What's The Last Movie You’ve Seen?

[The Midnight]

Hmm, I'm gonna go with no. I can see why you would feel that way, though.

I think it feels like the story doesn't really go anywhere because there's not a main character. If there's not a protagonist, then whose story are you telling? If you can't answer that, then, in a way, there really isn't a "story." Not having a protagonist can have a hollowing effect, and it's probably true here. I guess I feel like the movie isn't meant to follow that traditional narrative; its focus is on the stories within the story, not the story itself.

I actually thought Major Marquis and John Ruth were the protagonists and it's a 'story' of how they were going to get their bounty paid. The movie started with the 2 of them and their journey and followed them to the Haberdashery. There, the story was focussed on them again as they tried to figure out what happened prior to them arriving there and as they plan to survive the night or the next 2-3 days in the snow storm.

 

[Miggs]

I recollect seeing the preview for this and thinking the special effects looked awful and the movie itself, thin. I also feel like I recall fish commenting on this movie and liking it a lot.

He was right, I was wrong.

Months ago, when the film had been released, I had read the basic accounts of what had occurred on the mountain. The story was unreal. Overall, from the little I know and remember, I thought the movie did a good job of reliving that while also bringing a solid emotional level to it. I can't specify as to whether the movie remained in fact very accurate to actual events as I have not read Into Thin Air (which I now plan on reading) and even then, the book is just one man's words, but again, from what I remember, it seemed fairly solid in that regard from I recall having read online. Moreover, the special effects, on the small screen at least, were very well done and the acting which is always of paramount importance, was quite good. Jason Clarke, as Rob Hall, the leader of one of the expeditions, was excellent. To me, he made the movie. John Hawkes and Josh Brolin were also very good. Some of the other supporting roles were equally as strong. The script, which felt a little weak early (it glazed over things a bit for me) picked up steam about 30 minutes in and never looked back. A really solid movie that went pretty much unnoticed.

 

[BabyPeterzz]

The Revenant. Pain porn.

 

[fishonjazz]

I recollect seeing the preview for this and thinking the special effects looked awful and the movie itself, thin. I also feel like I recall fish commenting on this movie and liking it a lot.

He was right, I was wrong.

Months ago, when the film had been released, I had read the basic accounts of what had occurred on the mountain. The story was unreal. Overall, from the little I know and remember, I thought the movie did a good job of reliving that while also bringing a solid emotional level to it. I can't specify as to whether the movie remained in fact very accurate to actual events as I have not read Into Thin Air (which I now plan on reading) and even then, the book is just one man's words, but again, from what I remember, it seemed fairly solid in that regard from I recall having read online. Moreover, the special effects, on the small screen at least, were very well done and the acting which is always of paramount importance, was quite good. Jason Clarke, as Rob Hall, the leader of one of the expeditions, was excellent. To me, he made the movie. John Hawkes and Josh Brolin were also very good. Some of the other supporting roles were equally as strong. The script, which felt a little weak early (it glazed over things a bit for me) picked up steam about 30 minutes in and never looked back. A really solid movie that went pretty much unnoticed.

After watching that movie i started researching more about mt everest and these people who climb it.
Its amazing how dangerous it is to try to climb and i think that those who do climb it are dumb. Its just something i cant understand wanting to do i guess. Its expensive, its really unhealthy and dangerous, and its not fun.

 

[Miggs]

After watching that movie i started researching more about mt everest and these people who climb it.
Its amazing how dangerous it is to try to climb and i think that those who do climb it are dumb. Its just something i cant understand wanting to do i guess. Its expensive, its really unhealthy and dangerous, and its not fun.

My father would have done something like this had we had the money. He did Outward Bound in Colorado where I think he ascended to almost 15,000 feet. And this would've been right up his alley. He was easily fit enough, tough as ****, but more than anything is someone who belives in testing his limits. Part of it is his psyche, his life philosophy if you will; and part of it is cathartic for him still decades after a tour in Vietnam.

 

[fishonjazz]

My father would have done something like this had we had the money. He did Outward Bound in Colorado where I think he ascended to almost 15,000 feet. And this would've been right up his alley. He was easily fit enough, tough as ****, but more than anything is someone who belives in testing his limits. Part of it is his psyche, his life philosophy if you will; and part of it is cathartic for him still decades after a tour in Vietnam.

Im amazed by people who test themselves to that extreme for very little or no reward.

The most I test/challenge myself is camping with very little and hiking into uncharted areas. And some of my fishing excursions are somewhat difficult.
But the things I do are not really that hard and I think they are simply fun.

Climbing Everest is like slowly killing yourself.... And spending lots of money to do it. More power to those rare folks to dare to do it.

No ****ing way I would ever try something like Everest though.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

My father would have done something like this had we had the money. He did Outward Bound in Colorado where I think he ascended to almost 15,000 feet. And this would've been right up his alley. He was easily fit enough, tough as ****, but more than anything is someone who belives in testing his limits. Part of it is his psyche, his life philosophy if you will; and part of it is cathartic for him still decades after a tour in Vietnam.

Pretty sure the highest peak in Colorado is <14,500. I've done I few of the 14,000s in Colorado.

 

[Miggs]

Pretty sure the highest peak in Colorado is <14,500. I've done I few of the 14,000s in Colorado.

I knew it was in the 14's, just didn't know the exact number. And a huge difference from Everest obviously but my dad's a stud. 2:29 marathoner. Genius level iq. His resting heart rate is like Lance's and he swears he can raise and lower it like a Buddhist monk can basically.

Dude would've died trying to do Everest.

 

[Miggs]

Just saw MI:5. It was solid.

 

[Hekate]

I have fallen asleep twice now watching Big Short. Will try it one more time tonight. If I manage to finish it I am sure to fall asleep watching the Detroit game.

 

[The Midnight]

I recollect seeing the preview for this and thinking the special effects looked awful and the movie itself, thin. I also feel like I recall fish commenting on this movie and liking it a lot.

He was right, I was wrong.

Months ago, when the film had been released, I had read the basic accounts of what had occurred on the mountain. The story was unreal. Overall, from the little I know and remember, I thought the movie did a good job of reliving that while also bringing a solid emotional level to it. I can't specify as to whether the movie remained in fact very accurate to actual events as I have not read Into Thin Air (which I now plan on reading) and even then, the book is just one man's words, but again, from what I remember, it seemed fairly solid in that regard from I recall having read online. Moreover, the special effects, on the small screen at least, were very well done and the acting which is always of paramount importance, was quite good. Jason Clarke, as Rob Hall, the leader of one of the expeditions, was excellent. To me, he made the movie. John Hawkes and Josh Brolin were also very good. Some of the other supporting roles were equally as strong. The script, which felt a little weak early (it glazed over things a bit for me) picked up steam about 30 minutes in and never looked back. A really solid movie that went pretty much unnoticed.

I wouldn't say it went pretty much unnoticed as it did $202m worldwide in ticket sales on a $55m budget, that seems to me like a pretty good return...


I was going to see it but then thought isn't it going to be the same as every climbing tragedy movies ever made? K2, Vertical Limits, Touching the Void... etc. They all set out on the journey, the weather started to turn, they persisted in reaching the top, there was a snow storm, an avalanche, they got stuck on the mountain, they suffered and then they got rescued.


How does it differ in plot to those other movies may I ask?

 

[Miggs]

I wouldn't say it went pretty much unnoticed as it did $202m worldwide in ticket sales on a $55m budget, that seems to me like a pretty good return...


I was going to see it but then thought isn't it going to be the same as every climbing tragedy movies ever made? K2, Vertical Limits, Touching the Void... etc. They all set out on the journey, the weather started to turn, they persisted in reaching the top, there was a snow storm, an avalanche, they got stuck on the mountain, they suffered and then they got rescued.


How does it differ in plot to those other movies may I ask?

Uh, you mean other than being a real story? Jesus.

Also, I'm not discounting international sales but in the states, it only made 43M. Hardly impressive. And I heard no one talk about the film. Like, at all.