This man is an international treasure. The best part of him talking about the jungle is sentiment, “Even the birds do not sing. They just screech out in pain. Of course I say this all with admiration. I love the jungle.”
I love Werner Herzog. My favorite movie of his and one my favorite overall is Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. It’s so weird and funny and sadistic. Nicholas Cage is so absolutely perfect for the role.
My favorite Herzog documentary and probably my favorite one overall is his one “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.” It’s just so emotional and at once feels like you’re seeing the art of humans, but also aliens who lived in a different world (literally). It’s not in this video, but my favorite quote from the doc:
Herzog is talking to one of the scientists/archeologists studying the cave and it’s art, and trying to understand the artists who drew these figures 35,000-40,000 years ago and their intentions. And that to do so, you have to go beyond just mere statistical facts. He compares just mere statistical facts to a Manhattan phone book:
“Four million precise entries, but do they dream? Do they cry at night?”
I knew who he was by name but didn’t know what he looked like. Then I saw the first Jack Reacher movie and was blown away. His character was just terrifying.
He also is one of the best Parks and Recreation cameos ever.
Some/many are probably familiar with his terrific film **Rescue Dawn**, starring Christian Bale, about –A U.S. fighter pilot’s epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War. As good as the dramatic adaptation is, the lesser known, real life Dieter Dengler captured in [Laos and] Herzog’s *Little Dieter Needs to Fly* is even more interesting. This non-fiction film is the basis for the dramatic adaptation, **Rescue Dawn.**
This man is an international treasure. The best part of him talking about the jungle is sentiment, “Even the birds do not sing. They just screech out in pain. Of course I say this all with admiration. I love the jungle.”
I was in tears.
I prefer his Yelp reviews: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRSe2LODPNg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRSe2LODPNg)
I love Werner Herzog. My favorite movie of his and one my favorite overall is Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. It’s so weird and funny and sadistic. Nicholas Cage is so absolutely perfect for the role.
My favorite Herzog documentary and probably my favorite one overall is his one “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.” It’s just so emotional and at once feels like you’re seeing the art of humans, but also aliens who lived in a different world (literally). It’s not in this video, but my favorite quote from the doc:
Herzog is talking to one of the scientists/archeologists studying the cave and it’s art, and trying to understand the artists who drew these figures 35,000-40,000 years ago and their intentions. And that to do so, you have to go beyond just mere statistical facts. He compares just mere statistical facts to a Manhattan phone book:
“Four million precise entries, but do they dream? Do they cry at night?”
His film Lessons of Darkness (1992) about post-war oil fires in Kuwait is on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na7EGU3liFI
How can you have the best of Werner Herzog and not have him talking about eating a massive hamburger?
R. Lee Ermey and Werner Herzog are two of the most lovable and funny serious guys out there.
I knew who he was by name but didn’t know what he looked like. Then I saw the first Jack Reacher movie and was blown away. His character was just terrifying.
He also is one of the best Parks and Recreation cameos ever.
I loved his story about getting shot. It just kept getting better and better.
If you haven’t seen Fitzcarraldo, it’s a long and completely unhinged movie. Worth watching, along with the documentary about it, Burden of Dreams.
Some/many are probably familiar with his terrific film **Rescue Dawn**, starring Christian Bale, about –A U.S. fighter pilot’s epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War. As good as the dramatic adaptation is, the lesser known, real life Dieter Dengler captured in [Laos and] Herzog’s *Little Dieter Needs to Fly* is even more interesting. This non-fiction film is the basis for the dramatic adaptation, **Rescue Dawn.**
I love his voice. I’d remortgage my house to listen to him reading a chemistry textbook