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2000 - Action/Adventure - Martin Campbell - English - 12 years and over - Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney, Scott Glenn, Temuera Morrison, Stuart Wilson more

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As action director Martin Campbell's heart-pumping thriller VERTICAL LIMIT begins, an eagle glides gracefully over the stunningly filmed mesas of Utah. Its shadow falls on a...
more...vertical rock face being climbed by Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell), his father (Stuart Wilson), and his sister Annie (Robin Tunney). Suddenly a backpack hurtles by, followed rapidly by two climbers whose ropes tear the male Garretts from the rock face. The excruciatingly tense sequence ends in tragedy.
After this stunning opening, the action switches to the Himalayas, where tycoon Elliott Vaughn (Bill Paxton) has financed an expedition that will take him to the summit of K2--the world's second highest mountain. Annie is one of Elliott's party. In the face of a threatening storm, Elliott recklessly insists the climb should continue. The storm duly arrives and decimates the expedition, leaving Elliott and Annie stranded. Peter leads a group of climbers--including the grizzled Montgomery Wick (Scott Glenn) and a French-Canadian nurse (Izabella Scorupco)--in a rescue attempt.
Campbell, director of photography Derek Tattersall, many daring cameramen, mountain climbers, avalanche specialists, and special effects technicians, along with veteran editor Thom Noble, deliver a beautifully filmed mountaineering thriller with even more heart-stopping moments than JAWS.





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Vertical limit go the limit
A review by dcollins14 on Vertical Limit (DVD)
May 3rd, 2002


Author's product rating:   Vertical Limit (DVD) - rated by dcollins14

Did you enjoy it? Loved it 
Story Good 
Characters / Performances Outstanding 
Special Effects Outstanding 
Soundtrack Average 

Advantages: edge of your seat action
Disadvantages: film to short

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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this film must be one of the under rated films of last year.

An edge of your seat action film, Vertical limit is the high-adrenaline tale of a young climber, who must launch a extraordinary rescue up K2, the world's second highest peak. to save the life of his sister.

the filming took place in the mountain ranges of Mt. Cook and Queenstown in New Zealand. which duplicates the himalayas, it's one of the few places in the world where you get peak uopn peak like the area around K2

The special effects are some of the best that I have seen. the computer generated avalanche was combined with parts of a real filmed avalanche, can you tell which is which.

Special Features on DVD:

Director and producer's commentary, weblink, filmographies, theatrical trailer plus a few more.

If you have not seen it, give it a try it was a most enjoyable film.  
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How does it compare to similar films? Outstanding 
How does it compare to others by the same director? Good 
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