Just won an Oscar too. Such a good movie.
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Just won an Oscar too. Such a good movie.
So rad. Can’t believe a ski bum from JH won an Oscar.
Saw this on Friday.
Surprised it won, but at the same time, the human achievement centered on in this film is really hard to comprehend. I sort of "get" RGBs story -- or at least I feel like I do.
I don't get how you solo something like El Cap. And I've spend a lot more time climbing than I have in law. (Maybe thats why Honnold seems so much more far fetched.)
The meta-ness of importance of filming the act I thought added to the drama.
Also -- fuck anyone who thinks Sanni is just a wet blanket. She's asking the questions any person who cares about the continuation of life would. Honnold's choices are mind warping.
Hope they find happiness. Really enjoyed the film.
Best part of the film: the moment he sends the boulder problem. He's not serious at all -- gets a bit cheeky with the camera setup. Sure...just sent an crazy insecure sequence 2500' off the deck...I'll smile and laugh at the camera. Then climb Enduro corner.
I just love there is an Oscar winner that skis on Armadas.
Network premier on NatGeo in 2 minutes.
Cool to see it again at home.
My palms sweat watching this shit.
Sweet. I had missed it in the theater.
Just caught the last half. My 101yo dad didn’t believe it was real.
Such an intense movie, even knowing he made it I was still worried about a fall. The air under the Enduro Corner seemed unreal.
I don't think I can be ever impressed by anything in a movie theater after I saw this one.
True. You KNOW that nothing is Special Effects. No stunt backup. No green screen.Quote:
Originally Posted by gloriawilloughby
great movie. I could of done without the drama / awkwardness between Honnold and his "tracking to be girlfriend" buying a fridge and the like.
A couple days ago I was hanging at the brewery. Alex busts in the door with big eyes and asks me where the bathroom is. I responded, "Alex, don't you have a poop tube?" I then pointed him in the right direction.
He dropped his deuce and left. Was hilarious.
I recorded it on Friday, and watched it last night, my wife loved it too, but I missed everything after enduro corner as the PVR shut off.
Spoiler alert!Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnyg82
He lives.
Sunday was the third time I watched.....Once in the theater, second IMAX, last on my couch with beer in hand. The part that kills me every time, is at the end when Mark Synott (legit alpine/big wall badass) asks “what’s next? What are you going to do now?” And Honnold tells him he’s going to go hangboard.....Synott says something to the effect that most people who did what AH just did would take the afternoon off.... Fucking classic. BTW, Synott’s book, The Impossible Climb, was released today. Will buy.
^^^^ This. I'm pretty sure my amygdala is more active than his.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel
Holy fuck. Watched on the iMac but now have to see it on the big screen. Most impressed by the finish. No staged people, letting El Cap speak for itself...
I just watched it and now I can’t sleep. I seriously got an adrenaline dump from the last 25 minutes.
If he’s going to keep doing it he’s got to get rid of that woman.
Watching it now....will watch again....incredible story. GF is hot....but not sure why they focused on her so much.....sort of negative. (I guess it makes for a better story)....she’s hot though....
Wow...the last half hour...unbelievable. FKNA....great.
https://gripped.com/wp-content/uploa...ex-Honnold.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by BC.
Totally agree.
The Dawn Wall on Netflix is really good.
Tommy Caldwell is amazing and the story is good.
He threw a kidnapper off a cliff and later chopped off a finger and became a better climber.
Wow.
Yeah, if you liked Free Solo you should definitely watch The Dawn Wall.
This one sentence makes me want to watch itQuote:
Originally Posted by AK47bp
It’s good. I liked it as much as Free Solo. I watched a behind the scenes video of the camera work. Those dudes are the real deal, hanging off ropes 2k ft off the ground in winter for hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by t-the-east
I think I liked Dawn Wall a bit more because there was more climbing. Both were outstanding though.
Watched Dawn Wall last night. Amazing story. So much more than just one climb.Quote:
Originally Posted by The SnowShow
I’m looking forward to seeing Free Solo as well.
I agree. I liked it more too. My palms got sweatier watching Free Solo but I enjoyed The Dawn Wall more.Quote:
Originally Posted by The SnowShow
Watched Free Solo on Hulu last night and Dawn Wall on Netflix. Both outstanding films, and different interpretations of what “free” climbing is.
Didn’t think I’d be able to sit through Free Solo at first. But Honnold’s head is on another planet. His mental game is so strong, and his perfectionist approach made it seem like a perfectly reasonable thing to do by the end of the movie.
Watched Dawn Wall......compared to Free Solo....Both are totally incredible achievements....Free Solo definitely more so, because it’s obviously free solo.......but I liked Dawn Wall better as a TV/Movie watch....
Caldwells 2nd wife is hotter than his first....”total upgrade”....not as hot as Free Solo wife.....but totally a better attitude....supportive....
Both were great.....but really preferred Dawn Wall......cuz of the supportive way his friends and family were portrayed.
Caldwell definitely upgraded haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by BC.
Pretty much agree with everything you say. Both great movies. Kind of interesting how they came out on top of each other. Both Tommy and Alex are fascinating characters. Something about Tommy really strikes a chord though. He just seems like such a nice genuine guy, in addition to being the most badass all around rock climber on the planet.Quote:
Originally Posted by BC.
Behind the scenes of The Dawn Wall. The crew are badass as well. Hanging thousands of feet in the air for hours on end.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yk9-HLJPm6w
I have vertigo and afraid of heights. Couldn’t watch for five minutes.
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Finally watched. Oh my god. Enduro freaked me out so much. All I could think off was those times I’ve been on rock and had that moment where you know there is a bit too much rope out and you can’t quite feel the next move and you start to breathe just a little too much. The panic starts rising up and you have to swallow it back down.
Only now, it’s all that... But no rope. My brain just couldn’t comprehend it. It was disorienting. And shocking. I’m completely blown away.
Sorry but it’s a totally different sport. It’s not rock climbing. I don’t know what it is, but it’s nothing I’ve ever done.
Watched it for the first time over the weekend. The guy is a headcase. That isn't just years of mental conditioning, he's fundamentally different from most people. The climbing was impressive, but I was more struck by just how "off" he seems when interacting with people.
They tested his brain with stimuli and his brain reacted to the stimuli the same as a sociopath’s brain.
So yeah, he focuses that on climbing instead of collecting beautiful women and wearing their skin.
At least this is what my climbing friend that knows him said.
Except he memorized every. single. move. on all 30+ pitches. There was never any question what the next move was. Committing the whole thing to memory like that is an incredibly impressive feat all on its own.Quote:
Originally Posted by beece
Considering that they suspect his Dad had some degree of ASD, it seems pretty clear that Alex shares some of those traits.Quote:
Originally Posted by glademaster
It's not exactly earthshattering to suggest that a guy who free solos El Cap is wired differently than us.Quote:
Originally Posted by glademaster
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Originally Posted by Danno
That's a fact, but I didn't start a new thread to present my "earthshattering" treatise on Alex Honnold's mental state, I posted four sentences in a thread about the movie.
Solid film, well worth watching. His girlfriend is very cute, but I also found her annoying as hell.
If I were to watch it again, I would skip the first hour.