XoWizIama
Excellent adaptation.
Intcatinfo
A Masterpiece!
Livestonth
I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
TheBlueHairedLawyer
I love pollution, and polluting things on purpose. There's nothing more wonderful than seeing the silhouette of a smokestack at sunset, or the smell of coal, or the sound of heavy manufacturing.I was really hoping that this would be in favor of pollution, and ended up really disappointed. As usual, it's subtle but still typical anti-pollution propaganda, environmental extremism at one of its lowest points.I'm sure my review will be voted down by countless people, especially with my point of view on pollution, but I've never cared about the planet and I would at least like some free speech on the matter.As I should have expected, it had the typical enviro-message of alarmists everywhere: "the planet is certainly doomed and it's all your fault unless you help get rid of pollution".Typical.My advice (if you still want it), if you want to be a smart person, whether you're against pollution or not, watch A Plague on Our Children, Gasland, Beyond Pollution and Lois Gibbs: the Love Canal. Afterwards, watch The Great Global Warming Swindle, Mine Your Own Business: the Dark Side of Environmentalism, Not Evil Just Wrong and Fracknation. It's the best way to see points of view from both environmentalists and eco-sinners with the least amount of biased information. Don't watch this, it's just a load of hippie extremism.
NetflixZZZZ
Mesmerizing, breathtaking and horrifying, this hauntingly beautiful film is the "Apocalypse Now" without fiction. Slow in pace, quiet in mood, it gives good glimpses of the poisoned patches of Earth that may well be signs of an inevitable doom.There is no doubt in my mind -- the nature is plagued and we are the disease. Greed, the very essence of humanity that drives evolution and progress, has turned us into something like cancer, on its way to consume the host and die with it...Manufactured Landscapes is quite an unforgettable viewing experience - at least I'll never regard my toaster and iron the same way again.
pultzat
I recently viewed Manufactured Landscapes at the Seattle International Film Festival. I was drawn to the movie as a photographer because I'm both familiar and a fan of Burtynsky's work. While I believe the movie does a good job getting it's message across, I couldn't help but feel that it was made as a complete afterthought to the photographs and subsequent popular book by Burtynsky. Obviously one reason for this is the extensive use of still photographs featuring zooms and pans across them. While this is a good effect when used economically, I felt like 75% of the movie was just stills from Burtynsky's book (which I already own). That's probably an exaggeration, but that's how I felt. If you own the book or are familiar with his work you might be better off skipping this one.
CafeDelCool
I had nowhere to go. I was on a flight to Vancouver. I would probably have missed this film if I hadn't chosen Air Canada. Watched on a small screen in the back of the seat in front, I found this captivating and mesmerising. I did drift in a couple of places and had to skip back but I had to watch to it's end. Now I'm looking forward to the DVD release in Europe though whether I'll be quite as transfixed when I can walk out the door, is yet to be discovered!The photographic composition is stunning and the film gives so much insight and 'fills out' the story the photographs tell.Recommended (if you have time on your hands).
