Title: Dead Poets Society meets Blair Witch Project
Product review: It sounds odd, but that's about how this movie plays. More delicate than many of Weir's later films (including Dead Poets), Hanging Rock portrays the way a nameless terror can tear apart a group trying to cope with it -- an effect without an identifiable cause. Hanging Rock is not a scary movie, much less a horror film. Instead, Weir concentrates on the atmospherics of the rock, and later, the dynamic between the characters. Watch the movie not to be scared, but to enjoy Weir's subtle direction, the superb photography, and the mannered script.The newly remastered video release is about as pristine and clear as VHS can get. Although it's widescreen, the aspect ratio looks to be only about 1.66:1, so if you can't find the widescreen, the 1.33 (full screen) version won't look *too* different.DVD owners might be interested in the Criterion edition.
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