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Grizzly Man | 
 enlarge | Actors: Franc G. Fallico, Amie Huguenard, Timothy Treadwell
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  385 reviews
Sales Rank: 5862
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: LGED18636D
UPC: 031398186366
EAN: 0031398186366
ASIN: B000BMY2NS
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: December 26, 2005
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Product Description
A docudrama that centers on amateur grizzly bear expert timothy treadwell. Periodically journeying to alaska to study and live with bears this films explores his compassionate life and the solace he found among these endangered animals as well as the ironic ultimate ending of his life. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 09/05/2006 Run time: 103 minutes Rating: R
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Grizzly Man could easily have been sensational and exploitative, but in the hands of Werner Herzog, it becomes something extraordinary. Herzog was granted exclusive access to over 100 hours of video shot by amateur naturalist, wildlife advocate and troubled loner Timothy Treadwell, who spent 13 summers in Alaska's Katmai National Park, where he grew to know and love the grizzly bears that lived there. He was also killed by one of them, in October 2003, along with his girlfriend Amie Huguenard, and that seemingly inevitable fate informs every minute of Herzog's riveting combination of Treadwell's video with his own expert filmmaking and unique vision of nature and man. Whereas Treadwell was a naïve nature-lover and social outcast whose sanity was slowly slipping away, Herzog is a pragmatic mythologist who views nature primarily in terms of "chaos, hostility, and murder," and the disparity of their vision results in a magnetic attraction that makes the sum of Grizzly Man greater than its parts. We come to admire the dreamer, the idealist, the failed actor and recovered alcoholic man-child that was Treadwell, and we equally admire the seeker of truth and wisdom that is Herzog. They belong together, in some world beyond our world, where visionaries join forces to create life after death. --Jeff Shannon
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 Treadwell wasn't a friend to the animals November 20, 2008
R. Burns (Md)
What an insane arrogant moron he reminds me of Andy Dick! Anyone could see Treadwell wasn't long for the world in the film's opening. Far from protecting these animals he was doing great harm. Exposing the animals actual location only encourages other people to come and interfere with them. Habituating these animals to humans greatly increases the danger for park visitors, which in turn increases the chance that the park service will have to move or destroy animals. In the aftermath of the attack the park service destroyed not only the bear mentioned in the documentary but also another bear that challenged the rangers during the clean up. The second bear was omitted along with other inconvenient facts to make the viewer more sympathetic to the victim's fate. The movie mentions that Amie Huguenard had joined Treadwell for two seasons before their death what they neglect to mention is that Amie carried bear repellent both those seasons but she didn't the last trip. That's like not wearing a life vest when you're water-skiing because nothing bad happened the last time. But the most glaring failure of safety omitted from the film was that they were eating in their tent right before the attack!?!? My claim to possible grizzly fame was a three-day trip to Yellowstone and even I know food handling and storage is a major safety concern. Treadwell was cited before by the park service for storing food in a cooler in his tent! Add to this they stayed a week longer than any other trip before which placed them well into a pre-hibernation feeding period known as hyperphagia. During this period the salmon run ends and unfortunately the berry crop was poor that year. When you know all the facts Treadwell's death is a foregone conclusion.
Kevin Sanders (a professional guide) has written a full report of the investigation with many details not included in the movie along with a theory on the attack. It can be found at the link below.
http://www.yellowstone-bearman.com/Tim_Treadwell.html
Treadwell may have taken some nice footage over the years but remember ultimately it cost two humans and two bears their lives. I give the movie 3 stars because of the factual omissions.
 Great sensitive documentary November 18, 2008
Tom Jam (UK)
I thought this documentary was really well made and showed Timothy Treadwell in a sensitive way, exposing his excentric way of thinking and unusual - and most would think misguided and quite foolish way of living in Alaska (then again what 'most' people think nowadays is pretty similar corporate influenced stuff about how to live life so might not be that valid). I found the whole film very moving - combined with the wonderful music. It does come across like an emotionally wounded and complicated man (but basically a nice guy) going to be amongst nature with what (in his mind) he sees as 'disney' like bears - one of which eventually savagely eats him and his girlfriend. It is a tragic story but contains beautiful imagery from Treadwells films, and paints a portrait of an unusual man with an unusual life and who had an unusual death.
Some reviewers say it is a 'fake' and are surprised that people can 'believe' it. It doesnt come across as at all fake to me and the story of Treadwell is well known as authentic. I saw recently the horse**** that is Werner Herzog's 'Incident at Loch Ness' which is obviously a spoof and reveals a part of Herzogs sense of humour which is opposite to mine as it made me cringe with uncomfortable feelings that he would make such a film. But Grizzly man is a great film and shows Herzogs sensitive approach and brilliant artful documentary making.
Honest Look At One Man's Obsession October 20, 2008
Steven D. Hanks (Ohio, USA)
This film is a brilliant and honest look at one man's obsession. The story told here is not so much one about saving bears as it is about how far a person will go to escape reality. Treadwell was not a scientist nor was he learned about the true nature of animals, however he had a passion and he stuck with that passion up until his final moments. Was he crazy, insane or mentally ill...maybe, but that does not detract from the importance of his underlying message. Sometimes it takes someone who is a little "off" to show the world how "off" everything else truly is. Getting a glimpse of Treadwell's unedited moments were what truly brought this film home. Without seeing that, the viewer would have had much less understanding about who the man really was. Emotional, riveting, and wonderfully put together. So much more than just a nature film. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Watch those foxes and you'll see what's really in the subject's heart October 14, 2008
Joseph P. Menta, Jr. (Philadelphia, PA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Yes, Timothy Treadwell was certainly narcissistic; he clearly tried to create a personality that screamed "hey, look at me!" And his life among the bears was just as much about filling certain voids, disappointments, and shortcomings in his own life as it was about protecting the animals.
But, oh, those animals. There was a genuine rapport between Mr. Treadwell and his subjects. It wasn't just in his head. The way those little foxes followed him around all during the movie (playing with him, sitting on the roof of his tent, etc.) will break your heart. Maybe the bears ultimately didn't have a clue, but those little foxes knew that Timothy Treadwell, whatever else was going on in his head, genuinely loved the wild denizens of the Alaskan wilderness. So, for me, the central tragedy of the movie resonated well beyond feelings of "well, his death was a shame but he kind of asked for it." Or, to put it another way, though a definite animal lover, this cynical reviewer doesn't usually anthropomorphize our four-legged friends, but I somehow know that those foxes mourned and were saddened by their strange human companion Timothy Treadwell, so that made me mourn Mr. Treadwell, too, at least more than I would have otherwise, if I'm honest.
On the special features front, an excellent look at the scoring sessions of the film, rich with comments and input by director Werner Herzog, further enhanced this special little film. I enjoy special features that genuinely illuminate the creative objectives of a film's director, and the way his or her process fulfills those objectives, and this fifty-plus minute extra feature did that nicely.
This unique film, perhaps the first genuine "constructed from found footage" project (unlike the enjoyable yet ersatz docs "The Blair Witch Project" and "Cloverfield) is highly recommended for documentary fans. Its strange and moving portrait is one for the ages.
Okay, I'll Admit it... October 10, 2008
Duane (Philadelphia, PA)
I wanted to hear the audio tape of Treadwell's death. Morbid fascination? Perhaps. And, I probably would be traumatized afterwards. Still, I wanted to hear it.
I find Herzog's self-righteous reason for not including the audio footage laughable. Why did HE listen to the tape? The coroner gives a very detailed description of what is going on while Treadwell is being attacked by the bear, so other than to satisfy his own morbid curiosity, there was no need for Herzog to listen to the tape. And, though Herzog recommends to Treadwell's ex-girlfriend (the owner of the tape) that the tape should be destroyed, reportedly the tape still exists. With the interest in Treadwell's life growing, I think she is very much aware of the tape's value.
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