Bryan-32 Reviews

The Sixth Sense (1999)

Hey, I've seen this movie already

[21 August 1999]

"The Sixth Sense" seemed like a good spooky movie; by good, I mean that it is not just filled with gore, it doesn't show you everything you are supposed to be afraid of in the first 10 minutes, and it had an interesting premise. But in the last 10 minutes, when I "figured out" the movie, I felt cheated. I had seen this movie already. Twice! I won't print here what the movies are, for fear of giving away the silly plot twist, but I felt ripped off.

And Bruce Willis is a really bad actor. He only plays one role; Bruce Willis. I suggest the first poster read the review in the New York Times to see what I mean.

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997 TV Movie)

What about Anatoli

[10 March 1999]

I just finished watching "Into Thin Air" after having read Anatoli Boukreev's book "The Climb." I was aware of the book on which this movie was based (I gave it to my mother for Christmas) but not the controversy over what really happened. I have two general comments to make. First, I agree with those who complain that the movie took too many "artistic liberties" with the truth. I have ZERO experience with mountain climbing (I live in Kansas) but I could tell from comparing the book to the movie that the authors/director didn't really care to even try to correctly portray what mountain climbing is all about. And don't give me that line that they did the best they could in two hours. If people care enough, they can tell the story accurately in 2-3 hours.

But my main concern is with the controversy over what really happened. Mr. Boukreev makes a good case in his book that Mr. Krakauer did not accurately portray events on the mountain. I don't know exactly why, but I felt that his argument was persuasive (however, I wasn't there of course...).