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Vajra Sky Over Tibet (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 20

Fresh: 11

Rotten:9

Average Rating: 6.3/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Sep 8, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: The Buddhist community in Tibet forms the focus for this documentary, which eschews interview footage and instead relies on moving pictures and a soundtrack by local musicians to tell its tale.

Director: John Bush

Director: John Bush
Studio: Direct Pictures

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

Beautifully photographed in dazzling colors and with hypnotic chanting music... .

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
10/31/07
Dennis Schwartz
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Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
12/30/06
Josh Rosenblatt
Austin Chronicle

In order for audiences to better appreciate the underpinnings of Buddhism and the risks involved with modern-day practice in Tibet, the man who made Vajra would've needed to get his documentarian's hands a little dirty.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
11/30/06
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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Not only the year's best documentary, but it is also among the finest films ever made about religion.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
11/08/06
Phil Hall
Film Threat

However honorable the intent, Bush's epic journey carries all the raw, visceral excitement of watching someone else's holiday slides.

Full Review Source: The Stranger (Seattle, WA) | comment Comment
10/12/06
Andrew Wright
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Eventually you can't help wishing for some human contact. While the lulling narration by Bush and two exiled Tibetans is informative, it doesn't quite fill the gap.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
09/29/06
John Hartl
Seattle Times

Provoking more ideas than it presents, Vajra Sky Over Tibet is a sketchy introduction to a fascinating subject.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
09/28/06
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The material is so compelling that we keep watching.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
09/22/06
Walter V. Addiego
San Francisco Chronicle
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The images of gods and ordinary Tibetans that Bush captures are more eloquent that his turgid narration, and overall the film works better as a travelogue than an introduction to Tibetan Buddhist beliefs or history.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
09/15/06
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Vajra Sky Over Tibet demonstrates one alternative for moviemaking inside Tibet: the rhetorically inflated vacation video.

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09/15/06
Nathan Lee
New York Times
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The film simply takes too long to deliver its message.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
09/15/06
Michael Booth
Denver Post
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It’s a loving effort, and an important addition to the body of films about this extraordinary, sacred region of the world.

Full Review Source: EDGE Boston | comment Comment
09/13/06
Theodore Bale
EDGE Boston

A well-photographed inside look at a fascinating culture and its people.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/13/06
Carina Chocano
Los Angeles Times
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Traditions of 'wisdom' and 'compassion' are talked about in 'Vajra Sky Over Tibet,' but a non-storyline film must be at a loss to image such concepts.

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09/09/06
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

A gorgeous, meandering travelogue that only gradually bares its teeth.

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09/08/06
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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... feel more like the kind of underground political exposes that have previously captured life under the Taliban or the North Korean regime of Kim Jong-il.

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09/08/06
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

A tonic for Buddhists, no doubt, it offers many pleasures to atheists as well.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
09/07/06
John Patterson
L.A. Weekly

[A]n illuminating meditation on that deepest of Buddhist philosophical concerns -- impermanence.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
09/06/06
Richard Kuipers
Variety
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[A] reverential act of bearing witness to a culture and religion being systematically erased...

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09/06/06
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine
 
 
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