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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 11, 2015 - 02:20am PT
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Shanghai Knights, 2003.
Sequel to Shanghai Noon.
Set primarily in Holmes' & Watson's London.
Jackie Chan channels Chon Wang.
Warren Wilson worries about his salmon's sense of direction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXjFew16tGE
I found it slightly jarring to witness yet a second Asian wannabe-ruler-dictator blown to sh#t by a rocket inside of a week, a la the late Kim Jung Un. Quite the best stunt in the movie because of that.
Chan and Wilson get into trouble on a twelve--yes, Virginia, there is climbing content.
And Charlie Chaplin.
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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Jan 11, 2015 - 09:49am PT
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Last night saw, Wild, I cried through most of it, hit too close to home. Movie hopped and then watched, Unbroken and it was excellent. What those captured soldiers went through was horrendous.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jan 11, 2015 - 11:36am PT
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The Big Lebowski . . . always fun hanging with the Dude and Walter.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Jan 11, 2015 - 01:16pm PT
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Anyone seen Interstellar? How is it?
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Byran
climber
San Jose, CA
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Jan 18, 2015 - 05:43pm PT
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A couple movies I've watched recently that I'd recommend...
The Double (2014)
Artsy dystopian film (compared to Brazil). Great sense of atmosphere, good music and ambient sound design, mildly humorous, deliberately ambiguous plot.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Out of the Furnace (2013)
Gritty crime drama with a bunch of really big actors who deliver some great performances. Small town setting, vigilante justice. Compare to Killing Them Softly.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Also saw GI Joe Retaliation (2013). Not necessarily "good", but relevant for its climbing content. It has a back-to-back chimney climb out of a well and also a cirque du soleil style "pendulum sword fight" on the side of a vertical cliff face. Complete with realistic Camalot placements and everything.
All 3 of them are available on Netflix streaming.
Edit: Expendables 3 also has a climbing scene in the Tetons. All-points-off lateral dyno while free soloing. Then the hold breaks and he deploys a base jumping shoot.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jan 18, 2015 - 06:19pm PT
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"Wild" wasn't that great. Read the book, loved it, and.....the movie was a let down.
I do recommend "Inherent Vice"....yes.... Joaquim Phoenix as a hippy private investigator....awesome, Josh Brolin as his cop buddy.....Yes..way good.
Almost went to American Sniper today, I just know it is great but watched "Boyhood" for the second time instead, free on Netflix. Loved it.
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Bluelens
climber
Pasadena, CA
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Jan 18, 2015 - 09:33pm PT
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"Wild" Saw it at the ArcLight with excellent sound and big screen, worth the splurge. Nice cinematography. Excellent acting, Reese never breaks character and carries the film well. Mostly filmed in Oregon, with shooting in CA to establish scenes, All acting was shot in OR. Didn't read the book. Was fully engaged for the whole film, the story of a healing journey and acceptance of life on its terms after a rough period of self destructive coping.
The Pacific Crest Trail Association and its work should benefit from some additional support. Don't know much about the group. Hope they use the added support wisely.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Jan 18, 2015 - 09:51pm PT
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Yvon Chounaird's "Damnation"
I especially liked the quote about fish hatcheries "...like trading Bach, Beethoven, & Mozart for Yanni, Yanni, & Yanni
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jan 19, 2015 - 04:42am PT
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I saw American Sniper. What a stupid f*#king movie. I have to deal with enough stupid cowboys and rednecks on a daily basis where I live, don't have to go to the theater to watch a stupid movie about stupid cowboys and rednecks.
The military aspect of the movie was also quite unimpressive. Frankly I really don't see what anyone likes about the movie.
-SIGH-
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 19, 2015 - 08:48am PT
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^^^
That's too bad. Clint's movies used to be soooo good...sounds like he's slipping.
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crankster
Trad climber
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Jan 19, 2015 - 09:05am PT
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I'm a fan of Clint's movies, not his politics. I give "American Sniper" an A-. Bradley Cooper is outstanding. Is it pro war? Not in my opinion. Without giving away the ending, I'll say that it paints a realistic portrait of the difficulty veterans have assimilating back home.
It won't challenge "Boyhood" as Best Picture, but it certainly is one of the best movies of 2014.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jan 19, 2015 - 11:09am PT
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I seen American sniper thought it was better than that other sniper movie w/Tom baringer..
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 19, 2015 - 11:13am PT
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SLR, thanks for yer review. The trailers have given me the impression it is
just another unrealistic Hollywood tear-jerker so based on yer review I'm
gonna save my money and wait for the definitive Carlos Hathcock movie that
will never be made and never could be because he was unrepentant.
"Enemy At The Gates" remains the unequaled sniper movie and possibly the
best WWII movie.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jan 19, 2015 - 01:32pm PT
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Yeah, the biography of Hathcock was far more authentic than Hollywood pap.
I just saw a quirky western where January Jones kicks major butt.
Ed Harris is a riot in it too. So too Eduardo Noriega who was also in the best South American western I've seen, Blackthorne (which is about Butch Cassidy many years after escaping the federales).
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 22, 2015 - 09:46pm PT
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Just saw 'Wild'. Not bad!
If you can let go of the technical disaster that was her through-hike, the movie was pretty good, and a reasonable reflection of the book. 7/10.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 22, 2015 - 10:16pm PT
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I was pleasantly surprised by "Wild". It didn't ham it up too much and
Reese did quite a good job. To be charitable I would agree with yer '7', Ap.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Jan 25, 2015 - 10:28pm PT
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Inherent Vice...I thought Josh Brolin (LAPD detective Bigfoot Bjornsen) was incredible in this film based on Thomas Pynchon's novel about a hippy, dope-smokin' private investigator Doc Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) in LA during the Nixon administration. This is a slow-paced film with an intricate plot that will likely attain cult film status similar to The Big Lebowski. The scenes in the high rent looney bin are brilliant.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 25, 2015 - 10:36pm PT
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Hmmmm. Been wondering about that one^^^.
Watched 'Gilda' a coupla nights ago...
The storyline was acceptable, but the set details were gorgeous...and Rita's performance was truly iconic.
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