"Bliss of Evil"

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Whoever cut this Werner Herzog interview about Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans has as much editing expertise as yours truly, which is to say next to none. Movie City Indie's Ray Pride posted it this morning. Sorry for the Vimeo. If John Cusack and other occasionally mercenary actors do a straight paycheck movie now and then, so can Werner Herzog.

BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS - Werner Herzog Interview from Millennium Films on Vimeo.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 16, 2009 at 6:53 PM

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BadHatHarry says ...

Oh Jeff,

This isn't an edited interview, it's a collection of sound-ups from the EPK (you know, Electronic Press Kit?). There's even a slate at the head to tell you so.

Silly rabbit.

Posted by BadHatHarry at August 16, 2009 7:14 PM

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TulseLuper says ...

I still think there is a possibility that Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans will be a genuinely good film. I know the trailer is off-the-wall and Nic Cage's performance is questionable but it actually reminded me of his underrated work in Bringing out the Dead which is still Scorsese's best film since Goodfellas in my opinion. But hey, if it is indeed The Wicker Man 2, I'll still have a ball of a time. "NOT THE BEES!!!"

But man, I could listen to Herzog drone on like that for hours.

Posted by TulseLuper at August 16, 2009 8:11 PM

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Breedlove says ...

Incredibly bizarre title.

Posted by Breedlove at August 16, 2009 9:13 PM

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irvingberlinalexanderputz says ...

Tulse--I know what you mean, Werner has this quality of voice that is intriguing, not just what he is saying, but how he says it. Almost hypnotic.
And Jeff, I don't see this one as Herzog 'slumming' for a paycheck. It's hard to see him as someone that would do a movie unless it held serious interest for him, in this case, the moral darkness.

Posted by irvingberlinalexanderputz at August 16, 2009 9:27 PM

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YRG says ...

The intertitles were left onscreen long enough for a retarded, drugged up, drunk 70-year old with OCD to read 15 times, and still have time to take a dump, grab some coffee, and sober up.

I stuck around long enough to hear him mention Bogart. I wish someone would make something close to the clever darkness of the Maltese Falcon, but alas, I think those days are gone...

Posted by YRG at August 16, 2009 9:38 PM

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lazespud says ...

Jesus, I could listen to Herzog forever. His voice, coupled with his style of understating the craziest stories, is simply amazing. Here's a tip for anyone; go out and buy (or rent) every singe Anchor Bay Herzog movie to listen to their commentary tracks. There's a few of his movies where I listened to the tracks before even seeing the movie once through because his commentary was actually more compelling...

Posted by lazespud at August 17, 2009 11:10 AM

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