Of course this is heavy-handed -- it's an unflinching satire of the Vietnam war-era battles between the "squares" and the "hippies" in the U.S. Director Peter Watkins' filmmaking here is ever-imaginative and gripping. Some of the dialogue is repetitive, sure, but the film thrusts viewers into such a believable alternate reality that flaws in the execution are forgivable. Since the release of "Punishment Park" in 1971, countless viewers have believed the film to be a factual documentary. It is that convincing.
Written 9/8/09
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