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Download, Watch online 127 Hours Movie.
| Genres: | ThrillerAdventureDr |
| Starring: | Lizzy Caplan, James Franco, Kate Burton, Treat Williams, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Clemence Poesy |
| Director(s): | Danny Boyle |
| Available Quality: | DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def |
| Country: | USA, UK |
| Year: | 2010 |
| IMDB Rating: | 7.8 |
127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralstons remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers, family, and the two hikers he met before his accident. Will they be the last two people he ever had the chance to meet?
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Visitor Reviews: (20)
saareman 18 May 2012
A completely cathartic life-or-death experience
I started loving this film within the first few seconds. 127 Hoursbegins immediately with the sound of Fresh Blood's "Never Hear SurfMusic Again" ("There must be some f*%#ing chemical, chemical in yourbrain, that makes us different from animals, makes us all the same."etc...) just as featured in the 1st trailer. That not-ripped-offeuphoric feeling (how many times have you seen a trailer with a perfectsong/music and then felt betrayed that it wasn't in the film later...yeah, me too) carried on all the way through the rest of the film.The film has an energetic start with a split screen showingoffice-bound commuters/workers going along their daily drudge while ourlead, x-treme biker/hiker/climber Aron Ralston (played to perfection byactor James Franco) packs his gear (unfortunately not finding his SwissArmy knife which might have made a lot of difference to him later on)for a trek into Blue John Canyon country in Utah. While on his way hehas a brief fun climbing/diving/swimming interlude with two femalehikers (played by Kate Mara and Amber Tamblyn). He then heads off onhis own and at about 20 minutes into the movie takes a tumble with asmall boulder that ends up pinning his right arm against the side wallof the thin crevice of a canyon. And that is where we are with him forthe next "127 hours" (but only 1 hour of screen time) that it takes himto get loose.I'm not going to spoil that resolution here, although most will likelyhear about it anyway before seeing the movie. An obvious clue that hesurvives is given by the screen credit early in the film that says itis "based on the book Between A Rock And A Hard Place by Aron Ralston".The guy must of survived if he wrote a book about it right? Well, youcan survive in many ways and not all of them leave you whole (bothmentally and physically).Director Danny Boyle brings a lot of the key Oscar-winning players ofthe Slumdog team back for this new film. Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy,soundtrack composer A.R.Rahman and cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle(this time paired with Enrique Chediak) are chief among those. As anadded bonus, from the director of the toilet-diving cam inTrainspotting, we now have the "desperately thirsty character saves hisown urine so it can be filmed while drunk through a tube"-cam in thismovie.At the Toronto Film Festival's 2nd screening of the film, Boyle wasthere to take questions from the audience and his enthusiasm andexcitement about the film were infectious. Tidbits included his talkingabout their 6 days of location shooting followed by a sound-stagerecreation of the canyon based on 3D scanning imagery. Boyle alsopraised actor James Franco and emphasized how every time we see him ina new film he is stretching his talents and abilities, unlike many leadactors who are just basically playing themselves in various differentsituations.Boyle said that for an audience to watch what would otherwise be deemed"unwatchable" you either had to be making aschlocky/not-to-be-taken-seriously horror movie OR you had to make theaudience completely identify with the character to the extent that theywould believe that they themselves would have done the exact same thingto save themselves if they had to. Well, Boyle succeeds in making youbelieve it.Seen at the Ryerson Theatre, Toronto Sept. 13, 2010. 2nd screening of 3at TIFF 2010.
Roland E. Zwick 17 May 2012
When being caught between a rock and a hard place becomes all too real
Few movies provide as purely visceral an experience as "127 Hours," agripping true-life account of a man who literally gives his right armto save his life.It was April 2003 when daredevil outdoorsman and experienced rockclimber Aron Walston ventured alone into Blue John Canyon in Utahwithout telling anybody where he was going. Tragedy struck when a giantboulder came crashing down on him, smashing and pinning his right armso that Walston was actually left dangling a few feet above the ground.After more than five days in this position, he made the horrificdecision to cut off the arm, thereby free himself from his predicament.Given the shockingly gruesome nature of the material, it's possiblethat many people avoided watching this movie when it played intheaters. One of the advantages of seeing the movie on DVD is that thefaint of heart can fast-forward through the more unsettling parts andnot miss out on the overall experience  or James Franco's dazzling andempathic tour-de-force performance.Moments of lucidity alternate with moments of intense unreality andconfusion as the hours tick off and Walston increasingly strugglesagainst hunger, thirst, cold, pain and mounting desperation. Whatstrikes one most about Walston is the amazing resourcefulness and calmdemeanor he demonstrates while confronting a situation most of us canimagine only in our worst nightmares. Walston certainly has time tothink back over his life and to consider what exactly brought him tothis moment in time and to contemplate the people who've made thedeepest impact on him, and how he's treated - and, in some cases,mistreated - them throughout the course of his life.Walston's ordeal resonates with viewers in that it shows us just howvulnerable we are to the cruel exigencies of an indifferent Nature, andhow one little mistake or simply being in the wrong place at the wrongtime can forever seal our fate.Director Danny Boyle and co-writer Simon Beaufry keep things frombecoming unduly claustrophobic by throwing hallucinations, memories andimaginings into the narrative mix and by freely indulging in thehyperkinetic montage sequences that have long been the hallmark ofBoyle's style (see "Trainspotting" and "Slumdog Millionaire").In terms of acting, this is pretty much a one-man show, but there areimportant contributions from Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara and TreatWilliams in small but significant roles.Hard as it may be to sit through at times, "127 Hours" provides us withan unforgettable and ultimately inspiring portrait of a man staringinto the face of Death  and making Death blink.
16 May 2012
Incredible!
What an incredible story! And James Franco was a perfect pick for this role - he did such an excellent job.I love Aron Ralston's sense of humor and his general gusto for life and adventure. There is a LOT of "personality" here - a very likable personable guy and you will enjoy the journey and appreciate his strength of character, his courage and his will to live.For those of you who are all squeamish - this is not some horrible gory movie, and it's not "depressing" either. It's a wonderful story of adventure, and courage with some great landscape footage too. You already know he lives, he survives, so nix all those excuses and watch this amazing true story.
Stephen Cook 16 May 2012
It makes a better story than it does a movie
127 Hours, as its title suggests, recounts the 127 hours that hiker androck climber Aron Ralston spends stranded in a slot canyon, based onrecounts of the true story in Ralston's best-selling memoir "Between aRock and a Hard Place". After an accident with a loose rock, Ralstonstumbles into a crevice and ultimately lands with his right arm wedgedtightly between the rock and the canyon wall. As the days pass by,Ralston runs low on water, uses up his food, and his efforts atchipping away at the rock with a dull knife seem to be in vain. Theonly thing that keeps him going are promises he made to his family andthe hope that he would one day see his loved ones again.As you can imagine, this movie is as much director Danny Boyle's as itis James Franco's. When nearly all of the film's 94 minutes consist ofFranco's psychological turmoil, his acting has to carry the movie, andas expected, Franco pulls it off very nicely. Expect some terrific andbelievable acting as Ralston struggles not only to free himself fromthe rocky prison, but also to come to terms with personal mistakes hemade earlier in his life. However, 127 Hours may unwittingly fall intothe category of 'psychological thriller', and with such a genre comessome strong expectations: intense scriptwriting and extraordinaryacting. While the film may not necessarily be a "thriller" because itpurposely recounts the real-life story of Aron Ralston, it still fallsvictim to its requirements; and this is where we see a disappointmentin the movie. Nothing is missing from the acting side, but the scriptis regular, rather boring, and predictable. We know Ralston is stillalive, we know he suffered, we know some parts were gritty- but noflourish is added to the original story to make it interesting.Everything is straightforward- no twists. 127 Hours wishes itself to bemore engaging than it actually is. Still, it stays close to the factsof the book, which leads me to the conclusion that Ralston's tale makesa better story than it does a movie (and that psychological thrillersmay not be Boyle's strong suit).James Franco puts out a terrific role in this movie, but aside from hisperformance you can't expect anything too out-of-the-ordinary orimpressive. 6/10
pearse-762-643422 12 May 2012
127 Hours...... my favorite movie of 2010
This Review May Contain Spoilers! ALert! ; )I Walked into the theater to see 127 hours and saw not too many peoplein the theater. Probably because it had been 3 or so weeks after itcame out. And once the movie started, it was a bit weird for me (peoplegoing up escalator's , etc....), but then i started noticing theediting. I said to myself: "Wow... This is mazing!" The editing in thisfilm was truly amazing. After Aaron runs into the 2 girls, it reallyshows you that he had a nice spirit and was very adventurous. Aftergetting stuck between the rock, he starts to remember the past in hislife.i thought that that was a nice way, in fact a really nice way tomake the movie good. I thought, before walking into the theater: "Howwill Danny Boyle make you entertained when its just that man stuckbetween a rock?" Now Danny Boyle really finds a way in this film tomake it to make it entertaining and not boring and and make the filmstand out to be not just the guy cutting his arm off but, but findingways to save himself, remembering he times when he was young and makingsure that if he makes it out alive, that he always answers his parents'calls.This films is for me by far the best of the year and i think that itshould win best picture ( even though i think that the king's speech orblack swan will win) of the year and makes me think of James Franko asa much better actor and Danny Boyle a much better director. I recommendthis film to anybody and i hope that you people enjoy this film as muchas i do.
Diana Lynn 11 May 2012
A Beautiful and Horrifying Journey
Hold On To Your Seat: I just finished this wonderful vision of filmmaking tonight at approximately 3:01 a.m. and I am still feeling thechills from the ending. Basically the entire movie is James Franco(hardly moving) alone, with a rock smashed on his right arm. He hashallucinations, and a (fake) little radio show moment (shot through hisdigital camera) and a small amount of tools to figure out a way tosurvive. Watching him look into the camera and talk about how sorry heis for not calling his mom back, and how he won't make it to hissister's wedding is heart wrenching. Annnnd this is a true story.Having said that, it is also one of the most well-acted one man moviesI've seen since Castaway. No wonder the academy loves Mr. Franco.Best Scenes: 1. The beginning when he meets two girls hiking the trailhe's hiking. 2. All the digital camera scenes. 3. The ending (If yourqueasy you might want to look away)It's Not An Action Movie: So if you came to see one...go see Troninstead. This is a suspenseful character study and a journey into thelife (and mind) of someone who went through a horrific experience.Believe me when I say it's pretty much a one-man movie. Also believe mewhen I say you shouldn't pass it up.Best Line: Aron: "You know, I've been thinking. Everything is... justcomes together. It's me. I chose this. I chose all this. This rock...this rock has been waiting for me my entire life. It's entire life,ever since it was a bit of meteorite a million, billion years ago. Inspace. It's been waiting, to come here. Right, right here. I've beenmoving towards it my entire life. The minute I was born, every breaththat I've taken, every action has been leading me to this crack on theout surface."Hello Danny Boyle: If you're a fan of his work, you will surely not bedisappointed with this movie. He directed and co-wrote the screenplayfor this movie and it is gooooooooood. Also if you are a nerd like me,you'll know who A.R. Rahman is (the guy behind Slumdog Millionaire'smusic) and you'll know he did the music for this movie as well. It'svery good and....oh hey wait....oh hayyyy Dido! She's here too and hersong is kinda the theme song for the movie.Overall: Go see it. It's worth a watch but be warned...it'sclaustrophobic and you watch a guy cut something off at the end so yea.Just trying to help a brotha out.9/10 Stars. Read all my reviews at http://dianalynn5287.blogspot.com
silviuleno 08 May 2012
Give this man an Oscar!
I can't believe what i just saw. "127 Hours" is truly a masterpiece.Danny Boyle did it again. Period. This lesson about surviving can beteach in schools. We can learn from mistakes. For me, Aron Ralstonisn't a hero. Aron is a survivor. Mankind is based on surviving in thehardest conditions. James Franco truly deserves an Oscar this year. Hisperformance cannot be anything but perfect. It demonstrates a reallycourage in acting. It takes a lot of motivation and talent to gothrough the most difficult role, taking over the movie by himself, witha help of the extraordinary direction of Danny Boyle. In this film,James Franco is "solo". With the exception of some minor, but solidroles, he owns "127 Hours". You can feel Aron's desperation and alsoyou can see the long string of decisions that leads him to amputate thedamaged arm. The hand of Aron becomes his worst enemy. So he cut it, toset free. Danny Boyle's unique style of directing is getting more andmore amazing, from start to end. "127 Hours" is simply great. With thisrole, James Franco gets in to the big league of newly actors. He did alot of great acting jobs, but this is masterful. He can put naturalfeelings in his role, and the transformation is very visible. JamesFranco is not acting, is living the drama of Aron Ralston at apermitted level of understanding. Give this man an Oscar! He reallydeserve the golden statue! "127 Hours" can easily be the film of 2011.You did it again, Mr. Danny Boyle! As of Mr. James Franco, you cansteal the Oscar and still remain innocent! Why? You deserve it!
PWNYCNY 07 May 2012
Never travel without letting someone know.
Given the terrifying nature of Aron Ralston's ordeal, the movie wassurprisingly low key. Perhaps this was due to the fact of Mr. Ralston'srecklessness which led to his mishaps or maybe the sheer senselessnessof what he was doing, which seemed to be pointless, self-indulgent, andnever explained in the movie. After all, nobody told him to go hikingin the middle of nowhere. Yet that is what he did, and for that healmost lost his life, which is the crux of the story. How he saveshimself is amazing. Yet the moment when he finally does free himselfseems almost anticlimactic, when it should have been the climax of themovie. To self-amputate a part of one's body is an act of sheerdesperation that is horrifying. Although one can root for Mr. Ralstonto persevere and to be saved, what cannot be ignored is the sheerrecklessness of his behavior that got in that predicament in the firstplace. Everyone can appreciate his dilemma but it's a dilemma that hebrought upon himself, which gives one cause to wonder: Why? JamesFranco's performance is outstanding.
Troy_Campbell 23 April 2012
Compelling viewing.
Although undeniably amazing, the story of Aron Ralston isn't somethingthat strikes you as ripe for cinematic treatment. It's more the sort ofyarn suited to a half hour doco, seeing as the action is stuck in theone place for five days. It's a marvel then  although not overlysurprising  that Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, director and writerrespectively of the phenomenal Slumdog Millionaire, have eked out aworthy story that capably fits the feature film format.They've developed the premise to focus more on the mentality of Ralstonduring his suffering. He cycled through a gamut of emotions  regret,despair, acceptance, anger, frustration, embarrassment  and how Boylepresents these is definitely left of centre, but all the moreintriguing for it. The use of flashbacks and dream segments are oftenlazily used to convey a character's thoughts, although they're still adamn fine narrative tool if you use them correctly and Boylewonderfully segues in and out of these sequences as if they were anextension of the present action.Some of Ralston's delirium-fuelled moments are cringe-worthy andhumiliating, but Boyle doesn't shoot them with a rose coloured lens.What you see is an authentic depiction of how this man (re)acted to thegradual realisation these were his last days on earth. When you're onyour own with no hope of surviving, why concern yourself with somethingtrivial like how you might look if there was ever a movie made aboutyou? Well, Ralston didn't and Boyle respected that. Subsequently we,the audience, have been privy to something we weren't supposed to see,and there is something very fascinating about that.Cillian Murphy was originally planned to play the doomed adventurer,and though I'm sure he would've been great, it's now hard to imagineanyone other than James Franco in the role. The real Ralston had neverallowed anyone outside of his own family and friends to see thecamcorder footage he shot over those harrowing 127 hours, until hepermitted both Franco and Boyle to watch it. This private screeningmust've been invaluable to Franco especially; his portrayal iscarefully layered and well thought out. Franco slots into the"everyman" mould with ease and offers a quirky side to Ralston withoutever being overtly quirky. Colin Firth should win the Best Actor Oscarfor The King's Speech, but Franco thoroughly deserves his nominationand I'm sure we haven't seen the last of him come future awardsseasons.An ordinary man placed in an extraordinary situation is compellingviewing thanks to Boyle's masterful direction and Franco's powerfulperformance.4 out of 5 (1 - Rubbish, 2 - Fine, 3 - Good, 4 - Great, 5 - Brilliant)
Jonny Fendi 22 April 2012
It was 8 Minutes of Great Music and 1 Hour 27 Minutes of Pure Thrills
The movie is based on an autobiography book "Between a Rock and a HardPlace" (2004) by Aron Ralston, and you can see the movie title is "127Hours". Without tell you any further, you can conclude yourself, hewould survive after all, right? The golden question will be how did hesurvive? British Director, Danny Boyle is one of my favorite Directorsof all-time, I note he is always good with the number on his movietitles such as "28 Days Later.." (2002) and "Millions" (2004). Aftertelling an inspiring story in India through "Slumdog Millionaire"(2008), he takes us back to the United States. The incident occurred atBlue john Canyon (the Utah desert) where solitary mountaineer AronRalston fell into a canyon and being trapped under a boulder. Aron isplayed by James Franco. The movie starts with an energetic mood andspirit, plus stylish split screen and exhilarating music as well. Aslong as I remember, Boyle always could make an enjoyable adventureexperience with his vigorously music, and thiz time he does it either.James Franco takes on responsibility for his one-man-show very well. Myfavorite act is when he imitates the host of "Morning Live Show' andpretends to interview himself. He is very convincing by deliveringnail-biting and captivating performances all at once, just like whatRyan Reynold did recently when he was being "Buried" (2010). Onceagain, Boyle shows his capability of capturing human despair by mixinghallucination scenes and flashback sequences. Overall, it was 8 minutesof great music and 1 hour 27 minutes of pure thrills. In the end, I canassure you that Aron's experience is not simple as you think. When youare being trapped like him, it's just okay if you know you are going tosurvive in 127 hours ahead, maybe you can manage something to getthrough of that. But the real situation is not that simple, Aron didn'tknow for how long he would be stuck in there or even whether or not hewas going to survive in that moment. Last time, Danny Boyle introducedus the exotic of Phi Phi Leh Island (near Phuket , Thailand) through"The Beach" (2000). After that movie, thousands of people crowded thatplace. Thiz time, Boyle shows us the beauty of Utah Canyon, I 'm prettysure people will go there as well. Can't wait what place he will takeus next time. For precaution, before you go please tell someone whereyou will be going ^_^ Visit My Blog on JONNY'S MOVEE: http://jonnyfendi.blogspot.com
Raul Faust 21 April 2012
Death Hours
Well, since all decent IMDb's reviewers already gave their opinionsabout this movie, I felt obligated to see and give mine. "127 Hours" ispretty similar to the polemic "Buried" and came out two or three monthsafter the second mentioned. Whilst in "Buried" 100% of the scenesinvolve Ryan Reynolds in a coffin, this one alternates between JamesFranco's agony and flashes of his mind. Both these movies are agonizingand make the spectator feel very sorry for the main character, eventhought the protagonist never showed a reason for us to like him. Mymain complaint about "127 Hours" is that Franco, in many scenes, seemsto be TOO calm for someone who is that close to death; when people areabout to die they simply get crazy-- our survival's instinct attacks.The photography direction is beautiful, this picture is surely aprofessional work; it's just a shame that films involving this troublewill never be completely entertaining-- it will get boring eventually.That's it, "127 Hours" is a good movie of it's subject, but is the kindof picture you have to be very patient to truly enjoy.
Michelle Manning 21 April 2012
Brilliant integration of documentary and drama
When I walked out of the theatre, I was nothing less than exhilarated.The movie left me speechless. Danny Boyle did an astonishing job atexemplifying the emotions Aron Ralston was suffering. When the rock lands on Ralston's arms, you feel his shock and not hispain. When the sun comes up for the first time, you FEEL how beautifulthe moment is. When he drinks his first drink of water you feel hisdesperation, and his hopelessness when he drinks his last. Down to theoperation-esque screeching pain when he rips the nerves out of his arm,Boyle puts you there with Ralston. Boyle makes you Ralston.Initially I sat down to watch the movie thinking that it would be goodfor what Ralston battled and overcame. I did not expect Boyle toexecute it in such a phenomenal way. I asked myself, "how is he goingto do this movie in one setting?" But he did it. He did it in such acreative, uplifting way. But Aron Ralston himself put it best. "The movie is so factuallyaccurate it is as close to a documentary as you can get and still be adrama."
bassdrum-192-458712 17 April 2012
lessons learned...
James Franco is a fabulous character actor in this movie. I wouldrecommend the viewing of this movie. The concept of the story is astrue to life as one can make it considering he was alone in the middleof anywhere...I've had my knee trapped when climbing out from a caveand was stuck for over an hour...the only thing that would seriouslysave me was calming down so my body could relax and my knee came free.The distress and the potential it was the last adventure he went on wasas real as my own experience. Whilst I had no intention of cutting offmy leg, the thought did cross my mind. Overall I enjoyed the watchingexperience and it made me excited to be go out and enjoy the world welive in!
technojamfish 17 April 2012
127 Hours, felt like longer
In fairness the film takes on a fairly difficult concept and to thisend feel some sympathy towards it. However as far as films go this isdrawn out. In some respects I suppose it is as expected. Lots of deepbreathing and over done focus on a chap stuck down a hole. Thankfully,his moments of delirium,brings a little variety to the all too long anddrawn scenario. Felt the film was more for the geek rather than someonewanting to see something enjoyable. I had hoped for a little more aboutthe character and more to surround the scenario giving it build up.These aspects were lost. Given Danny Boyle's previous films have beenof such an impeccable standard, this film has certainly not come up tothat grade. Perhaps though taking such a minimalist theme was just astep to far.
MonaMulberry 16 April 2012
Kudos to James Franco.
127 Hours depicts the true story of a guy named Aron Ralston, who wentcanyoneering in Utah in April 2003. Through a pretty serious event ofmisfortune, he gets trapped in a canyon by a boulder that pulveriseshis arm against the canyon wall; literally between a rock and a hardplace. And, the desperate measures he resorts to in order to freehimself. From a Hollywood perspective, this sounds like it could beturned into a wildly spectacular action film with a bold, heroicprotagonist, hysterical relatives and "Where is my son? PLEASE FIND MYSON!!" *intense sobbing* - type of dialogue. Yes? No. Boy, am I gladthis was directed by Danny Boyle... The man we all know for his raw,authentic film style. Instead of aforementioned blockbuster drama, heopted for an incredibly realistic, documentary-like film. 127 Hoursstarts off with no form of introduction whatsoever. We do not get to'meet' Aron or any of his relatives. However, any such introductionquickly proves to be redundant as, over the fast-paced opening credits,we see Aron enthusiastically preparing for and taking off on a hikingtrip (ignoring his mother's phone call in the process...), and thereyou have it: this is a 'too cool for school', overconfident adrenalinejunkie, and that's all we need to know. This overconfidence graduallyproves to be the source of pretty much all his problems, as it is lateron revealed that Aron neglected to tell anyone where he was going...Oops.Like I said, this film looks and feels very much like a documentary,like National Geographic made a big budget reconstruction of the event.The film makers' choice to cast James Franco was a very good one. He issimply amazing. Mind you  he is alone in this film for about 95% ofthe time. This requires an actor with the guts and skill to carry anentire film, and I must admit, Franco probably wouldn't have been myfirst choice. But  to my pleasant surprise  he pulls it off, and isactually very worthy indeed of his Oscar nomination. He displays animpressively wide range of emotions, all equally convincing. Panic,disbelief, despair, delusion, hurt and hallucinations. But evenconfidence, coolness, exhilaration and rationality; it's all there.Aron Ralston, as a character, starts off as a seemingly quite cocky,confident, care-free dude who just wants to enjoy himself and do whathe loves most: exploring nature. Without telling his family. But as thefilm progresses, and Aron realises just what kind of mess he's in, youcan slowly see a change occurring in him. And the fact that, after awhile you greatly start to sympathize with him and even admire him,despite his obvious stupidity before (sorry), is all due to JamesFranco. He has really proved himself to be a very fine character actorwith the capability of moving his audience. There is one scene inparticular which I found really captivating. During the 'Tuesday'scene, Aron records himself on his camcorder, acting like he's on atalk show, answering his own questions. This scene is top-notch, actingwise, and this is where you really start to feel for him. Throughout Aron's ordeal, we are shown various flashbacks of hischildhood, friends, family and loves. This might seem like a cliché,but honestly, what else are you supposed to think about when you'restuck in a canyon for five days? Some people on the boards and in otherreviews have said they think Aron to be a superficial person for nothaving some kind of spiritual enlightenment while he was trapped, but Ijust want to voice my own personal opinion on that matter, if I may.Honestly, I don't think it's anybody's business to judge what Aronthought and felt throughout his ordeal. We all deal with hardship inour own personal way, and talking to God is not necessarily an optionfor everyone. Some of us simply draw support from family and love andgood memories. I know that's what I'd do. Now, back to technical talk. The sense of realism of 127 Hours comesgreatly from the grainy, unsteady camera work and graphic depiction ofeverything. Which is a note that comes with a warning: this film is notfor the faint of heart. What surprised me is that the scene where Aron'releases' himself is visually very graphic. I won't go into detail,but you really shouldn't watch this if you don't have the stomach.There were only a few minor things which bothered me during this film.It has a few moments which, inevitably are a teeny bit boring. But thenagain, even that seems to fit into the story, so perhaps it makessense. And I personally think the music wasn't always very well chosen,some of it didn't really fit somehow. But none of this is really anybother.127 Hours may not be as profound as Into the Wild, but it's certainly avery well-crafted film which deserves respect on its own merits. Also,the photography of the film is really beautiful and some of the sceneryof the canyons is truly breathtaking. I would recommend it for thepretty pictures alone. Anyhow, if you're interested in a really goodepisode of "I shouldn't be alive", this is the film for you.
shayne-923 15 April 2012
Doesn't have a great affect if you already know the ending, but still enjoyable
The fact that almost everyone knows the outcome and events that aregoing to occur before watching the movie takes away a lot of thesuspense and emotions that one would normally feel towards the film.Since we all know the story of Aron Ralston, the movie just seemed likea really good reenactment of the situation. However, if you don'talready know the story then the movie would be great. I still believeit was a good movie and a powerful one as well. James Franco was greatand it surprisingly did not get boring considering the movie consistedof one main character and setting. Overall, it was good while it lastedbut didn't stick with me and have the same affect as it would if i didnot know everything that was going to happen.
Motherspot 13 April 2012
Booooooring
This is a unbelievably super-overrated boooring piece of S&*(t. I justcannot believe that it's been put foreward as a serious Chance makerfor the Oscars. the whole film we see this one guy, traped after awandering accident...until he decides to do something drastic to changehis situation.Nothing is happening to keep you keep you interested. Itruly believe that the only success of this 'film 'is it'sreputation...that's why folks watch it. it is to Me the mostboooring(one off at least) Films i have ever seen. How interesting canyou keep on watching a guy how cant move more than e fewcentimeter's.Despite some flashy editing and some supposedly dreamlikesequences. terrible,Yakk. But..OK to me the Oscars for years alreadyare never something to be taken seriously... This nomination does provemy view. It's the marketing and rumours about this thing that draws theviewers.the main sequence even is not so much horrific and lacking ofreal guts by the director.it's..well kinda lame...
12 April 2012
Fluid As Water
From the beautiful scenery to the soundtrack to the core heart of the film, this experience was as fluid as water. Wonderful true story of how humans really do need to depend on each other for function. For happiness. And for survival. -Sherry Gripman, Author
Tyy Tad 10 April 2012
caught me by surprise
The first shots in "127 Hours" reminds us of "Slumdog Millionaire,"making the guy who introduced the film with the note that Danny Boylenever makes the same type of film twice look bad. We get the same typeof pulse-pounding soundtrack, we're reminded that "Slumdog" and "127Hours" have the same writer and producer (along with otherdouble-dippers in the technical fields). I suppose you could compareJamal to Aron in the series of unfortunate events department--as far asI know Aron didn't go on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" to get a holdof a friendly wanderer after his 5.29 days of hell, but he did get abook deal and people are still looking at him as a spokesperson fornever giving up; I guess they both earned a lucrative happy endingafter all that misery.A few questions I had before the movie started: 1.) How palpable willthe drama be when anybody that reads the newspaper or sees in the movietrailer that the film was based off the incredible true story knows howit will end; 2.) Tom Hanks had a volleyball and a whole island at hisdisposal--how is James Franco in a tight space going to be interesting;and 3.) How will the morning after syndrome, after all the critics havesounded off and you get a chance to revisit the film peacefully acouple months later, be in comparison to "Slumdog Millionaire" and itssteady fall from masterpiece to campy (yet entertaining) fluff in alittle more than a year and a half? Happily I can report that it's not that bad. In fact, halfway through"127 Hours," Danny Boyle and James Franco have peeled off theirbeginning smug work (where they just know you'll be impressed with whatthey're doing even though they're phoning it in) and earned ourrespect. Sure, we're required several flashbacks and shots of howbeautiful the desert is, but the blunt of the 95 minutes is spent onFranco's Aron as he goes through all the stages in realizing he mightactually die because of his cockiness. I'm not exactly sure I canexplain how it manages to make us forget the outcome, but damn it ifthe tearful, cheer-worthy finale doesn't come out of nowhere.
10 April 2012
True story....
This review is from: 127 Hours (Amazon Instant Video) This is a true story and it is very interesting....but it kinda dragged a bit. Lots of cursing because the guy was in so much pain....but for me I don't really care for cursing. Just my opinion....hope it helps.