Alive
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Movie Reviews of Alive
Movie Review: I'm boggled. Others really think it's so good??!
Summary: 2 Stars
This film's got really stella reviews here, which led me to doubt amazon review system somewhat. Is it really that good movie? I disagree. The performance of the hero Nando, acted by Ethan Hawke, is really lacking and it's really unconvincing that he could have a strong enough personality to lead the group. The film is too tongue-in-cheek at time (the sled, the jokes, etc.) that it really doesn't feel like the real life of distraught people who look death in the eyes every moment they are on the mountain. What bothers me most is that these group of survivors, upon being on the mountain for some two months, still look well and wholesome, with no sign of wear and tear. They haven't got thinner, their teeth are still glittering. Probably it's because the movie was made before Tom Hanks has raised the bar in his movie Cast Away where he lost hugh amount of weight, or because it's impossible to get all the casts to commit, but I still find it ruins the taste somewhat.
Plus note, the crash scene is excellent. But then to me the movie goes downhill from there.
Movie Review: Try "Stranded" instead
Summary: 2 Stars
The story behind this movie is one of the most amazing stories I ever read or heard about in my life. I was a teenager when the crash took place. I read the book "Alive" back then and I just read it again.
No questions about it: this is the most amazing story about survival and dealing with death and hunger.
As for the movie unfortunately it lacks all the reality of the story.
The main actors are weak; the director is even worse; I bet he read the story real quick and came up with this lame scenario.
After 70 days in the mountains all actors are still looking clean and healthy which was never the case.
This story needed a director like Robert Zemeckis of "Forrest Gump" or Ridley Scott of "Kingdom of Heaven" and the movie would have been an award winning one.
2 hours is too short for such an amazing story.
I say stay away from this movie; read the book or watch "Stranded" instead.
Movie Review: This movie is too 'hollywood' for the tragedy that occured.
Summary: 2 Stars
Used to really like this movie for what it was: a Hollywood production to make money. How sad it is when tragedy strikes (no matter how many years) Hollywood is going to reap the rewards. If you want to see a somewhat more of a documentary type of a VERY low budget of the Mexican 1976 version SURVIVE! instead. Amazon has a decent copy really cheap and it's not the terrible dubbed American cut. This film is cheaply made but gets to the heart of the situation at hand. This movie to me is more disturbing than the Hollywood re-make. Don't know how many friends of mine tell me what a great film ALIVE is, but I have to disagree. It is like watching Hollywood making war movies that look 'too polished'. Check out SURVIVE!Survive (Supervivientes de los Andes)instead. It's not the great Hollywood show stopper, but it does get the message across!Movie Review: Incredible Story -- Weakly Portrayed
Summary: 2 Stars
I just watched this movie, and have immediately placed the book "Miracle in the Andes" in my Amazon shopping cart. The is an incredible story of survival, a thought that cannot escape you as you watch the movie. However, the movie itself does a rather weak job of portrayal. Most of the acting is seriously flawed and just not realistic. Scenes are frequently over-dramatized -- for example, lots of overdone slow motion waving to rescue helicopters...with Ethan Hawke hanging out the door with smiles and waves to boot...he seems o.k. for a guy who just spent two months eating people and climbing out of the mountains with no gear. The story carries the movie, and if it were fiction, it would get just one star. This story truly deserved a better movie portrayal. If someone just doesn't read books, they'd likely thoroughly enjoy the movie. I'm am quite confident that the book in my cart will be much, much better!Movie Review: New Age Glop
Summary: 2 Stars
New Age sentimentality messed up a great story. The original Mexican version was much better--but it seems the Mexican firm has now also been messed up. When will film makers learn to leave a good thing alone.