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Koyaanisqatsi / Powaqqatsi (2 Pack)
Koyaanisqatsi / Powaqqatsi
2 Pack
Actors: Lou Dobbs, Ted Koppel, Christie Brinkley, David Brinkley, Pope John Paul II
Director: Godfrey Reggio
Genres: Indie & Art House, Music Video & Concerts, Documentary
G     2002     3hr 4min

Koyaanisqatsi — First-time filmmaker Godfrey Reggio's experimental documentary from 1983--shot mostly in the desert Southwest and New York City on a tiny budget with no script, then attracting the support of Francis Ford Co...  more »

     
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Actors: Lou Dobbs, Ted Koppel, Christie Brinkley, David Brinkley, Pope John Paul II
Director: Godfrey Reggio
Creators: Godfrey Reggio, Alton Walpole, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Kurt Munkacsi, Lawrence Taub, Mandeep Kakkar, Ken Richards, Michael Hoenig, Ron Fricke
Genres: Indie & Art House, Music Video & Concerts, Documentary
Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Music Video & Concerts, Documentary
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Format: DVD - Color
DVD Release Date: 09/17/2002
Release Year: 2002
Run Time: 3hr 4min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 2
MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Languages: English

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K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 2/28/2024...
Koyaanisqatsi - Pretty cool music syncronized with video especially the building demolitions!

Movie Reviews

Fantastic Movies - Widescreen Lunacy
L. Shirley | 09/30/2002
(2 out of 5 stars)

"Finally, the first two movies of the Qatsi-Trilogy are available on DVD. Since the movies are an individually different experience (hypnotic and mind-boggling for one, dull and boring for others) I won't try to explain the content.
The DVD Version is 16:9 enhanced which is, in fact, a mutilation of the original 4:3 picture. The cover states "as seen in theaters", but I have seen it in theaters many times and never saw it vertically chopped like this. Essential parts of the picture are missing, all this just to please people, who like
their 16:9 TV-screens filled. What is the point in omitting vertical information just to enhance the resolution of the cropped picture? You can see in almost every frame that there is something wrong, not fitting quite well. This is simply because the camerapeople certainly filmed most of the footage in 4:3, not with modern widescreen-lunacy in mind. I don't really enjoy the DVD's, I rather put in the VHS copy of Koyaanisqatsi made from Laserdisc or the german DVD-version of Powaqqatsi, which is in the correct non-cropped aspect ratio. 16:9 enhancement is fine when done on widescreen movies, but not this time.
5 stars for the movies, 2 stars for the DVD's."
FINALLY available commercially on DVD, BUT....
09/20/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)

"....as another reviewer has said, KOYAANISQATSI is CROPPED. I own the limited edition DVD that was sold as a fundraiser around a year ago by the Institute for Regional Education (IRE) and it is in 4:3. The new MGM so-called "widescreen" release simply adds black bars to the top and bottom of the screen, with NO extra width shown- the other reviewer is 100% correct! I compared the IRE DVD with the new MGM commercial release on two DVD players at the same time, and the size of each picture is exactly the same, but the MGM release has black bars blocking Ron Fricke's cinematography. The bars take away 2 inches from the top and bottom of the screen of my 32" TV, or 4 inches of picture height total. I love widescreen movies, but purposely blocking out what was originally filmed is RIDICULOUS. KOY was originally filmed in 4:3, not widescreen.These films are the two greatest combinations of music and film ever made- it's just a shame to see KOY treated so poorly. Nice interviews with Godfrey Reggio and Philip Glass and cheap price still makes it a must-buy. All we can hope for is maybe a "special edition" in the future that's done right as this release is apparently selling pretty well.Right now, the best KOY sound is found on the laserdisc, and the best picture is found on the limited edition IRE DVD which is no longer available. I'm so happy I didn't sell it! It's a priceless collector's item now!I haven't yet checked the new MGM DVD of POWAQQATSI compared to my VHS POW videotape as far as the black bars taking away picture from the original- but the new POW DVD indeed has an incredible picture quality and the soundtrack fared very well in the conversion to Dolby Digital- it sounds excellent. KOY sounds muffled and too rolled off in the highs.Steve Glassfan"
Moving and thought-provoking
A. Hawley | PORTLAND, OR USA | 12/14/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

""Koyaanisqatsi" has held up well over the years since I first saw it at the cinema. Its images were almost all as powerful via this DVD as I remember them having been 20 years ago. Those that have worn a little thin--notably the transition from a satellite view of a city to an extreme close-up of a computer chip--have done so because they have been so often imitated and repeated since "Koyaanisqatsi" was first seen. I found "Powaqqatsi" less riveting on this first viewing than "Koyaanisqatsi," but noticed that it resonated longer in my mind and provoked more thought and conversation later. Its images and ideas have remained with me for weeks now.The "Qatsi" films are unique works, neither documentary nor entertainment in the strict sense of either term. Nor are they mere visual social commentaries. The music of Philip Glass, the amazing, often context-less cinematography, the editing, and the philosophical underpinnings that drive the enterprise, all combine in a work that defies categorization but can't fail to stir the viewer.The DVDs each contain a commentary section featuring writer-directory Godfrey Reggio and composer Glass. The commentaries provide some concreteness in the vast abstraction of the work, but I made the mistake of watching the "Powaqqatsi" commentary before seeing the film, and it diminished the film's impact. I recommend savoring the films themselves at least once before going to the commentaries."