Product Details

• Actors: Jerry Garcia, Alpha Wave Movement, Cyan, The Bohemian Swingers
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: February 17, 1998
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304766912
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #79,061 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover
A HOLOGRAPHIC FANTASY OF COLORFUL IMAGES AND MUSIC!
Imagine yourself in a rainbow colored assortment of ever-changing computer generated visuals. Mesmerizing landscapes and images so vividly beautiful that they transform your room into a gigantic holographic kaleidoscope! This extraordinary destination awaits you on SIDNEY'S PSYCHEDELIC ADVENTURE!

Slip on a pair of the enclosed 3-D PRISM GLASSES, light up the PRIMO INCENSE, turn off the lights, then sit back and enjoy the ride! The journey includes music from legendary recording artist MERL SAUNDERS (with JERRY GARCIA) plus original AMBIENT & PSYCHEDELIC music by Alpha Wave Movement, cyan, The Bohemian Swingers and Richard Bone.

Something this cool has to be shared, so be sure to include your friends and try mixing and matching your own favorite music. You will soon be experiencing things beyond your wildest imagination on SIDNEY'S PSYCHEDELIC ADVENTURE!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Incredible graphics that will astonish your mind., February 25, 2003

By	Juan Ortuno (Hialeah, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this DVD after watching "Oddysey's Into the Mind's Eye", since I was quite impressed by that title. "Headcandy" was not what I expected, and was totally different from the previously mentioned DVD.
Even though it was totally different, this is still a mind-blowing DVD that must be watched. This is all abstract, no defined pattern to it, all abstract. One thing that annoyed me a little is that after a while, the pattern stayed the same. It was all based in circles, triangles, squares & dots, that were all based in the CENTER of the screen, and from there each angle would split and form the same figure in all 4 corners of the screen.
That is not a defect, I just found it to be very uniform. Another thing, is that the 3D glasses DO ADD an effect to viewing this DVD. Without the glasses you will NOT experience the effect as it was meant to be.
I give it 4 stars because I found the pattern to be rather repetitive, but still I highly recommend it to anyone.
Turn off the lights, turn on your music (if you don't like the one in the DVD, which is not so great btw), and enjoy.
I had fun. I just gave you a few tips on how to watch it.
The rest, is up to your imagination.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasant Surprise, June 16, 2004

By	Robert A. Borges "Grotus" (Visalia, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This DVD was wonderful and hypnotic to watch. I was surprised how good it was. But there was another surprise. the DVD comes with 'prism' glasses that can be used to view other psychedelic videos you may have. Such as:

'Happy 2b Hardcore' by Moonshine/AVX.
'Transambient 1,2, and 3', also by Moonshine/AVX
'Spaced Out' also by Moonshine/AVX

The other 3 DVD's are also sold by Amazon so check them out.

It was fun to put these other DVD's on and watch them wearing the 'prism' glasses from Sydney's Psych Adventure and my own electronic music from my cd collection thumping away.

Anyway, Get this DVD you wont be dissapointed.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Where's the Dramamine? , May 9, 2005

By	Longfellow (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

The prism glasses extend the viewing range beyond the edges of the screen by casting a ghostlike mirror reflexion of what is on the outer edges of the frame. The effect is very impressive, though I'm not sure it's true 3D. Probably not, since the program can be viewed without the glasses with no image doubling or overlapping.

Viewing it on a 100 inch screen with a ceiling mounted projector, I was simply blown away. With the prism glasses on, the image seemed to fill the entire wall and covered most of my peripheral vision. The colors were vibrant and the designs hypnotic.

If I have a complaint, it's that the kaleidoscopic patterns grow repetitive after a while. I would have preferred more variety, like the amazing "atom/star" sequence near the end, about 49 minutes into the program.

The "wow" factor is very strong. It's a great way to show off your home entertainment center and would look fantastic projected onto a wall at a party.