If you ever feel like experiencing what it must have been like being part of the west coast hippie counter-cultural scene back in the late 60's, well this documentary is about as good a way to go. Set predominantly in the Haight-Ashbury district and a rural commune called Strawberry Fields, this is a ground level look at the freaks, long-hairs and beatniks of this time and place. The approach taken by the film-makers is of the show don't tell variety, to that end there is no narration. This allows the participants to talk for themselves, which unavoidably leads to a great deal of pretentious waffle. Occasionally a nugget of truth comes through and while the hippies come across nowadays as spectacularly naïve, they nevertheless seem earnest. Also included are an extended psychedelic dance routine to some blaring acid rock, body painting, LSD trips and a finale in which a large gathering assembles for a protest against the Vietnam War. Priceless time capsule stuff.