where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Saturday, January 28ht, 2012
show: 1:10 p.m. ( Extra Dollar Off First Show Matinee )
costs: $6.50 Ticket + $4.75 Pretzel Bites + $4.50 medium Diet/Zero ( w/ Barq's & Cherry flavor ) Coke = $15.75
auditorium: 8
seat: 5th row, 8ht column
synopsis/overview: Ottway ( Liam Neeson ) and a few survivors of a plane crash in the remote Alaskan snow-covered wilderness find themselves within a wolf pack's hunting ground and must head south to find help, escape the bitter cold, and avoid predation by the pack of timber wolves .
noteworthy scenes: 1.) "This is where I belong"; 2.) "Live or die on this day"; 3.) Crash; 4.) "You're gonna die. That's what's happening"; 5.) The seven survivors; 6.) The seven wolves; 7.) Werewolf; 8.) "A kill range of 30" [ miles ]; 9.) Bodies; 10.) Attack; 11.) "They weren't eating him. They were killing him"; 12.) Wallets; 13.) Straggler; 14.) The alpha; 15.) Bang stick; 16.) "You got him"; 17.) The omega; 18.) "Say goodbye, boys"; 19.) Hallucination; 20.) "Once more into the fray. The last good fight I'll ever know. Live or die on this day"; 21.) "Wake up"; 22.) Tree stump; 23.) Cliff; 24.) Pep talk; 25.) Eyeglasses; 26.) "I love you, daddy"; 27.) "They're not gonna let us go, are they"; 28.) "I just had the clearest thought that last night in camp"; 29.) "Hold your breath"; 30.) "Do something"; 31.) One-on-one fight; and 32.) Bonus Scene after the Ending Credits.
audience reaction: The audience seemed to like this Action/Adventure/Survival movie.
recommendation: It's good enough of an entertainment for me, even with the long in-between stretches of no-action. Go see this movie if you're into Action/Adventure/Survival-type of movies.
spoiler alert! When they were in the plane before take-off, you could see their exhaled breath condensing in the cold air; but when the plane was torn to pieces on the ground, and they gathered around the dying man, there was no breath condensation at all visible. There was snow everywhere the strewn bodies were at; but the day after the crash the bodies still did't exhibit rigor mortis, even in such a freezing weather! When they held a prayer for the dead, the one who led the prayer said, "God, bless these men." But what about the two female flight attendants who also died in the crash? Talk about sex discrimination at its most extreme! Ha, ha, ha. They could have used the life vests as "snowshoes" with just a little bit of improvisation. Why didn't they take with them sharp objects and scrap metal from the downed plane as weapons against the wolves? How many bang-sticks did they make and how many were used? Because I only heard one bang-stick go off! And why didn't they take the bang-sticks--or even just the sharpened sticks--with them. How did the wolves get to the bottom of the cliff so quickly? Was it even the same wolf pack? They were laboriously trudging along the snow-covered river bank at a snail's pace but when the wolves were upon them they ran like they were on solid ground. If I was out in the snow and I fell in icy-cold water with my clothes on, my teeth would be chattering and my body would be shivering from the bitter cold the moment that I stepped-out of the water. Why didn't he get out of his wet clothes? Not that I care to see him butt-naked at all! And I wouldn't be able to hold my breath for long in such an icy-cold water! Plus, my joints would ache because of my old sports injuries. I would have wrapped something thick around my neck and my arms before engaging the wolf in a fight. I would have secured the knife with its point pointing up instead of down to give me some added "reach". Those wolves were wild predatory animals whose bite could kill its victim just from an infection setting-in if the prey managed an escape.
fyi: Hector's third son, Tito, was attacked by his own Alpha male Pit-Bull named, Blue. He fought with it for almost half an hour ( according to him ) until he was able to subdue his dog. But he sustained many bite wounds to his arms and legs. Two weeks later, he couldn't walk anymore; and his legs were swollen from infection. His oldest brother rushed him to the doctor for emergency treatment. And the doctor told Tito that he came very close to dying of infection from all the bite wounds that he got in the fight with his own dog.
Over twelve years ago, somebody once told me that the reason why the airlines want you to put your head between your legs in the event of a crash landing is because THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO SURVIVE THE PLANE CRASH AND SUE THEM! So, all those stories you read or heard about in which no one survived a commercial plane crash was because everyone got their necks crushed since they followed orders and kept their heads between their legs. Think about it for a moment, are you gonna survive ramming your head against the seat in front of you as your plane hits the ground at 100 mph or more? Nope! I don't think so.
word of advice: Don't put your head between your legs--or between somebody else's legs, for that matter ( LOL )--if your plane is crashing down. Do what Ottway did: Lie sideways and strap yourself securely. And if there is somebody sitting next to you well, then, that's your problem, not mine.
tidbits: I went to see this movie before I headed-off for work. And I saw some customers of mine after the movie. I had a chat with them at work. They went to see EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE. I told them that I blog about movies and gave them one of my cards.
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