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Summary: rocky mountains here I come...!
Review: The previous two reviewers must have seen a different movie because the 'Cliffhanger' I saw kept me awake and just on the edge of my seat the whole time.There was very little time to pause and take a breath.Its a 'please dont try this at home movie' which parents should impress upon their kids.I thought the rock climbing scenes were awesome, contrived and aided by special effects though they may be.Even if it didnt inspire me to immediately go out and scale Mt Capitan I certainly admired the sheer efforts of the film crew and the stunt men involved.Hats off to you guys,...and guyesses.Stallone apparently did most of his own stunts but even he is overshadowed by the evil and loathsome character with no redeeming features played by John Lithgow.Watching '3rd Rock...'wont be the same again.This actor will never be typecast.I also liked the spectacular air crash at the start and the hand to hand fighting which looked real enough.I thought it interesting that the bad guys were multi-ethnic.So as maybe not to offend anyone perhaps...!?
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Summary: Climbing scenes are just annoying, dont buy it.
Review: I saw this just out of weakness to see a movie with some climbing, any climbing, I fully expected it to be a dumb movie. However the climbing scenes are just awfull. The directors must have gone out of their way to make this ridiculous. The toproped lead in Eiger Sanction was nothing on this. Every scene involving any climbing at all (and there are not many) is pure crap. Its just insulting.
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Summary: Boring
Review: Dreadfully dull. Predictible. Bad acting. Don't waste your money
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Summary: My mistake on menu
Review: My error on review below. I did not know how to obtain the disk menu. This is a great movie and the sound (once you understand the quirks of your DVD player) is excellent in 5.1!!! But then we country folk are slow learners.
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Summary: No DVD menu available
Review: Picture quality good but the case advertises 5.1 sound and only delivers Pro-logic. My copy would not locate any DVD menu. The disc offers two viewing formats (one on each side of the disc.)
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Summary: Man Conquers The Rockies
Review: The Colorado Rockies is just one majestic attraction in the USA that is not well exploited by movie makers. Thanks to the creator of Cliffhanger in making this come to reality. Obvious enough, the movie has very few weak visual effects that kinda disapproves a thrill seeker's likings. I wonder if there were a few scenes in this movie that were shot in Hollywood. Nonetheless, the movie is packed with action and adventure. It was quite disheartening on the first episode after a girlfriend falls from the line. So terrifying and so real! Sylvester Stallone is just the man for this kind of adventure.
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Summary: This film was awsome man!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This was one of the best action movies I have ever seen.My favorite part was at the end where the helicoptor turned over and Stallone&that man fought on it!
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Summary: Excellent DVD demo disc!
Review: Great visuals, and excellent sound make this a great movie to show off DVD to your friends and family. It also doesn't hurt that while the story is predictable, it's very entertaining! The opening sequences with the helicopter flying around will make you turn your head to 'see' the helicopters which sound like they are all around you. Great stuff!
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Summary: The action never stops
Review: This movie didn't get a terrific review from the pros, but as a normal movie goer I really enjoyed this movie. After such flops as Stop or My Mom Will Shoot and Oscar, Stallone rebounded with this great action packed movie. From the first couple minutes of the movie until the very end, you will be "hanging" onto your seat. This movie has great performances by Stallone and John Lithgow(pre-third rock), and is encased in a gorgeous surrounding. The cinamatography is amazing and the action is just as amazing. With great rock climbing action and race against time thrills, this movie will keep you hooked, especially us guys. The only reason I gave four stars is because there a few actors in the movie that need to go back to acting class and review a little before getting back in front of the camera, but they do not take away from the non-stop action and are eventually killed off anyway. So if you are in the mood for a good Stallone/action film, order Cliffhanger and find out just how good it is yourself. Greg-17
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Summary: Thin story, good action and suspense.
Review: "Cliffhanger" is one of those movies where the suspense sequences and action stunts outweigh everything else by a landslide (pardon the pun). There's really not much to the development of characters or plot, except that the movie uses the script as an excuse to put its characters in extremely dangerous situations one after another. On this ground, it works splendidly, and while the story and characterization are weak, there are still some good performances turned in by the cast. The movie sets itself up with the promised white-knuckle action in a sequence that brings on the tension but fails to move us emotionally. On his way to retrieve his best friend, Hal Tucker (Michael Rooker) and his girlfriend, Sarah, from a 4,000 peak, Gabe Walker (Sylvester Stallone) makes an attempt to rescue Sarah after she begins falling, without success. Hal blames it on Gabe, and Gabe's own self-torment keeps him from town and from his own love, Jessie (Janine Turner). This move, while meant to establish emotion and character depth, doesn't do a whole lot for the script. The movie then transfers us to a U.S. treasury plane, where three cases of money, in bills unusable except by a select group of people in the world, are being flown across the country. The plane is soon hijacked by a group of terrorists, led by Eric Qualen (John Lithgow). However, his plans are ruined once they lose the cases at high altitude and crash in the Rocky Mountains, where they call for help under the guise of being in danger. Sparing the rest of the movie's twists and turns, once Gabe and Hal arrive on the scene, they are taken hostage and forced to climb mountains and hike through forests to find the three cases of money, soon bringing more people into the situation than the movie calls for. The movie chooses to focus more on the action than on the story itself, which really isn't that bad a move. From the high-altitude stunts to the white-knuckle suspense generated by the scenes charged with high-octane suspense, the movie doesn't lose its ability to get our attention with actors hanging on the edges of cliffs and mountains, holding on for dear life. The tension generated by the terrorists is, at best, mediocre. Even under the shadow of leader Lithgow, whose flair for turning a colorful phrase at every moment is funny yet unsettling, the movie never really gives us any reason to fear the henchmen along for the climb. There are certain moments, such as that in which the only black terrorist hunts Gabe and Jessie in a cavern, or when Gabe is trapped beneath an ice-covered lake. However, the only people the terrorists knock off we aren't given too much time to know, so what reason do we have to care? Stallone is back in fine form, the action hero we've always admired from his earlier "Rocky" days. He's required to carry a lot of the heroism on his shoulders, and big as those shoulders are, that is no easy task. Yet, he is able to pull it off, with the help of Rooker and Turner, who give jobs well done in their roles. While not the best action film ever made, "Cliffhanger" is a commendable piece of suspense that works due to its breathtaking action sequences and the altitude of its settings. It tends to drag in places, but really, with a movie that's so focused on getting us into a sweat, what does it matter?
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