Particle Fever

  • 2014


MOVIE IS exciting uninitiated exhilarating fascinating disparate
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96 % Certified-fresh
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 36
Negative reviews 1
Average Rating 3.9/5
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1.5
Scientists know it will inform their field foreveror, if it doesnt exist, disprove everything they know. Av Club
5.0
Particle Fever is that rare, exhilarating science doc thats neither dumbed down nor drabbed up. Time Out
3.8
Unknown, as theoretical physicist David Kaplan happily explains to an accountant at a lecture for laypersons: unknown, but definitely amazing. Paste Magazine
3.8
You dont have to be a physicistyou dont even have to be good at math, I can certainly attest to thatto enjoy the energy, camaraderie and giddy thrill .. Rogerebert
4.0
New digs are still a prime source of dread for low budget horror filmmakers though here, its not worth the brokers fee. Ny Daily News
5.0
A lower number implies a universe of beauty and simplicity and order and deeper and deeper insights. The Globe And Mail
3.8
Informative and exciting...an educational film thats uplifting in the best sense. One Guys Opinion
3.2
Its eventual slide into statistics comes to test patience, yet Levinson doesnt lose the essential theme of the movie. Blu Ray
4.0
Its a good thing he didthe fleet and engaging storytelling sets this apart from most science docs. Chicago Reader
4.2
And yet they are supercautious about supercolliders they know how easily data can be misinterpreted, how the lust for Nobel Prizes can derange good sc .. Cs Monitor
4.0
A five story behemoth of micro electronics and a 17 mile underground circular tunnel designed for the high speed smashing together of particles, its a .. Az Central
4.0
Its about rarefied science and a complex experiment with unknown ramifications; Levinson and his cast of particle physicists manage to involve viewers .. Smh
4.5
Its that blend of earnestness and abandon that informs Mark Levinsons utterly absorbing documentary, a chronicle of the launch of the Large Hadron Col .. Npr
3.8
Broadbent generates a discomfiting wit somewhere between laughter and wincing. Star Tribune
4.0
The bracing scientific rigor and intellectual derring do presented in Particle Fever are most welcome. Salon
4.0
Its apparent that the excitement of reaching a truly spectacular finding is what united them. Flim Threet
3.8
If the discovery is confirmed, it brings them a large step closer to understanding the universe at its most fundamental level. Sf Gate
3.1
The film may not put itself above the uninitiated, but Levinson oftentimes appears almost too eager to present his material with affectation, which re .. Slant Magazine
3.8
ATLAS is one of the detectors at the Large Hadron Collider, a miles long particle accelerator used to search for the Higgs boson in Particle Fever..(A .. Washington Post
3.5
Particle Fever is a fascinating movie about science, and an exciting, revealing and sometimes poignant movie about scientists. The New York Times
3.5
He and Levinson have distilled it perfectly for mass consumption while still letting scientific minds enjoy the experience. The Film Stage
3.8
The enthusiasm, idealism, and cheerful brilliance of the six subjects convey the thrill, if not the full significance, of this scientific breakthrough .. Boston Globe
4.5
A beautiful film as well as a provocative one, Particle Fever shows us why physics is asking the really big questions that have gone beyond the capabi .. Flickfilosopher
5.0
What is being smashed together in this case are two protons, which will collide after being whipped up to top speeds by cruising around the colliders .. Los Angeles Times
3.5
Ace editor Walter Murch interweaves the docus scattered protagonists and disparate story threads with enough kinetic energy to generate suspense and e .. Variety
4.4
The spectacularly epic machinery itself makes for a great visualespecially true of the five story open ATLAS Detector used to collect massive amounts .. Groucho Reviews
3.5
Youll be entertained and, to whatever degree, you will not only learn something, you might have your whole understanding of the universe altered. Pret .. Abc
4.2
It may not change your life, but it will awe and inspire you in ways you never thought possible. Patriot Ledger
4.0
It may not yield a more efficient toaster, but understanding the fundamentals of the universe is made to seem worth a few billion dollars. The Dissolve
3.8
Particle science makes for a doc that feels like a film hello The real star of the documentary Particle Fever is the most expensive scientific experim .. Daily Herald
3.5
The image is a not so subtle reminder that we may be tampering in Gods domain, but Particle Fever makes a strong case that its worth the risk. Sf Weekly
3.5
The message is clear: Washington is not a good place for science anymore. Washington City Paper
4.0
Fortunately, documentary director and former particle physicist Mark Levinson has a big picture understanding of Higgs as well as cinema, which makes .. O Canada
4.5
This is a film that feeds the imagination and is the most exciting documentary so far in 2014. Leepers Us
4.5
Leave your stereotypes of nerds at the door.All of the principals are exceedingly well adjusted and dont take themselves too seriously. Louis Proyect
3.5
Tell us a story about something blowing a gasket and we are all ears.Overall, the movie is fun and informative. Its Just Movies
4.5
Both of my worlds collide in Mark Levinsons documentary, science and filmmaking, and so I know of which I speak when I say this is one of the better p .. The Canberra Times



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