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A Disappointing Continuation

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

As a producer/director this is film school at it's very best! If you are thinking about making movies, this is a must see for a first time film maker or a seasoned pro. See how much work goes into making movies and how you have to have backup plans for each phase of your production. I've watched this so many times and come away with something different each time. Excellent, excellent piece of work of transparency in film making. The hardest part in watching this is seeing the expressions of director Terry Gilliam go from complete joy to complete despair as things spiral out of control. I've always been a huge believer in preproduction and this film shows the importance in a way that I could never talk about, you see it on film! I think it took a lot for the director to allow himself to have been so open as we see him go through one situation after another.

Even in its length, I wanted to see more. Yes, Gilliam has the "Cimino Curse," but it is unwarranted. This documentary shows his "madness," but it is no more than that of other directing legends (Kubrick comes to mind). What happens to Gilliam is NOT his fault. If not, very little is. As the filmmakers keep repeating, "Munchausen, Munchausen, Munchausen." This documentary shows its audience all of the problems with making movies. It isn't as easy as many think. Gilliam and others do as much as they can to get the movie made, but flight training overhead, storms, and medical problems are always sprouting. I remember the good days of making student movies. For me, it was just terrible. Everything had to fit into a perfect line: timetables, money, actors, crew, sets. Hollywood just throws everything to some talentless hack, but those directors who have talent are constantly fighting any and all problems that arise. Does that make them eccentric? No. It makes them hard workers with a true love for the art of cinema. That being said, this documentary shows the problems with film making. Extremely insightful and well done. To boot, the narration is given to Bridges.8 of 10, mostly for it feeling too brief! 9 of 10 for the DVD with the Salman Rushdie interview, which is MUST SEE! ----- E.

Being a fan of anything Don Quixote related I was thrilled to hear that Terry Gilliam was making a movie, especially when I found out that Johnny Depp was attached. I was somewhat puzzled when time went on and I heard nothing about the film. I don't even remember how I found out about the documentary but, though saddened that apparently the movie had fallen though, I was delighted to be able to have an opportunity to experience some movie making magic, Gilliam style. I must say that upon watching the documentary I became saddened by the thought that this apparently delightful and amazing film would never be finished. Depp seems to be his same fabulous self and Rochefort as Quixote would have been delightful. The bits that we actually get to see of the movie are fun to watch. It is terrible that anyone would be plagued by such horrendous bad luck at the crew of this movie was. For anyone who is a fan of Gilliam's work and is in anyway interested in the behind the scenes parts of the film industry, this is a very enlightening little film. It was interesting, even for someone not a part of the industry, to see the process and work involved. My wish for Gilliam is that he will some day be able to make his spectacular movie. If I had the money I would gladly finance the effort myself. Huzzah, Terry! Keep up the good work, we wish you well.

If you are like me and you are interested in how movies are made, then this is one of those documentaries that you shouldn't miss. Not only does it give a good idea of what needs to be done, how much organization it all asks, which obvious problems sometimes can occur... It also shows perfectly that sometimes really everything in life can go wrong.When you see Terry Gilliam's attempt to shoot the movie "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" completely fail, you can only feel sorry for the man, but at the same time you can't help smiling. Some situations are so unreal that you really start to wonder if there is some kind of curse that hangs over this project. Take for instance the scenes in the Spanish desert. It doesn't rain there for such a long time, but as soon as they start, their equipment is almost completely washed away by a small flood. Also the scenes that were completely spoiled by the F-16's, even though the government promised that this wasn't very likely to happen, were all so unreal.But even though the makers seem to be cursed from the beginning until the end with an actor who appears to be too sick to work, other actors who don't show up on time, a flood, F-16's,... I must say that the parts of the movie that were finished looked very promising. I really hope that he will be able to finish his project once, because I truly believe that it might become a good movie. Just by seeing how much fun he had while watching some scenes, made me look forward to it.As a conclusion I would like to add that this documentary might be interesting to show in all movie classes. Not only does it show the many hours of work that go before the actual shooting, it also shows into detail every possible aspect that might go wrong. I guess that this must be very interesting for all would-be and future directors. I give it at least a 7.5/10.