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- 2010
- Not Rated
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- 1 h 47 m
- 2010
- Not Rated
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- 1 h 47 m
Summary The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudia Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks ...
- 2010
- Not Rated
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- 1 h 47 m
- 2010
- Not Rated
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- 1 h 47 m
GasLand
Metascore
Available after 4 critic reviews
7.3
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Summary The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudia Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks ...
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With its jolting images of flammable tap water and chemically burned pets, New York theater-director-turned-documentarian Josh Fox's Sundance-feted shocker makes an irrefutable case against U.S. corporate "fracking."
Josh Fox puts a fresh spin on a well-drilled - if continually relevant - story.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 User Ratings
7.3
79% Positive
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11% Mixed
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11% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 User Ratings
7.3
79% Positive
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
11% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
11% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
This was just terrifying, and incredibly disturbing. One of the most eye-opening documentaries I've ever seen, as well as an intricately made, well editing, cinematographically beautiful film. There is not enough praise to be given to do this documentary justice.
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Gasland is a work of art. This documentary not only manages to be incredibly informative and shocking, but its message deeply resonates with the viewer. It exposes the corporate greed of fracking companies in an incredibly nuanced and engaging way. I have to say, this film hits hard. Josh Fox, the director, is a genius when it comes to finding ways to connect with the viewer through the writing and cinematography. Not only does he talk about the big picture but also focuses in on the individual humans affected. His voice does sound extremely monotone, and this almost caused me to turn it off, but the content was so good that I stuck around despite this annoyance.
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While oil is still synonymous with unmitigated catastrophe, the documentary Gasland warns of the dangers lurking in natural-gas wells.
The gas lobbyist want to bring this gas exploitation to Quebec in Canada.
This film is an eye openner to how bad is for environment the extraction of gas using the hydraulic (something like that) system. It's dngerous and contaminates the water.
You wont believe your eyes and the true stories of horror of illness caused by this.
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Gasland has very high production values and isn't too preachy. It stayed on topic and mentioned solar energy only once, which is notable because this kind of documentary too often goes off the rails into the fantastic or the impossible. The narrator's voice is uniquely soothing.
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Unlike the horribly bland "An Inconvenient Truth", this issue documentary is surprisingly entertaining. I almost feel bad calling a film about natural gas contamination entertaining, but I mean it in an entirely educational and enthralling way, not a fun and satisfying way.
"GasLand" is a labour of love by documentarist Josh Fox. He's addressing an issue that is not only affecting him and his family very closely, but the whole country and perhaps soon, the whole world. The center of this film's attention is an area of the U.S., the Marcellus Shale (which is a subterranean formation that is beneath New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and many other states), which is more commonly called by energy companies "the Saudi Arabia of natural gas". Fox travels to the towns around this area to see first hand how hydraulic fracturing has affected them and their lives. Needless to say, his findings are quite horrifying.
"GasLand" is an amateurish-looking film that could have easily been made by any competent documentarist, but its heart is something that only could have been added by the talents of Josh Fox. Gas contamination is a topic that has been addressed vaguely before, but with "GasLand" we see a whole new world and it's alarmingly eyeopening. This is one of the best documentaries of the year. It receiving a well deserved Oscar nomination yesterday morning and I hope that's a push for more people to watch this important film.
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Provided with much details on the fracking of the oil industry and much opinions on the subject, GasLand succeeded of trying to inform the audience yet entertain them at the same time. Although laws have been passed to get rid of this issue, hydraulic drilling is still a concern for people in the certain states. This documentary sets in Pennsylvania, a state in which a lot of people are drinking dirty water because of this crisis. Josh Fox directs and narrates the film with a devastating voice and real emotions. The audience were shocked by the reality and entertained by the burning water. GasLand is the better documentaries of the year.
OscarBuzz: Best Documentary (good chance of making it to the top 5)
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A great documentary that touches me due to the massive expansion of gas companies all over. This frightens me and it's a real shame that saving money is more important to politicians and the people that are supposed to protect us than the well being of the land we walk on and the water we drink.
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Production Company
International WOW Company,
HBO Documentary Films
Release Date Sep 15, 2010
Duration 1 h 47 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Can you light your water on fire?
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations