Stephen Hawking's Universe
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Movie Reviews of Stephen Hawking's Universe
Movie Review: Begging for more details
Summary: 3 Stars
While I do really enjoy this set, after watching it twice I still feel disappointed that so much of the material is "candy coated." Possibly it's too much to ask of just 6 hours of video, but each segment I watched had me begging for more information & technical detail (maybe that's a good thing?) They certainly covered all of the "Who, What, and When" but left out much of the "How and Why." My overall experience was still quite positive, and I certainly learned an extra history lesson or two along the way. I guess it's "back to school" if I want to know all of the gory details.Movie Review: Begging for more details
Summary: 3 Stars
While I do really enjoy this set, after watching it twice I still feel disappointed that so much of the material is "candy coated." Possibly it's too much to ask of just 6 hours of video, but each segment I watched had me begging for more information & technical detail (maybe that's a good thing?) They certainly covered all of the "Who, What, and When" but left out much of the "How and Why." My overall experience was still quite positive, and I certainly learned an extra history lesson or two along the way. I guess it's "back to school" if I want to know all of the gory details.Movie Review: Lack of Visual Aids
Summary: 2 Stars
Stephen Hawking's Universe covers all the important points in Cosmology, but when one buys a video documentary on the subject, one expects more than just lucid explanations by talking heads (or even a head that uses a computer to talk). I was disappointed that for all the good work put into the making of SHU, the visual component was so poor; why not just make it into an audio book instead? Most of the time, throughout the entire series, the same set of bland, information-free starfield images and lame optical tricks (we're not even talking cheap computer animation!) accompany narration of (relatively) deep, conceptual scientific ideas. The rare instances in which camera footage is included -- say, to show a scene at an earth-based telescope -- quench the viewer's thirst for visual aid only long enough to underscore the series' basic dearth of such resources. Better luck next time, Stephen.Movie Review: Very slow
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm up to the second chapter, but its not for anyone who has read the book or is an amature. The pace the DVD sets is slow slow, you need to find other things to do while watching it. Narration is the slowest ever for a documentary, even when telling you history. I'm sure the technical detail is there, just not made interesting enough to keep me watching, which counts all kids and teenagers out as well (I'm 25).I don't think I will watch them all, I don't have that much time, I will read the book again instead - much quicker.
I won't buy a PBS DVD/Video again, lots of advertising on the disc, sponsorship messages.
Movie Review: Tries to be too cute
Summary: 1 Stars
All the unusal camera angles, and shots in poor light are very annoying...the program contains tons of needless fluff.