Into the Wild is a great movie based on Jon Krakauer’s bestselling book! It has become quite a controversial story – some people enjoy the protagonist’s independence, and his willingness to abandon social norms and live in the wild. Others say that Christopher McCandless was irresponsible. Was Christopher McCandless a reckless young man or was …
Talk about a disappointment! When I watched National Geographic’s Surviving Everest, I was expecting a scientific view on the mankind’s attempts to climb Everest. Perhaps a review of the first climbs through the modern day. Rather than calling the movie “Surviving Everest”, it should be titled the history of Sir Edmund Hillary’s life in the …
I love IMAX movies. As a kid my mom used to take my brother and me to see them, and I can vividly remembering soaring over the Serengeti and space walking! Or at least that’s what it felt like when I watched the films. In 1996, a team of climbers led by Ed Viesturs traveled …
You probably didn’t expect an animated film to show up on Hiking Lady’s adventure movie top picks list, but Pixar’s new film “Up” is a memorable and fun adventure movie! I just saw it in the theaters, and it far surpassed my expectations. It was a tear-jerker, yet a comedy. For those of you who …
The 1996 season on Mt. Everest was the most tragic to date. Jon Krakauer was there, and wrote the best selling book that captured the tragic situation. While I think the book is a must read, I can’t say the same for seeing this movie. It was a made for TV movie that I think …