North Face (2010)

hyped garbage

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

I couldn't sleep so I watched this movie, I really mean that this is the movie one should really watch to know what does it mean to climbing a mountain rather than reaching the summit.I watched some other mountain movies like "Touching the void" etc. But this is no1 till now. It really inspires you to do something.I like the guys approach towards the mountaineering, at times the summit was only 25% remaining and they decided to return because one of the fellow who was not even with them, was in bad shape.The movie is must watch for people who love climbing. Very nice direction and story telling.

I couldn't believe when i saw the bad comments about the film. Im an adventure fan and watched all kinds of adventure movies, but neither of them touched my heart so deeply.This was epic , realistic, and philosophic. At the end i had an understanding of what nature can do to us and how it is powerful. Human cant rule the nature , we must find out how to live in harmony with the nature. And love. It brings all the happiness and the sorrow. Its just like the nature. I was very inspired after watching the film so i started mounteneering. But many people will be scared of the mountains in my opinion after wathcing Nord Wand. It shows how an exciting adventure can go terribly bad. I really recommend this film. I think everyone must watch, its a undiscovered masterpiece.

You'll be asking yourself "How did they do that?" Based on a true story about an ill-fated mountain-climbing mission to scale the north face of the Eiger in the Alps back in 1936, this is must viewing if you're a fan of man vs nature films. The climbing scenes are spectacular, brutal, and incredibly suspenseful. I loved this film, and I wished I had seen it on the big screen but I hadn't even heard of it before I saw it yesterday on Netflix. I can only assume it didn't get much of a push because the 2 lead characters are, well, Nazis -- albeit reluctant Nazis that don't care about the party at all, they just care about climbing and each other.They team with a pair of Austrian climbers halfway up the cliff in a harrowing battle for survival. Terrific drama and edge-of-your-seat suspense. Highly recommended.

Just watched the movie last night. Being German, one thing that bothered me was that neither the Toni Kurz, Andreas Hinterstoisser nor Luise Fellner character spoke with a Bavarian dialect. Wouldn't you expect that from somebody born and raised in Berchtesgaden? I do have to agree with an earlier comment: The Austrian team did not come across as a real competition to the German team. In fact, they were portrayed as being quite a miserable pair, technically and spiritually inferior to the German team.Otherwise I enjoyed the movie. Acting was solid and the story believable.