Movies - 127 Hours....
Would you go see it?
Have you seen it?
http://www.foxsearchlight.com/127hours/
There was an Old Man with a owl,
Who continued to bother and howl;
He sat on a rail, And imbibed bitter ale,
Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl. . WOO <Audio
Its not playing anywhere around me. I read this book when it first came out and it is kind of a cool story. He barely made it. I was actually in the area when they were filming this and I'm surprised Hollywood didn't try shooting it in the Mojave because there isn't anything like the Colorado Plateau on Earth.
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
-Edward Abbey
Apparently this is a very well-made film. I saw a clip about how it was filmed, which made it look pretty intense.
However, I have a problem supporting a guy who stupidly didn't let anyone know where he was going and when he'd return. Oh well, I'm sure it will do well without me shelling out $9.50 for a ticket.
He's just that type of guy who loves solitude and adventure. Probably never crossed his mind to tell anyone where he was going. I think hes the only one to climb all of Colorado fourteeners alone in winter.Originally Posted by Kerosene
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
-Edward Abbey
I will wait til it hits the red box!
If it wasn't for the vistas - Which would bring me into the theatre - Like Stallone in Cliff Hanger. - I just don't need to know how to chop my arm off. I heard it was gory.
There was an Old Man with a owl,
Who continued to bother and howl;
He sat on a rail, And imbibed bitter ale,
Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl. . WOO <Audio
Some people aren't married and have little or no family. Who do you think they should do, call their mother half way across the country, or report to the nearest ranger every time they go hiking?
I can see you bitching an moaning about someone that went into the woods unprepared and needed to be rescued, putting other lives at danger, but this guy saved his own life.
I generally post my iternary on FB. I assume he had some friends. AND in the previews it has his sister leaving messages for him. Just because a family member lives halfway across the country is not a reason to go off on a trip like that without telling them. They can phone local authorties in that area if you go missing.
Exactly. People keep saying how unprepared and reckless he was...HE SAVED HIS OWN LIFE!
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
-Edward Abbey
He ( just barely ) saved his own life......
great movie, just got back from it. it really wasn't that gory, as far as blood and bones go. Very good story, but then again i love true stories. There's a few pretty intriguing story lines weaved throughout as well.
http://www.postholer.com/ontrail
2011 H.F.-Duncannon, Katahdin-Rangeley
2012 Springer-Erwin
I saw the guy on a talk show the other night. He went out that day, as we all do when we set out, well prepared for what he intended to do on his short hike. How can any of us prepare for what is unthinkable to us in the morning but happens to us during the day? OK, so he should have left word--but I don't so I'm not one to say.
What really impressed me was his attitude not to give up. I don't know if the film portrays this part of his story well or not. Survival requires us to make hard choices sometimes. Most people would have given up and died but he kept trying to figure out a way to get his body free of his trapped hand. He says that when he finally got free he felt only elation and no sadness for what he had to leave behind. Seems to me that is a good lesson for all of us to think about. What part of my life traps me and is slowly killing me and how would I feel if I could just cut that part off and leave it behind? Well, metaphorically anyway. Just something to toss around the next time I'm 'dreaming the fire'.
it was portrayed very well in the movie, imo. The elation was portrayed so well you felt it yourself in the movie. Very well done indeed. I'm looking forward to reading the book.
http://www.postholer.com/ontrail
2011 H.F.-Duncannon, Katahdin-Rangeley
2012 Springer-Erwin
Agreed. It's an excellent film. I had to cover my eyes for some of the gory parts, but it's excellent. Outside magazine has a nice piece by Aron Ralston, the principal, about the experience of having his story turned into a movie. James Franco also give a brief and interesting interview. His best take-home is that he and Danny Boyle, et al., borrowed Aron's story for the making of the film and gave it back to him when done.
The more miles, the merrier!
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I haven't seen the movie because I don't live in a gigantic metropolitan area, but I read the book pretty soon after it came out. I usually hit the sack around 10pm, but stayed up until 3am to finish the book because it was so good.
That's my review of it. If the movie is half of the book, it is tremendous.
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Hey Cabin Fever, you want to trade that book for one in my home library if i can't locate it at my local library???
http://www.postholer.com/ontrail
2011 H.F.-Duncannon, Katahdin-Rangeley
2012 Springer-Erwin
Aron was on Jay Leno and discussed being slipped incognito into the test viewings, they hid his arm with a bucket of popcorn, when they got to the part about cutting his arm off he thought it was well done, and was eating the popcorn too loudly as other covered their faces.
There was an Old Man with a owl,
Who continued to bother and howl;
He sat on a rail, And imbibed bitter ale,
Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl. . WOO <Audio
It was a very good movie (I have not read the book), well shot in Utah and the acting was pretty good as well. I think the film also exposes a young man who has alot of confidence in their hiking/intelligence and that got him into some trouble, as he didn't even have his cell phone with him, but who hasn't made dumb mistakes (driving a car for too long a period at one time, etc. etc.) that could cost us our lives? He made some really bad, off the cuff decisions, but he lived to tell the story. I also like the fact that his hand was returned to him by the U.S. government!
"I told my Ma's and Pa's I was coming to them mountains and they acted as if they was gutshot. Ma, I sez's, them mountains is the marrow of the world and by God, I was right". Del Gue
Double D I would highly doubt the cell would have worked at all.
There was an Old Man with a owl,
Who continued to bother and howl;
He sat on a rail, And imbibed bitter ale,
Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl. . WOO <Audio
Yeah, I doubt cell phones work great in slot canyons in south east Utah.
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
-Edward Abbey
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