As bad as it gets!!!

Agreed. Not a lot of good things going for this movie. The biggest problem being the lack of empathy for these characters. They go to a dangerous off limits mountain, then we're supposed to feel sorry for them when bad things happen?

Bad writing, poor plot turns, annoying characters, and what might be THE most cliche villain in movie history. Although to be fair, the mountain/scenic shots were well done...

No fear. No distractions. The ability to let that which does not matter truly slide.-Tyler Durden

So true! It starts out ok but then its really downhill all the way. We have all seen this before. If only the film makers could rely on themselfes and focused on the climbing parts. But offcourse there had to be a mad retard involved. IDIOTS!!!

The first half was not too bad as a climbing movie, with some very nice scenery and cinematography.

One might believe someone stepping on an old bear trap but from that point on it becomes beyond absurd. These folks discover two hidden traps and respond by running around in the woods at night, rarely looking down, almost as if they want to see if they can fall into any more traps. On top of it, they rope together on a fairly long rope at night; yet the rope never gets snagged on the ubiquitous trees -- how likely is that? It implies they are running around in the woods in a straight path, never deviating from the next person in line's pathway. If that's the case, what is the point of the rope in the first place?

The second half of the movie is a complete waste of time

I HATED this movie so bad I stopped watching it midway- I RARELY do that. I HATED ALL the characters! I esp hated Luc- the whiny little *beep* who goes on a mountain climbing expedition and yet is afraid of heights! and yet is not afraid to start *beep* with another man who is 3x his strength over some forgetable woman!

Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are. Lady Gaga

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"At one point we have one of the dudes behaving as a complete criminal and then as a coward and you really want him to die at that point, but suddenly they want him to become a hero by going back from where he escaped and throwing a stone at the villain…….ehm….why?"

I actually liked that the film did this, IMO it helped to set it apart from similar American films. I don't believe in a Hollywood film that a character would do what Loic did. A Hollywood film would most likely not allow it's characters to have hidden depths, or to act irrationally (not IRL irrational, I mean going against standard film stereotypes) for fear of confusing the American audience, as most film studios seem to think that their audience is made up of A Grade imbeciles.

I was really suprised by Loic's actions at first, especially running and leaving his girlfriend in the hands of Anton. If this happened in a Hollywood (or British, or Australian, or Canadian etc....) film, Loic would have run off and been killed accidently or at the hands of another killer. By allowing him to have a change of heart (although to be honest, when the flare ran dry, he didn't have much choice), the audience then has to reconsider it's thoughts of "I hope he dies" ( which I was also thinking) The same could be said of Guillerme letting go of Loic and letting him fall to his death - an American film would be unlikely to allow him (the closest thing the film has to a hero) to be anything but a true, brave action hero.

I completely agree with you that the film is very similar to Wrong Turn, Hills have eyes etc.... but I guess I just liked it more than you did, it's a shame you didn't enjoy it.

The only real criticism I have about your post is the typical tired "I want my money back" argument. When you hire/ buy a DVD or especially when you purchase a movie ticket, you are paying for the right to watch the film, not to enjoy it. Everyone won't like every film, but asking for money back on every film you dislike is quite puerile. You pay for the right to see the film, and if you don't like, it's a shame but it's also your bad luck.

"... and now I'm off to some charity B.S for knocked up teenage sluts."

Horrible Horrible movie. I give it a 2 out of 10. To the last poster I love The Hills have Eyes and Wrong Turn but loathed this movie.

Horrible Horrible movie. I give it a 2 out of 10.