A documentary from Werner Herzog about meteors and comets and their influence on ancient religions and other cultural and physical impacts they've had on Earth.... (Full plot summary below)
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A documentary from Werner Herzog about meteors and comets and their influence on ancient religions and other cultural and physical impacts they've had on Earth.
Leave your thoughts about Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds.
| The PlaylistChristian GallichioFor those willing to spend ninety-plus minutes with Herzog as he riffs on the wonders of space, “Fireball” is a heartfelt tribute to scientific exploration. |
| The New York TimesGlenn KennyThis film rests on the fact that Mother Earth is always being called on by other worlds in the forms of comets, meteorites and asteroids — and it’s about as transportive as documentaries get. |
| The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloIf it’s strictly information that you want, that’s what the Discovery Channel is for. The pleasures of a Herzog doc are unique to him. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreThe totality of human existence might be summed up in the forlorn, inquisitive and sometimes playful narrations of the great German filmmaker, that keen-eyed observer of humanity Werner Herzog. |
| RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoThe result is a film that can be a bit dry when Oppenheimer leads the scientific discussion but that comes springing back to life when Herzog the filmmaker allows his awe to come through the camera. |
| The GuardianPeter BradshawHerzog and Oppenheimer are back (and Oppenheimer gets a co-directing credit) with another nimbly curious and fascinating film on a similar topic: meteorites. This is a rare example of modern documentary film-making that uses voiceover – that inimitable Herzog growl. |
| Slant MagazineBudd WilkinsOne of the most striking effects here occurs whenever Herzog and Oppenheimer slow down the film’s often-hectic pace to let viewers ponder the sheer beauty of the imagery, whether that’s painterly rendered details of landscape or the natural splendor of closely observed crystals and minerals. |
| TheWrapSteve PondIf it may be a return to familiar pleasures rather than an excursion into anything new, that’s hardly a problem when those familiar pleasures include Herzog dropping bon mots. |
| The Film StageMatt CipollaIf anything, Fireball works best as a personification of its own themes. The textbook feeds the truncated, the truncated the tactile. Its own interests and understandings don’t always seem to exist on the same plane, but perhaps that’s okay. They’re still shining. They’ll sort themselves out eventually. |
| Film ThreatAlex SavelievA bit more pragmatic, rambling, less lyrical, and not as laser-focused as Herzog's previous documentaries. |
