a review from imdb:
A flawless example of what an independent film is all about, 19 November 2000
10/10
Author: hippiedj from Palm Desert, California

Nowadays it seems indie festivals are the chic thing and filmmakers are trying too hard to get the status that winners of those “prestige” events get. If they would only look back to 1985 to a film like Static, they could learn a thing or two.

This film paces itself, and while never snappy, it uses its time wisely. While a melancholy mood prevales, we still are affected in many ways by the different characters we are introduced to.

The story is quite simple: A young man, not quite over the death of his parents, uses his skills as an inventor to come up with a device that may or may not monitor images of heaven. Through the interaction of several eccentric yet not exaggerated characters, they (and we) learn lessons about hope, desperation, and acceptance.

The film’s use of desert landscape adds a lot to the feeling of loneliness (instead of film economics), the careful selection of songs for the soundtrack actually ties in with each scene–from songs by The The to Elvis! Keith Gordon obviously had a hand in that part, as with his choice of songs for his next film The Chocolate War. Goes to show you don’t have to look for trendiness or a hit soundtrack to sell, which can date a film and make it lose its power over the years. Static was made in 1985 and hasn’t lost an ounce of effectiveness.

Admittedly, films are a form of escapism and all don’t have to be made exclusively for intellectual reasons, but when you want a story to touch you without trying to impress you with flavor-of-the-month stars and no “serious” documentary all ready to go for air on the Bravo network, this is the film to seek out. Static is a flawless example of what an independent film is all about.

After all these years, this is the one film that I cherish most and everyone I’ve suggested it to has admitted it stays in their minds. Without any dialogue to sum it up, the film’s final lingering shot along

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An eccentric and possibly brilliant young man, troubled by the death of his parents, claims to be readying a world-changing invention.

Static (1985) Laserdisc.mp4

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The lives of three friends, from their early school days into young adulthood, when the reality of the world they live in comes knocking.

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https://nitro.download/view/F8A125BB49E6091/Never.Let.Me.Go.2010.576p.BDRip.x264-HANDJOB.mkv
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