| | Touching The Void DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Documentary Movies, Action/Adventure Videos, Adventure, Friends, Based On A Novel, Nature / Wildlife, True Story, 1980s | | Starring | Brendan Mackey, Aaron Nicholas | | Director | Kevin MacDonald | | Director of Photography | Mike Eley | | Editor | Justine Wright | | Producer | John Smithson | | Source Writer | Joe Simpson | | Subject | Joe Simpson, Simon Yates |
Soundtrack English; English Subtitles Bringing to life Joe Simpson's book of the same name, TOUCHING THE VOID details the near-death experience he endured during a 1985 attempt to climb the only mountain in the Peruvian Andes that had not been scaled--the 21,000-foot Siula Grande. With his partner Simon Yates, Simpson successfully reached the peak after a three-day climb. During the descent, however, he fell and shattered several bones in his right leg. Yates attempted to lower Simpson down the mountain 300 feet at a time, but the process was slow and painful for both men. With no food or water, they would both surely die--which left Yates with a painful choice to make--cutting Simpson loose, thus ensuring at least his own survival. This was only the beginning of Simpson's mind-boggling odyssey.
Director Kevin McDonald (ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER) tells this compelling story by combining talking-head interviews with Simpson and Yates and stunningly photographed narrative footage--in which Simpson and Yates' ordeal is actually reenacted on Siula Grande. McDonald's reenactment footage is both engrossing and eye-popping and it could easily stand alone as its own one-of-a-kind adventure film. The interviews, however, add depth that make this a unique, thrilling, and emotional piece of cinema. Touching The Void Reviews: "[D]aring, Articulate, intense, and framed in talking-head intimacy, Simpson and Yates vividly describe the accumulating horrors."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "[S]killfully conceived and assembled documentary that comes to the screen with a double pedigree."-- Mike Clark, USA Today "[A] rousing tribute to the human survival instinct."
-- Jamie Russell, Total Film "This is compelling stuff."-- Dave Kehr, New York Times "[T]he film manages a very convincing replication of climbing under adverse conditions."-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "The result is not only stunning imagery but a sense of actually being there, experiencing the horrific journey with Simpson and Yates."
-- Annlee Ellingson, Box Office "The real-life Simpson and Yates narrate in straight-to-camera close-up, lending an edge of docu-realism..."
-- Adam Sweeting, Uncut
This is the only Aaron Nicholas video. Touching The Void | List Price | $14.98 (You save $5.29) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 2004 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3649  | | CD Universe Part number | 6729894 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 13, 2007 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 106 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen |
Touching The Void Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  Not what you think!
This film, although described as a semi-documentary, is not what you think! It is exciting, thrillling, beautifully filmed and even though you know the outcome before the opening credits even roll, your heart will still be in your mouth for the entire duration of the movie. I highly recommend it
Submitted by philmurphy88 (London, UK) 
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My husband, friends, and I thought this was very awesome. Beautiful scenery and mountain climbing. Great story!
Submitted by jean (San Diego, CA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Stunning tale of survival
With a true story that rivals "Alive" for its "will to survive" theme, this is an excellnet, gripping and uplifting movie. Even though you know the outcome, it makes for edge of your seat viewing. Don't miss it.
Submitted by Jose (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
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Touching The Void DVD Region 1
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Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Featurette:
1. "Making of TOUCHING THE VOID"
2. "Return to Siula Grande"
3. "What Happens Next?"
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. CASA DE LOS BABYS
3. OSAMA
4. BUBBA HO-TEP
5. BARBERSHOP 2
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