Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:29
Rotten:1
Average Rating:9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Based on the journals of Brother Gaspar de Carvajal, AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD is director Werner Herzog's hallucinatory tale of Spanish colonialists searching for El Dorado, the legendary city of... [More]
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Reviews for Aguirre, the Wrath of God
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Potheads who watch this will probably check their stash the next morning to see if any of it's gone. Full Review |
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A seminal film without which we almost cerainly would not have with us either Apocalypse Now or much of the ouevre of Terence Malick. Full Review |
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Aguirre, Wrath of God is not just a great movie but an essential one. Full Review |
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A saga of adventurers driven headlong into annihilation by their own hubris and desire for immortality. Full Review |
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One of the best films ever made. Full Review |
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Takes us into a visually stunning and surreal Heart of Darkness adventure. Full Review |
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Herzog jams brilliant madness into every scene.
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[A]n anti-epic about European conquest that, while based in part on ... an ill-fated historical expedition, is as macabre as a Poe story. Full Review |
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It's a testament to the genius of Aguirre: The Wrath of God that its genesis has spawned its own creation mythology. Full Review |
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Extraordinary adventure in the Andean jungles
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One of the pre-eminent achievements in world cinema, as far as I'm concerned.
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This is a splendid and haunting work. Full Review |
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Depicted conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro is driven, pompous, and partially ignorant – traits mirrored in director Werner Herzog for leading his crew into identical endurances. His resulting work is a vision of rare audacity. Full Review |
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