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Touching the Void (2003)
unbelievable tale of survival
Wow! Touching the Void is one of the most incredible survival stories I've ever seen. I would rank it right up there with the story of the Endurance, which I consider to be the greatest survival story of all time. The film version of this story is absolutely riveting. I can't remember when I've been so glued to the television. I was particularly impressed with how realistic the portrayal of the story is. It feels like you are watching a film of the actual events. I wonder what the filmmakers went through to shoot the scenes from inside the crevasse. That must have been a high risk adventure in its own right. If you like incredible tales of survival, then this is a "must view".
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)
brings back fond memories
I'm sure glad I finally took the time to rent and watch this documentary! It really brings back a lot of fond memories of skateboarding when I was a surfer kid back in the early seventies. Everything in this movie was familiar to me, the surfing, the skating, the names of the skaters, the equipment they were riding. As I watched all these kids ripping and doing the moves we strived so hard to emulate, I could feel the old stoke returning to my veins. Peralta (a great skater himself) really captures the electricity and energy of the time and the place. I'm 47 years old now, but after seeing this movie I'm so fired up I think I may have to get a board and get back out there (wearing a helmet and lots of pads, of course).