Negativland: Our Favorite Things

November. 07,2007      NR
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Our Favorite Things is a new DVD/CD release from reigning Kulture Kut-up Kings Negativland. Twenty-seven years of the group's "greatest hits" have become all-new moving pictures in this amazing, years-in-the-making package. Created with 18 other filmmakers from all over the USA (and one a capella group from Detroit), Our Favorite Things is a collaborative project that takes Negativland's sound explorations into the world of film and video. What emerges is a darkly cracked look at 21st century America, juxtaposing paranoia, torture, control, power, weapons, fear, suicide, cola wars, mental illness, and intellectual property issues with the lighter side of dopey advertising, cartoon characters, cleaning products and Jesus.

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Reviews

BoardChiri
2007/11/07

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

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Glimmerubro
2007/11/08

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

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Geraldine
2007/11/09

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

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Logan
2007/11/10

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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