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Viva Amiga (2017)
Dull
I've followed this film since the kickstarter missing out on the funding period and being genuinely gutted. I love the Amiga, my favourite all time computer so was excited that this was being made.
Now point 1, I watched this free on HULU before backers had even received their copy - poor business.
Anyway to the film, like others have expressed it is a collection of interviews, badly shot and mostly quite, quite dull intermixed with stock footage. It covers the creation of the Amiga, but it is very USA focused - where the Amiga has the biggest impact in creativity, games etc. was in Europe - none of which is covered in this film. The true spirit of the Amiga is/was not in the making of it but in how it transformed and inspired millions of people worldwide and this is lost in this shamble of a movie.
Back in Time (2015)
Flat as a pancake
I was super excited to see this film being a kickstarter backer being a back to the future fan since seeing it as a teenager. (We will ignore the total failure to deliver digitally and physically the movie on time for backers for this review else it would loose another 4 marks).
The film is an enjoyable romp through the film but is decidedly flat in what it delivers. The first half like all these films just trawls over the making of etc. that has been done a thousand times over and seen in countless TV programs. I was hoping for more in depth analysis but that did not occur.
The second half of the film however is better talking to the fans, it's great to hear from other people with the same passions as you.
Overall it is worth a watch, but not something to keep going back to.
From Bedrooms to Billions (2014)
My childhood in a film
What can I say about this film that has not already been said ?
I was lucky enough to grow up through this age, playing the games, becoming a computer geek, even being an Amiga 'scene' demo programmer in my late teens which led to a career as a computer programmer.
This film documented my childhood into my 20's, and any computer kid of the 70's included, as such I can't recommend it enough to people of our generation - but more importantly to those of the younger generation to see where it all began as to move forward you must always look back first.
Looking forward to the new 'Amiga years' film A lot.