We're watching WHERE THE GREEN ANTS DREAM on VHS lol. I didn't know anything about it (in spite of seeing most? many? Herzog films) so I wasn't sure what it was about or anything and have been enjoying it so far.
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 16:21 (one year ago) link
We also recently watched THE FIRE WITHIN and I really liked it. We tried to watch the Miranda July movie about the Kraffts ("Fire of Love") and I found it unbearable but typically (for me) the Herzog approach was significantly more appealing.
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 16:24 (one year ago) link
Lol, i also hated Fire of Love but liked Fire Within! Miranda July's voice is like an ointment seeping down your leg.
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 16:48 (one year ago) link
xpost We tried to watch that one as well and found it equally unbearable. I bailed after maybe 20 minutes, I think my wife lasted a little longer but couldn't make it until the end.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 17 January 2023 16:49 (one year ago) link
Where the green ants dream is great but it is in the shadow of Fitzcarraldo (and no Klaus Kinski)
― Lord Pickles (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 16:50 (one year ago) link
xpost to me (The July narrated one, tbc)I feel like I have seen more than my fair share of volcano documentaries, they all kind of blend in to another.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 17 January 2023 16:51 (one year ago) link
Miranda July's voice is like an ointment seeping down your leg.
lol
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 16:57 (one year ago) link
My wife was gifted a year-long subscription to that Master Class series and I actually watched a few of the Werner Herzog episodes/talks. Pretty fun, pretty interesting.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 17 January 2023 17:00 (one year ago) link
It’s not her voice specifically for me — it’s the information/content she chooses to highlight and the twee nature of all of her output. I’ve avoided her work so far because I was pretty sure I wouldn’t like it — idk why I thought this volcano movie would be any different? Joke’s on me!
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 18:32 (one year ago) link
hadnt realized Fire of Love was a miranda july joint, glad i dodged that bullet
― waste of compute (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 18:47 (one year ago) link
It's not, though. It was written and directed by Sara Dosa. July is the narrator.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 17 January 2023 18:58 (one year ago) link
July brings her patented bored treacle vibe to play in the enunciation tho, hard to get past it.the greater sin imo is that we get all this ephemera and personal life presumption but minimal volcanology and meaningful science. after an hour i was still like "yes but WHY are they running around next to volcanos like suicidal idiots"
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 19:05 (one year ago) link
real q - did MJ write the narration or did she read a script written by a different person and/or the director?
honestly for me it was the nature of the movie and the googly-eyed "aw @ their volcanic love" angle/lack of substance about wtf they were doing (as forks describes) that didn't appeal to me. it felt insipid when we're talking life and death and lava.
herzog himself is certainly no stranger to imitation and parody; i happen to enjoy his narration but i can see how easy it would be to mock it. that two such opposing narrators could even exist is somewhat amusing to me.
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 19:14 (one year ago) link
people who dislike miranda july are rong imo :(
― G. D’Arcy Cheesewright (silby), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 19:15 (one year ago) link
maybe -- i will admit that i am unable to enjoy a certain type of wholesome entertainment.
know what earthly substance dgaf about your enduring volcanic love for each other? churning lava
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 19:17 (one year ago) link
ha, yes.also the pseudo-Wes Anderson direction did this no favors with its manneristic obviousness; killed most of my interest in the leads dead in its tracks
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 19:40 (one year ago) link
> herzog himself is certainly no stranger to imitation and parody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y_kfWUCFDQ
― koogs, Tuesday, 17 January 2023 20:59 (one year ago) link
july ain't anymore twee than harry crews
― massaman gai (front tea for two), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:55 (one year ago) link
that's a weird comparison and i'm a big fan so i'm gonna say no and post this video of crews explaining how to cook a possum as proof otherwisehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5kjm9IuIMc
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 21:59 (one year ago) link
we watched some shorts last night. Last Word was easily my favorite because the music was amazzzzzing. Precautions Against Fanatics runner up bc it was so quietly funny.
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Thursday, 19 January 2023 21:15 (one year ago) link