Review of Decasia: The State of Decay (2002) by Christopher P — 15 Jan 2008

I like the similar Lyrical Nitrate better.

This review of Decasia: The State of Decay (2002) was written by Christopher P on 15 Jan 2008.

Decasia: The State of Decay has generally received positive reviews.

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By J. Hoberman (756) for Village Voice (8,525) on 18 Mar 2003

A fierce dance of destruction. Its flame-like, roiling black-and-white inspires trembling and gratitude…

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By Laird J (41) on 03 Feb 2008

Perhaps a bit over long, at least for my attention span, but the combination of the rotting images and the jittery music is extremely haunting…

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By Caleb G (99) on 13 Jun 2007

You must be an artist to appreciate this film. Bill Morrison gathered decaying film strips and spliced them together into a feature film…

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By Anita Gates (103) for New York Times (5,786) on 19 Mar 2003

Nothing more -- and nothing less -- than a collage of decaying, decomposing nitrate film stock...The unexpected thing is that its dying, in…

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By Sean S (1,358) on 10 Jan 2008

Wave after wave of image and sound wash over you, entrancing you. It's like watching a beautiful death…

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By Ty U (7) on 25 May 2008

The third star on this film is awarded solely because the concept was an interesting one, even if the execution was disappointing…

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By Tony Rayns (36) for Sight and Sound (827) on 02 Dec 2003

By presenting images that are in advanced stages of decomposition Morrison is agitating in the most powerful way on behalf of the archives…

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Review of Decasia: The State of Decay (2002)

By Keith H. Brown (59) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 11 Aug 2002

Others, more attuned to the anarchist maxim that 'the urge to destroy is also a creative urge', or more willing to see with their own eyes,…

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By Carlo K (7) on 15 Jun 2007

Kind of special film. Trancy trip through history. Not for everyone…

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By Bridgette G (4) on 02 Jul 2007

This is a very unique film...truly amazing…

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