I saw this movie with my parents and grandparents when it was still in the theater. Since then, I've also read the book, and then bought the movie when it came out on laserdisc. I've always enjoyed this genre.
As a documentary, the movie poses a lot of interesting questions about various enigmatic artifacts and suggests interpretations that dissent from the mainstream narrative of world history.
The movie was designed to encourage further investigation of the topics discussed and to get the viewer thinking about the subject matter in new ways. I commend Harald Reinl for his presentation of Erich von Däniken's work.
The movie features a lot of beautiful photography of seldom seen places, ancient petroglyphs and pictographs, frescoes on cathedral walls, and illustrated manuscripts from around the world, and that alone is worth the price of admission.
The movie has a unique soundtrack composed by Peter Thomas, reminiscent of the Star Trek original series soundtracks. In addition to the recurring theme, there are many fascinating little melodies included, played mostly on acoustic instruments with some electric guitar and bass to back it up.
Today, I have the movie on DVD and the soundtrack on CD. If you can find copies of them, they are worth buying.
As a documentary, the movie poses a lot of interesting questions about various enigmatic artifacts and suggests interpretations that dissent from the mainstream narrative of world history.
The movie was designed to encourage further investigation of the topics discussed and to get the viewer thinking about the subject matter in new ways. I commend Harald Reinl for his presentation of Erich von Däniken's work.
The movie features a lot of beautiful photography of seldom seen places, ancient petroglyphs and pictographs, frescoes on cathedral walls, and illustrated manuscripts from around the world, and that alone is worth the price of admission.
The movie has a unique soundtrack composed by Peter Thomas, reminiscent of the Star Trek original series soundtracks. In addition to the recurring theme, there are many fascinating little melodies included, played mostly on acoustic instruments with some electric guitar and bass to back it up.
Today, I have the movie on DVD and the soundtrack on CD. If you can find copies of them, they are worth buying.