Product Details

• Actors: Robin Guthrie, Robert Fantinatto, Leesa Beales
• Directors: Robert Fantinatto
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Microcinema DVD
• DVD Release Date: October 1, 2005
• Run Time: 63 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EBDHIW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,179 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Below expectations, April 23, 2008

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Jacob Nekrassov (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Echoes of Forgotten Places (DVD)

When I purchased the movie, I expected to see stunning photographs of many abandoned industrial sites with some info and history for each location. When I watched the movie, I was disappointed that most of the featured places are not named and no information is provided about them. A lot of narration is simply boring.
Although, the bonus movie "A symphony of industry" is very interesting, it describes the process of steel production and fabrication.

I guess, "Echoes of forgotten places" is ok to watch once, as long as you don't have unrealistically high expectations about it.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Industrial porn, January 11, 2007

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Brandon of Springfield - See all my reviews

This review is from: Echoes of Forgotten Places (DVD)

This video is absolutely stunning. The videography is top notch, with an even better soundtrack. If your a fan of urban exploration, or just plain like decaying structures, then this if for you.

6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If you ever have or wanted to explore old abandoned buildings ..., July 5, 2007

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P. Cofrancesco "PaulC" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Echoes of Forgotten Places (DVD)

Updated: 07-25-2010

Defenitely worth watching but...

PROS: Lots of interesting buildings. I learned that Rochester New York has / had a subway system! I have explored abandoned buildings and ridden my motorcycle in a million square foot factory in Waterbury Connecticut near Route 8.

Extras: "A symphony of industry" is excellent be sure to watch it. It shows old archive of movie clips from the 40's and 50's that promoted factory work as a career choice. I applaud the film makers for including it.

CONS: A little one-sided in the approach to the subject, while lacking detail to provide depth. The film has the an over emotional and sad view that perfectly good buildings were just disposed of (I can relate to this) but there are reasons factories close; complex market and political forces, consumers looking for the cheapest merchandise from China.

I wish the film included the location of the "City Power" plant; Melborne Australia? It would have been nice to know when the building closed, what it made, combined with interviews from past workers; the building dimensions in square feet.

Exploration footage is excessive and often serves as "filler".

Links: the film could have provided links to sites like urbanexplorer dot org or a way for the viewer to continue his or her interest or donate to the explorers.

The film missed opportunites to educate the viewer and stimulate further interest by providing links to blogs or forums related to the subject. Film has lots of potential to be updated or re-released with some of the proceeds going to urban explorer clubs in exchange for interviews and video footage.