Producer James Cameron should be embarrassed to have his name attached to
this movie. I'm embarrassed that I recommended people see it before I had
seen it. Once I finally got out of
theatre it didn't take me long to call my brother and tell him that I'd
changed my mind and to please
not take our elderly mother or his kids to see it
Can I say anything good about it? There are some nice looking visuals. They
recreated real caves
nicely. But my overriding feeling is one of offended sensibilities. Mercy
killing of fellow cavers?
Who does that, even in war or anywhere? Now cavers are seen to be doing
that because they're
in a remote spot? I believe that such acts are called second degree murder.
And I don't know about
you, but profanity is rarely heard underground where I go, but then again,
I haven't gone caving with Australians in many years. Maybe they're like
that these days.
I will be asked by both cavers and non-cavers if I recommend this film and
I will say no to both. They
show highly dangerous stunts such as standing backwards at the edge of a
deep pit with rack engaged
and just jumping backwards into it. And what about the guy struggling to
free climb up a waterfall right next to a traverse line into which he does not
clip his cowstail? Was their technical cave advisor not listened to, or did
they not even have one?
I give it one star out of a possible five. I'd rather have make-believe
monsters than for my fellow cavers
to be shown as monsters.
Bill Steele
