The Way Things Go
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Movie Reviews of The Way Things Go
Movie Review: Wonderful for children or adults
Summary: 4 Stars
great for preteen boys, but needs disclaimer - don't try this at home! I have given it to friends who have children and gave to my nephew who referred to it for a science project.Movie Review: so thats where honda got the idea
Summary: 4 Stars
The original idea for the Honda ad and an inspiration for the vision on team,faithfully presented.A mesmerising chemical and physical chain reaction.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.
Movie Review: Is this for real?
Summary: 3 Stars
I remember watching this film late on televisionone night after the pubs shut back in my student days.
I remember watching and thinking "THIS IS AMAZING", as did my housemates .
After recently buying a copy and watching it again it is still
a great 30 mins entertainment.
BUT.......
There are obvious cut scenes that sceptics will pick up on.
One minute it's daylight, the next it's DARK! MMmmm....
Why didnt they have an overhead camera to prove that this was
all done in one take!
Scepticism aside. This is worthy of being in your eclectic DVD
collection. It's worth the money.
Movie Review: The Way Things Go In Multiple Takes
Summary: 3 Stars
Yes, a very intriguing film. But not stating that it was filmed in multiple takes is misleading to say the least. (Scenes fade out, and new scenes fade in, most often when the camera zooms in on fire, smoke, steam, or bubbles.)
What this achieved was the ability to link separate attempts together should part of the chain reaction fail.
Ask anyone who's built elaborate domino structures and you'll find that just a slight misplacement can bring the domino effect to a halt.
I'd bet all my 401k money (ah ha ha ha ha ha) that this happened to the film makers.