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touching the void

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Got to say, this one surprised me. I already knew the events of the story, so what suspense could there be? For those who don't know, this is a semidocumentary of the most horrible mountaineering accident you can imagine. The 2 climbers are telling the story, while other climbers recreate the incidents for the camera as they are being described. The events of this movie have a visceral horror that literally had me squirming. This is not like a fake horror movie, it really happened. The photography of the Andes mountain faces is stunning. The visual re-creations are done by expert climbers and seem about as realistic as could be done. Absolutely gripping.

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Absolutely, great minds agree: I "reviewed" it here - tinear 17:44:14 04/14/04 (0)
favorably a week or two ago.
Att.: If you want to see this, do NOT wait for video/DVD release. Unless you have a 30' screen, you're going to miss out on a lot of the climbing excitement.
The last 30 minutes are as brilliantly paced and edited as...well, can't think of a peer, at the moment.
Re: touching the void - rico 08:03:05 04/13/04 (0)
Our local art cinema just opened for the season and they have this scheduled in a couple of weeks. I've been psyched to see it ever since I read Anthony Lane's rave review in the New Yorker magazine.
Re: touching the void - rico 08:03:05 04/13/04 (0)
Our local art cinema just opened for the season and they have this scheduled in a couple of weeks. I've been psyched to see it ever since I read Anthony Lane's rave review in the New Yorker magazine.
Re: touching the void - Analog Scott 19:44:52 04/12/04 (0)
I also squirmed. This movie was an interesting bridge between documentary and biopic. My biggest complaint was the music. It was a bit heavy handed and intrusive at times. The photography was pretty amazing. I felt like I was on the mountain with them. The nariration worked very well IMO. Poignently understated. Sometimes less is more.

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