1) Aki Kaurismäki (segment "Dogs Have No Hell") ATMOSPHERICTrue masterpiece. Aki as always brings brilliant story or how in 10 minutes: exit prison, quit old job, get a wife, escape to distant place.2) Víctor Erice (segment "Lifeline") UNINTERESTING AND BORINGEven black&whiting of THIS not making any sense.3) Werner Herzog (segment "Ten Thousand Years Older") HISTORICALLY AWESOMEDescribes contact with last "uncivilized" tribe on Earth.4) Jim Jarmusch (segment "Int. Trailer. Night.") DISTURBINGLY POINTLESSIt seems, that in this anthology, black & white is a sign of complete rubbish.5) Wim Wenders (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona") CURIOUSMan trying to reach hospital under accidental drug overdose.6) Spike Lee (segment "We Wuz Robbed") COMPLETELY UNINTERESTING US POLITICAL CRAPNothing less, nothing more.7) Chen Kaige (segment "100 Flowers Hidden Deep") THIS IS EAST, BABYYou have to watch this one by yourself.FINAL WORDS:I wonder who compile this anthology? Very weird selection. Episodes 2-4-6 should be expelled, they spoil all atmosphere of the movie anthology.

A dream come true for art-house film buffs, and anyone whose out looking for an interesting way to spend 90 minutes. This is perhaps one of the most amazing collection of short films. The secret lies in the vast variety of genre and style of the films. From pure eye-candy to dramatic documentaries. In a collection like this, there is no such thing as "out of place". I found all the films enjoyable and interesting. For me, the weakest segment was the Wim Wenders film. It felt like an episode of a made-for-TV mini-series-road-movie. Another let down was the Aki Kaurismaki segment, maybe it's because this was my first Kaurismaki experience, I didn't really "get it". The most powerful being Chen Kaige's nostalgiac reflection of the ever-changing city of Beijing. The segments in order of preference: Chen Kaige, Werner Herzog, Victor Erice, Spike Lee, Jim Jarmusch, Wim Wenders, Aki Kaurismaki.My preference could change after multiple viewings. I strongly recommend this collection to film-lovers. Can't wait to see the other collection: "The Cello"

I'm a big Herzog fan. Thought I'd search the web on "Ten Minutes Older" before I bought the DVD. Found the solitary review on this site and in particular the comments made about Herzog. They were so harsh I felt I should search for more reviews. Honestly, I've never seen anything Werner Herzog has done that wasn't unique, interesting etc.Here's a snip from another site about Herzog's segment. This way, folks like me (who might otherwise run in horror) have a balanced view.The third short, Werner Herzog's Ten Thousand Years Older [69], is a fascinating mini-documentary which examines the discovery of what might perhaps be the last lost tribe. Set in the Amazon, the film epitomizes Herzog's willingness to go to the ends of the earth to demonstrate his attitudes about civilization's debilitating effects on nature. Genuine tension arises in scenes such as the one showing the tribe's first contact with modern man, in which a native threatens to spy the hidden camera recording the event. When Herzog tells us that these few minutes of contact with the modern world led to the tribe's demise, the film suddenly shifts into a sadder, but no less interesting mode. Time jumps forward twenty years, and the effects of the modern world are made apparent. Even if it's not one Herzog's best works, it's undeniably an excellent piece of movie-making.

I find all the parts a bit boring kind of meditating and not having a common idea which seems to me pointless when you combine different miniatures into a film. For some reason, Tarantino's Four Rooms seem to be done better when the parts are united by the idea of the common hotel and alike characters. Also, the trumpet's role is dim - it only tries to tie the parts with trumpet music and doesn't appear in the film at all. The only part which I quite like comparing to others is the last Chinese one. It's a tragicomedy and it tries to make you laugh and cry at the same time and has a logical beginning & end. The whole set seemed to me unfinished and made off-hand.