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If The Hobbit were one movie the length of a Little Rascals short, I'd actually go see it.

If The Hobbit were one movie the length of a Little Rascals short, I'd actually go see it.

Pauly Casillas is what I imagine to be the name of every person that ever makes me a deli sandwich.

Pauly Casillas is what I imagine to be the name of every person that ever makes me a deli sandwich.

Agreed. I think Herzog's is really about that alien view—he wants to see and to show, but without judgement, which was my point. Too much credit is generally given to his quotes about nature's cruel indifference (from Burden of Dreams, or Grizzly Man), but the key to that is the indifference, which he finds endlessly

Agreed. I think Herzog's is really about that alien view—he wants to see and to show, but without judgement, which was my point. Too much credit is generally given to his quotes about nature's cruel indifference (from Burden of Dreams, or Grizzly Man), but the key to that is the indifference, which he finds endlessly

The montage of Smith and Pochantas falling in love should be shown to anyone who ever wants to be an editor. It feels more like a piece of perfectly composed music than a film scene.

The montage of Smith and Pochantas falling in love should be shown to anyone who ever wants to be an editor. It feels more like a piece of perfectly composed music than a film scene.

Based on that still of Laurie Anderson above, I'm guessing Lou Reed is "The Collector".

Based on that still of Laurie Anderson above, I'm guessing Lou Reed is "The Collector".

King Koopa > King Kelly

King Koopa > King Kelly

That shot is so strangely haunting. Really, you could take just about any shot from that whole train robbery sequence and stick it in a museum.

That shot is so strangely haunting. Really, you could take just about any shot from that whole train robbery sequence and stick it in a museum.

That still makes this look like a remake of Hard To Die.

That still makes this look like a remake of Hard To Die.

This is the saddest true story I've ever seen here.

This is the saddest true story I've ever seen here.

It was my favorite of his forever, but I've seen The New World in the theater three times in as many years, and I've come to love it the most. The last fifteen minutes have an emotional impact unmatched in his other work.

It was my favorite of his forever, but I've seen The New World in the theater three times in as many years, and I've come to love it the most. The last fifteen minutes have an emotional impact unmatched in his other work.