The Werner Herzog Collection [Blu-ray] [1967]

Excellent selection of the films of an important director with a social conscience

Once I'd decided I wanted to invest in a Herzog collection, it was a question of this one or the US release. (I have a multi-region player, I highly recommend them.) There's about a 50% overlap between the two, so It came down to what sounded more interesting, and I went with this one based on the inclusion of "Handicapped Future". The only thing I miss having is "Little Dieter Needs to Fly". It's arguably a coin flip, but I think I made the right choice. I'm half-way through the set and I have yet to be disappointed. One caveat, when given the choice between a German or English version of a film, take the German. The English version may have no narration or other odd decisions.

I’m enjoying the movies.

I own four of Herzog's films in the Studiocanal/Arthouse releases. All of them are technically disappointing and outdated, often with excessive noise reduction, especially the wonderful "Nosferatu". But I bought the box for the films mainly, not expecting much technically. I first checked Nosferatu: Incredible, totally new imagery, grain for grain, and wonderful colour grading. I would have happily paid the price of the box for this film alone. "Aguirre" next - clearly improved imagery, although the old version was already much better than Nosferatu. I checked the booklet and the companies stated therein responsible for the "presentations". All high end and very obviously masters of their craft. Upshot: ALL the films presented here in 2K scans by Alpha Omega Digital from the best source materials available, graded at Deluxe Soho. Criterion could not have done better. But BFI could have done much better in the marketing on Amazon. Now, exciting times ahead watching alltime favorites and discovering new ones by one of the most interesting and prolific filmmaker in the history of cinema. Cancel your Netflix subscription for the next four months and get and watch this instead.

シレッと売ってますが、パッケージ右上のマークBFIは、British Film Instituteの略称です。つまりUK盤つー事っす。コードAの日本では通常、再生出来ませーん。

I now know how to haul a paddlesteamer over a hill in the Amazon in order to make money so that I can put an opera on for the locals. I will update my review after the performance.

Una magnífica colección de títulos.

En anglais et allemand seulement