Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Tacticalin An absolute waste of money

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Robert J. Maxwell It's a short animation movie, an amuse-bouche, that's very funny but carried along with it a warning. See, these two piles of rocks are sitting on top of a hill speaking to one another, turning their heads and moving their limbs with rolling clacks of sound.One of them thoughtfully peels the lichens off the other, and tells him (they're both males) that he hates to say it but you've got moss on your head again.Time passes swiftly on this hilltop. They watch a village grow in the valley beneath them. They wonder what the hell is going on as these wooden houses pop up and paths run around through the grass. The smaller of the rocks puzzles over an almost round piece of inanimate stone and twirls it around on its axis. When a human being passes by, a wheel falls from his cart, and the cursing cart hauler must change it. The small pile undergoes an "Aha Erlebnis" and realizes that this is a wheel ("rad").But then rime rushes by. The two piles remain the same but a huge metropolis springs up around them. Cars whip along an Autobahn and a monstrous TV screen announces "Built To Last." Poof. It doesn't last. It turns into dust and the TV collapses with a plop. The rocks remain as they were and the lichens and moss grow back. I won't go on about the message.It's a comic view of civilizations, and it's only eight minutes long.

MrVibrating This little gem appeared on the Animation Show Volume 1, which I can only recommend. If you found this film then you'll like it.I wont give the plot away but it's really clever and supremely executed. The use of stop motion is extra fitting. The voice acting is also very good, at least as far as I could understand the German.Technically this deserves any awards it won. It must have taken forever to coordinate and set up the quite complex shots. I'm not sure weather they dabbled in digital imagery but I think we can assume it. The core of the film is the charming stop-motion however.If you managed to find this page, and read this review, then you really should take the final step and track down this short. In todays digital age it wont be too hard. It's really worth it.

misionary2 This little film is the one I feel should have won the Oscar (animated short, 2002). As superlative as all the others were (I saw them at the Academy after the awards), this original movie about talking rocks is the best. We didn't really know what to expect as it started. Stop-motion rocks, how good could it be? (slight spoilers) We notice that everything around them seems to be moving very fast, since they are moving very slowly - groves of trees spring up and fall down, etc. OK, could be interesting. Then our hero throws an acorn at another rock sitting across the way, and naturally a tree pops up as soon as it hits the earth, knocking the poor guy over. Hilarious! That light humor weaves in with a very wide-scope look at humanity's development, and leaves you wondering just who is better off in the end. We all thought it was over, and then one last line was spoken. Perfection! I laughed harder at "Mike's New Car," but this one has comedy mixed with originality and just a little bit of philosophy. If you ever have a chance to see this gem, jump on it.

karmela memorable, smart, funny, original, flawlessly executed... what else can i tell you about 'das rad', without spoiling any future viewing experience (if there will be a chance for one)? this one really stood out among this year's oscar contenders. i am truly disappointed the academy decided to give the golden guy to yet another big studio product instead of rewarding this little (but by no means insignificant) movie. i was really touched by the story: i think what we (humans) really need in a trying time like that is a proper perspective towards what our species is getting itself into. 'das rad' gives you that, and manages to make its point despite its short running time. a real gem, go see it if you have a chance. bravo stenner & uidel!