Grizzly: Movie blends raw footage with interviews and commentary
Continued from page 10
the fevered fight
A couple hundred yards away Tread
well gives a post fight wrap-up as if he
just watched "Monday Night Football."
Treadwell's footage is sometimes
shaky, with bugs crawling across the
camera lens. It remindsthe audience
just how real the movie is.
Herzog masterfully balances Tread
well's raw footage while showing his
history. However, there isn't a sense of
order and flow to the movie as Herzog
seems to cut to another scene when
ever he feels like it
Herzog manages to provide an ob
jective view of Treadwell. While we
expect a sympathetic viewpoint of
him, Herzog gives perspective by pro
viding interviews with people who
disagree with Treadwell's practices,
saying he got too close and violated
the boundaries.
Herzog also shows that Treadwell
chose to violate federal laws that state
all humans must stay 100 yards away
from bears and campers must move
after camping in one spot for a certain
number of days.
When a bear mauled Treadwell
and Huguenard, the camera was
rolling with the lens cap on. The film
maker chose to spare moviegoers
the sound bites of Treadwell's death,
and instead a coronerthat handled
the bodies speaks of the details. An
ex-girlfriend of Treadwell's plays the
tape for Herzog.
Herzog shows us both the good
and bad sides of Treadwell's life —
the caring environmentalist side and
the side that showed nothing but
contemptfor humans.
This story swamped in irony makes
for a compelling tale about a man who
cared too much for his beloved bears.
Herzog provides an objective film with
insightful commentary that lets the
viewer decide if Treadwell went too far.
"Grizzly Man" is rated R for lan
guage and is now playing atthe Bijou.
For showtimes,those interested can
visit www.bijou-cinemas.com.
tdavis@dailyemerald.com
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in 2000 to $2.8 billion in 2004, making
TV-on-DVD the fastest growing sec
tor of U.S. video sales.
According to the research group, TV
shows on VHS had produced meager
profits in the United States before the
advent of the DVD. The Adams-Screen
Digest group predicted, however, that
TV DVDs would soon be outselling the
rest of the market, estimating profits of
$4.4 billion by 2009.
I am forced to wonder: What makes
this product such a hot-selling item?
Indeed, it is amazing, for ithasthe
ability to bring shows back from the
dead, as was the case with "Family
Guy." According to the show's creator,
Seth MacFarlane, the first volume of
the series on DVD (which contained
seasons one and two of the previously
canceled series) was the number one
seller of the year for TV shows on DVD
in 2003. It wasthe numberfour seller
overall, coming in just behind volumes
one and two of the "Simpsons" and
volume one of the "Sopranos." Fox re
vived the show earlier this year.
Watching television shows on DVD
also eliminates those pesky commer
cials. It used to drive my roommates
and me crazy when we would sit down
for our weekly 30-minute sessions of
(don't laugh)the "Real World" on MTV
and be lucky if we got 20 minutes of
show. God help me if I ever purchase a
reality show on DVD, but at least I'll
know lean watch it straight through
with no interruptions if I do.
If you're an entertainment dork like
me, TV DVDs often provide interesting
behind-the-scenes interviews or com
mentaries. My personal favorite is the
mini-commentaries by series creators
Trey Parker and Matt Stone that ac
company the "South Park" DVDs. The
approximately five minute clips atthe
beginning of each episode are short,
funny and extremely informative.
I think the ultimate attraction of TV
shows on DVD is thatthey put time
back in the hands of the viewer. To a
certain extent, movies have alwayS
had this appeal. Sure, the theaters des
ignate the show times* but you can
chose yourtime or chose yourtheater.
With a popular television show, if you
miss it during its regular airtime (and
you're notone of those individuals
blessed with the gift of TiVo), then you
have to track down a rerun or tape it on
a video cassette. And let's face it, who
even buys those bulky vestiges of the
1980s anymore?
But I'm forced to wonder: Can we
have too much of a good thing?
Many retailers have complained
aboutthe rising influx of TV DVDs into
their stores over the past few years.
According to Video Business maga
zine, "a flood" of the product hit suppli
ers on June 7 of this year, with an 86
percent increase in the number of TV
on-DVD releases from the same week
a year earlier.
However, it was when my older sis
ter waved her brand-new copy of "La
guna Beach" season one at me this
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