Incredible!
i've seen all of the versions of Koyaanisqatsi, VHS, LaserDisc, DVD, IRE DVD. The Criterion transfer is a completely different movie.
I'm not technical when it comes to film, but, for lack of a better description, the Criterion transfer has rock solid frames (no jitter). In a normal movie this wouldn't be as big of a deal as it is in Koyaanisqatsi. The time-lapse filming is just transformed into something that is magnificent. Everything looks awesome and my favorite scenes are just incredible.
The contrast of the film seems to be double. I am not sure if that is more a product of the transfer or the format, but the cloudscapes and cityscapes are unbelievable. I could watch The Grid over and over again.
This is the best Blu-Ray disc. Period. If I could give it 10 I would.
Thank you Criterion!
The Best Trilogy On (or about) Earth
This is obviously not a review of the Blu-ray set, but a comment on the release of this amazing trilogy. I have been waiting since the dawn of time (okay, the dawn of blu-rays) for this to be released in this format. And to find out that Criterion will be putting them out leaves me in a state of sheer joy!
Three of my favorite films of all time, "The Qatsi Trilogy" is a work of art that virtually nothing else can compare to. A series of gorgeous films, not documentaries (though some have called them this) but moving, living art, that depicts man and Earth's relationship, man and society's relationship, and man and machine's relationship.
"Koyaanisqatsi - Life Out of Balance" delves into the beauty of the planet, and man's intrusion upon it. As in all three films, time lapse photography, stunning aerial footage, and some of the most brilliant cinematography you will ever witness (by Ron Fricke, director of Baraka, which is a distillation of this trilogy in my...
Not easy to review, not easy to describe, it may not be for everyone but a trilogy that was worth the experience!
One of the most fascinating and also important American fillmmaker of experimental documentary films, Godfrey Reggio will be known as the creator of the Qatsi Trilogy. Three films that were taken from the Hopi language, "Koyaanisqatsi" (which translates to "Unbalanced Life" and created back in 1982), "Powaqqatsi" (which translates to "Life in Transition" and created back in 1988) and "Naqoyatsi" (which translates to "Life as War" and released in 2002) are films that are meant for one to watch and give their own interpretation.
And now all three films will be released on Blu-ray and DVD courtesy of The Criterion Collection in December 2012.
It's important to note that these films are without dialogue, they are in essence films of visual poetry and everyone will have their own interpretation. These are films that are meant to be experienced and truthfully, going into summaries about these three films will make this film seem weak by reading it, as the purpose of...
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