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Based on the true story of German-born Dieter Dengler, who dreamed of being a test pilot and thus made his way to America, where he joined the military in pursuit of his obsession to fly. On his first...( read more 
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MCT:November 9, 2008Werner Herzog has crafted a stirring and (for him) unusually accessible film, squeezing out a great performance from what's left of Christian Bale, and using Steve Zahn in a way that doesn't make you want to walk up and punch a hole in the movie screen.
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MCT:November 9, 2008German auteur Werner Herzog has a history of making films about singular, obsessive characters - such as his infamous works starring Klaus Kinski (Fitzcarraldo, Woyzeck) and last year's eye-opening documentary Grizzly Man. Now he returns to a subject close to his heart: the story of German-born US pilot Dieter Dengler who was shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War and spent a prolonged period of tortuous incarceration in the hands of his prisoners.
It's the second time Herzog has made a picture about Dengler, a man who he got to know well and considered a close friend until his death in 2001. 1997's Little Dieter Needs to Fly was a documentary look at the man's extraordinary story and now Herzog returns to the same situation for a dramatic version.
And dramatic it certainly is. Herzog's films usually reach a level of heightened intensity rarely produced by other filmmakers and the opening thudding scenes of Dengler's jet decimating the South East Asian jungle call to mind Coppola's Apocalypse Now. It's not the only paean to the great Vietnam war movies of the 1970s: the prison scenes are the most hair-raising since Michael Cimino's Russian roulette moments in The Deer Hunter.
To portray the hardship and anguish that Dengler faced as well as the ingenuity and durability of the man, Herzog has found his ace card in Christian Bale, who pulls off another performance that few of his contemporaries would be capable of. Bale eats maggots and snakes, is dragged along dirt by ropes, wades through impossibly thick jungle and rivers and delivers a performance equal to any of the extremes we have seen from him before. He is ably assisted by two of Hollywood's quirkiest and idiosyncratic actors in the shape of Jeremy Davies and Steve Zahn.
Despite a slightly odd climax, this is captivating stuff. The prison scenes may not be all that easy to watch, but it all adds up to a highly memorable affair. -
MCT:November 5, 2008An exceptionally good POW movie about the survival of Dieter Dengler. Impressive performance from comedian Steve Zahn n Bale was brilliant . Lost 55 pounds for that role!!!
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MCT:November 2, 2008
Pretty good. Was interesting, although I was expecting a little bit more action. Very good acting and direction though.
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MCT:October 24, 2008
watch Christian Bale and Steve Zhan transform from beefy, fleshy soldiers to stick thin jungle survivors. No camera tricks, no substitutes, they're really them! Great story, that's all (period)
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pavacri23posted 126 days ago -
This is to the people that are saying that this movie was only great at the action packed parts. I don't want to be mean or this to sound like a lecture, but don't you guys appreciate what Dieter did for us. This movie is a true story, a memoir of the life of Dieter Dengler, not a fictional shoot 'em up movie. The director was sticking to the truth, he wasn't going to stretch it to make Dieter sound more heroic. So please...think about the main idea of this story, and honor this man that faced such horrors, that most of us will never even get close to except in movies. This man was truly incredible, and a true hero. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Steve Zahn and Christian Bale, but this movie is about Dieter Dengler and his brave deeds, not Zahn and Bale's great acting.
posted 307 days ago -
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posted 308 days ago -
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this film tells the real-life story of U.S. fighter pilot of German-born Dieter Dengler, who dreamed of being a test pilot and thus made his way to America, where he joined the military in pursuit of his obsession to fly. On his first mission in Vietnam, he is shot down and captured by Vietcong guerrillas. if you like war movi then watch.
posted 391 days ago -
I felt Rescue Dawn didn't explore the torture side of this movie. It felt easy. Easy to escape, easy to survive, easy. When I watch a movie about being captive I want to seriously hate the guards. I want to feel the contempt and the suffering the prisoners are going through. Sadly, I didn't feel this when watching Rescue Dawn. It felt like a palpable version of the story. Don't get me wrong, the acting was done well and I did get feel myself getting emotionally concerned about the characters. However most of this happened after the initial torturing and captivity.
posted 479 days ago -
I really want to see this and the original documentary: Little Dieter Needs to Fly (http://www.flixster.com/movie/little-dieter-needs-to-fly). Also check out Werner Herzog's interview with Terri Gross (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11782309). You'll find the story behind the story even more remarkable.
posted 495 days ago -
ITS ABOUT TIME SOMEONE CAME OUT WITH ANOTHER VIETNAM ERA MOVIE I CAN ONLY WATCH FULL METAL JACKET AND OTHERS ABOUT A THOUSAND TIMES BEFORE I CAN REPEAT THEM VERBATIM!!
posted 499 days ago -
I hope this gets a bigger release because I don't have any theaters playing it up here. Hopin....
posted 505 days ago -
I just saw the trailer and I have to say that it looks pretty damn good. Christian Bale seems to provide a great performance as usual, so I'm really looking forward to seeing this one.
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