Is that the same movie as 127 Hours? Have they somehow added 21 hours? Bill
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Charles Goldsmith <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 17:03:56 To: Tim Stich<[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Sanctum 148 hours is good, saw that in the theatre, very graphic though, made me cringe a few times. On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Tim Stich <[email protected]> wrote: > See, the real story behind the embellished one of Sanctum would have more > than likely made a really good film. I hear that "148 Hours" is also quite > good about Aaron Ralston's entrapment in the Utah slot canyon. But selling > that to a producer isn't easy. > > What's nice now is that some adventurers are funding the film versions of > their stories with micro donation sites. Jeff Lowe is doing that for his > amazing route on the Eiger, Metanoia. > > http://jefflowemovie.com/ > > In any case, remember the film "Cliffhanger" with Stalone? That started out > as a true story of a dope runner plane crash in Yosemite. Not much remained > after it was optioned. > > > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:16 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I agree with Tim about the movie "Touching the Void." I own a copy on >> DVD and it's one of my favorites. >> A good caving movie remains to be made along the same lines. Sanctum is >> not that movie. >> >> I even have used "Touching the Void" in my job to make the point of the >> differences between Strategy, Tactics, and Execution. It's fun to do with a >> management group. >> >> Bill >> >> In a message dated 2/2/2011 11:05:13 AM Central Standard Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> Well glad to hear, Kurt. Although I have to laugh that once again you >> further the idea that it's impossible to make a film about caving that isn't >> "boring" without the kinds of stupid tricks most directors and writers add. >> "Touching the Void" for instance adds no extraneous plot devices or bad >> acting and it is quite watchable. It just takes some talent to pull it off >> and most directors and writers don't possess it. >> >> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Kurt L. Menking <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Several local cavers went to an advanced screening of Sanctum last >>> night. >>> >>> >>> >>> It was much more like a real caving movie than the other caving related >>> movies in the last 10 years. At least they didn’t have monsters chasing >>> them around in the dark. It was of course over sensationalizing everything >>> they did. Every decision was life or death because everyone knows “this >>> cave can kill you in a heartbeat” and it was his/her choice to do whatever >>> stupid thing that wound up killing them. >>> >>> >>> >>> It is not technically accurate in every detail. If it was it would be >>> sufficiently boring such that no regular person would watch it. But for the >>> most part they did use common caving lights, helmets, wetsuits, packs, etc. >>> No ice axes, flare guns, machine guns, etc. >>> >>> >>> >>> It was entertaining and exciting. The cave passages above and below the >>> water line were very nice. The 3D effects didn’t add all that much to the >>> movie, I would have preferred just a good HD version. They didn’t have many >>> 3D effects just for the oohs and aahs. The 3D did add a sense of really >>> being there with the actors at times. >>> >>> >>> >>> I enjoyed it, will probably see it again, and will certainly buy the DVD >>> when it comes out. >>> >>> >>> >>> Kurt >>> >> >
