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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rated by buyers NR (Not Rated)
Type of bind: DVD
EAN num: 0720229909983
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Manufacturer: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Quantity: 1
Publishing house: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 19, 2002
Running Time: 30 minutes
Sale Popularity Level: 8498
Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Theatrical Release Date: 1987
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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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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.
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This is the stuff they wouldn't ever let us do in High School Physics! Fire, foaming goo, unidentified "odors"... This is a great mix of chemistry and physics. Everything looks deceptively easy, but this took a tremendous amount of time to set up. My 6 year-old is full of questions. Now I have to be sure she doesn't flood us out or burn the place down.
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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.
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Watching this DVD with my husband reminded us of the days when we worried that our son would burn down the house with "fun expiriments" It's very creative, and would be a great addition for any science minded interested folks. It's rather long for one sitting, no plot or story line, just one unbelievable event after another keeping the chain reaction going. We bought a copy for our son, and will show it to our inquisitive nephews and neices.
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I love this film! My best friend turned me on to part of it on VHS from a PBS station in NYC in 1988, and I've been looking for it ever since. This finally came available in the fall of 2006, and I promptly went out and bought seven copies (yes seven!), to give to my very best friends for Christmas. It's that good. My only disappointment is that the DVD doesn't include a making-of feature. Everyone I've shown this to has speculated on just how they accomplished this, I'd love to know exactly how they did it! Still an essential disc. Well recommended.
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