Grizzly Man (DVD)

...he would camp amidst the grizzly bears of the coastal section of the Katmai National Park in Alaska. Cutting a dashing figure with his almost-welded-on sunglasses, bandana and Boris Johnson hair, he would film, study and (controversially) interact with the wildlife during these years, taking it upon himself to preserve the area and its animal inhabitants from the threat posed by humanity. His ethos prevented him from carrying any sort of weapons ...
...DVD: 'In The Edges: The Grizzly Man Session', a documentary showing the creation of the music for the film. Herzog wanted no music written in advance of the final cut, and because of this the soundtrack was improvised by guitar legend Richard Thompson and others under the director's watchful eye. Unsurprisingly, this renders 'In The Edges' something of a curio, although it's always good to hear Thompson's wonderful playing, and the documentary has ...

greenierexyboy 17.03.2009 · Read full review
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The Grizzly Man is a DVD which I bought for my hubby quite some time ago. It really is not my sort of thing so I didn’t go into watching it with the right frame of mind but I have to say I was slightly more impressed with t than I thought I would be. The film follows the life and work of Timothy Treadwell who some might think is a bit strange as he spend 6 months of each year moving to Alaska to live with the grizzly bears. He has done so for well ...
...In the Edges: The Grizzly Man Session, a 50 minute documentary on the making of the film’s music. As I am not a fan of bonus features I did not watch any of this so I am unable to make comment on it. Overall I am going to recommend this DVD especially if you like your animals or scenery. I would advise you take parts of it with a pinch of salt as some of it is very far fetched and at times does not make any sense and can clearly be proved wrong if ...

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...stance against abuse of the grizzly bear. When these vicious carnivores got too close, he would talk them out of it with a sappy, childish voice. Timothy Treadwell was ever so resourceful. The landscape involved is stunning through a camera but must be hellish in reality. However, he seems to have survived on whatever he took with him on the flying boat, or fished for, and never seemed to mind the inevitable mouthful of flies at every breath. Timothy ...
...close to two huge male grizzly bears fighting over a female. Over a ton and a half of bear colliding, brawling, shouting each other down and wrestling, ever so close over a sandy patch of land. Timothy Treadwell was pulled apart by a grizzly bear one day, just before his season was ending and he was due to be airlifted away. The silly voice must not have worked. The ending of TT's life is only a small part of this excellent documentary, and is ...

theediscerning 13.03.2007 · Read full review
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...to Alaska to live amongst Grizzly Bears, become one with them and look after their habitat. He had always returned but this time it was different. Timothy didn't show for the pick-up and what was left of him was discovered at his campsite. He had been killed and eaten by the very animals he had loved and admired. Werner Herzog takes Treadwell's footage and constructs Grizzly Man. A documentary about the man, the animal and why he never came back. ...
...level you get to see Grizzly Bears in their habitat and how they react to a stranger. Treadwell's footage actually shows some amazing footage of bears fighting but also portrays the brutal nature of their lives. When struggling for food, they would turn on and eat their own. I found this quite heartbreaking at times but also a stark portrayal of how animals do what they can to survive. Herzog doesn't take sides in the film. He offers commentary ...

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...eat." --------------------------- Grizzly Man is an intriguing documentary. What starts out as a straightforward tale of a man at one with nature, Timothy Treadwell, in this case bears in the Alaskan wild, slowly evolves into an intoxicating dissection of a fantasist having a nervous breakdown during his own video diary; eventually provoking his own death on tape with the animals he was infatuated with, taking his unfortunate girlfriend, Amy Hugeunard, ...
...and clawed by a 300lb Grizzly Bear is not the best way to go. Directed by the equally eccentric Werner Herzog, mixing in his poetically intelligent and articulate analysis of his subject with that wonderful Bavarian brogue on the layered track, this is quite a unique experience on film. It becomes clear early on as we meet Treadwell all alone with his hand held camera that he may not be all there, the wilderness his stage he has always longed for ...

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...story of Timothy Treadwell, the Grizzly Bear expert, how he lived and sadly, died with the animals he loved so much. The film is both touching and informative, not only do you get to learn a lot about the man himself, you also learn a lot about the magnificent animals he spent the last 13 years of his life with. If this were a film the story line may appear unbelievable but the fact that this is a true life documentary only adds weight to the powerful ...
...want of a better way to put it, a bit weird throughout the film. However, spending so much time with animals and so little in civilisation it is almost expected. We also get an insight into how bitter he had become about anyone else even coming close to his beloved bears. One scene shows some fishers hurling rocks at a young bear cub, not to hurt or distress the animal, simply to scare it away from their camp. Treadwell becomes increasingly upset ...

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