I plan on going this AM (in caving gear? We'll see.), but, I'm not expecting a great movie.
I swear by www.rottentomatoes.com and they're giving it a dreadful 29 out of a 100. Yikes! Read about it hear: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sanctum/ "Sanctum is beautifully photographed, and it makes better use of 3-D technology than most, but that doesn't make up for its ham-handed script and lifeless cast." It'll be fun and nice to look at, but, IMHO, the best movies about caves and caving still are the Planet Earth series and Amazing Caves. Mark ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Sun, February 6, 2011 7:53:44 AM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: [SWR] James Cameron's Sanctum in 3D I haven't seen the movie yet, but I'm going to this afternoon. I've invited Dallas/Fort Worth area cavers to join Diana and me to see it and wear caving clothes, helmets, and headlamps. I am prepared to be entertained. I expect to laugh and have a good time, like mountaineers must have when they went to see Sylvestor Stallone in "Cifflhanger." Word I've heard is that when the DVD comes out the original documentary of the actual 1988 Nullabor incident Sanctum is sort of based on will be included. Having been involved in serious flooding while underground (reference my caving books Yochib and Huautla), I can attest to it being mighty scary and intense. Cavingly, Bill Steele Irving, Texas In a message dated 2/6/2011 7:40:56 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Most of the cave stuff was on man made sets. The rappels where on a 12 foot stage with much padding & air mattress at bottom. The rest was CG.........Nat'l Geo did a show called the Real Sanctum.... I thought it would be about Nullabore but was more of how they made the movie. >Karen
