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Just perfect...

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

I wouldn't consider myself a rabid fan of Gigers work, I don't have anything besides the Alien movies and a poster packed away somewhere to show my love of Giger. That being said you can't deny the genius that is Giger and this documentary had everything I could hope to see from the man and his small crew of loyal followers. In Dark Star the filmmakers give us more than just a peek at Gigers expansive often discussed home. Giger is a gentle man, a quiet and humble eccentric who puts you through a range of emotions in his amazing yet sometimes tragic life. Everything Giger owns and has surrounded himself with has his biomechanical signature on it. I'm very happy Dark star was completed while Giger was still alive I don't think anything can beat seeing his life through his eyes. Absolutely fascinating from start to finish, get lost in the disorienting Nightmare Labyrinth of this genius.

...of the surrealism of its subject's artistic output and the rather unassuming, almost prosaic, nature of the autumnal man he became. The brief glimpses we get of Swiss artiste H. R. "Alien" Giger's younger, active self are, indeed, almost a surreal contrast to the somehow fragile elder we see poking about his home throughout most of this somewhat melancholic bio-documentary. Giger proves to be a polar opposite to expectations: congenial and unassuming (though much subdued by failing health--he died shortly after filming wrapped), not at all moody or dark as we might imagine. It might have been nice if writer/director Belinda Salin had explored Giger's younger days in more depth (the loss of his first love, Swiss actress/model Li Tobler, was undoubtedly a major influence), but the tale she spins still fascinates, ably abetted by the precise editing of Birgit Munsch and evocative image-crafting of cinematographer Eric Stitzel, with Peter "More Than Honey" Scherer's music providing suitably somber counterpoint as needed. Very much worth a watch by Giger fans, despite its biographical sketchiness, as well as students of the documentary form. This one goes into the plus column of my local library system video buyer's reputation.

'DARK STAR: H.R. GIGER'S WORLD': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five)A documentary film exploring the life, and work, of the popular Swiss painter, sculptor and set designer (known as) H.R. Giger. The film focuses on Giger, at the age of 74, when his health was severely deteriorating. It was written and directed by Belinda Sallin, in her feature film debut, and it contains multiple interviews with Giger, as well as his friends and work associates. I found the movie to be extremely slow-paced, even boring (at times), but still, definitely, visually pleasing (like the majority of Giger's work). The movie takes place in the last days of Giger's life, shortly before he died (on May 12, 2014). The filmmaker interviews Giger, and follows him around, watching him slowly do day-to-day things. Sallin also interviews Giger's wife, and multiple co-workers, and friends of his, as well. A lot of the visuals are filled with Giger's beautiful art.The film, like I said, is really slow paced, to a somewhat painful extent; I found my thoughts drifting (a lot)! It is interesting, getting to know Giger, if only just a little, in his final days of life. It's also cool to see that he was a 'cat person', like me! I can never really get tired of looking at his fascinating art, too; but I wish there would have been more time spent on 'ALIEN', or 'SPECIES'. Although I was bored, I'm sure obsessive fans of his will be more than pleased.Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: https://youtu.be/NdWU81GeyN4

Great documentary which premiered a few months after HR Giger died. Unfortunately, it was started when HR Giger health was already clearly deteriorating. The interviews with him are quite short, many are with his personal and professional entourage.The storytelling is not very linear, some old footage from Giger's youth and the movie work are mixed in. You will see more interview clips with Giger himself in these segments.As an introduction and indicator if this movie is interesting to you, watch the short movie 'HR GIGER HOME MADE' (available on YouTube), it uses the same setting in Giger's house and garden.I would recommend this movie to all (surral) art lovers, especially those who might have a prejudice and only know his body of work but not the person and artist behind it.