Fantastic!

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

The movie could have been an action packed sequel to Cliffhanger if Stallone wanted to do it.The movie even starts out like cliffhanger with one of the main characters loosing someone on a mountain climb.After this, the basic premise is that of the best mountain climbers in the world being hired by the united states military to retrieve a weapon that crash landed on said mountain during a winter storm before it accidentally goes off. Of course, these climbers have to convince that guy that lost his love one in the beginning of the film to join the group. To add to the danger, they have little time to get there and someone on the team is willing to kill them in order to get the weapon for themselves.It's a decent plot for a low budget action flick co-starring Nia Peeples who got her action chops on Walker Texas Ranger. The special effects are kinda cheesy and make the movie laughable at times. Though the climbing scenes were okay despite the fact that a lot of it really looked like it was done on s sound stage, sometimes the action sequences were too complex for the FX department.An okay action movie that could have used a little more action and less campy effects.

It's wrong on so many levels.Cheap filmwork and ripped noff scenes from other movies, you can spot the plots from miles away.Technically pathetic from a climbing point of view, amateur climbers have better kit and dress sense than these 'pros'. As a large bloke that does some ice climbing I can tell you there are very few big chaps climbing at this level, most are racing snakes.The baddies in supposed winter assault gear have white suits black utility belts and black leather gloves - frostbite and visibly duh.EMP just makes things stop working it doesn't make things spark, and sparks don't come in different colours!Love the bit where the inept gunman is restrained and after a cheesy one liner the lead walks out into the road carrying an automatic weapon but the Police cruiser just lets him go by!The Major with dark aviator sunglasses made me think of the 80s or an Airplane spoof movie.The device was on 'full auto-retaliate' pmsl. Let me see, when the plane was shot down the cube armed with 72 hours on the clock....then someone told the military, they hunted down the lead, lets say a couple of hours passed, then he phones a guy climbing in the rockies and tells him to get the plane to Washington DC in the morning. Lets say thats at least 20 hour including flight time.....they have a briefing and then fly to Pakistan, get in a chopper and only 22 hours has passed.....I will return to this later.The lead also manages a lot of beard growth during the flight yet no one else does.Notice the chopper changes from Pakistan army brown to white when they get offWe climbed Everest in 16.5 hours and without oxygen - c'mon that's treating us like muppets ( I do like the real muppets fyi)Random selection of ice axes, and yep, he slides on his back ignoring all basic winter climbing techniques. You go on your front and push down on the point laying your body across the shaft. If his crampons had caught he would have somersaulted not forgetting his already dislocated arm.Oh 4 more hours gone, standing in a white out without face covering and jackets unzipped at the neck.....sorry why was he crawling up a marginal incline with an ice axe on his belly? Mysteriously appearing harnesses, yep the rope is blue but switches to red and back and forth. It has already been pointed out that the crampons disappeared and the doctor diagnoses internal damage through his gear. Loads of people without hats, and YES you do leave them to die if you have to. Love the way they all disperse in different directions even though the path isn't checked and someone just fell down a hidden crevasse.2 hours into night time allegedly, shot of some tents, two Russians standing up in a massive tent, also soundproofed. By my calcs they have another 8 hours of darkness leaving them 3 hours. More standy up size tents. Conversation outside, no wind, unzipped jackets, and vertical snowflake or two.Not bad someone launched a missile and it took about 20 seconds to get into space.Morning, the injured climber who has been drifting in and out of consciousness wakes up fresh as a daisy and moves around without a wince. Total lack of any protection on the lips, and no noticeable increase in stubble.They set off without crampons at a casual stroll and no ice axes! Climbimg shots with goggles off, helmets appear and disappear along with changing kit.The Major gets on a cellphone to talk to the president but seems to use a sat-phone at other times.OMG a baddie appears in black with no gear save an ice axe - his trousers do change colour, and he ain't wearing climbing boots.his jacket also changes from black to dark navy budget nylon special.Why are the two climbers in the tent sitting down wearing their rucksacks when one of them is expecting to be airlifted to hospital?Some wearing harnesses some not, and casually strolling up the spur, and not roped together. Don't see any loops on the axes either. Lead woman's goggles have shrunk, and they aren't wearing crampons again.Lol quick search for magic cube which is perched on a rock and hadn't been blown off over the last 2+ days. It happens to be across a gap, and as if by magic a bloody great launcher and a whole load of tackle appears to make a 'bridge'. The other end is anchored into snow with invisible screws I assume. If you look behind them the line extends beyond view in both directions.The Major in the next scene looks like he is wearing a janitors coat with some ribbons stuck on it.Accident, somehow the lead lady who cant climb up a rope wearing gear manages to unhook herself and climb over the point man who then gives up clinging on after 3 mins and falls to his death. Why didn't he grab the rope....because it disappears from under his nose literally.Tried to spot the barrel of the gun but failed, and the base jumping scene with a hidden parachute is priceless.This film should be watched by all prospective film students as a 'how not to' make a film. Not sure how many mistakes in this review but I have spent too much of my life which I will never get back watching it already. Hopefully some of my comments will help you enjoy the film.Things I did like, some Lowe Alpine and Mountain Hardwear kit which is good gear are the stars.

This is the main reason why writers, directors and producers need to consult professionals and the need to hire technical advisors.Is it about pumping out crap for the almighty dollar with no realism? A 10 year old learns enough science and "know how" to shake their heads at the bad direction, realism and science.*EMP - does not blow things up...lol go back to school *Learn military protocol - this is a joke. *The rock climbing techniques demonstrated by the actor demonstrated a willful disregard for accuracy.I am sick and tired of "the powers that be" producing crap just for the sake of a story to put on TV. Put more effort into it-Learn something from Ridley Scott...

This film is a waste of digital imagery! Imagine, the hero ventures up K2 in a K-Mart parka with a fur edged hood no less. In one scene one "climber" (I say that oh so tongue in cheek) belays another by just standing there (he is tied onto the rope though)while his buddy holds a hundred feet or so of loosely coiled rope in his hands between the "belay" and the prospective climber.Oh man, this flick is sooooo bad, I almost wept. Oh, the aforementioned climber falls down a crevasse, is hanging there wearing his crampons, then is hauled out without them. I mean, these things are strapped to your ankles so you can't loose them. The ice axe technique and cramponning (no front pointing at all) is pathetic, and crawling up, no, along snow slopes reminded me of a drunk in the gutter finding his way home. Speaking of axe technique, when a guy fell down a slope, instead of using the appropriate technique of rolling over and gently applying the point as a brake by applying ones weight, he lies on his back flailing helplessly at the snow. If that axe had gripped, it would have ripped his arm off.All those really great mountaineers now sadly perished, will be rolling over in their graves (if lucky enough to have one).'Nuff said, this film should be burnt! It's a disgrace!