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Better Living Through Circuitry

Better Living Through Circuitry

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great, Great, Great
Review: This is an excellent portrayal of the rave scene, which is definitely a breath of fresh air from the incompetent media types who feel the need to create a hysteria about something they don't take the time to understand. If you don't know what a rave is about, you should definitely give this a look, as it doesn't seek to glorify those elements about the scene that are getting all the attention (for example, ecstasy use). Instead, the footage consists of interviews with the partygoers, DJs, and other people who are actively involved within the scene.

There is quite a substantial amount of "extras" on the DVD, such as an option to view a gallery of party fliers that had been going around at the time, extended interviews with DJs and other people in the industry, and even commentary by the film makers in which the documentary is played from front to back with the sound taken away and the film makers comment on each part of the footage. That part definitely sheds more light into how the scene works and also gives a little more insight into how they were able to meet the people they did and get some of the footage that they would have otherwise not been able to get.

Too much to explain, this is just a great DVD.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: not representative of the rave phenomenom
Review: This is not a movie, in a classic sense. This is a set of interviews of dj's & promoters. I'm fine with that however the djs that participates are not the best representations of the electronic industry. Where is Paul Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyk, Sasha, Digweed, Dave Seaman, Deep Dish , Dj Dan... and countless other famous dj's? I understand that the budget might have been too small to invite one of those dj's mentioned above for an interview or so ...but in this movie there are lots of dj's that are not that well representative of an industry that's becomming smaller and smaller. For your money's worth, buy a breakbeat dance video where you will be more entretained than a documental wanna be...

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: not representative of the rave phenomenom
Review: This is not a movie, in a classic sense. This is a set of interviews of dj's & promoters. I'm fine with that however the djs that participates are not the best representations of the electronic industry. Where is Paul Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyk, Sasha, Digweed, Dave Seaman, Deep Dish , Dj Dan... and countless other famous dj's? I understand that the budget might have been too small to invite one of those dj's mentioned above for an interview or so ...but in this movie there are lots of dj's that are not that well representative of an industry that's becomming smaller and smaller. For your money's worth, buy a breakbeat dance video where you will be more entretained than a documental wanna be...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the BEST documentaries yet
Review: This is one of the best documentaries I have seen. It fully explores the whole rave culture. From DJ's to participants. It is wonderful, and excellent. I hope these people make more documentaries in the future

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Better living through Circuitry
Review: This is the difinitive guide book to the rave scene past and present. I get excited just thinking about it. Slamming soundtrack and a thorough view of the different aspects of the vision, the scene, and life in general. My favorite documentary of the year.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: So-So
Review: This movie was for SURE a documentary...Obviously no one has succeeded in creating a movie that portrays the scene on the dot. But this one seemed to be a little un-realistic. I do think that the movie is worth seeing, but probably not worth buying. A message that seemed to keep popping up throughout the video was "It's all about the music!" Well, ya it is all about the music, but it seemed as if they were trying to convince the viewer that its more about music than it is about drugs...ravers know that, but it seems to be a movie that you should show your parents so that they won't think of it so badly...


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