Andrew Menan
3Feb12
masterpiece for me.
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Shane Buckland
24Oct11
Featuring stunning underwater photography from beneath the ice caps showing creatures straight out of a science fiction movie, enormous seals that communicate with sounds resembling a Pink Floyd soundtrack, the eccentric scientists who live at the end of the world and a deranged suicidal penguin, all examined via Herzog's unique brand of humour. This is a rare cinematic expression of oddness, beauty and wonder.
Weaving Wave
13Jun11
It's not a great film per se, but what a great experience, and that makes it a great film.
Tara Violet
8Apr11
I've become entranced by the world of Herzog's documentaries. he has such an unusual way of examining the world. this film was funny, strange, moving, poetic, and beautiflu. the cinematography, the music, the narration were fantastic. not suprising is it that herzog would be so fascinated by life at 'the end of the world'
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Erik Solin
21Mar11
I think Herzog was a little unfair to some of the people in this film making them purposely look more science nerd freaks than they actually might be. And the music was somewhat confusing at times and made me distract from the beauty of the picture. All that aside, I enjoyed this documentary and was inspired (and amused) by some of the people who seemed to have found their inner peace from the vast white landscapes.
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Inner Pattern
21Mar11
At times hilarious(this isn't another penguin movie!) and poetic, this may very well be a 5/5 for me. If not it's a strong 4.5/5. The cinematography is great and the underwater/under the ice scenes are breathtaking. Herzog's narration is pitch perfect!
ruby stevens
17Mar11
it's not another film about penguins. it's an unusual look at the bizarre land at the bottom of the world and the vagabond dreamers who wind up there. much of the film is deeply moving. herzog has a poetic way with such material
Seth Farmer
20Feb11
I read somewhere that there are gay penguins. What are your observations on this?
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bees can see ultraviolet light
8Feb11
I love how the content of this film was mostly unexpected (neutrino detectors, linguistics). beautiful.
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All Is Grace
16Dec10
A masterpiece from Herzog... Watching these beauties caught on film is such a delight, and anyone who has seen some of Herzog films would understand and enjoy his philosophical touch in this one.
miroslav
14Nov10
Werner Herzog captures one of the Earth's last frontiers and the likes of the eccentric people that fall off the map and gravitate to the earth's southern pole. The cinematography, musical score, and characters make for a touching exploration of humanity, its drive to explore the unknown, and its relationship to the rest of existance. A beautiful and provoking movie.
Fidel Antonio Medel
15May10
Despite rousing insights about penguins wandering off-course and icebergs bigger than the country that built Titanic, this documentary feels clunky and cluttered. However, it made me ponder on my own philosophical questions about man’s abstract journey to find reasons behind our existence. Why do men keep trying to unearth the world’s greatest mysteries through charts and graphs? Why do men keep trying to explain the unfathomable? Can’t the world just exist as it is, that there are no stories or theories of creation. www.pixelatedpopcorn.blogspot.com
Christopher Smith
29Apr10
There's no travel guide quite like Werner Herzog, and in this masterful documentary, he delves into the strangeness of a truly strange land. For all the breathtaking, surreal but factual imagery - all set to an unusual, hypnotic score - what's most fascinating are the odd lives and personalities of the eccentrics he finds there. Maybe not quite a Herzog masterpiece, but a fascinating piece of work.
