Vertical Limit (2000)

Worst Movie Involving Mt Climbing ever.. Into Thin Air a distant second

The only interesting moment in this movie is the rock climbing scene in the begining where Dad insists that the Son cut him lose to save his kids.

I am stunned Ed Viesters allowed himself to be part of this project. I mean, common, you copter up to 22k feet to start a climb? You would be unconcious in 10 mins. Trapped in a cravase? Well, bring up some nitroglycerin to get me out buddy... explode things above my head.

OK.. one great line.... when the supplier mentions his girlfriend is "French-Canadian. When she is Canadian, she can be quite nice. Today she is obviously French."

A complete waste of film and time...

September 11, 2008

pretty man!

I'm not sure they got this film right. The heart throb guy is very pretty. The wealthy guy is evil. The sister is stupid and should have been left to die anyway. The scary man would like to find his wifey-popsicle. The Mountain was big but the air was a bit blowey, the snow was warm and inside the mountain it was very very cosy (they even had drugs 'n all!) The one thing I am sure that they got right was the American psyche that the way forward in saving stupid people's lives is to go in with high explosives and blow everything up. Who said life doesn't imitate art.
I have got to say though that I really enjoyed this film. I watched it for free on tv but to make sure as little revenue gets back to the producers etc, I am going to boycot all the products that were advertised during its screening. BTW. The two stars are for the pretty guy playing being pretty very well. August 27, 2008

Super SOUND - Super Action

That movie REALLY boosts sound into another dimention......HD sound is over the edge......It is considered to be one of my BEST movies of ALL time!!!! August 24, 2008

Lose yourself in this movie!

What a great escape while watching true suspense. The beautiful mountains they have in this movie are amazing. In addition, learning another whole world of mountain climbing and the crazy lengths they go to - all to climb to the top.

A movie to own and watch over and over!

Merna Throne
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Pretty good action

Mountain climbing is pretty much a rich man's sport like expensive sailing boat races. Going to 26000 feet without oxygen isn't an old man's sport,
so the gray haired climber in this movie is really the old man on the mountain. "Cutting the rope" is a metaphor that is given new meaning by this movie.
The son "murders" the father in a climbing accident in order to keep himself and his sister alive.
The movie is mostly about a rescue attempt in which 6 people try to save 3 trapped in a crevice on K2: 9 people total: 3 return alive.
Low pressure anoxia and exposure is not a pleasant way to die.
April 15, 2008

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