(April 23, 2015 at 10:52 am)Alex K Wrote: Above snipped is of course from a parody he did with Zak Penn, but he plays himself rather convincingly.
Yes, I saw it when it came out, and it might have been one of the times I saw him speak before or after one of his films was projected. He is very interesting in person, as well as on commentary tracks on DVDs. If you ever get a chance to hear him speak, I recommend that you take advantage of the opportunity. I also have the DVD of Incident at Loch Ness. It is good, though not one of the films that Herzog directed (Zak Penn directed it). But every film that Herzog touches is interesting, at least among the couple dozen of his films that I have seen.
Probably my favorite Herzog film is Little Dieter Needs to Fly. I think my wife's favorite Herzog film is Grizzly Man, which is also quite fascinating. I suppose I should also mention Aguirre, the Wrath of God, since it is probably his most famous film, and is, of course, quite interesting. I am glad I was not an actor in that film, rafting down some tributary of the Amazon River while wearing armor. His Nosferatu the Vampyre is one of the creepiest vampire films, much better than most such films.
I think Herzog is one of the greatest directors ever. His films reward repeated viewing, unlike most films.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
