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So the climbing (and blogging) community have been fired up this past week over getting their first glimpse of the new film North Face. I've included the trailer here so we can all see what the hype is about.
Watching the trailer I can see that this does indeed look like it may prove to FINALLY be a well done and hopefully somewhat accurate climbing film (from a historical perspective and technically on the climbing aspect.) Touching the Void is about the only one we've had in recent years to keep mountaineers happy. The hullabaloo on this film is stirred up not over the fact that the film is about Nazis climbing the Eiger, but because there have been so many horrendous climbing films made. Wait, let's not call them films, let's call them crap. Crap like Vertical Limit and our beloved Cliffhanger. I got four words for ya, Sylvester Stallone Bolt Gun. Bonus: While researching this blog post I stumbled across some internet rumors that Stallone will be reviving the role of Gabe Walker from Cliffhanger in an upcoming movie, tentatively titled The Dam. Please, no....
North Face, like most really good films about outdoor adventures, is in limited release. So don't hold your breath if you live in a not-so-progressive town when it comes to cultural opportunities. Here is a list of locations where the movie is being released. North Face is in German with English subtitles. Don't let that scare you off. Some of my favorite films are subtitled. The first 10 minutes is rough, but once you get into it you forget you're reading.
If any of our readers do get a chance to check this flick out, please let us know what you thought.
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I do not see a listing for our area. I hope they will consider as I was excited to hear we might get a "real" film. Looks like one I'd like.
Thanks for the trailer.
K.
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