02-26-2006, 10:34 PM
Werner Herzog is one of my all-time favorite directors. Does an amazing job with the tragic/flawed/narcissistic protagonists, so I felt this documentary wasn't far off at all in comparison to his classic movies from the 70s and 80s. Treadwell was a guy who could fit right alongside the fictional Aguirre.
Funny how someone posted about Klaus Kinski in another thread a couple of weeks back, as Kinski and Herzog worked together on most of his best films (Fitzcarraldo, Aguirre Wrath of God, &c) and they had a very tempestuous relationship.
Oh, and Treadwell would have made a very annoying barkeep on Cheers. Good thing they picked Woody Harrelson over him, but it is very striking how a life can totally change over a decision like that.
Funny how someone posted about Klaus Kinski in another thread a couple of weeks back, as Kinski and Herzog worked together on most of his best films (Fitzcarraldo, Aguirre Wrath of God, &c) and they had a very tempestuous relationship.
Oh, and Treadwell would have made a very annoying barkeep on Cheers. Good thing they picked Woody Harrelson over him, but it is very striking how a life can totally change over a decision like that.