Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Oct 30 '00
Pros: Artisically woven together with some excellent editing, Fascinating people that educate us while being entertaining
Cons: Some may think the subject matter trivial
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No one makes stranger documentaries than Errol Morris, the filmmaker who has brought us face to face with distraught pet owners at pet cemeteries and brought us in touch with a man who strives to make humane execution devices. This time Morris...
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Mar 14 '02
Pros: absolutely brilliant cinematography, concept, and high art aspirations
Cons: too complicated for most people to understand at a level deeper than documentary
Summary: errol morris' best film astonishes me every time i see it. this unusual subject matter is meant to show that even when stories are fantastical or noteworthy, their integrity and interest always lies with the person. he knows expertly how to get people to...
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Sep 13 '00
Pros: Fascinating people
Cons: It is a documentary
Summary: This is an updated review.
The Characters
This film is very unique. First of all it is a documentary, typically not the most thrilling of genres, yet this movie really draws you in. The film interweaves the stories of a...
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Apr 24 '00
Pros: interesting
Cons: camera shots over done
Summary: The documentary film Fast Cheap and out of control, was an interesting concept, and a basically well done film. Written, directed, and produced by Errol Morris, this film introduced you to some people who’s careers are less common then you hear about...
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Mar 16 '00
Pros: Beautiful, Sublime, Amusing
Cons: not for the short-attention-span audience
Summary: This excellent documentary, very much in the same vein as "Thin Blue Line", examines 4 people: an MIT roboticist, a lion tamer, a topiary gardener, and a man who keeps mole rats in fiberglass habitats.
If you're not familiar with...
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Dec 17 '99
Pros: an insightful view on people
Cons: a bit slow to start
Summary: I'm not one to watch documentaries; The childhood memories of seeing Jim stand idly by while "The Wild Kingdom" exacted a pound of flesh from some hapless gnu still haunt me. So it was with reluctance that I agreed to watch "Fast,...
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Errol Morris' newest subjects are four eccentrics: MIT robot scientist Rodney Brooks; a topiary gardener George Mendonca; retired lion tamer Dave Hoov...
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This acclaimed documentary character study from filmmaker Errol Morris THE THIN BLUE LINE focuses on the disparate lives of four nonconformists whose ...
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George, Dave, Ray, and Rodney. Not a singing group, but four real-life individuals dedicated to controlling the entities that don't take kindly to the...
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