Crispin Glover commentary, why?


I used to think Crispin was a pretty neat guy who had a good handle on being a "hipster", but after listening to this commentary and the commentary on Fata Morgana I have reversed my opinion. He comes off as someone who lacks depth and any real sense of what Herzog does with film. I kept waiting for him to finally just break down and ask Werner what his favorite color is. I realize they need someone to serve as a facilitator to encourge Herzog to speak, but why must it be Crispin? And why do they make a point to say at the beginning of each commentary that he has created a film "inspired by Herzog's work"? Granted, I've seen enough Herzog interviews to realize that it can be difficult to get him to speak candidly about his work, but there's must have been someone more qualified to do this job.

Who would you like to hear paired up with Herzog for future commentaries? My vote goes to Henry Rollins. Or maybe Bruce Campbell, but only if he did the commentary as Elvis from "Bubba-Ho-Tep".

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maybe you could interview him?

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I would love to.

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I haven't heard the commentary and can't say whether he has a handle on Herzog's ideas or not, but I will say that even if he does, it doesn't necessarily mean he has good interviewing skills. Interviewing people is a craft. There are people who are really, really good at it (though most of them probably wouldn't be doing something like this dvd).

By the way, the Bruce Campbell as Elvis thing might be the best idea anyone has ever had. Let's make it happen!


Let's not have the same weight in 1978. Let's have more.

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Roger Ebert would have been brilliant.

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I would like a Harmony Korine/ Werner Herzog commentary.






"She just goes a little mad sometimes. We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven't you?"

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The commenatry of this movie was a let-down because of Crispin.
Henry Rollins would be great.

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"I'm strong...I can kick!!"

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haha karate crispin hes lucky i wasnt there i woulda swept the leg... no mercy

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Something some of the people who are posting here do not seem to realize is that Crispin Glover was not the sole interviewer. Norm Hill asks most of the questions. Crispin Glover in these interviews (I also mean the Fata Mogana interview) seems to interject some very genuine enthusiasm and particularly in the Fata Morgana interview asked some questions of Herzog that I thought got very interesting replies from Herzog that a standard interviewer would not get. It is obvious that Crispin Glover and Norm Hill wanted to let Herzog speak. I very much like these commentaries and Crispin Glover helped them.

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