Rate It
|
||||||||||||||||
Rating Averages
My Friends |
Not rated. () |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
All Flixster |
(469) |
291 |
1570 |
Female |
(156) |
97 |
524 |
Male |
(313) |
194 |
1046 |
More Like This
If you liked this, then you'll also probably like...
Got another recommendation for someone who liked this movie? Add it to the list!
Got an opinion? Use the buttons to vote on all the suggestions people have added.
If lots of people vote, the best suggestions will rise to the top.
| The Thin Blue Line (33%) |
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Crumb (33%) |
|
|
| Stevie (100%) |
|
|
| Brother's Keeper (100%) |
|
|
| Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (100%) |
|
|
Plot: Documentary about people and their beloved pets and a pet cemetery in California that developers tear down.
Photos
Meet Other Fans
ONLINE NOW
Recent Reviews
-
MCT:August 5, 2008
Documentary film maker Errol Morris manages to squeeze theatrics from the mundane as he chronicles the controversy surrounding the relocation of a pet cemetery in northern California.
Besides being a humorous study in 70's hairstyles and fashion accessories, Gates of Heaven is a sardonic look at Americans, their cultural values, and their anthromorphic attitudes about their pets.
I often found myself chuckling or shaking my head in disbelief, but I sat there transfixed and engrossed (with my cat in my lap). -
MCT:March 31, 2008It's difficult to give a proper review to Gates of Heaven because there's so much that's great about the film that you can't really explain it. So I'll say 2 things.
1. If you don't get the subject matter of the film and why it's affective you have a heart of stone.
2. This is the film so great that Werner Herzog ate his shoe because of it's greatness.
So just see this wonderful film and hopefully you'll understand. -
MCT:February 8, 2008Fantastic! Morris looks at death through the eyes of people who have recently lost pets. It's heartbreaking and hilarious, even though unlike modern doc filmmakers, Morris doesn't in any way mock his subjects. Very highly recommended.
-
MCT:February 5, 2008Are you freaking serious?
Documentary about people and their beloved pets and a pet cemetery in California that developers tear down.
I guess they'll make a movie about anything. -
MCT:November 25, 2007The North Dakota characters are fantastic. In California it loses a little steam, but for the most part the film documents some very honest reflections.
-
MCT:September 22, 2007I'm trying, but after about half an hour, I don't care about the rest... He's talking about boiling pets and how horrible it is to have that happen to a deceased pet... and talking about eating meat.. I guess I have more of a problem with the way animals are treated while alive.. hell, the things that happen to human bodies after death aren't pretty either.. but even burying them (human or pet) the body decays.. which is in itself a rather disgusting process.. I love the idea of pet cemeteries, but this seems to be less about the cemetery than it is about the alternative of refineries.. (boiling the carcass down and using it.. for various things.. which although not a pleasant thought, is at least useful.. much more reasonable in my opinion than killing animals that would otherwise be alive for the purpose.... )
-
MCT:August 31, 2007
No one makes documentaries like Errol Morris, and this is a great example. He discovers darkly humorous quirky behavior and just rolls the camera...
-
MCT:August 21, 2007
what starts off as a documentary on a pet cemetery eventually turns into an expose of the eccentricities of those involved...i cant say i can agree with eberts opinion of this being "one of the greatest films ever made" but its certainly one of the most unique documentaries ive come across...full of bizarre people saying bizarre things...it all seems surreal and darkly humorous and more like a mockumentary rather than a serious examination
-
MCT:August 19, 2007My favorite parts of this movie were the ramblings of some of the subjects that were totally unrelated to the topic at hand. I also like the montage of headstones. Otherwise, another blah Errol Morris doc.
-
MCT:June 21, 2007
Errol Morris' first. Hillarious look at a very unique facet of Amrican culture, The same can be said about Vernon...
-
MCT:June 19, 2007
One of the most original movies ever made. A fascinating look at love, devotion, and dead animals. A bizarre little piece that will keep you asking "What IS this?!" without ever letting you look away.
-
MCT:May 22, 2007
When you see the guy play electric guitar for the dead pets at sunset, you'll know why this movie is amazing.
-
MCT:March 21, 2007
This is one of the greatest portrayals of ineptitude and crippling lack of self-awareness that I have ever seen.
-
MCT:January 18, 2007
Why? Why does a documentary about pet cemetaries haunt me so? I've never been closer to bawling in a movie than in thie film - and I still have no idea why. Most people have never heard of this brilliant, heartbreaking, wonderful little film. Hell, I can't even find it in stores - had to download it. But when Roger Ebert put it in his top 10 movies of all time, he wasn't kidding. It's so moving, it's kinda scary, and when they show the various headstones of buried pets...I'm sorry, but I just couldn't hold in the tears.
-
MCT:December 2, 2006
I tried to watch this, because I am a huge Errol Morris fan. Then someone started a story about the death of a pet, and I had to turn it off.
-
MCT:October 11, 2006
One of the greatest documentary ever made, and one of the best films period. Brilliant movie, resulted in Werner Herzog literally eating his shoe.
-
MCT:April 24, 2006
a fantastic masterpiece. Both funny and touching. Only real life could throw up something this quirky yet genuine.
My Friends Said...
Gates of Heaven Recent Reviews
Register or sign-in to see your friends' reviews !
Comments
This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "Gates of Heaven" !
