| Touching The Void [2003] | ![Touching The Void [2003]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2BGdnNOUiL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Kevin Macdonald
Actors: Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Joe Simpson, Simon Yates, Richard Hawkins
Studio: Channel 4 DVD
Category: DVD
List Price: £19.99
Buy New: £4.98
You Save: £15.01 (75%)
New (17) from £4.46
Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1382
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Running Time: 106 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 6867449009599
ASIN: B000S399II
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
Release Date: September 17, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
A gripping, harrowing true-life story told with real skill, Touching The Void is one of the finest documentaries of recent years. It mixes in recreations of real life events with interviews, building up a head of tension that makes it hard to turn your eyes away from. The story itself centres on two British mountain climbers by the name of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates. They head off to the Andes to climb Siula Grande, yet some way into the expedition, Joe Simpson falls and breaks his leg. At this stage he's still attached to the support rope of Simon Yates, who struggles to bear his weight, and faces an impossible choice between continuing to hang on and face certain death, or cutting the rope and sending his friend plummeting down the side of the mountain. Not only is this an extraordinary story, but it's one that Touching The Void tells exceptionally well, with a focus and skill that rightly attracted the interest of award-givers. That those involved in the real-life adventure are telling you the story adds a real weight to the film, and director Kevin Macdonald--he who was behind the Oscar-winning One Day In September--weaves it all together quite brilliantly. An unforgettable piece of cinema for many reasons, Touching The Void is an extraordinary telling of an extraordinary tale, and one that simply demands to be seen. Do make sure you see it. --Simon Brew
|
| Customer Reviews:
A fascinating tale of survival in the face of impossible hardship April 21, 2008
Barcode: 6867449009599
This film paints an intruiging picture. I'd call it a documentary as largely, it focuses around Joe and Simon's narration - yet at the same time we have the reconstructions to serve as a stunning visual backdrop and reall hammer the message of their story home. This film is a rollercoaster ride of emotions, from the initial sense of triumph and youthful ambition as they set out on the expedition up Peruvian mountain Siula Grande and reach the summit to the sense of upmost horror as things start to go wrong.
What makes it all the more poignant to the viewer is that Joe and Simon come across as such the everymen - they are normal men with ambitions just the same as any of us and their charisma at conveying their story and the skill at which the reconstructions are shot really puts us in their place. And of course, as the tale progresses we realise just how courageous they are, having never expected really expected things to go quite so horrendously wrong, the terror is palpable and i can only marvel at how they kept going through it all - the cold, the altitude, the sheer enormity of it all is terrifying.
That is in essence the heart of Touching The Void, the tale of two ordinary men from Britain who prevailed against all odds to emerge as mountaineering legends. A brilliant film that holds appeal for anyone, this version also comes with an insightful behind the scenes documentary which shows as the two travelled back to the site for the first time in 20 years, that there is still a great deal of mixed emotions associated with the event.
A all-round ace film - check it out!
Gobsmackingly good! April 13, 2008
I reluctantly went to see this with a friend of mine,expecting to be bored out of my mind. After all a documentary about climbing isn't exactly my usual idea of fun. However, I was absolutely blown away. I remember coming out of the cinema and actually being speechless. This was a true story which is absolutely unbelievable. The beauty of this is that the real people are narrating the story, not actors. This is a really inspirational film for anyone, not just climbers. It really expresses the human instinct to stay alive and to not be alone. It makes you realise how through sheer willpower and determination human beings are capable of very extraordinary things. an awesome film!
touching the void April 8, 2008
magnificent mountains, horror story, I would recommend for everybody, who is a little bit intrested in climbing.
wow the real Superman November 1, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I vote Joe for the real superman award, the most amazing survival story ever, a must see.
|
|
|
