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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Ryko Distribution
EAN: 0858964001188
Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Subversive Cinema
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Subversive Cinema
MPN: D400118SD
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:
Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 03/11/2008
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:  -
Weird, will definitely be a cult favorite. Found the underwater photography/video a little disappointing.
Rating:  -
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:  -
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:  -
I'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: -
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
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