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2005

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The film follows a hypothetical proposition: a group of astronauts are circling the earth in a spacecraft, but they cannot return, as our planet has become uninhabitable. The cause of this is a mystery. The crew of the spacecraft has to find a more hospitable place out there in space, and releases a probe from their cargo bay, .. Read more

Starring	Brad Dourif, Capt. Donald Williams, Dr. Ellen Baker, Franklin Chang-Diaz
Director	Werner Herzog
Genres	Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Mesmerising
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- - Sunday Telegraph
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:33
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  I tried...
  
  ...really I did.
  
  The summary on this site leads you to believe that this is a traditional film, however it's a Herzog creation so I should have ... read more »
  
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  - Andybe
  - 195 reviews
  - Richmond
  - 03 Nov 2007 at 00:07
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  - 1
  yes the titles cool, but.....
  
  Terrible. the first five minutes were unusual, but i got the feeling it was going no where. so i skipped forward, to be brief the skipping got faster and faster... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 08 Sep 2011 at 21:44
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  Difficult but rewarding
  
  If you've seen Herzog's film-poem 'Fata Morgana' or his expressionist account of the Iraq oil-well fires 'Lessons of Darkness', you'... read more »
  
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- 917511
- - edragobkrid
  - 8 reviews
  - Bestwood
  - 24 Aug 2010 at 00:12
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  - 0
  Visually Quite good - If you can stay awake
  
  Bit of an art student esq. film this one.
  
  Long drawn out scenes that are supposed to make you believe in the realism of his deceit but for me just ... read more »
  
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- 872954
- - earlkegga
  - 41 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 16 Mar 2010 at 11:09
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  Interesting
  
  This is not an easy film to watch if you are expecting action. adventure etc..but the themes behind the film are fascinating. I do feel this would have been ... read more »
  
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- - Ell1981
  - 169 reviews
  - London
  - 25 Jan 2010 at 11:46
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  Let the film take you...
  
  I will start by saying that I am big fan of Herzog. I sought out The Wild Blue Yonder after attending a talk given by the director, in which he professed great... read more »
  
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- 823073
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  - Hull
  - 20 Oct 2009 at 13:36
- - 3
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  A poetic ride into deep space
  
  Werner Herzog’s poetic, deep space, sci-fi epic that uses stock footage of space and underwater landscapes to look like other galaxies. Similar to Kubrick... read more »
  
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  - Daniel Pollard
  - Manchester, England
  - 13 Oct 2009 at 17:21
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  Me too
  
  I can only say what has already been said ...
  
  I tried... ...really I did.... I like Herzog movies, also the challenging one, but this is really out ... read more »
  
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- - Monicalaura
  - 1 review
  - London
  - 19 Aug 2009 at 19:10
- - 2
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  painful
  
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  we only lasted 30 minutes. The description sounds good but is misleading. It is basically NASA footage strung loosely together by a 'story'. We are not... read more »
  
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  - Warrington
  - 31 Jul 2009 at 20:18
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  Not one of Herzog's finest, but still worth a watch to behold the 'otherworldy' footage.
  
  Wild Blue Yonder (2005) is one of the first films that I've watched that exists outside of my Werner Herzog boxset, most of which films were ... read more »
  
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- - sexybeast
  - 30 reviews
  - York
  - 27 Jul 2009 at 23:20
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  The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
  
  Most closely related to Herzog's early trippy film Fata Morgana, this combines a science fiction narrative told by Brad Dourif's 'alien' from ... read more »
  
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- - Teebs
  - 160 reviews
  - Rochester
  - 14 Jul 2009 at 10:17
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- - 20
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  I tried...
  
  ...really I did.
  
  The summary on this site leads you to believe that this is a traditional film, however it's a Herzog creation so I should have ... read more »
  
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- 490714
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Andybe
  - 195 reviews
  - Richmond
  - 03 Nov 2007 at 00:07
- - 11
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  Garbage as art?
  
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  This is absolute dross. While ever art farties see what isn't really there, other arty farties will make rubbish like this. The bloke has cobbled together ... read more »
  
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- - Lefty
  - 16 reviews
  - Wakefield
  - 12 Dec 2007 at 14:14
- - 9
  - 0
  what a stinker
  
  This film is described as a sci fi fantasy the director and producers must have been fantasising when they thought this idea up, stock footage from olden times ... read more »
  
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  - Melksham
  - 15 Apr 2008 at 21:10
- - 7
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  Another Herzog classic
  
  Another brilliant and beautiful Herzog movie, with stunning shots and an incredible soundtrack. This movie is clearly not for everyone: there is hardly a plot... read more »
  
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  - Kentish Town
  - 04 Nov 2007 at 21:05
- - 5
  - 0
  The Duke!
  
  More astonishing imagery and storytelling from Herzog in this film - kind of half way between a feature film and documentary. As with all his work, the film ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - uk
  - 30 Apr 2008 at 00:17
- - 3
  - 0
  A poetic ride into deep space
  
  Werner Herzog’s poetic, deep space, sci-fi epic that uses stock footage of space and underwater landscapes to look like other galaxies. Similar to Kubrick... read more »
  
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- 820749
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  - Daniel Pollard
  - Manchester, England
  - 13 Oct 2009 at 17:21
- - 2
  - 0
  painful
  
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  we only lasted 30 minutes. The description sounds good but is misleading. It is basically NASA footage strung loosely together by a 'story'. We are not... read more »
  
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  - Warrington
  - 31 Jul 2009 at 20:18
- - 1
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  There are more things in heaven and earth...
  
  This is the Herzog of 'Fata morgana', the visionary poet, railing at the indignities heaped upon the planet, and creating a bizarre, over-reaching, ... read more »
  
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- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
  - London, England
  - 10 Dec 2007 at 15:52
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  Customer Review
  
  Take an hour's worth of unwanted space and undersea footage and mix with a soundtrack composed entirely of annoying arabic/balkan wailing. Add a pinch of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Not one of Herzog's finest, but still worth a watch to behold the 'otherworldy' footage.
  
  Wild Blue Yonder (2005) is one of the first films that I've watched that exists outside of my Werner Herzog boxset, most of which films were ... read more »
  
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- 790176
- - sexybeast
  - 30 reviews
  - York
  - 27 Jul 2009 at 23:20

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  The film follows a hypothetical proposition: a group of astronauts are circling the earth in a spacecraft, but they cannot return, as our planet has become uninhabitable. The cause of this is a mystery. The crew of the spacecraft has to find a more hospitable place out there in space, and releases ...