Joshuah
30May12
Harmony Korine claimed this was one of his all time favorite films. didn't see that coming//sarcasm
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Peter
21Apr12
A possible precursor to the now-patented Lynchian fascination with the minutiae of rural America. At once vérité and surreal, the film invites multiple viewings, with each subsequent sitting offering yet new discoveries. The scene in the Premature Ward has long lingered in my mind, yet I'm at a loss to explain how it affects me to the point of tears. Once seen, the film's apocalyptic conclusion, replete with a dancing chicken accompanied by Sonny Terry's "Old John", is legendary and not soon to be forgotten. (The tune is subsequently reprised in Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans during the remarkable "Shoot him again, his soul is still dancing" scene...)
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Cinesthesia (aka Duncan)
10Apr12
"The world would be a better place if we knew the answers to your questions, Bruno."
trolley freak
30Mar12
After starring in The Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser three years earlier, Bruno S. had this film written specifically for him by Herzog. He plays one of three misfits who emigrate to America from Germany in search of a better life only to find further hardship and disillusionment. In a cast of mainly non-actors, the remarkable Bruno S. is essentially playing himself and your heart goes out to him. Odd and strangely moving..
Howard Orr
6Jan12
The best "fuck you" ending to a film. The last film ever watched by Ian Curtis. Somehow appropriate.
Aquieu
11Nov11
Seeing those two farmers pass each other on their tractors with guns ready made me chuckle.
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Atoms For Peace
15Jan11
The story of an impotent man spectator of his own descent into hell, lost in a world that surpasses him. The end was brilliant. 5 stars
krisjkondrad
6Jan11
A terrific film that drifts between dark comedy and drama but is entertaining while being tragic because it's neither mean-spirited or sentimental. Werner herzog directed so that helps explain it. Plus it stars a man Herzog discovered in an insane asylum. (He starred in Herzog's Kasper Hauser film 2 years before and was great.) Plus it caused the Guy in Joy Division to kill himself. It's worth at least a rental.
Zachary George Najarian-Najafi
1Jan11
As bleak and hopeless as anything Herzog has ever made. Though it lacks the eye-popping visuals of some of his other work, Stroszek is just as strange and beautiful. It's an exploration into the American soul that only a European could provide. The film progresses along like a piece of poetry, I honestly can't describe the reaction I had to this amazing film.
roberto2112
1Dec10
interesting and beautiful; a little too depressing in my opinion for something to be watched too much
Joel
20May10
No matter how much i liked this movie, I didn't love it. Something about it kept me at a distance. Although there were a few scenes and particularly a few shots that will stick with me. Werner's commentary track on the dvd release I have was a bit frustrating, speaking more about the fascinating characters then really any kind of interpretation of what feels like such loaded imagery. The prenatal ward will haunt me. The arc of progression as the American dream is created and then pulled away with the same music, that long shot of Bruno just watching on. Some really great moments.