I was wondering why you were so quiet, Diana!
Mark -----Original Message----- From: Diana Tomchick [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 10:00 AM To: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Saw Sanctum I fell asleep at the beginning of Sanctum and didn't wake up until the first death. It went downhill after that. Diana * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Diana R. Tomchick Associate Professor University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Biochemistry 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214B Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A. Email: [email protected] 214-645-6383 (phone) 214-645-6353 (fax) On Feb 7, 2011, at 6:04 AM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 ________________________________ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
