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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Robert King (story)
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Release Date:
8 December 2000 (USA) more
Tagline:
This December. Fear will Fall. Courage will Rise. more
Plot:
A climber must rescue his sister on top of K2, one of the world's biggest mountains. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
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(22 articles)
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Into Thin Air more (349 total)

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Also Known As:
Vertical Limit (Germany)
Vertical Limit - In größter Gefahr (Germany) (TV title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense life/death situations and brief strong language.
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124 min
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The actors performed many of their own stunts. more
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Continuity: The boiling nitroglycerin in the shed, on the floor, around the boot. more
Quotes:
Elliot Vaugh: [to Tom McLaren about Annie Garrett's order to dicontinue their climb] I mean, did you really think she was gonna lift up her skirt and pull her panties down? Come on man, don't crap out on me now. more
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Spoofed in Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002) (TV) more
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Only One Woman more

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18 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Into Thin Air, 4 September 2005
Author: Lechuguilla from Dallas, Texas

In this high-octane action film, three climbers make stupid decisions at 26,000 feet, en route to the summit of K2, the world's second highest mountain. The climber's peril thus necessitates a rescue, which puts additional people on the mountain and at risk of dying. That's it. The story is thus fairly thin, but the filmmakers insert all kinds of natural and human obstacles, conflict, and difficulties to rev up the action and excitement.

The film's CGI creates compelling tension. We have the illusion of vertical scale, or perspective, which translates into a needed sense of vertigo. The sensation that the characters could, at any moment, fall to their deaths is the film's strength.

The mountain scenery is also nice, although it is sometimes wasted, because of the film's fast pace. Cinematography is quite good. And some of the scene transitions make the film flow really well.

Dialogue seems flat to me. Production design and costumes are adequate. Acting is largely irrelevant.

By far, the biggest flaw is the unrealistic amount of action. In the plot, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, from bad weather to avalanches to exploding nitro to human conflict and discord. It's all a bit much. But, that seems to be a problem inherent to outdoor action films. Directors cram in too much chaos.

Another minus is the background music, which is irritatingly nondescript. For a film set mostly in Asia, I could have wished for more indigenous music which, when combined with the majesty of the mountains, could have added emotional depth and a sense of mystery and awe.

"Vertical Limit" does have an emotional spine to its story, but that is secondary to the super action plot. Viewers who expect well thought out characters, meticulous plotting, or a subtle "theme" will need to look elsewhere. This film is strictly for people who like heavy-duty outdoor action.

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