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Summary: A Brief History of Time
Comment: Rob Lightner's review says it all. This is a beautifully crafted glimpse at the very frontiers of scientific research. Hawking's quest for the ultimate theory is not only scientifically compelling but spiritually uplifting as well.
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Summary: Redundant and Mindbending
Comment: 'A Brief History of Time' is a film that mixes both the story of Stephen Hawking's life and his theories on quantum physics. At times, it goes through unnecessary stories about Hawking's life; for example, they showed how much he loved Monopoly when he was young. Is this really needed? How many people in the western civilization didn't or haven't played monoply? Nonethless, the movie is mindbending at times, espicially when discussing black holes and the theories of time. Beautiful Philip Glass score, and an inspirational ending.
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Summary: Smart Stuff Made Stupid
Comment: Remember Captain Pike on classic Trek? He was the burnt, mute guy in the futuristic electric wheelchair. Dr. Stephen Hawking, the star of "ABHOT," is in much the same situation, except that he's also a f-ing genius with the incredible ability to distill complicated quantum physics concepts into simple, understandable stuff for the rest of us morons. And he even makes it sound cool and (...gulp) interesting. Yikes!
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Summary: Fair
Comment: If you are looking for information on theories than go read the book, this is a review of hawkings life. It is good in that regard but has nothing on science.
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Summary: A brief comment on a brief history of time
Comment: This video should have rather been called a brief biography of Stephen Hawking. It only touched very lightly on his theories and works. I thought it would be a video version of his famous book but the video can not compare to the book at all. There are many interviews with people but one has no idea who these people are or what their relationship is to Dr Hawking as there are no subtitles. I suggest viewers first view the credits at the end of the movie where a list of interviewees is given and then go back and watch the film. The video is also dissappointingly short lasting only for 80 minutes.
Summary: A Brief History of Time
Comment: Rob Lightner's review says it all. This is a beautifully crafted glimpse at the very frontiers of scientific research. Hawking's quest for the ultimate theory is not only scientifically compelling but spiritually uplifting as well.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Redundant and Mindbending
Comment: 'A Brief History of Time' is a film that mixes both the story of Stephen Hawking's life and his theories on quantum physics. At times, it goes through unnecessary stories about Hawking's life; for example, they showed how much he loved Monopoly when he was young. Is this really needed? How many people in the western civilization didn't or haven't played monoply? Nonethless, the movie is mindbending at times, espicially when discussing black holes and the theories of time. Beautiful Philip Glass score, and an inspirational ending.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Smart Stuff Made Stupid
Comment: Remember Captain Pike on classic Trek? He was the burnt, mute guy in the futuristic electric wheelchair. Dr. Stephen Hawking, the star of "ABHOT," is in much the same situation, except that he's also a f-ing genius with the incredible ability to distill complicated quantum physics concepts into simple, understandable stuff for the rest of us morons. And he even makes it sound cool and (...gulp) interesting. Yikes!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fair
Comment: If you are looking for information on theories than go read the book, this is a review of hawkings life. It is good in that regard but has nothing on science.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A brief comment on a brief history of time
Comment: This video should have rather been called a brief biography of Stephen Hawking. It only touched very lightly on his theories and works. I thought it would be a video version of his famous book but the video can not compare to the book at all. There are many interviews with people but one has no idea who these people are or what their relationship is to Dr Hawking as there are no subtitles. I suggest viewers first view the credits at the end of the movie where a list of interviewees is given and then go back and watch the film. The video is also dissappointingly short lasting only for 80 minutes.