Naqoyqatsi (2002)
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| Directed by | Godfrey Reggio |
| Cast | Elton John, Jeff Maksym, Nikita Khrushchev, Thomas A. Edison, Ronald Reagan, Julia Louis Dreyfus and Greg Louganis |
| Theatrical Release | November 30, 2001 |
| DVD Release | October 14, 2003 |
| Running Time | 89 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| UPC Code | 786936220926 |
| Buy this item | $14.99 at Amazon.com As of May 17 13:15 EDT (details) 1 DVD, Miramax, Usually ships in 24 hours, Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 4.0) Or 40 new from $9.88, 14 used from $9.81, 1 collectible from $50.00 |
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There is something better out thereThis ain't "Fantasia"
I like--to some degree--the music of Philip Glass. (But apparently I don't like 89 minutes of it at once.)
I like--to some degree--the flash of images--even the flash of discordant image--and the thoughts these images provoke.
But, mostly through it, I was rooting for Mickey Mouse to appear and hungering for the triumphance of "greatest" classical hits.
This won't be viewed again; "Fantasia" will. May 3, 2008
Mayhem
Mayhem, missiles, madness and bombs in high contrast black and white or supersaturated, highly tinted colour. A dark and unpleasant collage of images, not particularly imaginative, that almost left me with a headache. Occasionally visually striking, so 2 stars rather than one. But overall - disappointing. April 10, 2008
I liked the first two better.
I got real excited for this one and had my hopes up for something amazing. Its ok, and my friends gave it a less rating then I did. I do appreciate what they are trying to do with this film even though I have no idea what they are trying to do in this film:) A good conversation piece though like the rest of the series. January 20, 2008
Gorgeous and Stunning
Loved it, even though I'm still not sure what the message is!
Koyaanis was straightforward, simple and impactful. Strongest entry in the series.
Powaq was too esoteric. Unless you knew intimately what the locations, cultures, rituals and routines the film depicted were, you were missing the point, as I always have.
Naqoy returns to the subject of the USA, but I'm not sure what Reggio is saying. I expected something immediate and impactful, as Koyaanis had been, but instead I'm puzzled and feel the meaning to be very vague.
Maybe it's a matter of cracking the code. I hate to say it, but the film needs a commentary track by Reggio in which he deliniates what the images mean to him and why he chose them!
For all that, it's still a deep, beautiful, and confounding film. It certainly twists my mind around, but in a way too ineffable to understand. August 19, 2007
Music video or feature film?
Having read some other reviews here, I have to agree with their basic criticism. Then again, perhaps this film should not so much be critisised as a feature film, but as a music video, or in fact a video installation that took the wrong door. Watching this as a feature film is unbearable for anyone with a sense of plot. Also, it has so many flashy effects that there should be a seizure warning on the package. But the film certainly goes well as a background for Phil Glass' very enjoyable music, or for running it in the background during a weird, geeky party you are having in an abandoned Detroit warehouse... May 18, 2007