Werner Herzog

Has anyone seen "Invincible" yet? Most reviews I've read have slagged it pretty badly. It's supposed to be making it's way around the U.S. right now.

Invincible is not that bad. When you consider that a. Tim Roth is in it and b. the film is in English, its not much more than what you'd expect it to be. I saw Invincible a couple weeks ago at the Egyptian in Los Angeles. Werner Herzog was there answering questions afterwards. He had some interesting answers to some questions. When asked about what it was like to work with Tim Roth he said that he didn't think any other actor could pull off the part, not even Klaus Kinski, which I think is b.s. While Tim Roth did an admirable job in the movie, you just cant put him in the same category as Klaus. I'll bet Roth didn't try to kill Herzog even once... =) Highlight of the night was 'How do you respond to people who think youre just some eccentric making films?' to which he replied 'Pulling a riverboat up a mountain isnt eccentric, just extemely difficult.' So to make a long story short, go see Invincible if only just to see the effect of middle age on Herzog's films ;)

Well, I own everything except "Even Dwarfs Started Small," so I hope to see it as soon as my local theatre pulls 24 Hr. P.P. What's so bad about Tim Roth? He's multi-lingual and is a good selection, I think. Of course, I'm still a little bit hazy about the context!

Your next purchase should be "Aguirre, The Wrath of God." After that, post again.

aguirre, wrath of god is the only herzog film i've seen and i loved it! keep meaning to rent fitzcarraldo, but i keep forgetting once i get to the video store.

Well, you should watch "Aguirre." It's one of the best films ever made. After that, you should watch "The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser." An excellent film!!!!!!!!!

I've only seen Stroszek so far, and that was by accident. Decided not to start following them round like sheep, buying the same records (no Back To Mine for me !) and all that shite. That's a very Manic Street Roadsweeper thing to do, at least to this warped brain.

Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes I've only seen Stroszek so far, and that was by accident. Decided not to start following them round like sheep, buying the same records (no Back To Mine for me !) and all that shite. That's a very Manic Street Roadsweeper thing to do, at least to this warped brain.

Really? Stroszek is the last thing I saw. I saw Aguirre first and liked it so much I tried more.

Has anyone sat through 'Signs'?

Is Fitzcarraldo the one with Steven Seagal?

Originally posted by Budvar Huber Is Fitzcarraldo the one with Steven Seagal?

Yeah. It's the one with Steven Seagal, Christina Applegate, and Tone Loc.

Originally posted by DAVID STEARSMAN > Originally posted by Budvar Huber> Is Fitzcarraldo the one with Steven Seagal?

Yeah. It's the one with Steven Seagal, Christina Applegate, and Tone Loc.

it was most definitely NOT steven seagal...it was jean-claude van damme, i'm sure. i mean it was a european movie.

Originally posted by Agentwood > Originally posted by DAVID STEARSMAN> > > > Originally posted by Budvar Huber> > Is Fitzcarraldo the one with Steven Seagal?>

Yeah. It's the one with Steven Seagal, Christina Applegate, and Tone Loc.

it was most definitely NOT steven seagal...it was jean-claude van damme, i'm sure. i mean it was a european movie.

Yep, I've seen it. A Belgian experimental film in which the main character has to deal with the sudden, unexpected lost of his brother through a journey of selfdiscovery and grief. A very moving, angst ridden film with very dark yet poetic undertones. What a pity that most critics thought it was just martial arts crap, failing to read between the lines the pathetic cri de coeur of alienation and pain.

speaking of van damme...i was an extra in his last film. seriously! it was J-C and charlton heston. i play a nun looking on during a big fight scene where J-C martial artses-up the bad guy and heston gets shot (about damn time, too). i was living in tel aviv at the time and they came to the hostel asking if we wanted to make some extra money as extras. now i know why nuns are so bitchy--it's damn hot under those habits, especially when you're wearing one in the friggin' middle east! haven't seen the film around yet. probably went straight to video....highly, highly experimental. would be too 'challenging' for american audiences.

and werner herzog was wonderful to work with, by the way. i believe this was their second collaboration after 'fitzcarraldo'.

oh, and you can also see me in fellini's final film (unicycle-riding clown #3). ok, not really....

These are indeed hard times for actors, Molly Ringwald forced to act as an extra!

Anyway, I'll keep my eyes peeled for the new Van Damme thing, it will have to be a University Cinema or some artsy place because as you know here in Europe theatres are only showing swedish DOGMA films and BLOW UP by Antonioni.

molly does in fact live in europe and has for many years. paris, to be exact, with her hubby.

and, yes, i noticed that cinemas in europe only show 'blow up' on a constant loop, with the occasional pasolini film thrown in. any director that ends in 'ini', in fact (except for the dogme films, of course. the (strictly) only exception). except for britain, where they only show 'the full monty' and nothing else, because they were so happy that a british film actually made money outside the UK.

Herzog's Nosferatu is boss. Great, great movie. Kinski plus Roland Topor as Renfield and the best of the Popol Vuh soundtracks.

Originally posted by teleharmonium Herzog's Nosferatu is boss. Great, great movie. Kinski plus Roland Topor as Renfield and the best of the Popol Vuh soundtracks.

You're right on both notes. Too bad about Florian Fricke's death last Christmas.