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Summary: Psychadelic Pleasurama
Review: Like wow, man. I wish I had this mind-blowing video back in the sixties when I was drinking that "Magic Kool-Aid" stuff. If you ever wanted to know what a LSD trip was like without actually taking the drug, this video is for you. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Appreciate it for what it is, not what it isn't
Review: Technological advances being what they are, this made-for-DVD medium was already dated by the time it finally made it to DVD, no argument there.
But this is still a nice piece, essential for chill-out rooms everywhere. The visuals are soothing and, in my opinion, absolutely charming in their cubist simplicity. The music is a perfect match, as well.
The length of the presentation is a double-edged sword for me. Yes, 45 minutes is too short when you're interested in seriously veging out for 1-2 hours, but it is the perfect length to pop in immediately before or after work/school when you have other things to do immediately afterward. The only thing I'm not completely thrilled about is the lack of a 5:1 audio track (who knew home theatre would be such a phenomenon when this was originally produced all those years ago?).
Still, as eye/ear candy, it's hard for me not to recommend it. It's no longer cutting-edge, but if you know that and if it's an old-skool experience you're after, give this a look.
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Summary: The absolute best
Review: The best of the Mind's Eye collection to date. More abstract than any of the previous videos. If you want to turn your TV into a moving painting of beautifull ethereal light, buy this video. The music, finally catches up with the visuals in this one!.
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Summary: Ancient Alien is a SOLID PURCHASE!
Review: The Mind's Eye series from Odyssey is the best series out there and Ancient Alien is one the best from that series. Lots of color, pretty detailed, good movement (ie flying around), variety between the different scenes, good length, and most importantly....good music! I don't know what the heck the other guy that wrote a review is thinking when he says the music wasn't that good. I don't think he even knows who the artists are...but I do...and let me tell you that whoever did the score on this DVD, they knew a lot about ambient music. IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE TRANCE!!!!! Anyway, this DVD is at the top of my collection. I have, and I will continue to, recommend it, watch it, and play it for others. Peace :)
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Summary: Dated, depressing, pixelated, ugly, short
Review: This is nothing like the other Mind's Eyes, which I still enjoying viewing today. This one looks more like the first DVD of X-Mix: a lot of "flat" looking ancient 3-d graphics that crossfade back-and-forth, and end up being repetitive. Hardly anything in the other Mind's Eyes ever repeats. Actually I think some of the scenes in this (like the white rocks flying to and from the distance) were IN the first DVD of X-Mix from 1994, so I'm not sure why they were reused in 1998 (when this was released). And the first DVD of X-mix is almost 3 hours long, while this is only 43 minutes.This also has that weird Playstation non-interlace problem (unlike other Mind's Eyes) where only every-other horizontal line on the screen is generated...and thus twice as easy for computers to generate, but which looks cheap. So the horizontal lines are jagged, most things are excessively pixelated, and there is no detail. This would probably look better on VHS actually, because the distortion would make the non-interlaced problem smoother. If there were at least more bright colors (like the first X-Mix), that would be SOMETHING, but so much of this is in BROWN and GREY that it looks depressing and ugly like a rainy day. Most of the movement is the slowest I've seen so far, so this might be good wallpaper for DJs who play slower R&B. But if you play fast music like I do, then the other Mind's Eyes (and even the first X-Mix) are much better wallpaper.
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Summary: Dated, depressing, pixelated, ugly, short
Review: This is nothing like the other Mind's Eyes, which I still enjoying viewing today. This one looks more like the first DVD of X-Mix: a lot of "flat" looking ancient 3-d graphics that crossfade back-and-forth, and end up being repetitive. Hardly anything in the other Mind's Eyes ever repeats. Actually I think some of the scenes in this (like the white rocks flying to and from the distance) were IN the first DVD of X-Mix from 1994, so I'm not sure why they were reused in 1998 (when this was released). And the first DVD of X-mix is almost 3 hours long, while this is only 43 minutes. This also has that weird Playstation non-interlace problem (unlike other Mind's Eyes) where only every-other horizontal line on the screen is generated...and thus twice as easy for computers to generate, but which looks cheap. So the horizontal lines are jagged, most things are excessively pixelated, and there is no detail. This would probably look better on VHS actually, because the distortion would make the non-interlaced problem smoother. If there were at least more bright colors (like the first X-Mix), that would be SOMETHING, but so much of this is in BROWN and GREY that it looks depressing and ugly like a rainy day. Most of the movement is the slowest I've seen so far, so this might be good wallpaper for DJs who play slower R&B. But if you play fast music like I do, then the other Mind's Eyes (and even the first X-Mix) are much better wallpaper.
Rating:
Summary: Dated, depressing, pixelated, ugly, short
Review: This is nothing like the other Mind's Eyes, which I still enjoying viewing today. This one looks more like the first DVD of X-Mix: a lot of "flat" looking ancient 3-d graphics that crossfade back-and-forth, and end up being repetitive. Hardly anything in the other Mind's Eyes ever repeats. Actually I think some of the scenes in this (like the white rocks flying to and from the distance) were IN the first DVD of X-Mix from 1994, so I'm not sure why they were reused in 1998 (when this was released). And the first DVD of X-mix is almost 3 hours long, while this is only 43 minutes. This also has that weird Playstation non-interlace problem (unlike other Mind's Eyes) where only every-other horizontal line on the screen is generated...and thus twice as easy for computers to generate, but which looks cheap. So the horizontal lines are jagged, most things are excessively pixelated, and there is no detail. This would probably look better on VHS actually, because the distortion would make the non-interlaced problem smoother. If there were at least more bright colors (like the first X-Mix), that would be SOMETHING, but so much of this is in BROWN and GREY that it looks depressing and ugly like a rainy day. Most of the movement is the slowest I've seen so far, so this might be good wallpaper for DJs who play slower R&B. But if you play fast music like I do, then the other Mind's Eyes (and even the first X-Mix) are much better wallpaper.
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Summary: Energetic grafix
Review: This one of the better CG videos out there. Very good 3-D, and the music went along very well. You can use other music just as well. Over all, Very good effort.
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Summary: Disappointing!
Review: What a let down. The viewer from NY must have missed Odyssey Into The Mind's Eye and The Gate To The Mind's Eye. The music and visuals were repetative. They showed several scenes 3-4 times and the techno soundtrack never changed a beat through each song. I was a bit bored. I gave it 2 stars due to a few great scenes. They weren't worth sitting through the whole thing. I think they were a bit rushed. Too bad, they usually produce such Awesome videos!
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