The Way Things Go
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Movie Reviews of The Way Things Go
Movie Review: It does hold some childrens interest
Summary: 3 Stars
It does hold some children's interest. It is not one long take, it is a collection of twenty segments shot and edited together to give a feeling of continuity, but the cuts from one segment to then next are obvious if you are paying attention. It is an OK "Student film" project.. (but considering the amateur camera work, and the nonexistent budget spent on this film it is pricey for what you get.) Fun with dry ice, baking soda vinegar, alcohol, rocket motors, tires, ramps, weights, ladders, tables, foam and sludge, water, ramps, and a camera... don't try this at home!Movie Review: Interesting, but slow and rough
Summary: 3 Stars
A comparison with the now famous Honda commcercial is inevitable. I bought this DVD after seeing the Honda commcercial, but I could not help but to think that the Honda commcercial was much better done. The pace in this film is much slower, sometimes agonisingly so. On top of that, there are a number of splices which are anything but seamless, leaving a proof that the sequence didn't really happen.Still, quite entertaining and best enjoyed late at night with blood-short eyes.
Movie Review: Tire Fire Foam Fog, Wash Rinse Repeat...
Summary: 2 Stars
I had heard great things about this work, but was somewhat disappointed when I finally watched it on DVD.
To start with, the cinematography is jokingly bad. I really wish they would have invested in a stedicam cam rig. There are several very obvious cuts, usually whenever there is a foam or fire reaction. Is this because they wanted to keep the film short and cut out endless minutes of things burning? Or did the chain reaction fail at these points and they needed and edit to hide a "restart?"
There is quite obviously some "outside help" with several steps of the chain. For example, how exactly did the gas get turned on for the torch that heated the kettle? If the gas had been on the entire time, there would have been a huge explosion once the fire got to that point.
The sound effects are great, but quite obviously not the actual sounds from the reactions. I think the film would have been simply too dull to sit through without the added sound effects, so I'll forgive that.
The greatest disappointment is that several of the "reactions" are repeated over and over again. Another rolling tire, another fire lighting a fuse on another firework, another tray of foam.
Honestly, the 60-second Honda Accord commercial which mimics this style ("Cog") is better in pretty much every way. Of course, Honda probably had a budget well in excess of the cost to produce this film.
If you can borrow or rent this DVD, it's worth the 30 minutes. But for the price it sells for, I would have expected at least some good "bonus features" that shed some light on how parts of this reaction occurred.