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Summary: A buried treasure, a family gem
Review: 'The Gods Must be Crazy' is an amusing film about a Coke bottle that causes havoc among a group of tribesmen. It is suppoed to be a satire about industralized socitey. Check it out if it comes on T.V. someday.
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Summary: Great movie, nice DVD
Review: After waiting several years, I finally was able to buy "The Gods Must Be Crazy 1 & 2" on DVD. A few brief comments:1) Both "Gods" films are great entertainment. 2) DVD picture quality is better than what I've seen on TV or from the VHS version, which really looked worn out. However, don't expect "Star Wars" digital camera clarity. 3) For the first time I saw both "Gods" movies in widescreen, which is a nice treat. TV always shows them in Full-Screen, including the VHS version. 4) There are documentaries of director Jamie Uys and actor N!Xau. The one about N!Xau is the most interesting. It details the hard, difficult live he lived in the Kalahari, in stark contrast to the happy, carefree life depicted in the films. Clips of N!Xau's funeral are also shown. One gripe: when N!Xau is talking, and he talks quite a bit, there is almost no translation of what he's saying!!! Frustrating. Nevertheless, it's still a fascinating, honest portrayal of a special man.
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Summary: The Gods must be crazy - First edition
Review: Dear Lord, this is by far the funniest, fun, and educated movie that has come out of Africa. I can never get enough of it. Thus far, I have watched this movie three times and I am dying to see The Gods must be crazy 11. My only question is, when will Amazon get both films in DVD version? I cannot wait to by both of them once the DVD version is released. Please get out there and rent the Gods must be crazy film. It is truly entertaining for the entire family. I am totally crazy about this movie.
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Summary: The Gods must be crazy - First edition
Review: Dear Lord, this is by far the funniest, fun, and educated movie that has come out of Africa. I can never get enough of it. Thus far, I have watched this movie three times and I am dying to see The Gods must be crazy 11. My only question is, when will Amazon get both films in DVD version? I cannot wait to by both of them once the DVD version is released. Please get out there and rent the Gods must be crazy film. It is truly entertaining for the entire family. I am totally crazy about this movie.
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Summary: Materialism vs. the simple life of the Bushmen
Review: I found this movie to be a satire on our modern way of life in comparison to the life lived by the bushmen of the Kalahari. I think the filmmaker really believes, at least to some extent, that there are definite advantages to living in a non-modern society. It was quite intersesting how a simple coke bottle came and torchered the lives of these people on the Kalahari. I would like to express that through all they did to the bottle it should have broken. It did not, however, and it soon caused strife to come among them. Interestingly enough, my initial reaction, was to write that certainly they had strife among themselves of this nature before. A reassessment causes me to say that I don't know, I have never lived in a non materialistic society. To me everything can go back to the theme of the unhappiness possessions bring. The white man had a jeep, but we saw how much hassle the jeep was trying to pick up the lady. If she just walked things would have been simpler. Guns were available to civilization and because of that, a group was able to take a large number of childen hostage. That could not happen in the Bushmen society. It also seemed like everytime the white man tried to impress the woman, it was material things that he tipped over or tripped over. Maybe without those possesions he could have been more impressive to the schoolteacher. Who has the right to say which civilization is truly more advanced. It all depends on your perception of advancement.
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Summary: An excellent family film with a positive story line.
Review: I saw this movie about 10 years ago on HBO. We taped it butwatched it so much the tape broke. Now I want to buy it for my videocollection but to my dismay, no one has it. Even the internet says it's out of print. For the life of me I don't see why some enterprising person in the movie business has not re-released this film. They would make my day and a lot of money. Most of the films released today have little to no social value and are certainly not films you want your kids or grandkids to see. PLEASE BRING THIS MOVIE BACK!!!
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Summary: The Gods Must Be Crazy
Review: I saw this movie in South Africa when it first came out and found it to be hilarious. When you understand the Bushmen and their culture it adds more to the enjoyment of the film. At the end of the movie, the Bushman throws the bottle into the Eye of God, which he believes is the end of the earth. I've seen the Eye of God and it is truly worth the trip. I have been looking for a copy of this movie for years and would love to find a copy both for entertainment and sentimental reasons. Will buy if the price is right.
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Summary: Funniest move EVAH
Review: I saw this movie the first time back in 82 and have yet to see another that has made me laugh more. It is a cross between a foreign adventure and a 3 Stooges comedy (YES THERE IS ACTUALLY A SCENE IN WHICH SOMEONE SLIPS ON A BANANA PEEL!!!!) The gods Must Be Crazy is a must see for family movie night, invite grandma and grandpa mom and dad and kids of all ages...they'll love it!!!!
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Summary: Offbeat amusement
Review: I think one reason "The Gods Must Be Crazy" became such a hit at one time is because its setting and characters are quite different from any we've seen coming from Hollywood. It tells the story of a Bushman in the Kalahari who decides to rid his idyllic tribe of the one thing that causes them strife - a coke bottle tossed from a passing airplane. He sets off to throw it off the edge of the world, and instead finds himself in prison for shooting a goat. He is rescued by a bumbling naturalist and his mechanic sidekick, who then set out to save a schoolteacher and her class from a group of terrorists. The obvious message is that the "primitive" Bushmen are much more civilized in their own way than anyone the modern world. Some critics may complain of this idealized, paternalistic view of the Bushmen. Looking at the film now, this seems a rather strange comedy in its use of sped-up footage, silent-movie cornball music, and cheaply dubbed-over voices that barely match the lips of the speakers. A lot of the gags, like the naturalist rolling his car up and down a hill while a baboon looks on, fall pretty flat, but the movie picks up steam towards the end, and the African scenery is interesting as well. Worth seeing once.
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Summary: Sidesplitting!
Review: My mom and dad and I watched this movie one Sunday afternoon (a few years ago...). We didn't realize we had the channel on HBO...we thought we were watching a documentary about Bushmen at first. Then, with the Coke bottle, the crazy British guy who loses his cool around women, and the scene with the rhino and the fire, we were nearly peeing in our pants! The wry British humor and the fact that the characters take themselves too seriously make it even more funny. And the Bushmen, what a hoot! They live life so simply and unhindered by our modern day conveniences that their naivety makes them equally funny...and sweet. While the movie is hilarious and touching, it is also a great way to see Africa's wilds. And this is one of those movies that is funny not only the first time you see it, but every single time afterward. I love showing this to friends and people who've not heard of it. I get the same reactions everytime -- they nearly die laughing. Buy this movie and add it to your "Favorites". I guarantee you'll chuckle...
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