Rave culture is analyzed to death in this appropriately energetic but highly repetitive documentary. Combining an array of interviews with movement leaders and high-profile DJs, mixed with kinetic dance floor footage and commentary from flashy, Ecstasy-enraptured partiers, this picture undeniably captures the carefree spirit of these densely-packed, all-night, makeshift discos that spring up in remote deserts and empty warehouses and then evaporate into urban legend with the rising of the next day's sun. But just about every person interviewed (ebullient, baby-T-clad ravers; DJs; wannabes) says pretty much the same things about the ephemeral, high-energy and cheerful, familial atmosphere of these parties, so this wears thin in a hurry. Optional. (R. Blackwelder)
Better Living Through Circuitry
MVD (800-888-0486), 85 min., not rated, VHS: $19.95, DVD: $24.95 Vol. 15, Issue 6
Better Living Through Circuitry
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