The Edge
Added 10/17/2009
I love this movie. Very suspensful and action packed with beautiful scenes of Alaska. Add a ticked off Grizzly bear chasing the stranded folks, and it's a party. This movie will keep your attention. Very entertaining.
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Great movie purchase
Added 10/8/2009
Being a lover of Alaska, wildlife, and Anthony Hopkins, this movie is right up there with the best!! It is an edge of your seat movie, as you wait for the next thrilling moment, just knowing that something is getting ready to happen, keeps you ready for the next thrill. If you like thrillers, you will love this movie.
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A little cheesy
Added 8/24/2009
I'd never heard of this. Was it any kind of a hit in theaters? I thought the bear scenes were a bit cheesy, especially when the bear lands on a spear wielded by 70-something Anthony Hopkins. Baldwin is his usual smarmy self. The whole thing is a little unrealistic, in that these guys would have frozen or starved to death long before they finally trap a squirrel, which they then don't bother to eat as they huff their way, barely clothed, often soaking wet, through Alaskan wilderness for mile after mile, hardly ever slowing down. Also, I laughed out loud when they appear in perfectly tailored bear skins after slaying the bear. How did they sew them together? The skins, freshly removed from a dead bear, would have been soaking wet with blood and gore for days or weeks, in reality. The David Mamet dialogue is pretty good in parts. I never learned the exact relationship between the two rivals, Hopkins and Baldwin. In all, a somewhat entertaining watch.
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Adventure, Suspence and more
Added 8/8/2009
I spent a year in Alaska and I have some idea of what the weather and wildlife is like. At times the movie becomes too Hollywood, you know what is going to happen next. Most of the time you wonder what is going to happen next and how they will get out of their predicament.
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A simply great film
Added 7/28/2009
Why this motion picture did not gain more attention is confusing.
Even the DVD is lacking in Extras and should have been a prime candidate for Commentary.
Anthony Hopkins can do no wrong.
Alec Baldwin is terrific and at his best.
The supporting cast of Mr. Perrinneau, Ms. MacPherson, Ms. Wilhoite, and Mr. Jones are superb.
All under the grand direction of Lee Tamahori who gives David Mamet's dialogue a run for the money.
It is an action tale. A story of survival intertwined with an intense character study of two men who find their values at the wrong time in the wrong place.
One cannot forget to mention the magnificent soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith which in itself has become a rarity to procure.
A fine piece of cinema that needs to be seen more than once.
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The Edge
Added 10/17/2009
I love this movie. Very suspensful and action packed with beautiful scenes of Alaska. Add a ticked off Grizzly bear chasing the stranded folks, and it's a party. This movie will keep your attention. Very entertaining.
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Great movie purchase
Added 10/8/2009
Being a lover of Alaska, wildlife, and Anthony Hopkins, this movie is right up there with the best!! It is an edge of your seat movie, as you wait for the next thrilling moment, just knowing that something is getting ready to happen, keeps you ready for the next thrill. If you like thrillers, you will love this movie.
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A little cheesy
Added 8/24/2009
I'd never heard of this. Was it any kind of a hit in theaters? I thought the bear scenes were a bit cheesy, especially when the bear lands on a spear wielded by 70-something Anthony Hopkins. Baldwin is his usual smarmy self. The whole thing is a little unrealistic, in that these guys would have frozen or starved to death long before they finally trap a squirrel, which they then don't bother to eat as they huff their way, barely clothed, often soaking wet, through Alaskan wilderness for mile after mile, hardly ever slowing down. Also, I laughed out loud when they appear in perfectly tailored bear skins after slaying the bear. How did they sew them together? The skins, freshly removed from a dead bear, would have been soaking wet with blood and gore for days or weeks, in reality. The David Mamet dialogue is pretty good in parts. I never learned the exact relationship between the two rivals, Hopkins and Baldwin. In all, a somewhat entertaining watch.
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