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Sarge47
07-21-2007, 06:28 PM
Anybody care to list their favorite "survival" films? I just finished watching three that I like:
1.) Cast Away. (You were right, Owl Girl, Wilson was a vollyball...silly air-head)
2.) The Edge.
3.) A Cry in the Wild.
getting ready to watch an old one with John Wayne in it called "Island in the Sky". It's in black & white, that's how old it is.
owl_girl
07-21-2007, 07:11 PM
Lets see, the one that I can think of isn’t as much of a survival film as Cast Away but it still has survival stuff in it.
“Never Cry Wolf” was a lot of fun. The name sounds corny but the movie is really funny and its based on a true story.
Sarge47
07-21-2007, 07:25 PM
Lets see, the one that I can think of isn’t as much of a survival film as Cast Away but it still has survival stuff in it.
“Never Cry Wolf” was a lot of fun. The name sounds corny but the movie is really funny and its based on a true story.
I got that one as well! Liked the scene where the guy's walking across the frozen lake and the ice breaks under him. Thought lunching on field mice was kinda gross though.
Strider
07-21-2007, 07:33 PM
The military has some very interesting films about surviving... each one is set to be for the Air Force, Navy, or whatever. They can sometimes be found in auctions or off ebay... they are the best, though, i think ... :)
owl_girl
07-21-2007, 07:39 PM
I got that one as well! Liked the scene where the guy's walking across the frozen lake and the ice breaks under him. Thought lunching on field mice was kinda gross though.
I thought I was funny when the mice were all looking at him well he was eating a bowl of mouse stew so he started laughing at them and eating faster, kind of sadistic but it was funny.
Sarge47
07-21-2007, 09:08 PM
I thought I was funny when the mice were all looking at him well he was eating a bowl of mouse stew so he started laughing at them and eating faster, kind of sadistic but it was funny.
Yeah, I agree, lol, but I thought the Wolves were really cool though.
wareagle69
07-22-2007, 01:25 PM
jerimiah johnson.....do i need to say more.. cheers
tarheelfan
07-22-2007, 08:16 PM
1.) Rambo I
2.) Hatchet
3.) Shooter (Not really wilderness survival...but still one of the better movies i've watched recently)
A Walk in the Snow
The Edge
Jeremiah Johnson
Never Cry Wolf
I picked a DVD some where Caled The Fast Runner about Inuets way back it is subtitled a bit long but very good about living in the artic has some evil drama as well.
Jerimiah Johnson
The Hunted
First Blood
Death Hunt
There are at least 2 books out there that death hunt was based on, one is a novel ond on is a weel put together reshearch type book both are quite interesting.
Death Hunt
Albert Johnson aka the Mad Trapper, alot of info. can be dug up right on the net.
If you watch Death Hunt, you will notice that there are ideas that were pulled and use in First Blood.
Beowulf65
11-19-2007, 08:10 PM
Jeremiah Johnson
The Hunted
Dath Hunt
Last of the Dog Men (how the Cheyenne survived)
Best Native American Movie: 500 Nations, Dances With Wolves, Last of the Mohicans
LadyTrapper
11-20-2007, 03:09 AM
The Edge
"Jermiah" of course!
Dances with Wolves (I have been called "she who stands with fists" a time or two)LOL
Ghosts in the Darkness(Story of zsavo's maneating lions)
LadyTrapper
11-20-2007, 03:11 AM
Never seen Death Hunt with the mad trapper...I will have to look that up.
Ghosts in the Darkness(Story of zsavo's maneating lions)
I read that book, nothing like the movie, but just as exciting.
I always forget "Last of the Dogmen," boy that was a good movie.
swampyankee
11-20-2007, 03:40 AM
Excellent choice. Never Cry Wolf is by/about one of my favorite writers,Farley Mowat. I would encourage anyone to read any (or all) of his many books. Recently a movie was based on another of his books. I believe it's called The Snow Walker or something similar. It's about an Alaskan bush pilot who doesn't care for the natives who crashes while transporting a sick Inuit woman. Of course, he ends up surviving by relying on her wilderness skills.
Lets see, the one that I can think of isn’t as much of a survival film as Cast Away but it still has survival stuff in it.
“Never Cry Wolf” was a lot of fun. The name sounds corny but the movie is really funny and its based on a true story.
Sarge47
11-20-2007, 05:05 AM
Excellent choice. Never Cry Wolf is by/about one of my favorite writers,Farley Mowat. I would encourage anyone to read any (or all) of his many books. Recently a movie was based on another of his books. I believe it's called The Snow Walker or something similar. It's about an Alaskan bush pilot who doesn't care for the natives who crashes while transporting a sick Inuit woman. Of course, he ends up surviving by relying on her wilderness skills.
See if you can find the actual title, I'd like to see that one.:cool:
swampyankee
11-20-2007, 05:11 AM
Here you go, Sarge...
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808664160/info
Beowulf65
11-20-2007, 12:37 PM
Yeah, Ghost in the Darkness was a great film. ANd here's a good one from our friends the Brits (Fishy you in this :D Its called Wilderness, saw it and it was real good, kinda like wilderness survival horror.
woodwose
11-21-2007, 02:34 AM
Lets see, the one that I can think of isn’t as much of a survival film as Cast Away but it still has survival stuff in it.
“Never Cry Wolf” was a lot of fun. The name sounds corny but the movie is really funny and its based on a true story.
I'll give ya one... Ever hear of the book "One Mans wilderness" and there was a subsequent movie.. It is based on the true story of Richard Proenneke who had retired in his (mid fifties?) and moved/homesteaded in Alaska and then lived there by himself for 30 years.
The movie is boring I'll have to admit.. it is a kind of a documentary as well as the book but it is a true story with an interesting take on survival.
owl_girl
11-21-2007, 02:38 AM
The movie is boring I'll have to admit.. it is a kind of a documentary as well as the book but it is a true story with an interesting take on survival.
I have a good attention span for things like that. There are so many books I need to read lol
Sarge47
11-21-2007, 04:45 AM
I'll give ya one... Ever hear of the book "One Mans wilderness" and there was a subsequent movie.. It is based on the true story of Richard Proenneke who had retired in his (mid fifties?) and moved/homesteaded in Alaska and then lived there by himself for 30 years.
The movie is boring I'll have to admit.. it is a kind of a documentary as well as the book but it is a true story with an interesting take on survival.
PBS likes to air it every year or so. Also just watched "The Snow Walker". Also this one that just came out titled: "Rescue Dawn". A true story about survival in the jungle in Laos during the Viet Nam conflict by an American flyer. I give this one two thumbs up! Finally, if you want to see a gross parody of Survival Reality shows check out "Wrong Turn 2". Just watched it. Wierd but funny.:eek:
Beowulf65
11-21-2007, 03:34 PM
The Movie "Boone" is due out soon.
woodwose
11-22-2007, 12:30 AM
PBS likes to air it every year or so. Also just watched "The Snow Walker". Also this one that just came out titled: "Rescue Dawn". A true story about survival in the jungle in Laos during the Viet Nam conflict by an American flyer. I give this one two thumbs up! Finally, if you want to see a gross parody of Survival Reality shows check out "Wrong Turn 2". Just watched it. Wierd but funny.:eek:
Uh.. yep.. during pledge week.. You can always tell when pledge week is happening on PBS... they bring out all their good stuff... :D
Nothing wrong with that... I just think its funny how and why they do that.
Great movie !!! Snow Walker
Rescue Dawn...just saw it last week, definitely agree with the Sarge, two thumbs up.
Canadian-guerilla
11-28-2007, 03:51 PM
Here you go, Sarge...
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808664160/info
the Snow Walker
haven't seen this yet, but it looks great
saw an hour long show about the making of this movie
Jeremiah Johnson 1972
i love this movie
i've always wanted to be a mountain man because of this movie
Quest for Fire 1981
not much dialogue here
simple survival in a primitive time
Man in the Wilderness 1971
man left behind for dead by his friends
Alive book 1974 movie 1993
plane crash in 72, leaves soccer team stranded in the Andes
Bladesypher
11-28-2007, 04:11 PM
Ray Mears Bushcraft Survival Series 1 and 2 are good, help full tips in them too
Tony uk
11-28-2007, 06:42 PM
I cant remember its name. But it was made after the robertson cruseo book. I would give it 10/10
M. Night Shyamalan
The happening.
Just saw it last night.
A phenomenon renders our survival instinct a thing of the past !
Mark Wahlberg (Shooter) plays Elliot Moore, a science teacher who flees his Philadelphia high school for the Pennsylvania countryside after a strange "phenomenon" descends upon New England which prompts people to kill themselves. Traveling with his wife Alma (Zooey Deschanel), colleague Julian (John Leguizamo), and Julian's daughter Jess (Ashlyn Sanchez), Elliot quickly discovers that the phenomenon is spreading and even the authorities have no clues as to its origins — much less how to stop or prevent it. Before long, Elliot finds himself locked inside the pastoral home of an elderly woman named Mrs. Jones (Betty Buckley) where he watches carefully through the windows at the world outside, contemplating where and when the phenomenon will strike next... and, more importantly, whether he, his friends, and his family will possibly survive.
Remy, how would you rate it overall? I was just watching the previews last night and thinking about renting it, Wahlberg tends to run kind of hot and cold in the acting department in my books, but Leguiziamo (sp?) usually turns in something solid. How's the overall story from your perspective?
Rate ?
I am a big fan of Shyamalan's work...especially "the village" and "lady in the water".
Something he captures speaks to me.
I also personally like Marky Mark...something emanates from him that i find genuine and relatable.
John Leguizamo has a very small role, but is great as usual.
The story is of course not for everyone.
Shyamalan's approach is always ambiguous and metaphysical which once again i love...the psychology behind it is coherent.
Beautifully shot as always.
Simple and effective...short.
But in the end i would not be surprise if most end up saying..."wtf" ?.
I do not think you would be one of those though...
It has an almost Rohmerish American quality to it, and somewhat amusingly points to what i have been saying about plants here.
If everything else fails, you can always get lost in Zooey's eyes...and wander.
A.
If everything else fails, you can always get lost in Zooey's eyes...and wander.A.
Well, when you mention that I think I'm just going to have to see it, lol.
ThompsonOutdoorSupply
10-14-2008, 12:57 AM
1.) Cast Away. (You were right, Owl Girl, Wilson was a vollyball...silly air-head)
Cast Away is brilliant...but sad. Great movie.
chiye tanka
10-14-2008, 12:58 AM
Check out Clear Cut, it's more about the environment, but it also shows some native skills.
Best Native American movie: The Native Americans, came out in 94 on TBS. Hard to find but WELL worth the watch.
crashdive123
10-14-2008, 01:07 AM
Trax - I'm a fan of some M. Night's work and enjoyed the movie.....but then again, I drink coffee out of a bowl from time to time.
I remember a movie about a french guy, who took his wife to the Canadian mountains and lived. He was a trapper and oneday, he stepped in one of his bear traps. He got gangreen in his foot and leg, his wife had to take him out to the woodshed and chop his leg off.
She then bandaged him up, but he died.
Towards the end of the movie, in spring, she takes the canoe and heads downriver to a town and becomes a teacher.
The end of the movie shows her with a loaded canoe, paddling up river and the very last scene, she pulls up to the cabin.
Don't know the name, but it is very old and cast in very dark light.
snakeman
10-14-2008, 02:04 AM
Into the wild and castaway are the only ones I know
Trax - I'm a fan of some M. Night's work and enjoyed the movie.....but then again, I drink coffee out of a bowl from time to time.
ummmm....what bowl do you drink out of? My dog was drinking out of a bowl that I had to close the lid on....
Jason_Montana
10-14-2008, 06:52 PM
Umm, I really like "Deliverance" boys. It sure is a purdy film.
Jason_Montana
10-14-2008, 06:56 PM
Grey Owl is a great film.
Also, a film from Norway called "the Pathfinder" is awesome. It has a lot of traditional scandanavian lifeways in it
Sarge47
10-14-2008, 11:53 PM
...The Happening. It was "Okay" as far as I go, but both my wife & son really enjoyed it a lot more than me. I just thought that M. Night S. could have done a lot more with the premise that he developed. But then I've always felt that he was a "Stephen King Wannabe". (just my opinion guys.) :cool:
TrapperRick
10-15-2008, 03:23 PM
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I think the most recent (2007) "best survival movie" has to be "rescue dawn".
Of course we don't really get European movies around here like Gilles Legarnd's "la jeune fille et les loups" (the young girl and the wolves)...
WWII...An adventurous young girl finds herself falling in love...in the mountains near wolves, and far away from the human folly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS7mpwCw8P0
crashdive123
10-15-2008, 05:57 PM
The Sound of Music. Yeah, yeah, yeah.......but if you consider the story of the Von Trapp family.....
Sarge47
10-15-2008, 05:57 PM
I think the most recent (2007) "best survival movie" has to be "rescue dawn".
I loved that movie so much I bought a copy. Outstanding film!:cool:
Gray Wolf
10-15-2008, 06:08 PM
Dieter Dengler was captured not once but twice in real life. The scene where he was captured while drinking from a river is based on his second capture.
sobeit
10-15-2008, 06:31 PM
Aney one see A challagen to be free ( I thanks that the name of the move) about a traper around the turn of the century in Canada of Alaska. He shoot someone in self defence and Is being chased by the local lawenforcement. Thair is a few good senes like when he dry saves the traper that started the trouble with an ax, and when he kills a big horn sheep with his hands (not very likley but fun to watch).
Jason_Montana
10-15-2008, 08:20 PM
Cool link about "The Mad Trapper" of Death Hunt and Challenge to be Free
http://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/NWT/madtrapper.htm
Misery with James Caan...The Ghost and the Darkness with Micheal Douglas...Zulu with Michael Caine....and Schindler's List with Liam Neeson. Great survival movies all.
crashdive123
10-15-2008, 10:01 PM
So many movies have their roots in survival. Think about all of the WWII movies, especially any depicting the Battaan Death March.
The Sound of Music. Yeah, yeah, yeah.......but if you consider the story of the Von Trapp family.....
Well, obviously we all have to agree, after all they weren't the Von Trapped family, so uh, yeah....you know...Hey is that Julie Andrews over there? (slips out while they all have their heads turned to check)
If everything else fails, you can always get lost in Zooey's eyes...and wander.
A.
I agree with your take on the movie Remy, it was excellent. The only reason I saved that little bit of the quote was because, with Zooey's eyes...yes indeed one can ...wander
Ever since the world ended.
(2001)
"Twelve years ago, a plague swept through, wiping out most of the population; in San Francisco, only 186 people remain. Two of them use jury-rigged batteries to power a camera and make a documentary. We see a variety of approaches to survival, from the artist and engineer who trade for their needs, to the surfers and woodsmen who fish and hunt, to the scavengers, and a communal farm. We also see how the community deals with those who threaten it, and how the youth are growing up with different values from those who knew our world. Written by Jon Reeves {jreeves@imdb.com}"
We saw this movie a while back.
We loved it.
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