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5.0 out of 5 stars
Video a fun tribute to the Voyager mission, November 16, 2003
This review is from: The Voyager Odyssey: An Interplanetary Music Video Experience (DVD)
I have owned the VHS version of this for over a decade and never tire of watching it. Yes, its a bit dated on the graphics, but the emotions it produces are timeless. This is not some dry documentary. Rather, the viewer is provided with an imaginary seat on the Voyagers as they pass by the four outer planets. You see these worlds as Voyager saw them. You feel the excitement of the discoveries as they are made, and you are told about their significance with subtitles. No human voices here -- that would only detract from the effect. While all of this is going on, a set of fantastic classical music selections plays in the background. Each planet has its own piece, chosen to elicit a specific emotion from the viewer. The selections are awesome and should be cranked up to be enjoyed to their fullest. In the end, you can't help but nod your head that this truly was an epic voyage of discovery. If you are looking for mere facts, then you would do better to read an encyclopedia article. If you want to experience the awe of the encounters in a truly unique way, this production is for you. I can't recommend it enough.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Most Original Documentaries Ever Made, June 13, 2002
This review is from: The Voyager Odyssey: An Interplanetary Music Video Experience (DVD)
I can't believe some of the reviews I've seen on this title. Opinions are like rear ends, everybody has them, but keep in mind a panel of film reviewers named The Voyager Odyssey the 6th Best Documentary of all time (See The Greatest Movies Ever Made published by Entertainment Weekly). For somebody to think that aol Time Warner would award such a high merit to a video that some say an 8th Grader could do is ludicruous. The Voyager Odyssey defies every cliche of documentary making. It creates an emotional bond between the viewer and the Voyager Spacecrafts. I had tears in my eyes, when I realized that these ambassadors of humankind, would never return to Earth. This video represents outside the box thinking. It is far superior in its own artistic way to anything you will see on the Discovery Channel of TLC. But then there are people who hated Citizen Kane. I guess they just didn't get it.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Great DVD... if it was made by a 8th grader!, December 3, 2001
This review is from: The Voyager Odyssey: An Interplanetary Music Video Experience (DVD)
The only thing that saved this DVD from a single star rating was the fact that you can turn off your video and listen to the music. This is by far the worst proffesional production I've ever seen. Here is the idea... take some pretty cool voyager pictures of planets... cut them out and place them on a make believe star field. THEN super-impose cheep 3D renderings of the voyager spacecraft. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE! That's not to say you won't be entertained... you'll get a good laugh. The most spectacular thing about this DVD is the number of people in the credits. One guy in his basement would have made sense... Seriously though, it would have made an excelent 8th grade video project. Please please please... save your money and buy a DVD that took more than a week to make.
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