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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 25, 2007 - 01:34am PT
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Sam Waterston.
Cracks me up to see OJ in that one.
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Jul 25, 2007 - 01:36am PT
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Who lasted the longest before getting caught in that one, James Brolin ?
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paganmonkeyboy
Trad climber
the blighted lands of hatu
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Jul 25, 2007 - 01:43am PT
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Anderl Meier: You're very good. I have really enjoyed climbing with you.
Dr. Jonathan Hemlock: We'll make it.
Anderl Meier: I don't think so. But we shall continue with style.
whole page of quotes - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072926/quotes
and remember when they were all looking at that pin ? like yeah, that's gonna save us...
classic...
(nature, i gotta move to flagpole i tell ya...)
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jul 25, 2007 - 02:51am PT
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Locker, check out the 2nd post, oh that was you, there was nothing left to be said, er how much for approach souls (flip, not mis, spelling) on birkenstocks?
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Standing Strong
Trad climber
we can dance if we want to
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Jul 25, 2007 - 02:51am PT
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god bam hollywood!
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Standing Strong
Trad climber
eternal bam nation
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Jul 25, 2007 - 02:57am PT
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bam the wabbit.
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TYeary
Mountain climber
Calif.
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Jul 25, 2007 - 10:07am PT
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My vote for worst is Cliffhanger; a total piece of sh*t, as a climbing movie and a film in general.
My vote for best is Touching the Void. Could be considered a docu-drama, but it's still a zilloin times better than cliffsh*ter.
As a non Hollywood movie, how 'bout, Solo, by the late Mike Hoover?
Haven't seen it? You should check it out.
Tony
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 25, 2007 - 10:25am PT
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When it comes to Hollywood actually doing it right I always like to plug Five Days One Summer.
Early alpinism technique faithfully depicted.
AND Sean Connery!
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wootles
climber
Gamma Quadrant
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Jul 25, 2007 - 10:36am PT
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I had the opportunity to purchase THE prop bolt gun from Cliffhanger. It was at this movie memorabilia shop in FL (don't ask me what I was doing in FL, the place is a shite-hole swamp). They wanted $450 for it. I remember thinking for that kind of money I could buy a Hilti that could actually drill into rock. The thing was wood and plastic all painted up and had a self-drilling drop-in type bolt with a Metolius hanger glued to it. It was on display right next to Cher's ski boots.
edit: I didn't seize the opportunity. Too bad, I imagine it would take a good price on ebay.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 25, 2007 - 10:47am PT
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If its the real deal it was made by Jim Bosse.
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M.Tea
Trad climber
Utah
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Jul 25, 2007 - 11:11am PT
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Guns of Navarone was another early one with some lame climbing scenes.
Though Vertical limit takes it all for cheese factor...
"Amatuers 12 O'clock!"
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sister mercy
Trad climber
Eastside
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Jul 25, 2007 - 01:59pm PT
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You've got to go pre-Hollywood, to the German (silent) Bergfilm (mountain movie--an entire genre!) They're awesome: Leni Riefenstahl + Luis Trenker, "the HOly Mountain," "The White Hell of Piz Palue" and many others. No stunts there, just the real thing.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Jul 25, 2007 - 03:10pm PT
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Gotta give Eastwood credit for learning to climb and doing his climbing scenes, and it was an entertaining film. (That's a thumbs up for The Eiger Sanction, though of course this thread is about thumb's down.)
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Jul 25, 2007 - 03:40pm PT
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James Bond on that conglomerate rock... beating in the pin, mysterious belay, bad edit on the pin pulling.... Rick Sylvester (?) taking that giant whipper......
For Your Eyes Only
Don't forget, he also placed a #3 Friend, and used his shoelaces to prusik up the rope after whipping.
Vertical Limit is my favorite Three Stooges episode. Makes Cliffhanger look like an Huber documentary.
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Jul 25, 2007 - 03:52pm PT
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Yes that was Rick Sylvester in the Bond film.
My vote for worst is cliff hanger, because of the harness buckle made of chewing gum, among others.
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wootles
climber
Gamma Quadrant
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Jul 25, 2007 - 04:10pm PT
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There was also the episode of Seinfeld where they went rock climbing.
Has anyone mentioned the Mission Impossible scene with the sideways and downward dyno? Classic!
One of the best (worst) part of Vertical Limit was the sound effects. There were snow climbing scenes that sounded more like a sword fight. whaSHING!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 25, 2007 - 04:16pm PT
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Wasn't the roof on Solo Bishop's Balcony?
No way MI2 was a Hollywood murder. That dyno was REAL man!
In fact I happen to know the macho stud that first soloed that rock. God what a hardman!
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Forest
Trad climber
Tucson, AZ
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Jul 25, 2007 - 04:21pm PT
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I think it just comes down to the fact that normal non-absurdly-inaccurate portrayals of climbing just aren't exciting enough for your average movie-goer. At least not in the hands of the hacks that make such moves these days.
Computer geeks find movie portrayals of computer stuff similarly frustrating. But I think it's the same problem. Poor ability on the part of the film-makers coupled with an activity that's generally just not all that exciting for the uninformed to watch.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 25, 2007 - 05:25pm PT
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I disagree Forest.
Its less forgivable than poor ability.
Its lack of effort.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 25, 2007 - 06:46pm PT
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Locker,
we're talking about the BAD ones (although considering my 5 days plug I'll let you go this time.)
What was the other one with the side by side climbing done on some desert chosspile and starring Rachel Ward?
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