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Summary: Don't waste your money...
Review: A hugely overrated film. I bought it because I'd read Jon Krakauer's "Into Thin Air" and knew that this film purported to cover, in part, the tragedy of the expedition described in Krakauer's book. Well, the film shows basically nothing of that expedition, and mentions it only very lightly. The whole depiction is without drama or suspense of any kind -- very unlike Krakauer's book, it utterly fails to capture the tension of Everest climbing. The photography is nice, but the lack of substance is a real show-stopper.
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Summary: A Human Adventure
Review: This great documentary captures the spirit of the people who have a passion for mountains. Among the best quotes is the Spanish woman who explains herself, "It's just my passion, that's all." Later in the film, her voice flows over an image looking straight down in the the depths of a glacier crevas. Her thickly accented English sounds strangely endearing as she tells you, "The Sherpas say, if you fall in the crevas, you fall all the way to America."
Heart warming, inspiring, breathtaking beauty and the awareness of nature's brutality all combine to make this film an excellent experience.
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Summary: Duh, Read "High Exposure" not "Into Thin Air"
Review: "Into Thin Air" is the true story of the trajedy on Everest in '96. The IMAX movie "Everest" was not a newsreel about that disaster. To put the movie into proper context read David Breashears book "High Exposure" and then enjoy the movie with sense of appreciation for the dedication and hardwork that went into it.
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Summary: Another IMAX Great in a most challenging mis-en-scene
Review: Another superbly done IMAX documentary by the MacGillivray team! While shot originally for the IMAX screen, the images are magnificent and surprisingly awesome considering the restraints the film crew encountered!! Keep in mind that segments are shot in 90 second intervals before changing the film cannister and the camera/film gear weighs a couple of hundred pounds! They have footage of men and women struggling for the summit and I admire most the crew who endured to obtain the most breathtaking images of the Everest that have been shot to date. The edits are meaningful and this documentary stays true to the genre by recording what the team experienced with enough background information for context. The narration by Liam Neeson and the music of George Harrison are both blended in to make this film one amazing accomplishment. If you love cinema, especially documentary cinema, this one is for you. It was captivating for me and for my two toddler children as well. Truly a celebration of life and beauty.
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Summary: Nice cinematography, but that's about it
Review: This movie is not about the 1996 Everest disaster. It's a documentary about Everest that was being filmed at the same time the 96 disaster happened. And filming wasn't stopped to aid in stranded climbers, filming had stopped 2 days prior when the IMAX's first summit attempt was put on hold because of bad weather. Overall, the movie is good with some great shots of Everest and the local scenery. Liam Neeson's voice drop is a great touch. Keep in mind that this movie was made for an IMAX big screen theater so it's more based on seeing the beauty of Everest, not the facts of climbing her. If you want good accounts of climbing Mt. Everest, try "The Climb" by Anatoli Boukreev and G. Weston DeWalt. peace....
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Summary: Great Movie - IMAX Cam is incredible
Review: Terrific movie, with great cenes although a little short, the 3D map is interesting, but this is one of the best everest movie's ever. They could have told more about the 1996 tragedy(8 death's in the same day - Rob Hall& Scot Fisher) and the comercialization of Everest but I guess that wasn't a pleasant topic for the movie. Nevertheless it was great to see the son of Norgay reach the summit and the recognition "in a movie" of the sherpa's work. Ed Viestur and David Breshear did a great job there. The enterview with Beck Weather is a must see and if you readed In to the thin air, that enterview will catch your attention . If you like climbing whenever you got the opportunity to see this movie , please do.
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Summary: breathtaking
Review: This is one of the best Imax films i have seen,the stunning scenery is breathtaking, but best of all is the making of everest which shows you the challenges these film makers went through to bring you this epic.Also the extras package is very good.A must for all Imax fans.
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Summary: an awesome IMAX experience
Review: Ok, I did not see the DVD so I am basing this on actually seeing this movie in an IMAX theater. I read "Into Thin Air" and decided I wanted to see this movie. It is still playing in NY although there were only 7 other people in the whole theater on a Friday night so maybe it won't be there for long.I can't imagine the movie having the same effect if I had not seen it on an IMAX screen (thus the 3 stars). I can't imagine the DVD being half as good. The documentary is only 45 minutes long and it was just cool to see things I had read about like 'the icefall' and 'Lohtse face' etc. IMAX movies are amazing if seen in an IMAX theater b/c the cinematography is just spectacular. I felt dizzy when they were filming themselves walking over a deep crevase by way of ladder on the icefall on Everest. I would recommend if you can get to an IMAX theater to go there instead of getting the DVD or even to see any other IMAX movies b/c they are just really cool but unless you are particularly interested in mountain climbing or Everest you probably won't like this on DVD enough to want to buy it. Rent or borrow it first to see if you want it. It basically just documents 3 people who's dream it is to climb Mt. Everest. One is just married and is on his honeymoon (his wife stays at base camp), one is a young Spanish woman and the third is a Nepalese Sherpa who's father along with 'Hillary' was the first to reach the summit of Everest. It was quite interesting and enjoyable but not something I would want to watch over and over again. They briefly spoke about the 1996 disaster which took place while they were on the mountain but the movie is only 45 minutes long so it was very brief and they don't show you any of the actual climbers except for a picture of Rob Hall who was a good friend to one of the climbers in this movie and some pictures of the devastating condition "Beck" was in and how he was rescued from Everest. They also show him in rehabilitation and show the devastating frostbite he suffered. If you are planning a trip to Everest I would say watch this and read the book "Into Thin Air" and other books before you make the final decision to go. Anyhoo, I liked it.
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Summary: Sir Edmund Would Be Sad
Review: After reading "Into Thin Air", the IMAX version is a huge disappointment. I kept waiting to be excited by the film, but it never happened. The only thing of value was the Beck Weathers extended interview. This was the worst documentary I've ever seen!!
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Summary: Sir Edmund Would Not Be Happy
Review: After reading "Into Thin Air" I decided to give the IMAX version a peek since The IMAX folks were depicted as good citizens. However, the DVD was simply horrible. The only good part was the Beck Weathers extended interview. After being very excited to watch Everest, I was left completely underwhelmed. It was plain bad.
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