Not Coming to a Theater Near You
You know him?”
“Not socially. His name’s Jaws, he kills people.
By the time we see a breakdancing gangster (this is the second episode of breakdancing I’ve seen in a Herzog film), Bad Lieutenant’s extraordinary bizarreness officially suppresses all the skepticism seasoned viewers of les films du cinéma will have going into this one. It remains, however, an experiment, a character study of auspicious ridiculousness. It’s not one for the canon, but even Herzog’s more commercial indulgences make for a worthwhile watch.
by Rumsey Taylor | Source: 35mm print
24 Nov 2009 9:52 AM | Comments (2)
Never before has a film been so hilariously hypnotic. Some viewers have even been fooled into thinking they have seen coming attractions that did not play before the film.
Ha ha ha. They’re your clothes motherfucker.
Mark F
25 November 2009
9:09 PM