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Topic: Aguirre: The Wrath of God (great)
Kross
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For those of you who have seen this supposed "great film amoungst the greatest of all time" what are your thoughts of it?It is a tad cheasy at times, mainly since it is in German, and the acting is not amazing, but all in all it is a great film. It is disturbing how they can do nothing on the raft but get hit by darts,spears, each other, kinda freaky.
The score is very odd at first, but works very well in the equally odd film. A great film.
posted 02-25-2001 01:22 PM PT (US) Lou Goldberg
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I absolutely love Herzog (total nut case that he is) and this film. It has some images that you simply have never seen the likes of before in other films--the mirage of the boat in the trees, Aguirre on the raft with his daughter admist all those arrows, etc. These days Herzog is director of an opera company in Germany which is an incredible loss for movies.
posted 02-27-2001 08:29 PM PT (US) Greg Bryant
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Lou, were in agreement again. Herzog is great. Of course, you have to wonder about him after making Aguirre, he still went on to make Fitzcarraldo. An incredible visual style, not necessarily bound by any main stream filmmaking conventions. Also, you just have to wonder about the gumption of this man, that he would drag a steamship across a mountain. I also saw Burden of Dreams, the documentary about Herzog and Fitzcarraldo. Definitely as interesting as Herzpg's own films.
posted 02-28-2001 09:32 AM PT (US) Timmer
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3 of us in agreement
Greg, Is that the same documentary that concentrated mostly on the relationship between Herzog and Klaus Kinski? If so that was the most stunning insightfull film Doc I've ever seen!
I couldn't stop laughing when Herzog dead pan explains that during filming of 'Wrath', The native Indians asked him if he (herzog) would like Kinski to be killed (Kinski, as usual had been ranting and raving during filming), Herzog musses "for a moment I seriously considered this"
....The tribesmen were deadly SERIOUS!
After learning of his near fate, Kinski's acting in a particular scene where he is sat at a table in the jungle with the tribesmen stood behind him is a joy to behold, a moment where art meets life meets art, as his eye's dart from side to side not knowing if a terrible fate awaits him.Superb stuff!
NP : Vaughan Williams No.3
posted 02-28-2001 11:23 AM PT (US) Observer
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I found Aguirre mesmerizing. There are a whole lot of great scenes, my facorites being the decapitated head (that still is able to put out one last word!) and the ending, with all the spider monkies and Aguirre's mad speech.
posted 02-28-2001 04:28 PM PT (US) Lou Goldberg
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It's enough to see Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe or Burden of Dreams or his few moments in Wenders's Tokyo-Ga or to read Herzog's book, Walking On Ice, to know what a madman WH is. I haven't seen My Best Fiend, but I'm sure it's wonderful. The ultimate Herzog story (if it is true) comes from the making of Fitzcarraldo. Kinski has had it, he walks into Herzog's tent and tells him he's leaving the picture even if he has to walk through the jungle to get out of there. Werner pulls a gun on Kinski and tells him he'll make the door of the tent and no further. Needless to say, Kinski stayed.
posted 02-28-2001 08:55 PM PT (US) Greg Bryant
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What some people do for their art.
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