Touching the Void
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Movie Reviews of Touching the Void
Movie Review: oh my god!
Summary: 5 Stars
this is one of, if not the most amazing tales of perseverance i've ever seen or even heard of. it deals not only with the obvious physical consequences of an all but terminal fall in the peruvian andes, but delves successfully into the psychological and philosophical ramifications as well. this is not limited to mountaineers. anyone with any sort of interest in psychology, philosophy, or adventure will be truly pleased. it's well done cinematically too. and though it uses the notorious medium of "dramatic recreation," it's never cheesy or trite. i strongly recomend this movie and for those who want a more detailed look into the victim's psyche during these chronicled events, read the book (written by the victim).Movie Review: My all-time favorite documentary
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my all-time favorite documentary that plays out just like a very gripping film. It does an excellent job of raising conflicting emotions in the viewer as Joe and Simon confront their mountain-top ordeal.
Bottom line, and what is so truly harrowing, is this documentary is like watching someone come back from the dead. The connection between that dark crevasse of snow and ice and seemingly no way out that Joe falls into and a tomb is immediately apparent. Guts, desire, ingenuity, maybe even a bit of anger and rage manage to get him to the "light."
Surreal music adds to this drama. A definite one to see, especially for those who enjoy a great adventure!
Movie Review: So unbelievable, but it's true
Summary: 5 Stars
For far too often, Hollywood has announced a film 'Based on a True Story' only to go on to so twist and add to the true-life story that the film becomes a lie.Not here.
This is absolutely true - the story of one of the most incredible mountaineering accidents that has ever taken place.
Filmed as both a re-enactment and as a documentary - with the three main characters recounting the tale in their own words - was a stroke of genius.
How can I review it before it's released? Here in the UK, this DVD has been out for a few months - everyone we've played it to has sat wide-eyed in amazement at a most unusually constructed but totally true-to-life film.
Movie Review: Touching the Void finally a true climbing film.
Summary: 5 Stars
I to will save you another synopsis. I am a climber, when I was very young I also had a bad accident very similar to this where I broke both my legs. This movie is the only movie that I have seen where people really get a chance to feel what it is like. The grandeur of being up high in the mountains seeing how BIG everything is. It was hard for me to watch, but that is good it shows its a great film. For people who want to watch a great docu-drama, as another reviewer put it, or if you want to see what mountaineering is like, both before the accident and after (unfortunately), get this film it is fabulous! Bravo!Movie Review: Can't find words to describe this film
Summary: 5 Stars
Awsome, painfull, gripping, chilling, haunting.. This movie is ALIVE. I've never cringed when watching a movie but this one had me in it's grip from the first minute, and litteraly made me cry out loud from the horror on many occasions.
I was totally absorbed and have never been so foucused when watching a movie in my entire life. This one should've hit the theaters and gotten one hell of a praise. Everything is spledid: the views, the acting, the talking, the story. I was freezing to death together with those two climbers on that mountain, and my legbreak still hansn't healed yet.