I love a good documentary about volcanoes — the raw power, the science, the breathtaking landscapes. What I didn’t expect was to spend all my time watching a group of grown men behave like a bunch of excitable preschoolers on a sugar rush. From the opening scene, where a team of exclusively male geologists, filmmakers, and adventurers high-five each other over a minor lava burp, to the moment one of them nearly trips into a crater while laughing at his own joke, this documentary is less about volcanoes and more about unchecked boyish enthusiasm. Don’t get me wrong—passion is great! But when it turns into a contest of who can stand closest to an active lava flow or who can make the dumbest joke about “explosive eruptions,” you start to wonder if they were required to pass a maturity test to be included in the film. (Spoiler: They weren’t.) At one point, I found myself asking: Did no one think to include a female scientist? A geologist? A filmmaker? Or even a voice of reason? Because let’s be honest—if there had been a woman present, at least one of them would have been forced to rethink the brilliant idea of poking molten rock with a stick. Visually, the film delivers. Volcanoes, after all, don’t need a gender balance to be stunning. But intellectually, it’s frustrating. There’s real science behind volcanic activity—tectonic movement, gas emissions, climate impacts—but most of it is drowned out by the sound of these guys yelling “WHOA, DUDE!” every time something glows red. In the end, if you enjoy watching men play with fire while narrowly avoiding disaster, this film might be for you. If you were hoping for a balanced, insightful exploration of volcanoes, maybe look elsewhere—preferably somewhere that includes at least one woman who knows how to read a seismograph and keep a straight face. Rating: 2.5/5 (One star for volcanoes, one for cinematography, and half a star for unintentional comedy.)

The best documentary ever made. WH's piercing voice narrates, and he says every word with the power of magma spitting out of a volcano. The score, the contrast between the Island tribes and the volcanologists and the DPRK army. Such an amazing Documentary because it's not just about volcanoes, its about everything around the volcanoes - it doesn't just go into a mountain that spews fire everywhere, it goes into the inferno. Like the title lol.

"We can talk to them, and they can talk to us" Una aventura al corazón de los volcanes. Imponente. Atemorizante. Natural. Impactantes imágenes de los volcanes y sus efectos, algunas captadas por Herzog y otras tomadas de la filmógrafía de los legendarios vulcanologos. Los hombres y los volcanes. Una reflexión sobre la vida y ma muerte. Compara las diferentes culturas y creencias en su relación a los volcanes, dandonos una rica percepción de nuestra fragilidad ante la naturaleza. Ya no me agrado igual ¿Estas listo para morir? El final se acerca. Técnica: 8.4 Expresión: 7.2 Efecto: 7.8 Experiencia: 7.1 Calificación: 7.6/10

A mix of critical analysis of the questionable culture in a foreign land and those people's relationship with a grandiose volcano.

INTO THE INFERNO is a meandering and slightly indulgent "Werner Herzog joint." The film purports to be about the human religious beliefs that help cultures make sense of volcanos, but a lot of run time is dedicated to a disjointed mix of basic science, history and Herzog's own previous encounters with volcanoes. There's some beautiful footage, for sure, and some interesting tidbits, but the critical acclaim for this one is a bit baffling.

Excelente série documental para quem se interessa sobre vulcões e o poder da natureza. Fantástico.

Another of Werner Herzog's poetically passionate, triumphantly captivating delivery bolstered by blazing, stunning imagery then cultural exploration that may signify straying commentary, but the accessible glimpses are just remarkably sharp and contributes to the stunning visual captures. (A-)

Very warm, magma is life, magma is death

Fantastic documentary.

One of Herzog's best documentaries, Into the Inferno stuns with awe-inspiring imagery and a fascinating mix of philosophy and science.

A fasinating documentary that not only talks about volcanos, but also about human nature, spirituality and what does volcanos tech us about ourselves.

Unreal. The footage is eery. It grounds you in this weird way that reminds you that we humans are unmatched to what Mother Earth is capable of. So beautiful and highly recommended. The last scene sent chills up and down my spine. Glad there's people out there that are so fascinated by these things and can teach us about them

As usual Herzog shows he is one of the best director who able to make greatest shots in the wild, with charm peculiar only to him. As usual it is not just documentary about nature - it is about people in the unusual environment with a lot of discoveries that we learn together with a director.

Incredible. I don't think I've ever seen magma lava being filmed so close and so detailed like in this movie. It's beautiful and mesmerizing to look at. The bright orange and dark black contrast. It's interesting to see how the natives of the island believe that the volcano lava is a spirit. The footage of the volcanologist couple was insane. How close they were able to get and how much they were willing to risk getting that close. I consider Herzog to be one of the most unique and influential directors ever. His willingness to take dangerous risks for the sake of interesting subject matter is something that no other director does. The way he films things is like that of a curious child who's observing every little detail in the whole view. The American paleontologist was quite the character. It's great to see how passionate he is about finding all the pieces of fossils that will eventually make up the human that was there around 100,000 years ago. It's almost hard to understand how important it is for North Korea to present themselves as a perfect society but we all know how eerie and insane it is over there. It almost seems cult-like with all the propaganda. It seems solace, empty, miserable. It almost seems like when eruptions occur it's kind of the planets way of letting us know that it's time for change or that it's angry at us. It's incredible how Werner captures both the immense destructive power that these volcanoes have but also the mesmerizing beauty that lies within them. I think what this documentary proves is that you have two kinds of people. You have the people who admire and see the volcanoes for it's beauty and then you have the people that tie there religion or spiritual experience into it and either fear it or put some sort of significance to it. The only complaint I have is that I think Herzog got too wrapped in his own crusade to show how taboo the ideas are of different cultures about volcanoes and also his somewhat nihilistic apocalyptic viewpoint of volcanoes and it's destructive power. I guess the point he was tying to make is that we should respect mother nature almost to the point of fear because we are merely roaches at the mercy of her power. In summary: remarkable, insightful, compelling, mesmerizing. An incredible, unique and amazing feat by Herzog and reminds why he's one of the best. Probably the best documentary I've seen.

Though some parts feel unnecessary, with Into The Inferno Werner Herzog is able to catch some of the most beautiful shots of the most frightening aspects of our natural world.

Terrifying, rapturously riveting, stunning camera work, incredible history. I could not look away.

I absolutely love geology, and this film featured some great high quality shots of volcanoes. However I don't think it was well put together, and the narrator's voice was a bit distracting! Maybe in the sequel, get Arnold Schwarzenegger to narrate!

Absolutely stunning. I'm surprised this film wasn't at least nominated for an oscar. Werner Herzog may not be a masterful feature film director but his documentaries are superior.

A compelling look not just into significant volcanoes on earth but the relationships locals have to them & often spiritual connection to them also. One story of significance was a volcano that went off in Peru in 1902 & 32,000 died except one man a criminal in solitary confinement who went on to the circus. Features some extraordinary visuals of active larva & magma the power of a volcano is simply extraordinary. Also features incredible footage of a French Couple who chased larva & how close they got was terrifying.

Otra vez el gran Herzog, esta vez acompañad del vulcanólogo Oppenheimer, hace algo espectacular al mostrar otra faceta de nuestro hermoso planeta. Todo un deleite.