What's new? an old documentary. - General Tiki

MN Mr. NoNaMe Member Joined: May 10, 2006 Posts: 1919	MN Mr. NoNaMe Posted posted on Wed, Dec 6, 2006 8:11 PM Since Tower Records is almost GONE and I a consumer I bought lots of stuff. I picked up several DVDs hoping for tikiness. I found "GOW the Killer...A Voyage to the Heart of Darkness." Pretty campy name. I seriously doubt it is the original name. It is a 1928 doc about all (or about all) of the South Pacific islands. Some names just learned tonight. It is in, duh, black & white. Narration is good. Not terribly demeaning (for 1928). People making the film were, of course, trading for tapa clothes and war clubs. I learned lots about the Marquesans, Samoans, Fijians. The main selling point of the DVD is..."Fierce Head-Hunting Cannibal Tribes!" and "Macabre Rituals of Sex and Death!" Howver, there wasn't really that much of that. Just good documentation for 1928. The DVD is at www dot oldies dot com & the UPC is 089218 503893. I think I paid $3 or $4 at Tower. [ Edited by: Mr. NoNaMe 2006-12-06 20:14 ]

Since Tower Records is almost GONE and I a consumer I bought lots of stuff.

I picked up several DVDs hoping for tikiness. I found "GOW the Killer...A Voyage to the Heart of Darkness." Pretty campy name. I seriously doubt it is the original name. It is a 1928 doc about all (or about all) of the South Pacific islands. Some names just learned tonight.
It is in, duh, black & white. Narration is good. Not terribly demeaning (for 1928). People making the film were, of course, trading for tapa clothes and war clubs.

I learned lots about the Marquesans, Samoans, Fijians.
The main selling point of the DVD is..."Fierce Head-Hunting Cannibal Tribes!" and "Macabre Rituals of Sex and Death!" Howver, there wasn't really that much of that. Just good documentation for 1928.
The DVD is at www dot oldies dot com & the UPC is 089218 503893. I think I paid $3 or $4 at Tower.

[ Edited by: Mr. NoNaMe 2006-12-06 20:14 ]

Post #270892 by Mr. NoNaMe on Wed, Dec 6, 2006 8:11 PM