the middle.

I regret two things about it: 1) the linear nature of the experience (there is no chance of missing anything, and no random avenues until the very end of this one-way tour) and 2) the lack of actors. It Felt Like a Kiss is a film-driven installation, not a theatrical show, and how I longed for a spot of Maxine Doyle's wonderful choreography. I also missed having to wear one of those creepy Punchdrunk masks, although I know Michael Coveney wouldn't agree with me about that.

All in all I loved it, but it's a long way behind the majestic Faust (although as a visceral experience I probably preferred it to The Masque of the Red Death).

Impossible to do the thing justice in under 2 hours, by the way. We took 2½.

Job

[joe chin]

Saw this at the weekend and absolutely loved it... got a couple of questions to anyone who's seen it


SPOILERS BELOW!!!!

Spoiler

n the final rat run style part did anyone in your group do the things the signs told you? was there a blank round in the gun(s)? Was shocked to see it go off... surely it could have injured someone if their hand/head was too close to it - all added to the effect I guess!

Also, was someone following you in the blacked out maze after you chose doors a/b?

[Job]

In answer to your spoiler questions:

1. Yes, everything.

Spoiler

But I think the blank round was safely installed in the wall. The smell of cordite was intense though.

2. Do you mean the

Spoiler

final maze, just before the very end? If so, no - not in my case.

It's something I'll wake up in a cold sweat over for years to come.

Job

[josh]

Glad you enjoyed it, Job! I too missed the traditional Punchdrunk choreography, but then this was a fantastic experience as a different kind of Punchdrunk show, and we'll be seeing some more of the old style soon enough...



Also, about the gun,

Spoiler

the person who picked the gun up was a plant, hence them being able to shoot it and scare the crap out of the other audience members!

[Felix]

Sadly I cannot attend this show so can someone explain more in details what happens in the show, esp in the finale? It'll be soooo appreciated!