127 Hours

THis movie is average however could of been better i have seen 2 of dannys films this and slumdog millionare which i didnt like at all and this was a little bit dissopointing but i could still not keep my eyes from the t.v very sad and inspiring story ive heard from several people the book between a rock and a hard place is much better so i might consider reading it.

Just to state for the record, I really like Danny Boyle. Trainspotting is up there in my top 5 of all time and Shallow Grave was also fantastic.

However, 127 hours makes me wonder why he took this on as a project.

He does a really good job of making a pretty dull story interesting, but even the Danny Boyle treatment can't hide the fact that this simply isn't 90 minutes of interesting film footage.

The story is fascinating (ish) and Id probably give a documentary on what happened a 5/5 - but trying to make it into a film was a mistake, in my opinion.

It just simply isn't interesting enough watching a guy slowly die whilst trapped by a boulder. Danny Boyle gives it a good go with his signature 'trippy' scenes and flashbacks - but it just doesnt hold together as a compelling watch

You obviously know what happens in the film before you watch it, so there are no surprises and nothing really interesting to look forward to within the film.

Its pretty impossible to build any strong characters up within the film as at least 60 minutes of it is mostly him, stuck between a rock face and a boulder with little or no dialogue apart from the occasional ramblings of him as he hallucinates with lack of food/water.

The only reason I can see that people would think this film is great is because a) the subject matter is interesting (a guy spends 5 days nearly dead then cuts his own arm off - pretty mad stuff) and b) Danny Boyle does a half decent job of making a storyline that simply isnt suited to a feature film into a watchable film

However, half decent as it may be, it doesnt hide the fact that this isn't suited to a feature film and should never have been made into one.

Would love to watch the documentary though....

This is the Danny Boyle directed film of the true story of Aron Ralston - y'know, the man that had to cut his own arm off. There, I've done it, I've spoiled the ending already. Having said that, the whole story is pretty well documented, so if you're reading this review, you're likely to know what the protagonist of the film had to go through.

Basically, he was canyoneering in Moab, Utah, when a boulder falls on his arm, thereby trapping him, unable to move. The story deals with his thoughts and emotions for the 172 hours before he cuts his own arm off so that he can escape to safety.

Danny Boyle has done an excellent job of turning a potentially drab story (I mean realistically he's had to spin an arm chopping scene into a 94 minute film) - he really makes you feel for Aron. I'd read lots about the crucial arm scene; how people had fainted in the cinema watching it, and how others had looked away to avoid watching the scene at all. With this in mind, I purposefully locked my eyes on the screen, willing myself not to look away so that I could see what all the fuss was about. To be honest, I didn't think it was that bad.

It's definitely worth a watch (maybe not in the cinema), but certainly one to get on DVD when it's out.