Load of rubbish!!

Go in cold, and you're likely to emerge with your blood boiling. This has to be seen to be believed.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

*This review may contain spoilers*This movie is a genius comedy based on a simple concept with a big potential. The humor derives from petty problems and dilemmas that we all face, all piled up in one pointless day, and over-analyzed to the point of hilarity.The biggest strength of the movie is that we can all find ourselves in at least some of Thane's rants and frustration, and Steve Oedekerk's mannerisms and physical comedy that he is able to pull off are exquisite. Jim Carrey was also great in his role, especially at the very last scene, after the credits. I think that the supernatural plot revealed at the end was well build up to and it was actually fitting in a way.My personal favorite part was Thane's rant about watermelon popsicles, and him presenting his children's books, while I only found the parts about his boss' wife to be somewhat tiresome.But maybe the best part of this movie is that it actually explores some complex problems and intriguing possibilities in a hilarious way, and that many of Thane's complaints make sense, but are blown out of proportion and handled with badly.Anyway, this is a great and really underrated comedy with an original and well executed concept, and some truly genius elements. I'd recommend it to anyone, especially fans of indie movies and black comedies.

"Oh that's great! SEEDS IN THE POPCICLES!!! No problem!"As a long-time fan of this movie I can say without hesitation, that there is no other movie quite like High Strung. A comedy centering around a very paranoid writer of children's books named Thane Furrows; who's extremely pessimistic and possess a personality loaded with phobias - basically he loves to complain, a lot. The movie has a very small cast of only about 10 people, most of which have only a scene a piece and it takes place almost entirely in one location, Thane's rather size-able loft apartment.The film sports a brief role by a pre-Ace Ventura Jim Carrey, a friend of Oedekerk's (note: it was Oedekerk who directed the second Ace Ventura film). Jim Carrey is "Death" in this movie, or worded another way, the grim reaper - and he arrives in a limousine. Oh and "Biff" from Back To The Future shows up a couple times too.The script is superb throughout, the acting is consistently good (especially Steve Oedekerk's). Though the film is highly limited in a visual sense, the camera work manages to bring to life the interior of the apartment, in a fairly artsy and immersive way; by way of numerous pans (several 360 degree swiveling pans) and a few odd angles, such as when representing a fly's point-of-view or later Thane's out-of-body experience. The main hobby of Thane Furrow's frequently manifests itself in the form of an endless stream of observations and complaints; and he complains about just about anything... and everything. A series of pop-in visits (much to Thane's chagrin) and persistent phone-calls are used to break-up his habitually paranoid ramblings and serve to balance things out. It can't just be Thane ranting all the time - though I wouldn't mind if it was. In the meantime he seems to do little else other then eat cereal and write eccentrically-themed children's books. He's essentially a shut-in and his personality is molded by his many phobia's and foible's and with that being the case it's one gripe and grievance after another. Throughout the movie take notice of Steve Oedekerk's numerous facial expressions, they seem to span the entire emotional spectrum. That's just another reason why this film is so effective in it's delivery; and that's especially the case when he's talking directly to the camera, in which he has a definite knack for creating some exceptionally effective comedic sequences.So if you're fond of the biting, pessimistic humor of GEORGE CARLIN (particularly his complaining routines) or Jerry Seinfeld's observational humor that focuses on modern life and it's many foibles and faux-pas; well then HIGH STRUNG is a movie you should definitely check out.HIGH STRUNG has maintained its oddly neglected and under-appreciated status over the years AND as of April 2016, no legit DVD or Blu-ray release exists. So that means you'll be watching either a VHS tape or a digitized VHS tape-rip, take your pick on those two enticing lo-fi options.Definitely an unheralded classic.

His Vietnam rant and his build-up to confronting his boss's wife in his apartment are all timers for comedy. Too bad almost nobody has seen this movie. The only copy I have is a copy of a copy of a copy on VHS. I can't find anything anywhere but if this thing were to be re-released on DVD with a little bit of promotion, it would quickly become a cult classic. The entire movie is set in and around his apartment which some find annoying but the list of one-liners from this flick are fantastic. If you have a friend who has seen and enjoyed this movie, you can laugh for hours just spouting one liners from the mind of T. Furrows. I use it as a litmus test for people I am considering for inclusion into my inner circle. If they find it funny, I know we can connect intellectually.

Well, I'm not sure what exactly I thought of "High Strung". It focuses on Thane Furrows (Steve Oedekerk), who gets annoyed by everyone and everything. Quite literally, anything that you can think of, it's guaranteed to rile him. Throughout one particular day, he sits around pontificating on why everything makes him angry, while he has a series of visions of a strange character (Jim Carrey) who may or may not be coming to visit him.I guess that if there's any reason to watch this movie, it's mostly that the movie's a before-they-were-famous situation for Jim Carrey. Otherwise...well, I wouldn't call it a bad movie, but don't make it your first choice at the video/DVD store.