Just because Hollywood will never make a good quality cave movie doesn't mean that there won't be one out in the cinemas soon, and in 3-D to boot. Werner Herzog's "Caves of the Forgotten Dreams" was filmed in and around Chauvet Cave in France in 3-D, and included real cavers and archaeologists. You can watch the trailer here:
http://www.wernerherzog.com/index.php?id=64 Notice that the cavers are wearing Petzl Duo headlamps in this movie trailer (though I think I spotted one Scurion), the same headlamp used in Sanctum. I noticed that the cavers in Sanctum always chose to run their single bulb spotlight light (the halogen bulb) all the time, which sucks battery power rapidly, rather than their 14-LED module, which uses less battery power when run on medium or low setting. The cavers in the trailer for Herzog's movie know better. 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 8, 2011, at 2:35 PM, Mallory Mayeux wrote: > Agreed! I posted a long defense of Sanctum on the GHG listserv, but I can sum > it up by saying that once you get past the intial reckless premise of the > movie, it's entertaining. I even cried a little at the end. I watched it with > half a dozen non-cavers (mostly family) and while they were cringing and > gasping throughout the movie, nearly all of them enjoyed it on some level. > Minus, of course, my 16 year old cousin who sat out in the car crying > afterwards--apparently she has a severe issue with claustrophobia and caves > totally freak her out. > > The bottom line is, Hollywood is never going to make a happy "let's go > exploring"-type cave movie. Caves are considered scary places for 95% of the > population--we're just the lucky few who get to appreciate them. In caving > movies, people are going to die, monsters may make an appearance, things will > go horribly wrong...that's the nature of caving movies. I'd watch this one > again, and buy the DVD, too. > > Final note--they had some decent gear! The main character wore a red ecrin > roc helmet--too cool! there's something really fun about seeing your helmet > on the big screen. :) > > -Mal > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Sandi Calhoun <[email protected]> wrote: > So was the exterior cave shot actually Golondrinas? I thought it was while > watching the movie, but then second guessed it later. Like David, I also > enjoyed the movie, despite the incredibly over-dramatized view of cave divers > as reckless and willing to make mercy kills. It's just entertainment folks. > > Gatita > > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Karen Perry <[email protected]> wrote: > The only thing I found in common with Nullabor was both take place in a cave. > Nullabor wasn't a diving trip & was 13 people & no one died or was seriously > injured. > Karen > > --- On Mon, 2/7/11, David Ochel <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: David Ochel <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Sanctum > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 10:57 PM > > > So, Bill, > > Is there anything on: > > > Based on the true story of co-writer Andrew Wight. He once went cave > > diving and became trapped with fourteen other people in a cave for > > two days. Their entrance collapsed and they had to look for another > > way out. > > > > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0881320/trivia > > in your library? > > Here is what Google found: > > http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/sanctum-the-real-story-6322/blog > > http://www.cavediving.com.au/cave-diving-articles/1988/12/4/13-hauled-to-safety-from-cave/ > > By the way, as opposed to others, I was reasonably entertained by the > movie... ;-) > > Cheers, > David > > > On 1/27/11 6:48 PM, Mixon Bill wrote: > > They certainly do play fast and loose with geography. The original event > > on which the story was based was in Australia. The cave in the movie is > > said to be in Papua New Guinea, which is a great area for caves, but > > with its high relief, I wouldn't expect the very long, easy (except for > > length) sumps like in the original cave in Australia. And then of course > > some of the stuff appears to have been shot at Golondrinas in Mexico. > > Poetic license. -- Mixon > > ---------------------------------------- > > A fearless man cannot be brave. > > ---------------------------------------- > > You may "reply" to the address this message > > came from, but for long-term use, save: > > Personal: [email protected] > > AMCS: [email protected] or [email protected] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > -- > David Ochel, mailto:[email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > ________________________________ 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]
