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Gattaca [1998]
from Uca
starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Gore Vidal, Jude Law, Elias Koteas
directed by Andrew Niccol

Features:

• Dubbed
• PAL
• Widescreen

Editorial Review:

Confidently conceived and brilliantly executed, Gattaca had a somewhat low profile release in 1997, but audiences and critics hailed the film's originality. It's since been recognised as one of the most intelligent science fiction films of the 1990s. Writer-director Andrew Niccol, the talented New Zealander who also wrote the acclaimed Jim Carrey vehicle The Truman Show, depicts a near-future society in which one's personal and professional destiny is determined by one's genes. In this society, "Valids" (genetically engineered) qualify for positions at prestigious corporations, such as Gattaca, which grooms its most qualified employees for space exploration. "In-Valids" (naturally born), such as the film's protagonist, Vincent (Ethan Hawke), are deemed genetically flawed and subsequently fated to low-level occupations in a genetically caste society. With the help of a disabled "Valid" (Jude Law), Vincent subverts his society's social and biological barriers to pursue his dream of space travel; any random mistake--and an ongoing murder investigation at Gattaca--could reveal his plot. Part thriller, part futuristic drama and cautionary tale, Gattaca establishes its social structure so convincingly that the entire scenario is chillingly believable. With Uma Thurman as the woman who loves Vincent and identifies with his struggle, Gattaca is both stylish and smart, while Jude Law's performance lends the film a note of tragic and heartfelt humanity.--Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Historical Background
  To understand Gattaca, it helps to know a little history.
  About a century ago, progressives took up what the New York Times in 1912 called the "wonderful new science" of eugenics. Because of improvements in medicine and public health, eugenists said, the "unfit" were having more children than the "fit." Their solution included both positive eugenics--encouraging the "fit" to have more children, and negative eugenics--preventing the "unfit" from having children.
  Forced sterilization laws in some 37... more info

• This Is Just ................
  i have a seen a lot of films that i think i somehow get into but this is just something that is so personal - it is sort of like tracing yourself onto the main charecter and watch him charimatically take you from start to finish
  to come up with something so innovative and just unheard of and to produce a film that carries you through from start to finish is just undescribable - you get so lost imagining yourself here : it dangerous -
  Technical Note - i had the film on dvd (know where that went)... more info

• I can see the Stars
  I give no apologies for this review, it's completely biased. First things first, this review is about the `superbit' circ 1998. If this review is found next to another format version, please ignore. For story breakdown, the science premise etc, please look to other reviews their much better done.
  This disc plays well on a number of first generation DVD players. The colours are solid the sound is excellent; please note I did not try out the various sound enhanced systems, i.e. 5.1 Dolby, as I do not... more info

• An un-known treasure, and I love it!
  Gattaca... The source of yet another old VHS bought from a jumble-sale, to which I'm really getting an eye for these un-found classics. So good was it that I eventually bought this DVD and haven't regretted owning the film that no-one I know has heard about. That part, I find quite unbelievable.
  Set in the 'not too distant future', a strong acting Ethan Hawke plays the role of a young man who is said to be a 'degenerate', yet for all the wrong reasons... He is one of the very few people alive that is... more info

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