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It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

This is a very good documentary by the much loved German (Bavarian) director Werner Herzog.He travels to the U.S. McMurtro (?) base in the Antarctic because he wants to see the landscapes of Antarctica and also visit the wildlife of the area and see what makes the characters tick who actually choose to live there.The views are breathtakingly beautiful in many cases and these characters are interesting.Werner Herzog is a very good director and with this movie he became the first director to direct features on all seven continents.

A documentary about Antarctica and its inhabitants, especially humans. Herzog located himself at McMurdo station to investigate the base's activities and it purposes.The film contains stunning footage of the wildlife, the landscapes and seascapes. We are also provided with a number of interesting interviews. However, despite comic moments and some amusing narration Werner Herzog's cynicism about some of the workers occasionally becomes tiresome. He would have been better to let the viewers interpret what they see and hear rather than trying to guide our interpretations.

With ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD, Werner Herzog has once again delivered a compelling nature documentary, this one exploring life and death in Antarctica. While I didn't love it quite as much as GRIZZLY MAN or THE WHITE DIAMOND - it seems less focused, less passionate about the subject matter - this is still essential viewing for those who want to learn more about our world. And for fans of the director, of course.The man vs. nature theme is present and correct here, as well as unusual creatures; the ones on display here are mainly made up of undersea beasties and some mentally ill penguins. Along the way, Herzog introduces us to the kooky characters inhabiting McMurdo station, and takes us up the slopes of Mount Erebus to get a look inside an active volcano. The cinematography is as clear and crisp as ever, and the narrative is thoroughly engrossing, so I wasn't disappointed, but I wasn't moved to tears here as in the other two productions I mentioned.

Werner Herzog directs and narrates this fascinating look at Antarctica, taking a camera to places that few people have ever seen. As with Grizzly Man, Herzog displays a dry wit, which makes the documentary even more interesting. He actually cares deeply about the environment which we are destroying every day.Interviews with an iceberg geologist and seal expert are included, along with spectacular footage of nature that makes the documentary so good. The style is that of the television show, National Geographic, with the addition of the always acerbic Herzog. At the South Pole, a penguin expert discusses their plight, and one of the poor birds is shown walking the wrong way, headed for an early grave, it turns out. The crew also visit Mount Erebus, the site of a volcano. Underneath, they find a can of Russian caviar in the tunnels and caverns below.The film is good, with excellent cinematography, Herzog remains an interesting director.