The Way Things Go

The Way Things Go
by David Weiss (II);Peter Fischli

The Way Things Go
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Actor: -
Director: David Weiss (II);Peter Fischli
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 30 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-03-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES

Movie Reviews of The Way Things Go

Movie Review: Cause / Effect
Summary: 3 Stars

Well this is somethan else to see. I'm feeling lazy. Haven't had my coffee. Here is the product description:
"Inside a warehouse, Fischli and Weiss build an enormous and precarious structure made out of common household items such as tea kettles, tires, old shoes, balloons, ladders and wooden ramps. Then, with fire, water, gravity and chemistry, they create a spectacular 100 foot long chain reaction performance of physical interactions, chemical reactions, and precisely crafted chaos worthy of Alfred Hitchcock."

So there ya go. You don't see them build it, just what happens after it is set in motion. It is truly impressive. I bought this and don't regret it, but I do wonder how many times I'll watch it. Seems like it would be really great for a chemistry or physics teacher to have in their classroom! The students would love it. Or if you work as a bartender where they play silent films on a TV for people to stare at while they drink like at a bar I used to go to.

"Ingeniously choreographed...a Duchampian extravaganza!" says the New York Times and so do I. I wonder how many times things didn't go the way they wanted and they had to start over?? Judging by some of the mess you see on the floor and the complexity of it it makes you wonder how things went when this thing was getting set up.

Don't try this at home.


-5 stars for the art
-3 stars for the DVD with no supplemental material which could have added to the experience of "The Way Things Go" which is 30 minutes long and leaves you curious about how things go.




Summary of The Way Things Go

THE WAY THINGS GO is a film by "the merry pranksters of contemporary art" (New York Times) renowned Swiss artists Peter Fischli & David Weiss, that chronicles the lifespan of their most famous kinetic sculpture as it amazingly self-destructs.

Inside a warehouse, Fischli and Weiss build an enormous and precarious structure made out of common household items such as tea kettles, tires, old shoes, balloons, ladders and wooden ramps. Then, with fire, water, gravity and chemistry, they create a spectacular 100 foot long chain reaction performance of physical interactions, chemical reactions, and precisely crafted chaos worthy of Alfred Hitchcock.

"Comparable to no other film ever made" (Riverfront Times), THE WAY THINGS GO has appeared in hundreds of galleries and museums, and has been applauded by critics worldwide.

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