highclimb Posted March 8, 2004 Posted March 8, 2004 just saw the film....its almost as good as reading the book. the documentary style gives a really nice touch to it. highly recommended if you havent already seen it! and the climbing scenes where pretty cool too. Aidan Quote
iain Posted March 8, 2004 Posted March 8, 2004 I thought it was a remake of wallace and grommit when I saw simon yates on the screen. Quote
gslater Posted March 8, 2004 Posted March 8, 2004 I thought it was a remake of wallace and grommit when I saw simon yates on the screen. Glad to hear I wasn't the only one. Never could get that image out of my head during the movie... Quote
iain Posted March 8, 2004 Posted March 8, 2004 apparently that site where I got the picture from doesn't want me posting the picture of wallace and grommit that they stole. Quote
PaulB Posted March 8, 2004 Posted March 8, 2004 Has anyone else who saw Simon's show at the VIMFF seen the film yet? After seeing the movie last night, I didn't really understand his comments about it being "economical" with his side of the story, and that he "just disappeared" half way through. I thought his part in the whole thing was well presented. He certainly wasn't made out to be a rope slashing bad guy. Maybe he just felt he should have got more screen time. Quote
Dru Posted March 8, 2004 Posted March 8, 2004 not his character disappeared - his taling head disappeared. i certainly thought he was getting petty over it as the story focusses way more on joe than on him in the last half, but he did have a point in that his character is in much less of the second part, and his talking head is basically gone. moral of story: don't piss off director or you will be cut out! Quote
hopalong Posted March 9, 2004 Posted March 9, 2004 I just saw it and thought it was defidently one of the better climbing movies I have ever seen. Quote
Ursa_Eagle Posted March 9, 2004 Posted March 9, 2004 <singing> There's a brown girl in the ring, tra la la la la! </singing> Has anyone else sought out that song since seeing the movie? Quote
hopalong Posted March 9, 2004 Posted March 9, 2004 The only reason I stayed for the credits was to see what the name of the band was again. Quote
hopalong Posted March 9, 2004 Posted March 9, 2004 But I've already forgotten what the bands name is. Quote
Ursa_Eagle Posted March 9, 2004 Posted March 9, 2004 Boney M! ("Great, I'm going to die with Boney M") The song is "Brown Girl in the Ring" (although I could have sworn they were singing "brown bird in the ring" in the movie) Quote
Don_Serl Posted March 9, 2004 Posted March 9, 2004 superb movie. hollywood will never understand climbing, never. and, btw, i just learned something: not that i paid much attention to it at the time, but the Boney M song was "brown girl in the RING" - i always thought it was "...rain". reminds me of the tale about misunderstanding the lyrics to the refrain of the great deep purple hit "smoke on the water" as "slow walking walter, the fire engine guy"! tee hee, Quote
Alpine_Tom Posted March 9, 2004 Posted March 9, 2004 superb movie. hollywood will never understand climbing, never. Hollywood will "never understand climbing" the way NBC will never understand the Olympics, or the guys who do the Superbowl halftime show will never understand football. Big-budget entertainment is about filling seats and maximizing revenue, not telling a coherent story. I for one am pretty glad that Tom Cruz didn't do the movie, as he apparently had been considering. Though a "top gun" version would probably have grossed a lot more. It reminded me a lot of Apollo 13, in terms of telling the story straight, avoiding muddying up things with a contrived love story (putting Joe's girlfriend at base camp, maybe having a fling with Simon when it looks like Joe's gone for good.) FWIW, I thought it did a pretty good job explaining what was going on in a way that a non-climber could probably get. But the movie was less scary to me than the book was. Quote
Jedi Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 Just saw the movie last night. Great movie! Really good footage of them climbing. I have kids and have been stuck watching the "Wiggles". I had heard them sing that song "Brown Girl in the Ring" and thought it was a goofy song they made up, now I know. Just the movie I need to see before I go to a somewhat remote (not real remote but no help immediately close by) area and get the hardest route I ever attempted. I have a feeling it will pop up in my mind why I'm there Quote
hopalong Posted March 12, 2004 Posted March 12, 2004 Caaannn't get stupid ssooooooong out of my .... ssshhhhoooot mmmmmeeeeeeeee. Quote
Dru Posted March 12, 2004 Posted March 12, 2004 I actually play that whole Boney M album a lot so that one song doesnt bother me none but I did meet this one British guy who sang it "Brown Girl, Lick My Ring" Quote
hopalong Posted March 12, 2004 Posted March 12, 2004 SSSHHOOOOOOTT MMMMMEEEEEEEE..... SSSSHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOTTT MMMMMMMEEEE Quote
Stavrogin Posted March 14, 2004 Posted March 14, 2004 just got back from seeing it at the magnolia in dallas. thought it was very well done. the one thing that bugged me, was whenever richard was talking, he kept smiling and so it almost looked like he was sort of amused by the whole thing. i'm sure that wasn't intended, but it still bugged me. Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted March 14, 2004 Posted March 14, 2004 I can't wait till the DVD comes out. The soundtrack's theme had a cello solo, and I didn't manage to keep the tune in memory before I got back home. Quote
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