Rescue Dawn, why the ultra-limited release?
 

I was psyched to see this as soon as I knew it was going to be released. I was down in SE florida, not one theater was showing it. I am in NY now (long Isalnd) and the closest theater is in Queens. I am going back to the city in sunday and the it is only playing in ONE lame theater.

Anybody know the reasoning behind this?

Re: Rescue Dawn, why the ultra-limited release?
 

"Anybody know the reasoning behind this?"

No, but being that it's a Herzog movie it probably won't play to a large audience.

Re: Rescue Dawn, why the ultra-limited release?
 

Herzog hasn't made a major theatrical release in America since Nosferatu, in 1979. He's very highly regarded, but not someone who has ever made making a buck the focus of his career. This is going to make Hollywood types, who overwhelmingly simply do what has been done before with people who have done it before, reluctant to spend much money on screens before they know they're working on close to a sure thing.

I don't know if it matters that the main character is not American, but rather a recent German immigrant, but it sure doesn't help.

Re: Rescue Dawn, why the ultra-limited release?
 

i know this movie was produced by Elton Brand (of the NBA), so it could be that there's just not that much money behind it(compared to other majors/indie's with Miramax type backing)...therefore no theatres are taking the risk?

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saw this yesterday...extremely underwhelming. I expected more from the director of Aquirre The Wrath of God...a perfectly fine POW movie that coulda been a TV movie of the Week...not memorable in the least

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really? wow. my interest level just dropped considerably

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really? wow. maybe I should go see it for myself and form my own opinion.

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really? wow. maybe I should go see it for myself and form my own opinion.

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new around here, are we?

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I think you should definitely go see it. I personally loved it and found it to be a very moving and powerful film. While I wouldn't put this up there with Aguire and Fitzcaraldo, this is definitely a outstanding film with Chritian Bale yet again turning in another top notch performance. I just saw it today, and am still thinking about it a good 6 hours afterwards. This is one of those films that really plays up the human condition and what people will go through to achieve what they truly want. The film really takes a life of its own in the last 1/3 of it and is also the most important part

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saw this yesterday...extremely underwhelming. I expected more from the director of Aquirre The Wrath of God...a perfectly fine POW movie that coulda been a TV movie of the Week...not memorable in the least

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I think you should definitely go see it. I personally loved it and found it to be a very moving and powerful film. While I wouldn't put this up there with Aguire and Fitzcaraldo, this is definitely a outstanding film with Chritian Bale yet again turning in another top notch performance. I just saw it today, and am still thinking about it a good 6 hours afterwards. This is one of those films that really plays up the human condition and what people will go through to achieve what they truly want. The film really takes a life of its own in the last 1/3 of it and is also the most important part

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glad you liked it, KDawg, but I fount it trite and unmoving.

Re: Rescue Dawn, why the ultra-limited release?
 

I can see that sentiment to be honest. This is the type of film that I generally gravitate towards as I can be a big sucker for films about the plight of the human condition. I think this is one of those either/or films, but is worth checking out to determine your thoughts on. For me, I quite possibly took the season into my thought process on the film as I rarely expect much out of summer films, and this, for me, did much more then that. I may feel different if this was released in november, but one can only go on what one feels at the time, et al

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Even the worst Herzog film is worth checking out.

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I posted this in OOT too, but I suppose this is a better place.

This might be due to unfair expectations, but I found the movie to be too . . . conventional, I guess. It was a perfectly decent movie, but I expect more from Herzog. If I hadn't known I never would have guessed in a million years that he was the director.

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I noticed Elton Brand's name in the opening credits and put it down to coincidence.

Anyway, I thought it was a very good movie. The better parts were near the end, and it lolled a bit in the middle. But as always with Herzog, the scenery made up for a lack of depth in the characters. I walked away feeling inspired, so it achieved its goal.

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Dom,

I've lived in Germany, studied German, and watched Aquirre in German... and thought it sucked. Bad. Hated it. I thought Grizzly Man was much better.

Should I see Rescue Dawn?

Re: Rescue Dawn, why the ultra-limited release?
 

Your opinions on Aguirre and Grizzly Man don't make recommending the movie any easier; other than the focus on a determined protagonist, it is very different from other Herzog films.

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This is a bit off the beaten path, but I would've thought Grizzly Man would've been a major release, Blarg. No? Would that be because it's a documentary, in your opinion, or did I miss something?

Mostly I'm asking because a lot of people I've talked to about Grizzly Man, which they had seen, hadn't seen Aguirre...although, granted, most of them had seen the doc on tv.

Re: Rescue Dawn, why the ultra-limited release?
 

I think it was not a major release because it was a documentary, yeah. Documentaries are generally t.v. fodder.

I think only a very small percentage of people who saw Grizzly Man saw Aguirre, and I'd probably recommend it to only a small percentage too. I'm a big fan now, but I liked it much more on subsequent viewings than I did at first.

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glad you liked it, KDawg, but I fount it trite and unmoving.

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i agree 100%