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| Chariots of the Gods | 
 enlarge | Author: Erich Von Daniken
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Category: Book
List Price: $14.00 (32.96 RON)
Buy New: $11.20 (26.37 RON)
You Save: $2.80 (6.59 RON) (20%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  146 reviews
Sales Rank: 26380
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0425166805
Dewey Decimal Number: 930
EAN: 9780425166802
ASIN: 0425166805
Publication Date: January 1, 1999
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 Simply, Superb, the film, the text and the music !! September 13, 2008
The first time I have watched this film was on TV when I was a teenager, many years ago (in the 70s) then, I was looking for this documentary on VHS version in the early 90s but without result. Now I'm so glad to have this product bought twice. I have shown it to my family, to my friends and I have used it for lectures. Everybody are astonished and enjoy it so much. I believe in UFOs and aliens and I have several Mr. E. von Daniken'books. I love this kind of reading and films, so, I recommend this DVD for private home collection not only for the technical release but also for the music (so difficult to find the sound track). The images around the world in archaeological zones in search of ancient gods or astronauts are superb !
 Fun, but Ridiculous September 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I saw a very old copy of this in the dollar bin at the library book sale, I snapped it up. What a hoot! This is the book that spawned a zillion sci-fi books and Coast-to-Coast AM shows.
His theory that extraterrestrials visited ancient Earth is very interesting. It would have been much more compelling if he hadn't felt the need to drag in Project Bluebook and Edgar Cayce. His projections for the future of Earth and NASA are really funny forty years later. I can't tell you how many times I laughed and had to read passages out loud to my husband.
I can live with the fuzzy logic and faulty reasoning. What I cannot abide is Daniken's unwavering assertion that ancient peoples were all knuckle-dragging troglodytes. Time after time he insists that ancient people could not possibly have the knowledge or intelligence to make any of the objects that have been found by archaeologists. I could go into a long rant, but the bottom line is this: We are not descended from idiots.
 Inaccurate, but beautiful September 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Forget about the "evidence" which purports to be relayed here and focus instead on the beautiful soundtrack and cinematography. This film is in desperate need of a remaster from a 35mm print, as the print used for the DVD is choppy and the soundtrack has an ugly warble to it. Criterion, are you listening???
A Landmark in Science Fiction August 31, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Yes, as nonfiction this book stinks. But as fiction it's one of the most important works of the last fifty years. The concept of aliens pretending to be gods is now a staple of science fiction, and all the great science fiction that uses this scenario (like Stargate) owes a lot to this book, not just in ideas, but in getting the idea into the popular consciousness.
Magic August 1, 2008
This is my favorite doco!!! please watch it,it shows Baghdad before the dictator ruined it.Its old but fantastic at one stage very hard to find,do yourself a favour,enjoy.
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