and only gets crazier as this film goes on . you must invest the time to watch this movie in full. it aint for the squeamish... this is one f***ed up twisted flick .. that said ENJOY

I enjoyed this movie more than many of the reviewers here. I especially enjoyed how the Comrade captioning the ship “Survival” f***ed the proletariat with empty sugary goodness and then killed him. I also enjoyed the puritanical portrayal of sex by the Americans. Following the Canadian beauty queen’s journey was the best part and kept me watching. There was more here to be found than golden showers and scatological humor.

There is no poop eating in the film, they poop on plates for some "contest" or whatever. When Dusan went to the Commune he had no idea what they were going to do he was merely informed that they had "ceremonies" once a week and was invited to film one of them. ie. he didn't plan that one out. Also the film is supposted to disturb you just as Dusan was disturbed by Communism and Capitalism, lucky for him Yugoslavia was one of the more lax communist states (even though he was kicked out of the country for making this film). Honestly if you watch this film and just see a bunch of nudity and grossness then you're not looking hard enough. There are so many Communist and Capitalist references it boggles my mind that someone wouldn't catch them. (The Statues of Liberty everywhere in Mr. Dollar's House [a common way communists poked fun at capitalists], the "Potemkin" hat worn by the sailor who joins the ship, "Survival", Karl Marx's crying face on the ship, etc.). While this is definitley not a film for everyone, if you have the stomach to watch it, then try to see the deeper meaning behind the content. This film is just another diamond in the rough to me.

This is one of those rare movies in the history of Western cinema that seems at times to have been made by a veritable madman. Makavejev pushes limits and buttons, and the movie is one of the few that is as upsetting and unsettling today as it was then; also rather prophetic. (Doesn't the Crazy Daisy Show at the beginning make you think of "The Bachelor"?) Also, I've always been impressed with the way "Sweet Movie" juxtaposes its stories, and the way it evolves toward a point of view about the possibilities of rebirth and renewal. A crazy and compelling film about sex and sexual politics. It makes every other movie look timid.

An amazing film, rich in imagery, humor, and offenses. Very disturbing and enlightening picture. Hard to sum up. Watch it if you want something entirely different.

I agree with Mr. Levandofsky and unfortunately I did not take his advice about avoiding this "movie" like the plague. Now my life is a little bit worse for having watched it.

This is one art house turd you should avoid like the plague. It's part Emmanuelle, part Justine. Normally I would joke about a movie this bad, but this one is no laughing matter. There's poop eating, pee drinking and a scene that comes dangerously close to genuine pedophilia. As if that weren't enough, there's a heaping helping of Nazi footage thrown in there, following the 'Mondo' tradition of adding a little dose of real stuff to lend validity to the stuff that's not. The ending of the movie surprised me more than anything else. De Sade (who the movie unabashedly rips off) would never have ended a story this way, if you've read any of his work, you'll know what I mean. In closing, I ask you not to watch this movie, I watched it so you don't have to.