Grizzly Man

Overview:  Timothy Treadwell is quite the (oblivious) happy camper, with his grizzly bears in a remote area of Alaska.  After living with the bears for 13 summers (Holy Heck!) Timothy and his girlfriend are surprisingly mauled to death, and thus ended his job of protecting the bears... They didn't even give him two weeks notice!  It was his goal not only to protect the bears, but to also help people understand the good nature of the grizzlies, alas he proved himself wrong when he was killed; as it turns out grizzlies aren't stuffed with fluff like Winnie the Pooh, instead they're filled with blood n' guts, and a murderous rage that will come to all red heads within their grasps.

The Good:  Director Werner Herzog (Nosferatu the Vampyre) is one of the most original filmmakers in history, and apparently he is very skilled at documentaries.  Even though this Timothy Treadwell is a nut-job, who has no doubt been watching "Winnie the Pooh" and "Will and Grace" too much, he also did what many consider to be impossible.  This non-gay wildlife preservationist ( he makes it very clear he's straight in the movie) becomes a very lovable person who led a pretty remarkable life.  By far the best part of this movie is the ending with that song I like, I don't know what it's called, but it's about as catchy as a katty Perry song... err, Metallica?

The Bad: It's not that I don't love bears, it's just I think their bloodthirsty demon animals that either belong in an Anthony Hopkins movie, or as a rug on my kitchen floor... preferably polar bear because I hear their fur feels quite comfy on human toes, but I digress.  There are parts of this movie that feel less like a documentary, and feel more like an incredibly BORING episode of Animal Planet.  The worst part of this movie is Timothy Treadwell's accent, which sounds like a gay pirate who was raised in a Albanian orphanage since birth. Sounds pretty bad eh?

The Ugly:  This is a pretty good documentary, and I'm not the biggest fan of them unless they're about zombies, Paris Hilton, or Metallica; you know, the things that matter.  Even though Timothy was most likely dropped down the stairs one too many times as a child, he is still the kind of person you look up to.  Great movie by a great Director.

2 1/2 out of 5