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| All DVD Reviews [16] | DVD Review - Last Updated - Thursday, August 8, 2002 |
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A Alien D G H M Mummy Returns, The Special Edition P R S Saving
Private Ryan T X V |
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Features Director
& Executive Producer's Commentary
Making Of Featurette 7 Featurettes Quest for K2 Weblink Filmographies Theatrical Trailer Language: Menu: Aspect Ratio: Sound Tracks Region: Running Time: DVD Media:
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Movies
which are of the natural disaster type (The Perfect Storm, Dante's
Peak..) are often the most difficult to shoot, especially when the
place the disaster is occuring is at the top of teh second tallest
mountain in the World. You can imagine the difficulties involved
in getting equipment up the mountain and then making the audience
beleive you are up there. To me Vetical Limit looks very authentic,
the actors (while not all the best) behave in such a realistic way
that Vertical Limit almost pulls off the stunt.
 While
the action sequences look terrific the overall level of subliminal plot
don't come through, if anything the whole plot seems like a Cliffhanger
without the bad guys. You start with the multi-millionaire Elliot Vaughn
(Bill Paxton) willing to risk the Summit team for his promotion of his
new airline. The story revolves around the relationship of the Garrett
brother and sister, in which the sister Anne goes up with Elliot and a
couple others, but eventually runs into some bad weather and avalanches
are away.The story could do with some enhancing, but still the authentic feel of the movie stands through and through. When the few trapped in an ice box the actors look like they're dying with the sort of stuttered voice and bad coughing. However most of the actors seem rather uptight and nervous about their performance, Bill Paxton is the only one who seems to fit in with the movie, learning to fit in with his original root. Video Quality  There
are some great shots of the mountain, especially in the snow shots where
the whiteness of the snow comes through with brilliant vibrance. The colours
of the clothing are all superbly bright and natural. In some scenes the
colours seem a little edited, especially in the openning shot which looks
fake as it was shot with a blue screen for most of it. The detail is lacking
in some scenes, probably down to the 1.85:1 transfer, which would look
stunning in a 2.35:1 ratio. Overall the contrast levels are good, although a little soft at times. However the colours are brilliant to look at, and the shots of the mountain are breathtaking. Black level is good, and there are ano artefacts or occasional noise to speak of. Audio Quality The
sound is a little lighter than I planned for. However this is done,
especially with the helicopter part, to show the devastating effect
of a canister of Nitroglycerin makes to the bass effects channel.
These effects make a real impact from the low level you are used
to throughout the previous areas. Its safe to say most of the vocal
recording was done at location, this gives a better atmopsher when
you here the voices echo or reverb around the room.
Extras There
are a few extras to speak of, the making of featurette explains
how they got the shots in these awkward spots and there are some
interviews of the cast. Most of the extras are good, and the audio
commentary is there too. Plus you get a complete list of subtitles
and a set of three audio languages.
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