Chronos [Blu-ray]

Director: Ron Fricke
Studio: R&B Films
Category: DVD

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Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 63 reviews
Sales Rank: 11892

Format: Ac-3, Color, Dts Surround Sound, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 45 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.1 x 0.5

MPN: BRRBF16019
UPC: 881991160191
EAN: 0881991160191
ASIN: B000E5KUIS

Theatrical Release Date: 1987
Release Date: February 13, 2007
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Chronos [Blu-ray]

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2 out of 5 stars Only for Fans of Ron Fricke who can bare a terrible transfer    December 30, 2008
Farhad Agzamov
I bought the Blu-ray version after having watched Baraka in the same format.

This is a far worse transfer then Baraka, the image is shows alot of grain and other film artifacts, alot of viewers will literally be able to see the film running, since alot of it is timelapse based it will give you a headache very quickly as the screen will flash.

First of all Chronos cannot really be compared to Baraka in anyway, as it's earlier and more experimental in its nature, alot of people come to see it and expect to see Baraka 2.0, it's not, its really for the fans of Ron Fricke who would want to see how he went about creating Baraka after having started sketching out the concepts in Chronos. There is a directors commentary on the disc however which is a great addition.

Besides that there is absolutely no other extras at ALL. Simple written location notes are not extras in my view.

I still love it as I watched the films in order from Koyannisqasti, to Chronos to Baraka but I think most people would not so I would recommend to stay away.


1 out of 5 stars waste of money    June 9, 2008
Marek J. Kaminski (Kansas, USA)
1 out of 9 found this review helpful

A total waste of money. Time-lapse photography becomes boring and annoying after a few minutes. Photography is really beautiful but the opportunity to make it entertaining or/and educational has been completely lost.


5 out of 5 stars Give us MORE BLU-RAY FRICKE !!!!    May 11, 2008
ZAHZAH (MISSION VIEJO, CA USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

I saw this when IMAX was brand new (last century) and was blown away by the scope and beauty of the piece. I was so happy to get it on DVD (I had VHS,too). But this Blu-Ray version is definatly the best! I'll admit, while it doesn't look as "perfect" as say, "Cars" on BD, it is very much VERY WATCHABLE and only the very pickiest of video geeks would be distracted by the PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTANT grain, outline or color uneveness. A much better transfer than I expected, near perfect, especially considering the age of the film. The DRS company did a fine job.
As far as the film itself, this is a "Bolero". Not intended for ADD viewers or fast food consumers. This is art, not product. It's Fricke's first major film (that I'm aware of). It's a beautiful exploration of the passing of time with unpresidented cinematography. Films like this are why I got my big screen hi-def TV and BD player. Other movies are fun, and look great, it's true, but Fricke's work a whole different world.


2 out of 5 stars Irritating music. Slightly interesting time lapse photography.    February 4, 2008
J. Roggow (Mid Michigan, United States)
1 out of 7 found this review helpful

The music was very irritating. It sounded like a key was stuck on an organ. The concept of time lapse photography was slightly interesting.


2 out of 5 stars not recommeded unless you find it very cheap    January 4, 2008
texas99
3 out of 8 found this review helpful

While the quality of the images is fairly good - average high-def quality, the content is lacking.

This film is a collection of shots from the USA and Europe. Some of the shots are of beautiful scenes and historical landmarks(some of the church interiors are amazing). But this is almost just a random series of still photos. It lacks any real story, drama, or cohesion.


The editing is particulary pedestrian and can even be irritating at times. Shots are sometimes too short and they cut back and forth between two locations for no apparent reason. The shots lack pacing or any kind of real drama or meaningful sequence. For example one shot is a time lapse photo of some stalls in a market/alley in Israel where you watch blurs of people whiz by a bored young man slouching in his 5ft x 5 ft cigarette stand (seriously).

Most of the film is just the camera sitting still on a tripod getting time-lapse shot of a)people or cars moving very fast in the city b)the interior of a fancy european building, or c)landscapes where the shadows of the clouds pass over the land very fast. The only time the camera moves is some 10 second sequences where they do helicopter fly overs in the southwest U.S or on a boat in the canal in venice.

Again, SOME shots are pretty. But there is little creativity, drama or excitement here - its just an almost random sequence of shots where the camera is placed in front of some landmark and left to run for several hours in stop motion mode. Kinda like looking at a hi-res travel album.

Another minor annoyance to me is that they use a a wide angle lense that has very bad barrel distortion. When they do shots of interiors of buidlings the vertical surfaces at the edges of the picture bend in very badly at the top and bottom.

And the music is just a typical synthesizer playing elevator quality music (at times its annoying).

This film is also VERY short - about half the length of a normal film.

Overall a minor piece of film. Not worth the money unless you can get it for maybe about 1/3 of what a normal film goes for and you just want to see some hi-res travel shots.