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zimbra · November 19, 2010, 03:39:35 AM

Supposed to be one of the best films of 2010. It is the true story of the rock climber who had to amputate his own arm after being lodged in between rocks. He wears a

shirt the whole entire movie(the real person is an avid phish phan) . One of my old high school English teachers told me to go watch it actually and she said it was really well done and that I would like his T. (She actually saw Phish herself back in '97 I believe and knows I'm a phan)... Watching "Enter the Void" as of right now so will hopefully be able to check it out this weekend. Thought I'd share .

P.S. This teacher is really f'king HOT btw....

JPhishman · November 19, 2010, 03:49:40 AM

Aron Ralston.... hell of a story.

Dunno how great of a movie it will make but +k to him.

I'll be checkin it out for sure.

zimbra · November 19, 2010, 04:24:20 AM

Quote from: JPhishman on November 19, 2010, 03:49:40 AM
Dunno how great of a movie it will make but +k to him.

This.

mistercharlie · November 19, 2010, 08:04:27 AM

I've seen a clip from the movie of him singing Sleeping Monkey. I'll probably check this out when it hits dvd.

fastfingers12 · January 12, 2011, 01:33:12 PM

I really want to see this also. I don't think it's showing anywhere in Oklahoma though.

Buffalo Budd · January 12, 2011, 02:13:04 PM

Props to the guy for surviving and having the mental fortitude to cut his arm off so he could live. I still think it sounds like a snoozer though. Didn't Phish send him something or honor him in some way when they heard the story? I thought I read something about that.

guyforget · January 12, 2011, 02:17:30 PM

his 1hr special w/ tom brokaw after the incident was pretty intense, dont know if i need to see the film after having seen that, though.

Hicks · January 12, 2011, 02:17:45 PM

I like James Franco.

I like Danny Boyle.

I like Phish.

I will be getting this from Netflix.

zimbra · January 14, 2011, 04:10:30 PM

Quote from: Hicks on January 12, 2011, 02:17:45 PM
I will be getting this from Netflix.

This.

VDB · January 29, 2011, 08:04:20 PM

Just got back from seeing this movie. I'd heard the story before but didn't know this guy was a Phish fan, so those were some pleasant surprises.

It's definitely not a snoozer. It's very intense, actually. A really well done film, and a helluva survivor, that Aron Ralston.

rowjimmy · January 30, 2011, 07:27:18 AM

I watched this last night as well.

Really quite good. I can understand why some folks passed out during some of the early festival screenings.

phil · January 30, 2011, 09:27:50 AM

Quote from: rowjimmy on January 30, 2011, 07:27:18 AM
I watched this last night as well.

Really quite good. I can understand why some folks passed out during some of the early festival screenings.

I really want to see this movie. Is it an adaptation of his book? Either way, looks dope.

Just an aside: I have a friend who is a wilderness EMT and refuses to see this movie. He feels that it basically constitutes rewarding someone for being irresponsible (not telling anyone where he was going or how long he would be gone for among other things). While I sort of agree with this sentiment, I still plan on seeing it because James Franco is a badass.

rowjimmy · January 30, 2011, 10:10:51 AM

Quote from: phil on January 30, 2011, 09:27:50 AM
Quote from: rowjimmy on January 30, 2011, 07:27:18 AM
I watched this last night as well.

Really quite good. I can understand why some folks passed out during some of the early festival screenings.

I really want to see this movie. Is it an adaptation of his book? Either way, looks dope.

Just an aside: I have a friend who is a wilderness EMT and refuses to see this movie. He feels that it basically constitutes rewarding someone for being irresponsible (not telling anyone where he was going or how long he would be gone for among other things). While I sort of agree with this sentiment, I still plan on seeing it because James Franco is a badass.

Your wilderness EMT friend is being a judgmental know-it-all without actually knowing a damned thing.

Yes Aron was irresponsible. But that lesson is made perfectly plain in the film. If anything, the film should encourage people to make better decisions such as letting folks know where they're hiking and when they should be back.

Also: bring a sharp knife.

VDB · January 30, 2011, 11:03:03 AM

Quote from: phil on January 30, 2011, 09:27:50 AM
I really want to see this movie. Is it an adaptation of his book? Either way, looks dope.

Yes, it is, and according to Aron, an extremely faithful one at that.

Also, I'm confused about the broader extent of your EMT friend's criticism. Does he think Aron should not be "rewarded" because:

1. The guy was irresponsible and therefore needs to continue to be scolded and scorned because of it? If so, that's pretty mean, since, you know, the guy almost died and he lost part of his arm and certainly won't make the same mistake again; or

2. This sets a bad example for other climbers, who may think that if they are irresponsible enough to get stuck alone in the wilderness for days and escape death by cutting off an appendage, they too can score a book and film deal? As rowjimmy points out, this is certainly not the lesson the film makes.

Anyway. Go see the movie.

ph92 · January 30, 2011, 11:12:09 AM

I heard it was great!

I need to go see it. I might just catch it in like 2 months when my school gets it in their mini theater for 2$

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