Nice review by Bill, and thanks for the heads up Bill, I will save my money.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- List-Post: [email protected] Date: Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 6:04 AM Subject: [Texascavers] Saw Sanctum To: [email protected] 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
