This is definitely one I can't really rate right away. A LOT TO SOAK IN! I was really worried about the movie after the first half hour which was a bit clunky but it definitely found its groove after that

First off, the movie is fucking beautiful and that's the biggest thing it has going for it. Obviously it was all shot on location and they definitely took advantage from that respect, everything felt super authentic and had a real sense of danger/claustrophobia from the location. And that final shot was especially incredible, hard to believe this was pulled off on such a small budget

The guy that played Aguirre was good and was the only actor that stood out much (the monk and Ursua's wife were p good too I guess). Though I feel like he could've played things a little MORE unhinged towards the end

The thing that held this movie back the most to me was the dialogue, really...or maybe just the lack of it? Like there were definitely some good lines sprinkled throughout but for a story with such an epic/mythic feel to it I feel like the dialogue could've followed suit more

The ending was the best part I think, with all of them starting to lose it and the final massacre. That's another part I wish they would've dwelled on more tho, like some more self-reflection on how fruitless their whole journey ended up

Would def recommend reading about the behind-the-scenes for this movie btw, it's kinda nuts. Wish there would've been a documentary ala Hearts of Darkness made for this

I'm really curious to look into how this was filmed. The quality/camera felt very different than most movies around that time. It just LOOKS different.

This was very difficult to keep my attention. You'd get a little bit of life within a confrontation but then the movie would kind of fall back into "we're going down the river, we're sitting around, we're carrying wood!"

I was really looking forward to the group slowly losing their minds and turning on each other but we really didn't get any of that (minus the mutiny). It felt like the movie ended right as it could have began.

Not sure if this will grow on me in the future. As of right now, I give it a 5.

I enjoy this film, but like Herzog's Nosferatu much more.

HALFWAY THROUGH BOC'S TIME

I'll be watching soon. It's one of the shorter ones we've had SO NO EXCUSES FOLKS!

Gave it a 5. Wasn’t that entertaining but an ok movie. Was pretty slow for the most part

oh yeah I should prob rate this. Giving it a classic 6, it definitely had its moments of true greatness but a lot of sloppy moments/pacing and missed opportunities in between. GOOD BUT NOT QUITE GREAT

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there's a redshirt in this who looks just like Ser Dontos

Whew, how can a movie be an 8 and a 4 for me at the same time

What a weird one. I’m giving it a 6 but was prepared to give it a 4 or 5 throughout the first half hour

The good: Main actor was great. That dude was a menace of a person IRL, he shot an extras finger off during this movie cuz he got mad. He’s a mess but it worked really well

The location shooting was obviously great. The camera work was sometimes awesome, I loved the few circling around the raft shots and some others

and I like stories like this. It reminded me of The Odyssey that I had to watch in high school, just a smaller epic. Also Apocalypse Now which very clearly took a big page from this. And The Terror on AMC, Jacob did you think of that throughout this?? I couldn’t stop. Aguirre reminded me of you know who. I really like these journey into madness stories where we learn who the main characters are through like, process of elimination as the others die

The production was pretty insane. If you read about it it makes the movie a lot better tbh. The story blended with reality as the actors were forced to endure the bullshit shooting conditions, I think a lot of the shots were just Herzog shooting the tired cast standing around. That’s pretty neat

The bad: it was slow at times and the first 30 minutes weren’t the best. And I would’ve liked a better ending despite enjoying the final shot. Apart from that I can’t hate on it much, it’s hard to put into words what I didn’t love about it and what’s holding my rating back

I get why critics rave about it and I wish I felt the same way to the degree that they do. This is in Ebert’s like top ten movies of all TIME! A lot of people slurp it up, I guess we might’ve if we saw it back then too

Interesting one. Hard to pin down really. Glad I watched it

Boc watch The Terror for suuuure

Curtis @ 11/10/2018 10:15

And The Terror on AMC, Jacob did you think of that throughout this?? I couldn’t stop. Aguirre reminded me of you know who. I really like these journey into madness stories where we learn who the main characters are through like, process of elimination as the others die

Yea, it definitely reminded me of the Terror. In a way, that might have hurt the movie for me. Compared to the Terror, this movie feels so much slower without as much tension and payoff. Minus the lead, characters aren't as developed and sometimes feel bland.

I did watch a interview about the production which definitely gives more life to the whole movie. I understand why it's revered, I just don't think it aged well for me.

Honestly these people were in paradise compared to what the crew of The Terror went through

It’s getting so hard to rank my god damn 6’s

This was movie number TWENTY!

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