(08-29-2010 12:47 PM)jh Wrote:  

(08-28-2010 08:29 AM)GRPunk Wrote:  

(08-22-2010 06:33 PM)jh Wrote:  Into the Void
Uneven documentary about a couple of dumb*** mountain climbers who try a never before attempted climb in the Andes. They run out of supplies, one falls, breaks his leg, & has to be lowered down the rest of the mountain by his partner. Of course, his partner accidentally lowers him off a cliff & cuts him loose, so he falls into a crevace & has to drag himself the rest of the way to the base camp. The renactments for most of the movie are fairly well done, but they just get really strange at the end.

Insult to injury...the guy finally drags himself down the mountain, only to find out his "buddy" burnt all of his clothes.

I loved that that was what seemed to bother him the most about the entire ordeal.

I watched this a few years ago and forget much of the context. What I remember is that those dudes were extremely extremely lucky and pretty much condemned by the entire mountaineering society. I don't fault their spirit or decision making though. I wonder if they're still friends.