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Fitzcarraldo...anyone ?

posted 15 years ago by felixthacat
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really

[–] heberald26 15 years ago

Just rented this film, found it interesting that I was about Fitzcarraldo also. Especially during the trek to deliver the block of ice to the natives.

[–] twelvepointnine 15 years ago

Thinking the same thing, maybe it's even closer to Aguirre. Both Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre are sublime and deal with madness in the darkest sense, without the futile talk of Good vs. Evil. This was Hollywood drivel. There's no comparison to Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski.

Chaos reigns

[–] MisterWhiplash 15 years ago

I don't think it was drivel. For a Hollywood movie they did the best they could. The big difference lies in that Herzog is an icoloclast, while the combination of Peter Weir and Paul Schrader is only very good, not great.

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[–] twelvepointnine 15 years ago

For a Hollywood movie they did the best they could.

Which is why I stopped watching Hollywank movies years ago.

Chaos reigns