Vertical Limit (Blu-ray)
K2, a 28,250-foot mountain in Pakistan's Karakoram Range, is the setting for this adrenaline-pumping action-adventure. It's a race against time when a retired mountain climber (Chris O'Donnell) leads a rescue mission to save his estranged sister (Robin Tunney) and other members of her team who have become trapped on K2 after a deadly avalanche.
Martin Campbell, the celebrated director of The Mask of Zorro and Goldeneye, delivers high-voltage action and exhilarating suspense in a film that pits man against his own limitations and the awesome power of nature's uncontrollable elements.
"Possibly the most suspense-charged mountain-climbing movie ever made." Desson Thomson, Washington Post
"...like riding a roller coaster for two hours...frighteningly exciting." Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer
"Pulls off thrilling stunts that will leave you a sweaty-palmed mess. It's top-tier movie escapism." Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Editor's Note
As action director Martin Campbell's heart-pumping thriller VERTICAL LIMIT begins, an eagle glides gracefully over the stunningly filmed mesas of Utah. Its shadow falls on a vertical rock face being climbed by Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell), his father (Stuart Wilson), and his sister Annie (Robin Tunney). Suddenly a backpack hurtles by, followed rapidly by two climbers whose ropes tear the male Garretts from the rock face. The excruciatingly tense sequence ends in tragedy.
After this stunning opening, the action switches to the Himalayas, where tycoon Elliott Vaughn (Bill Paxton) has financed an expedition that will take him to the summit of K2--the world's second highest mountain. Annie is one of Elliott's party. In the face of a threatening storm, Elliott recklessly insists the climb should continue. The storm duly arrives and decimates the expedition, leaving Elliott and Annie stranded. Peter leads a group of climbers--including the grizzled Montgomery Wick (Scott Glenn) and a French-Canadian nurse (Izabella Scorupco)--in a rescue attempt.|Campbell, director of photography Derek Tattersall, many daring cameramen, mountain climbers, avalanche specialists, and special effects technicians, along with veteran editor Thom Noble, deliver a beautifully filmed mountaineering thriller with even more heart-stopping moments than JAWS.
Features Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, PCM 5.1 Stereo
Audio: French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Dubbed: French
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound
Technical Info
Release Information
Studio: Sony Pictures
Release Date: 2/20/2007
Running Time: 119 minutes
Original Release Date: 2000
Catalog ID: 18104
UPC: 00043396181045
Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed
Available Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Mandarin
Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
Widescreen 1.85:1
Cast & Crew Bill Paxton
Chris O'Donnell
Robin Tunney
Scott Glenn
David Tattersall - Cinematographer
James Newton Howard - Original Music By
Lloyd Phillips - Producer
Martin Cambell - Director
Mike Medavoy - Executive Producer
Nick Bassett, et. al. - Art Director
Robert King - Writer
Terry Hayes - Writer
Thom Noble - Editor
Awards
Nominee (2001)
British Academy Awards, Kent Houston, et. al., Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
Professional Reviews
USA Today
"The action scenes in VERTICAL LIMIT take cliffhanging to the highest peaks of excitement..." 12/08/2000 p.4E
Box Office
"...The physical feats are inspiring, crowd-pleasing testaments to the stupendous extremes of human capabilities..." 01/01/2001 p.63
Entertainment Weekly
"...The best scenes give you a vicarious vertigo high..." 01/05/2001 p.51
Hollywood Reporter
"...The stunt work and David Tattersall's lensing catch moments of the adrenaline rush that is mountain climbing..." 11/29/2000 p.14-39
Chicago Sun-Times
"...Strongly acted and well crafted....VERTICAL LIMIT delivers with efficiency and craft..." 12/08/2000 p.43
Sight and Sound
"...Campbell's tale of Himalayan derring-do does exhibit a fearsome kinetic energy and a rounded grasp of characterisation..." 09/01/2001 p.62
Uncut
"[T]he avalanches and stunts are watchable..." 08/01/2001 p.144
Martin Campbell, the celebrated director of The Mask of Zorro and Goldeneye, delivers high-voltage action and exhilarating suspense in a film that pits man against his own limitations and the awesome power of nature's uncontrollable elements.
"Possibly the most suspense-charged mountain-climbing movie ever made." Desson Thomson, Washington Post
"...like riding a roller coaster for two hours...frighteningly exciting." Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer
"Pulls off thrilling stunts that will leave you a sweaty-palmed mess. It's top-tier movie escapism." Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Editor's Note
As action director Martin Campbell's heart-pumping thriller VERTICAL LIMIT begins, an eagle glides gracefully over the stunningly filmed mesas of Utah. Its shadow falls on a vertical rock face being climbed by Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell), his father (Stuart Wilson), and his sister Annie (Robin Tunney). Suddenly a backpack hurtles by, followed rapidly by two climbers whose ropes tear the male Garretts from the rock face. The excruciatingly tense sequence ends in tragedy.
After this stunning opening, the action switches to the Himalayas, where tycoon Elliott Vaughn (Bill Paxton) has financed an expedition that will take him to the summit of K2--the world's second highest mountain. Annie is one of Elliott's party. In the face of a threatening storm, Elliott recklessly insists the climb should continue. The storm duly arrives and decimates the expedition, leaving Elliott and Annie stranded. Peter leads a group of climbers--including the grizzled Montgomery Wick (Scott Glenn) and a French-Canadian nurse (Izabella Scorupco)--in a rescue attempt.|Campbell, director of photography Derek Tattersall, many daring cameramen, mountain climbers, avalanche specialists, and special effects technicians, along with veteran editor Thom Noble, deliver a beautifully filmed mountaineering thriller with even more heart-stopping moments than JAWS.
Features Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, PCM 5.1 Stereo
Audio: French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Dubbed: French
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound
Technical Info
Release Information
Studio: Sony Pictures
Release Date: 2/20/2007
Running Time: 119 minutes
Original Release Date: 2000
Catalog ID: 18104
UPC: 00043396181045
Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed
Available Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Mandarin
Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
Widescreen 1.85:1
Cast & Crew Bill Paxton
Chris O'Donnell
Robin Tunney
Scott Glenn
David Tattersall - Cinematographer
James Newton Howard - Original Music By
Lloyd Phillips - Producer
Martin Cambell - Director
Mike Medavoy - Executive Producer
Nick Bassett, et. al. - Art Director
Robert King - Writer
Terry Hayes - Writer
Thom Noble - Editor
Awards
Nominee (2001)
British Academy Awards, Kent Houston, et. al., Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
Professional Reviews
USA Today
"The action scenes in VERTICAL LIMIT take cliffhanging to the highest peaks of excitement..." 12/08/2000 p.4E
Box Office
"...The physical feats are inspiring, crowd-pleasing testaments to the stupendous extremes of human capabilities..." 01/01/2001 p.63
Entertainment Weekly
"...The best scenes give you a vicarious vertigo high..." 01/05/2001 p.51
Hollywood Reporter
"...The stunt work and David Tattersall's lensing catch moments of the adrenaline rush that is mountain climbing..." 11/29/2000 p.14-39
Chicago Sun-Times
"...Strongly acted and well crafted....VERTICAL LIMIT delivers with efficiency and craft..." 12/08/2000 p.43
Sight and Sound
"...Campbell's tale of Himalayan derring-do does exhibit a fearsome kinetic energy and a rounded grasp of characterisation..." 09/01/2001 p.62
Uncut
"[T]he avalanches and stunts are watchable..." 08/01/2001 p.144
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Review
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
Somebody, I think it was me, was observing the other day that Hollywood never really stopped making B pictures; they simply gave them $100 million budgets and marketed them as A pictures. "Vertical Limit" is an example: It's made from obvious formulas and pulp novel conflicts, but strongly acted and well crafted. The movie may be compared with "The Perfect Storm"...I've seen climbing documentaries in which climbers do amazing things, although none quite so amazing as some of the stunts in "Vertical Limit." The blend of stunt work and effects is seamless, and there's real suspense as they edge out of tight spots...strong performances, particularly by Glenn as the hard-bitten climber with a private agenda. "Vertical Limit" delivers with efficiency and craft, and there are times, when the characters are dangling over a drop of a mile, when we don't even mind how it's manipulating us. - Roger Eber
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