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Wed Dec-29-10 01:48 PM
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Made me laugh out loud. Dana ; ) Werner Herzog turns "Twas the Night Before Christmas" into a tale of Existential Horror. http://io9.com/5715198/werner-herzog-turns-twas-the-night-before-christmas-into-a-tale-of-existential-terror
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Wed Dec-29-10 01:54 PM
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Wed Dec-29-10 02:02 PM
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2. You know Werner's work? |
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Three years ago I borrowed Nosferatu from the library, I had no idea of Herzog before that. The film was fantastic and I searched out more of his films and interviews. I was especially intrigued by his relationship with Klaus Kinski (another fascinating character). Dana ; )
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Wed Dec-29-10 02:11 PM
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3. I have a minor in German and he was mandatory viewing |
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Well, my prof thought so anyways. "Aguirre" is one of my all time favorite movies. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068182/"Kaspar Hauser" is also great. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071691/I haven't seen Nosferatu...I'll put it in my netflix que.
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Wed Dec-29-10 02:24 PM
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4. Yes, Aguirre is haunting and beautifully photographed |
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Edited on Wed Dec-29-10 02:25 PM by DoBotherMe
That long-shot of the Spanish conquistadors and captured indigenous people coming down the mountainside is stunning and surreal. Popol Vuh's soundtrack was another astonishment. Werner is really a remarkable director. Dana ; )
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Wed Dec-29-10 03:05 PM
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5. Final Scene from Werner Herzog's Stroszek made me a fan |
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Wed Dec-29-10 03:07 PM
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6. I wouldn't say I'm a fan, |
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although I've seen a lot of his movies. Personally, I think he tries to be too willfully obscure, which is a problem I have with a lot of independent directors. They sacrifice plot and good storytelling for "creative/artistic license." That doesn't make for a watchable movie, in my opinion. Years ago, I sat through the awfulness that is "Even Dwarfs Started Small," because I thought the title was funny (although most little people find the term 'dwarf' politically incorrect and downgrading). I've sat through "Nosferatu" several times, and tried to watch "Aguirre" and "Fitzcarraldo" on numerous occasions. But I just can't make it through them. I don't think Herzog would recognize a good story if it bit him in the ass, or know how to tell it in a film. The fact that he's influenced so many other independent film directors, including the absolutely awful, unwatchable stuff directed by Harmony Korine, is an absolute travesty. If I were a producer, I wouldn't throw two cents at the next movie he tried to direct. He shouldn't be allowed to continue.
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Wed Dec-29-10 04:41 PM
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10. I enjoy movies that are visually striking |
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and that's why I like Herzog, the Archers, Hitchcock, Hallestrom, Fellini, Bergman, etc. I was able to enjoy Napolean Dynamite because of its interesting interiors and exteriors. His stories are definitely quirky, as is he. Dana ; )
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Wed Dec-29-10 03:29 PM
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7. i like his stuff a lot. nt |
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Wed Dec-29-10 04:01 PM
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8. My favorite thing that he's done is an actor in Julien Donkey Boy. |
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Wed Dec-29-10 04:26 PM
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9. Rescue Dawn (2006) is awesome. |
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Needless to say I'm a huge fan. Notice that even his detractors mention the masterpieces, "Aguirre:" and "Fitzcarraldo"?
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Wed Dec-29-10 04:46 PM
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11. I saw Fitzcarraldo back in the 80s but the more I learned about the film the less I liked it |
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and so I never wanted to see another of Herzog's works
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Wed Dec-29-10 04:53 PM
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12. I can't look at a plastic bag the same anymore |
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And unexpectedly, I cannot watch anything that he narrates (such as a documentary about the Antarctic) for the same reason. My brain keeps thinking: "why is this plastic bag narrating this documentary?"
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Wed Dec-29-10 05:00 PM
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Edited on Wed Dec-29-10 05:01 PM by pitohui
i'm not a big movie goer but i've seen fitzcarraldo, grizzly man, and kasper hauser -- all 3 fantastic films that still come back to mind
really need to rent some of the others that i've missed...
it would have been easy to make a cheap sensational type film of treadwell story, herzog's humanity in telling that story really touched me, the way he struggled to understand this man who was so unlike him -- a man he could only know thru film
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