I Am The Rain King

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"Before you know it as the years go by, you're just like other people you have seen, with all those peculiar human ailments. Just another vehicle for temper and vanity and rashness and all the rest. Who wants it? Who needs it? These things occupy the place where a man's soul should be." -- Henderson the Rain King

Monday, September 22, 2008

Aguirre, The Wrath of God

Film #43 of '08 was Werner Herzog's Aguirre, The Wrath of God.

My NetFlix rating: 3.5 stars
Jamie says: Another Herzog treatise on obsession. The filmmaking process for this one is perhaps more amazing than the film itself, so be sure to check out the director's commentary.
RIYL: Fitzcarraldo

Rotten Tomatoes reviews
Wikipedia
Time 100 Best Movies

Labels: films, werner herzog

Monday, July 14, 2008

Fitzcarraldo

Film #33 of '08 was Fitzcarraldo.

My NetFlix rating: 4 stars...maybe 5 if you count the director's commentary though
Jamie says: Crazy movie that's even more insane when you hear how it was filmed. Herzog at his finest...aka must see.
RIYL: Obsession, boats being pulled over mountains, opera

Rotten Tomatoes reviews
Wikipedia

Labels: films, werner herzog

Sunday, June 01, 2008

Encounters at the End of the World

Film #24 of '08 and my first SIFF movie this year was Encounters at the End of the World.

My NetFlix rating: 4 stars
Jamie says: Four words tell you all you need to know: "new Werner Herzog film".
RIYL: Excellent documentaries

Official site
Rotten Tomatoes reviews
Wikipedia

Labels: films, werner herzog

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Rescue Dawn

Film #6 for me this year was Werner Herzog's Rescue Dawn

My NetFlix rating: 3.5 stars
Jamie says: Entertaining & interesting with great acting. It's nothing like anything else I've seen Herzog do which wouldn't normally be a good thing, but here it works. And um Elton Brand produced it..weird.
RIYL: War flicks, prison break flicks, big budget movies that don't suck