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Smokey
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07-08-2003
| Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 5:09 pm
Wow. This is not a "feel good" kind of movie. I didn't expect that it would be, but it still took me by surprise with the intensity it brought to me. Emile Hirsch's performance is flawless. This is a description from Yahoo movies: Freshly graduated from college with a promising future, 22 year-old Christopher McCandless instead walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people. Was Christopher McCandless a heroic adventurer or a naïve idealist, a rebellious 1990s Thoreau or another lost American. I thought I would post and see if anyone else has seen this. Sean Penn wrote the screenplay. He wanted to do this movie for ten years and finally got McCandless's family to give their permission.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 7:58 pm
I will see this; I just don't know if I'll get to it before it's on PPV. I've read all of Krakauer's books, and LOVE them! The IMAX version of Into Thin Air is good too( although the movie version w/actors STINKS! LOL).
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 12:36 pm
It finally came here- I absolutely LOVED the movie. I think they did a fair job adapting it from the book- the last half hour, the entire theater was absolutely still. I could tell a lot of the people hadn't read the book and didn't know the outcome. I read the book about 7 or 8 years ago- I picked up the book on CD from the library a week ago to relisten before watching the movie. One of my favorite books, and an excellent movie. I was obsessed after reading the book, I've become re-obsessed since seeing the movie.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 8:26 pm
Have you read Krakauer's other books, Kaili? I've got all of 'em -- he's the author I recommend for my teen boys who "don't like to read." He hooks 'em 90% of the time. Eiger Dreams is great b/c they're shorter essays, but I was most intrigued w/the Under the Banner of Heaven.
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Westtexan
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 8:57 pm
I read Under the Banner of Heaven. Very Fascinating. (I also read Into the Wild and anxious to see the movie. I want to see it on the big screen--got to be gorgeous scenery--but doubt it will come to my town.)
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Melfie1222
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 10:35 pm
I still can't decide what bothered me most about this movie... that everyone paid money to watch Chris, and it seems like that is the last thing he would approve of... or that I just don't get why he did what he did, and Jena Malone's narrative as his sister - blaming whoever and praising him - bugged the crap out of me.
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Tvfreak
Member
04-09-2008
| Friday, April 25, 2008 - 8:00 am
I think the part that bothered me most is that he spent so much time convinced that he didn't need other people, and that he only realized the importance of relationships when it was too late. If he had just waited 2 or 3 more years, he might have been mature enough to recognize that importance and not leave behind so many broken hearts.
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Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001
| Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 4:01 pm
I had the DVD here for a couple of weeks before I decided not to watch it. The older I get the more I'm into happy endings. I'm now cogitating on whether or not to watch In The Valley Of Elah.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 7:47 pm
I'm literally watching the Valley of Elah right now, OG...and putting it DVD for my dad. It's more of a "make you think" movie than a feel-good ending, but it's certainly powerful and a movie I'd highly recommend!
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Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000
| Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 3:23 am
I watched ITW recently. Beautiful yet boring.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 1:27 pm
I read this book and found the protagonist to be insufferably judgmental, immature, selfish and self-involved. To the extent that what happened to him didn't bother me a bit. So I haven't seen the movie even though I want to see Hal Holbrook's performance.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 7:12 am
I watched this last night. I was surprised it kept my attention all the way through. I have never read the book. I agree with you, GAL. Also, he may have thought he didn't need other people, but never once did it seem to have even crossed his mind other people may need him. Very selfish. To me it felt like an elaborate revenge mission on his family, or else he would have called them.
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Tvfreak
Member
04-09-2008
| Monday, August 18, 2008 - 3:24 am
I have been meaning to see this movie. I just saw Eddie Veddar (of Pearl Jam) in concert this past Saturday and HE WAS AMAZING. He recorded the entire soundtrack for this film, so I know all the songs from the movie! He is great, so I can only imagine how good the movie itself is going to be.
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