Production Year: 2000 - Action/Adventure - Director: Martin Campbell - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney, Scott Glenn, Temuera Morrison, Stuart Wilson more
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
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Krakauer'sInto Thin Airand similar books. It attempts to translate man-against-the-mountain adventure into compelling, albeit fictional, drama. But while the climbin...
Vertical Limit [2001]
Vertical Limitis the film for all those mountain-climbing aficionados who devoured Jon ... more
Krakauer'sInto Thin Airand similar books. It attempts to translate man-against-the-mountain adventure into compelling, albeit fictional, drama. But while the climbing action is pretty darn breathtaking, somebody forgot to put the brakes on the cliché machine while penning the screenplay. Two siblings (Chris O'Donnell and Robin Tunney) are mentally scarred by a climbing accident in which their father died to save them. She becomes a famous mountain climber; he never climbs again. On one of her climbs an avalanche leaves her stranded and only her determined brother can bring her back, along with a ragtag team of rescuers. It's easy to pick out the rest of the story from here, butVertical Limitis less about the hackneyed plot than it is about putting its characters into increasingly dangerous situations and hanging them precariously over various mountainsides. It's a credit to director Martin Campbell (GoldenEye) that the impressive action keeps the film moving along past the bordering-on-absurd plot twists. O'Donnell tosses his mane of fluffy hair admirably, but it's still disheartening to see this once-promising actor turning into a pretty-boy stand-in; only Glenn manages to overcome his character's predictability. Mountaineering enthusiasts will recognise a cameo by world-renowned climber Ed Viesturs, who as an actor proves that he's... a very good mountain climber. --Mark Englehart, Amazon.com
and one thing is certain: somebody's going to get hurt. And while many critics believe the real casualties are those film goers who have shelled out for this cliff-hanging snow job, let's not overlook the work of scorer James Newton Howard whose solid efforts accounted for keeping the film's pace and action sequences on track. His score here alternates from the rhythmically ethno-exotic (most dangerous, ice-gripped mountains littered with dead and dying Hollywood characters being located in faraway locales) to the traditional Hollywood suspense and drama. Often using his typically seamless fusion of the symphonic and the synthetic, Howard's professional work here is solid and purposeful, as dynamically driven and diverse as the film is staid and predictable. --Jerry McCulley
and one thing is certain: somebody's going to get hurt. And while many critics believe the real casualties are those film goers who have shelled out for this cliff-hanging snow job, let's not overlook the work of scorer James Newton Howard whose solid efforts accounted for keeping the film's pace and action sequences on track. His score here alternates from the rhythmically ethno-exotic (most dangerous, ice-gripped mountains littered with dead and dying Hollywood characters being located in faraway locales) to the traditional Hollywood suspense and drama. Often using his typically seamless fusion of the symphonic and the synthetic, Howard's professional work here is solid and purposeful, as dynamically driven and diverse as the film is staid and predictable. --Jerry McCulley
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Dubbing Sound: DTS English Dolby Digital 5.1 English
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Review: "...The physical feats are inspiring, crowd-pleasing testaments to the stupendous extremes of human capabilities..." (Box Office, p.63, 01/01/2001)
"...The best scenes give you a vicarious vertigo high..." (Entertainment Weekly, p.51, 05/01/2001)
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DVD Description
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 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.
Advantages: edge of your seat action Disadvantages: film to short
...this film must be one of the under rated films of last year.
An edge of your seat action film, Verticallimit 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...
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Advantages: Edge-Of-Your-Seat Action. Disadvantages: Drags On A Little
...This was written by me for www.gameaday.co.uk
Welcome to the world of VerticalLimit, an adrenaline pumping, risk taking adventure. A young risk taker by the name of Peter Garrett (Chris O’ Donnel) has a tendency to climb large mountains or buildings. He’s not alone though. His sister, Annie (Robin Turner) and his fellow team mates (Bill Paxton and Nicholas Lea) are also strung along for the ride. Mother nature seems to want to put an end to their days of climbing – permanently. They must risk their lives, in what will be their most perilous mission yet.
The film opens with a truly gripping and breathtaking intro, which sets the pitch for the rest of the film. The film then fast-forwards to 3 years later, where Peter Garrett is on the team of a squad that are going to attempt to climb K2. K2 is the 2nd largest...
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Advantages: exciting Disadvantages: avalanche is rubbish
...Verticallimit, seem familiar? This Blockbuster Movie made top of the charts and i personaly rate it as one of the best, with a healthy mix of snow, avalanches, heros and ethnic rivalry, even manageing to incorperate Pakastan Army. The basic story? Woman gets stuck in an avalanche, four men die to save her. This epic story combines an interesting mix of sacrafice and commitement. But didnt the AVALANCHE seem a bit old? Thats because it, not surprisingly was a bit old, the fotage was from an ancient avalanche film, or so the rumers go. Verticallimit was surrposed to be paying tribute to it, by (alledgedly) using footag from it. If you have seen it, or are going to, look carefully when the main avalanche comes. The wind is blowing, the bilzard is thick, and then, what the hell is that surrposed to be? It resembles a sugar lump trying...
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