Any Werner Herzog Fans?

[DoBotherMe]

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

[ceile]

1. Interesting

:thumbsup:

[DoBotherMe]

2. You know Werner's work?

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 ; )

[ceile]

3. I have a minor in German and he was mandatory viewing

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.

[DoBotherMe]

4. Yes, Aguirre is haunting and beautifully photographed

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 ; )

[Brother Buzz]

5. Final Scene from Werner Herzog's Stroszek made me a fan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm3B82Q5vhY

[thirtiesgirl]

6. I wouldn't say I'm a fan,

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.

[DoBotherMe]

10. I enjoy movies that are visually striking

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 ; )

[xchrom]

7. i like his stuff a lot. nt

[Forkboy]

8. My favorite thing that he's done is an actor in Julien Donkey Boy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUS8GGujwro&NR=1&feature=fvwp

[Graybeard]

9. Rescue Dawn (2006) is awesome.

Needless to say I'm a huge fan. Notice that even his detractors mention the masterpieces, "Aguirre:" and "Fitzcarraldo"?

[struggle4progress]

11. I saw Fitzcarraldo back in the 80s but the more I learned about the film the less I liked it

and so I never wanted to see another of Herzog's works

[Duer 157099]

12. I can't look at a plastic bag the same anymore

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?"

[pitohui]

13. big fan here

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