Naqoyqatsi
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7.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9

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  1. ShaskovP.
    Apr 6, 2003
    10
    This isn' movie, it's the pure think, the next stage of filmmaking. shaskov
  2. ChrisB.
    Jun 23, 2003
    10
    Great use of digital imagery not seen in the other two films. Its a bit long but a real mind bender. Watch it with some food or something; and a bong.

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Metascore
59 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 23
  3. Negative: 2 out of 23
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    75
    There are extraordinary collisions of image and music here that make for some breathtaking sequences, but when that portentous, Gregorian-chanting chorus kicks in with its repetitive mantra of the film's title, it sure sounds a whole lot like they're saying "narcolepsy," not "naqoyqatsi."
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    67
    If Microsoft and Nike ever merged into one corporate megalith (MicroNike?) and commissioned Leni Riefenstahl to direct its visionary new Super Bowl commercial, the result might look something like Godfrey Reggio's Naqoyqatsi.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    75
    Images wash over you like wind-blown rain, fierce and beautiful at the same time, largely shaped into themes by the haunting music of Philip Glass, who is here joined by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
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