Herzog takes 'Grizzly' look at wild nature

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 1/29/5 | Tucker Malarkey

[SmithL]

Park City, Utah -- The thing with the animals has gone too far, according to Werner Herzog. It is the opening party for his film "Grizzly Man," premiering this week here at Sundance. The film addresses the gruesome demise of Timothy Treadwell, a man who believed he had transcended the sticky relationship between predator and prey, spending much of his time living peacefully among the grizzly bears of the Alaskan wilderness. Until he was eaten. While being devoured, Treadwell pleaded for his girlfriend to flee the area. Instead she hit the bear with a frying pan. She was also eaten. Sordidly, the whole attack was caught on audiotape that, Herzog says, was too harrowing to include in the film.

[SmithL]

Ah! Nature!

[Servant of the 9]

Sounds like a film long needed.

STOP THE DISNIFICATION OF PREDATORS.

So9

[Servant of the 9]

ASounds like a film long needed.

STOP THE DISNIFICATION OF NATURE.

So9

[Old_Mil]

There have to be two Darwin awards in this story somewhere.

[denydenydeny]

...an agreement made a few years ago between television's two nature giants -- National Geographic and the Discovery Channel: When showing animals mating, show no more than three thrusts. "Three! " Lena cries, incensed. "Now they are censoring the animals! And," she continues, in the hushed tones of a spy, "in the last year we noticed the thrusts have been reduced to one. One thrust!"

"It's Bush," Werner Herzog mutters.

This may be my all-time favorite "It's Bush's fault" moment.

[denydenydeny]

...an agreement made a few years ago between television's two nature giants -- National Geographic and the Discovery Channel: When showing animals mating, show no more than three thrusts. "Three! " Lena cries, incensed. "Now they are censoring the animals! And," she continues, in the hushed tones of a spy, "in the last year we noticed the thrusts have been reduced to one. One thrust!"

"It's Bush," Werner Herzog mutters.

This may be my all-time favorite "It's Bush's fault" moment.

[LibFreeOrDie]

You have to read the last 4 paragraphs of the article!

[SmithL]

What a surprise, coming from Sundance, and all.
;)

[flashbunny]

Bump.

[socal_parrot]

"These bear being so hard to die rather intimedates us all ... I must confess I do not like the gentleman and had reather fight two Indians than one bear."

-Meriwether Lewis, 1804

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I took a pic of a Cottonmouth Moccassin, used a small stick to get a good pre strike pose, and took flak from some Folks about the method. There are those who would hide their face behind a small camera,and move right in. Maybe they could get better results. Maybe so, Maybe not! 25 lbs left? Must have been a small Grizz!

[beltfed308]

It looks like his work consumed him :)