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THE WILD BLUE YONDER is the story of astronauts lost in space, the secret Roswell object re-examined and BRAD DOURIF as alien, telling us all about his home planet -the Wild Blue Yonder- where the atmosphere is composed of liquid helium and the sky frozen. Using unique, beautiful, and unseen footage,with access to the five astronauts responsible for the Galileo-mission, and with haunting specially composed music, Herzog has created a spectacular vision of imagery, sound, music and human emotion, all part of his science-fantasy. Extras: Requiem in Space, 26 min. film showing how Herzog devised the music for The Wild Blue Yonder.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Ever since I saw Nosferatu decades ago I have been spellbound by most of Hertzog's films,and his 'documentaries' are in a class of their own ('Little Deiter needs to Fly' is so jaw droppingly good it stays with you for weeks afterwards) but' The Wild Blue Yonder'? Oh dear,what were you on Werner,when you made this?.It looks like it was thrown together on a wet Wednesday afternoon.At no point was I ever convinced I was watching anything other than some old NASA footage of astronauts floating round their spaceship and deep sea divers floating around under the polar ice cap.Herzogs brilliant use of haunting music ( he's partial to the Cello I think,which is no bad thing) almosts saves the day,but even this fails to lift the images from the mildly interesting.
Any of the recent BBC/Attenborough series on planet earth have set the standard when it comes image quality,particulary under sea ice footage (Frozen Planet) so even though Hertzogs footage may have looked good ten years ago it now appears dull,fuzzy and over long.
If you are a die hard Hertzog fan as I am then it is probably worth buying just for the curiosity value,but if you are looking for a really good representative film of Herzog's then this one should be near the bottom of your list.
Any of the recent BBC/Attenborough series on planet earth have set the standard when it comes image quality,particulary under sea ice footage (Frozen Planet) so even though Hertzogs footage may have looked good ten years ago it now appears dull,fuzzy and over long.
If you are a die hard Hertzog fan as I am then it is probably worth buying just for the curiosity value,but if you are looking for a really good representative film of Herzog's then this one should be near the bottom of your list.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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This isn't really a Sci-Fi movie. It's more like a bit of video poetry. There isn't even a 'story' in the conventional sense of the word. There's a story, alright, but it's meant more to make you wonder and dream about what you're seeing.
In very simple terms, and without wanting to spoil it, a planet in the Andromeda Galaxy was dying - the atmosphere was freezing - so the inhabitants fled in hundreds of spaceships. One ended up on Earth, one or two centuries ago. The Roswell incident was also one of their probes. But when examining the probe, people on Earth got infected, and the infection spread all over the planet. So Earth sent a manned probe to find another planet. And using advanced navigation techniques, they find a frozen planet, the 'Wild Blue Yonder'.
Now, this is not a real plot. It's a narrative, told while we are treated to great footage of an actual Space Shuttle mission - the one that launched the Galileo probe to Jupiter - and of divers beneath the Arctic ice sheet. All of these would be amazing per se, but with this narrative inviting us to dream 'what if...' and a haunting soundtrack, it becomes dreamlike.
Added to this are interviews with actual scientists describing how all of it could actually be done, adding to the actual 'plot'. A bit of a stretch, I would say, but there's where you'll have to suspend your disbelief for it to work. And it DOES work.
I particularly liked the end. But I won't spoil that!
In very simple terms, and without wanting to spoil it, a planet in the Andromeda Galaxy was dying - the atmosphere was freezing - so the inhabitants fled in hundreds of spaceships. One ended up on Earth, one or two centuries ago. The Roswell incident was also one of their probes. But when examining the probe, people on Earth got infected, and the infection spread all over the planet. So Earth sent a manned probe to find another planet. And using advanced navigation techniques, they find a frozen planet, the 'Wild Blue Yonder'.
Now, this is not a real plot. It's a narrative, told while we are treated to great footage of an actual Space Shuttle mission - the one that launched the Galileo probe to Jupiter - and of divers beneath the Arctic ice sheet. All of these would be amazing per se, but with this narrative inviting us to dream 'what if...' and a haunting soundtrack, it becomes dreamlike.
Added to this are interviews with actual scientists describing how all of it could actually be done, adding to the actual 'plot'. A bit of a stretch, I would say, but there's where you'll have to suspend your disbelief for it to work. And it DOES work.
I particularly liked the end. But I won't spoil that!
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I am a Werner Herzog fan having only seen his collaborations with Klaus Kinski. This film was unlike any of those. I was was eventually won over after initially thinking the film must be some sort of joke. The soundtrack music was for me spellbinding and coupled with the images (whether they or the storyline were coherent or not seemed irrevelant)led me into a state of wondering what hidden message was here. maybe i was hoodwinked but the film touched me in a deep inexplicable way.
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