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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Ryko Distribution EAN: 0858964001188 Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: Subversive Cinema Languages: Manufacturer: Subversive Cinema MPN: 00118 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Subversive Cinema Release Date: November 14, 2006 Running Time: 81 minutes Studio: Subversive Cinema Theatrical Release Date: 2005 Editorial Review: Product Description: From legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man Fitzcarraldo Nosferatu) comes an inspired vision: as humans search for a new planet to colonize aliens attempt to settle on the nearly-uninhabitable Earth. Oscar-nominee Brad Dourif (Deadwood The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Seed of Chucky) delivers a remarkable performance as he tells the aliens' story.Herzog has combined original NASA footage with Henry Kieser's incredible documentary images from beneath the Antarctic Ocean as well as interviews with respected scientists that culminate in his personal plea to save our planet.The Wild Blue Yonder has fans critics and skeptics alike in a furor. This unique cinematic experience comes in a limited edition DVD release including hours of special features.DVD Features:Latest film by Werner Herzog director of Grizzly Man Fitzcarraldo etc.Best Film International Critics Prize Biennale Venice 2005Official Selection Festival Venice 2005Sold out theatrically across the countryLimited edition includes full-length director's commentary featurette still gallery bios collectible slipcase and theatrical posterSystem Requirements:Run Time: 81 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: NR UPC: 858964001188 Manufacturer No: 00118 Amazon.com: Of all the strange, uncategorizable movies that Werner Herzog has made, The Wild Blue Yonder is one of the strangest. Brad Dourif (Wise Blood, Deadwood) portrays an alien from the Andromeda galaxy who describes an attempt by Earth astronauts to explore the alien's home planet for possible colonization--a journey depicted using preexisting footage of real astronauts during a space shuttle flight and divers under the Antarctic ice cap. This is science fiction at its most conceptual, with far more in common with the more cerebral stories of Arthur C. Clarke or Isaac Asimov than the action-packed space opera of Star Wars, or even the chilly suspense of 2001: A Space Odyssey. For many viewers, The Wild Blue Yonder will seem disjointed or dull, but for someone receptive to a less plot-driven experience, the combination of striking visual images (the footage from under the ice cap is stunningly eerie), intriguing speculative ideas, and unearthly music (from avant-garde cellist Ernst Reijsiger) creates a unique and memorable experience. The dvd also includes cheerfully unpretentious interviews with Herzog (Grizzly Man, Aguirre: The Wrath of God) and Dourif. --Bret Fetzer Average Rating:
 Rating:  - I want my 80 minutes backApparently, this "film" won an award at the Venice Biennale. I happened to visit the Biennale last year, and I saw a few of the films on display. If you are the type of person who watches 30 minutes of video of a tree, or a woman standing in front of a wall, and calls it "compelling" or "an amazing use of negative space", then why are you reading this review? Go buy this DVD immediately, because you are going to love it. Your ability to appreciate all of that stock footage of the space shuttle ... Read More Rating: - Scientifically Illiterate Vogon Poetry. Some would argue that this is "art" and should not be judged in the same way as conventional "entertainment" films are. That might be true to some extent, but I contend that it is really just a very poorly made, poorly acted, poorly narrated, poorly conceived failure. I picked it up thinking, "Cool, a science fiction film by an avant-garde director with an environmentalist message. Right up my alley." What followed was a brief period of bafflement, followed by disbelief and outrage ... Read More Rating:  - hither or yonder?Well this one is a real puzzle. There are three main scenes in this: that's not a spoiler; it's shown on the packaging. There's a derelict building, weightless astronauts on a spaceship, and divers under ice. That's all real and shot on location. However the plot and its location is something else and is overlaid onto a reality that we're only too aware of. I guess this one is really about perception, and I found I had to work very hard to doublethink two perceptions at once - particularly ... Read More Rating:  - not his bestI'd say that "The Wild Blue Yonder" isn't Herzog's best film. It lacks the passion that I find in other films of his, but some of the visuals are worth it. For Herzog fans, I think it's worth seeing, if for no other reason than to gain further insight to his film making and style. Rating: - An inspiring film. Truly out of this world.This film is a beauty. Photography, music, directing and the acting of Brad is literally out of this world. It might be a science fiction tale -but essentially - I truly believe our future destiny as human beings and as human race as a whole is depicted in this movie. After watching this movie, I fell in love with my planet and now I find unbearable the idea of having to leave the Earth to survive in other places. If we cannot love and respect our home planet we have no right to go out and mess up other worlds. ... Read More |
