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Who is the cliffhangerest of the cliffhangers?

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Victor Khomenko

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Oftentimes modern techniques and good equipment do not make better movies, and all that computer crap is nothing but piss poor substitute for bare knuckles.

The Mountain, a 1956 film starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner drives this message home like an alpine hammer. I have seen quite a few mountain climber movies, including the obligatory latest crop, and I hate to tell ya - none of them had kept my ass on the edge of my comfortable sofa like watching Tracy make his desperate reach, his bloody and frozen fingers sticking to cold iron.

A dated film, to be sure, but with some very tense moments.

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The docudrama Touching The Void, even tho you know the outcome, it had edge of the seat - Road Warrior 21:27:36 01/13/12 (2)
suspense. A fantastic cliffhanging sequence as well. I can think of no better one than this.

"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
- More info rat cheer (Open in New Window)
- Yes, very good. I thought the Stallone one years ago also was good. nt - tinear 07:51:02 01/14/12 (0)
  dfs
- Seconded (nt) - Doug Flynn 23:47:00 01/13/12 (0)
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Eiger Sanction Next? - Willie Foggamirror 19:11:46 01/13/12 (0)
Also has some real climibing done by Clint himself.. may want to watch it alone as there is some brief Native American Female Noodity
How about these... - mkuller 18:29:32 01/13/12 (0)
...they may not have great old time actors or be in B & W to trigger your lust for nostalic films, but I'd say they compare favorably in terms of keeping you on the edge of your seat.

My two recommendations are Stallone's Cliffhanger and Eastwood's Eiger Sanction.
- Here is the list. (Open in New Window)
Never climbed a mountain but "North Face" was excellent . . . - mr grits 13:59:53 01/13/12 (0)
True story.
Wow, what made you watch THAT? nt - tinear 13:10:08 01/13/12 (2)
dfs
- Wife loves Tracy, me playing good husband. - Victor Khomenko 15:58:14 01/13/12 (1)
  Beats washing dishes...
  - Keep at it... - musetap 20:38:25 01/13/12 (0)
    and if you run low on Tracy films get her this:
    
    Bought a copy for my wife and she's loving it, sez it's really well done.
    
    I'm washing the dishes a bit less...
    - http://www.amazon.com/Spencer-Tracy-Biography-James-Curtis/d (Open in New Window)

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