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| Gattaca | 
| Category: Movie
Buy New: $2.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  393 reviews
Sales Rank: 1782
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 107 minutes
ASIN: B000T45C32
Theatrical Release Date: October 23, 1997
Release Date: October 1, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Science fiction at its best, a modern version of Huxley's "Brave New World" July 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Gattaca really makes you wonder about the moral and ethical consequences of genetic engineering, and the risks of mankind playing God. This is science fiction at its best. In a nutshell, Gattaca is the modern version of Aldous Huxley's science fiction classic novel Brave New World (1932).
As usual, not every great movie is a box office hit, and Gattaca actually went unnoticed for many sci-fi fans. Why? The film's atmosphere is that of a slow pace dystopia, quite similar to the classic novel Fahrenheit 451. Therefore, the movie lacks many of the sophisticated modern special effects we are used to, up to the extreme of astronauts traveling to outer space in full business suits. Also, worth noticing is the great performance by the leading and renowned actors Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, and Jude Law. Deliberately the movie does not have any flamboyant SFX because its simplicity is part of the attractive. It is high tech against the human spirit!
I do highly recommend this movie, whether or not you are a science fiction fan. For those interested in exploring similar philosophic and ethical questions regarding genetic engineering and cloning, I also recommend watching the 1980 or 1998 TV versions of "Brave New World" (not available on DVD), The Island (based on Huxley's novel Island (Perennial Classics)), Blade Runner - The Final Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition), the action hero movie The 6th Day and Jurassic Park (Widescreen Collector's Edition), though the original Jurassic Park novel's storyline is much better than the movie. Also Michael Crichton's novel Next raises similar interesting and deeper ethical issues regarding genetic engineering, a more comprehensive exploration of the issues than Gattaca, but be aware that "NEXT" has a really lousy childish plot, not Crichton's at his best.
And by the way, I was curious about what Gattaca meant, if anything. According to Wikipedia, "the title is based on EcoRI, a restriction enzyme that cuts the sequence GAATTC, that composed of the initial letters of the four DNA nucleotides (adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine)."
PS: There is a VHS version of Brave New World (1998) available, though it is hard to find (see details at the Amazon UK store). The 1980 BNW version is available at Google Video, with low quality.
Great Video! June 28, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was a great looking Blu-Ray Movie! I had seen it once in school and decided to wait til it came out on Blu-Ray to buy it! Great decision! Fast shipping from Amazon too!
A superb sci fi thriller. June 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Gattaca is not your typical sci fi movie.
The usually lasers and explosions are not present.
What is present? The human race is entirely engineered, even before your born, your parents decide your traits, hair color, eye color etc...
Children who are born out of the "acceptable" order are called "God Children".
These "God Children" are pretty much the outcasts of society.
They are forced to work low ladder jobs and are not allowed to excel in society.
Gattaca is fast paced, well written, superbly acted and is a great commentary on where our world may be heading.
Will the geneticists decide who can and can't be born?
Scary stuff people, you could see entire peoples being exterminated before they are even born.
Another must see movie from Hollyweird.
Recommended.
 The future of the film is now here. June 22, 2008
I think that this is a very profound and entertaining movie. The future is here, from the electric cars to the screening machines. The only part that perplexed me was at the end when our hero and others got on a rocket to outer space dressed as if they were going to a corporate meeting. Has anyone else said anything about this? I can't find a review that does. Am I missing something here? Am I the only person who has seen this movie who thinks that the ending is ridiculous? I really would like for someone to give me their thoughts about this. Other than this, I thought the acting was great and the plot outstanding. Great Movie.
ok movie June 20, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Iliked it, i will keep this in my collection, i sell the bumms on ebay lmao
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