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Summary: Embarassing
Review: "It's made for TV" - 'nuff said
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Summary: Not worth the film it was printed on
Review: A complete work of fiction which strayed FAR from any of the printed accounts, including Krakauer's own book. Good thing I only paid $3 for the rental!!
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Summary: Ah Man! And they had so much to work with.
Review: A few years ago I read the book this movie is based on and it started a fascination with the mountain and the people who sometimes die climbing it. I then discovered a movie, this movie, was made. It took some time to get a copy, and when I finally had opportunity to watch it with my girlfriend, I fell asleep (not really a comment about the movie, but the excessive hours I was working).
So now, I've watched it. And... it was clearly in trouble right off the start. In a story ABOUT how several people died on the mountain, the movie often STOPs to remind us with the narration, that '5 people will die'. The producers obviously recognized thier inability to recreate the actual drama that happened. I say, "Don't tell me, SHOW ME". After several scenes I was left wondering if I hadn't read the book if I would really understand what was happening.
Catch this movie on some tv channel at night. Definitely READ Jon Krakauer's book, or even listen to the audio tape or cd. Or wish someone with ability would take this story and make a good or even great movie from the story.
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Summary: Lousy, slow, ridiculous
Review: A sorry attempt at capturing the Everest allure. Don't bother
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Summary: Absolutely horrible. The worst.
Review: An utterly embarrassing waste of time and money. Read the books, watch the IMAX. Don't spend your money, especially THIS MUCH money, on this. Don't even rent it. If someone gives you a copy, erase it and tape something good.
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Summary: A made-for-tv movie that is an injustice to the book
Review: As an employee of the IMAX theater, I was delighted to see that Everest (45 min omni story of into thin air) was now making a longer version of the tragedy that occured in 1996. Much to my dissapointment, the movie wasn't nearly as entertaining as that of the Imax version. I would recommend seeing the omni version over that of the vhs version.
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Summary: Hollywood at it's worst
Review: Bad MoviePlease . . . a little less SHOW BIZ and more EVEREST? The video gave an account of the recent deaths of 5 climbers on Everest. With such a good plot, how could they fail so misserably! There is not 5 Minutes of Everest shots in the whole movie. This stinks!
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Summary: They Killed a Great Story
Review: By this time everyone knows what happened on Mt. Everest in 1996, so I'll spare you the replay. Forget the question of whether this film was true to the written accounts, it's just a dreadfully written, acted and produced film. Those associated with this project have managed to take one of the most compelling stories of recent years and turn it into a very flat account about a group of very one-dimensional characters. It's just incredibly bad on so many levels!
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Summary: Not worth it
Review: For those that have read the book or know about the events, this is an over dramatized account. It is akin to tabloid journalism at it's worst. It is a meager attempt to compress the book into something for the mass media. Read the book instead - it is much more dramatic and appealing
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Summary: Into Thin Air, an excellent movie
Review: Having been fascinated with Mount Everest and the 1996 disaster ever since reading "Into Thin Air" a year ago, I was delighted to learn there was a movie based on the book. Admittingly I was skeptical after reading so many bad reviews about the movie. I thought the movie did a great job considering there was only 90 minutes to tell the story. I thought the special effects and scenery were excellent, much more believable than "vertical limits". I thought the actors did an honorable job in portraying Rob Hall, Scott Fisher, and the rest. I encourage anyone to watch it, just to have a visual of what those people went through.
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