127 Hours, anyone planning on seeing it?

good reason not to have a cheap, dull knife/multitool.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Ralston

In 2003, while he was on a hiking trip in Blue John Canyon (near Moab, Utah), a boulder became dislodged, crushing his right forearm and pinning it against the canyon wall. Ralston had not told anyone of his hiking plans and knew no one would be searching for him. Assuming that he would die, he spent five days slowly sipping his small amount of remaining water while trying to extricate his arm. His efforts were futile as he could not dislodge his arm. He eventually ran out of water and began to drink his own urine, carved his name, date of birth and presumed date of death into the sandstone canyon wall, and videotaped his last goodbyes to his family.

After five days of trying to lift and break the boulder, the dehydrated and delirious Ralston prepared to amputate his trapped arm in order to escape. He forcibly levered his forearm against a chockstone until both the radius and ulna bones broke. Using the dull blade on his multiuse tool, he then cut the soft tissue around the break. He used the tool's pliers to tear at the tougher tendons. Although he never named the manufacturer of the tool other than to say it was not Leatherman, he did describe it as "what you'd get if you bought a $15 flashlight and got a free multi-use tool".[4] After freeing himself, he was still eight miles from his stick shift truck, and he had no cellular phone. He had to rappel down a 65-foot (20 m) sheer wall, then hike out of the canyon in the hot midday sun. While hiking out, he encountered a family of three on vacation from the Netherlands who gave him water and two Oreo cookies. They then alerted the authorities. He was ultimately rescued by a helicopter search team. His arm was removed from under the boulder and retrieved by park authorities. It was cremated and given to Ralston.
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I met him once. Seemed like a pretty nice kid. At the time he was learning to climb again with Malcolm, owner of Trango climbing equipment, whom I knew when I was guiding. Malcolm lost his lower leg in one of Alaska's most famous climbing epics. They should make a movie about Malcolm, too.
 
I will definitely see this movie, but I refuse to deal with public theaters. I will eagerly await its release on DVD and watch it in my cave.
 
I woud like to see it but google gave away the ending :p

Didn't discovery or natgeo make this an episode of I Sholdn't Be Alive?
 
I love that they cremated his arm and gave the ashes to him. Does he keep it on his mantle?

I'll be seeing the movie, probably on DVD. It's a good story and Danny Boyle makes good movies.
 
I got to see the movie during an early screening. It was fantastic, and intense, and humorous all at the same time. Up to this point no one but his family and closest friends had the seen the video footage of himself, while stuck in that canyon. He allowed Danny Boyle and James Franco to see the footage to portray his events accurately. Awesome story. The scene where he cuts his own arm, is an amazing testament to human endurance.
 
Not interested. Hopefully the kid learned something from all of this, over and above making a buck from it...
 
One reason to carry a saw with you wherever you go.
 
storl said:
I love that they cremated his arm and gave the ashes to him. Does he keep it on his mantle?

I'll be seeing the movie, probably on DVD. It's a good story and Danny Boyle makes good movies.
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Aron Ralston took the ashes and went back to the sight where it happened. At the site he spread the ashes.

Dateline NBC did a story on the incident. Ralston went with the reporter and showed the reporter where it all happened.
 
sodak said:
Not interested. Hopefully the kid learned something from all of this, over and above making a buck from it...
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Ralston did state on the video he made while being trapped it was stupid that he did not tell anyone about his trip.

He had quite a bit of outdoor experience under his belt. It is surprising how many times you hear of experienced individuals making bad decisions.
 
heresay1 said:
Ralston did state on the video he made while being trapped it was stupid that he did not tell anyone about his trip.

He had quite a bit of outdoor experience under his belt. It is surprising how many times you hear of experienced individuals making bad decisions.
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Too often they don't come back alive from those mistakes.,This young fella lost an arm and he's lucky that's all he lost.That boulder could just as easily landed on his head or torso.
 
heresay1 said:
He had quite a bit of outdoor experience under his belt. It is surprising how many times you hear of experienced individuals making bad decisions.
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That reminds me, to paraphrase the "Bush Hippie" on an episode of Dual Survival: "I don't care who you think you are! How many "expert" mountain climbers have died on the mountain?"
 
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I'll watch it for sure, but not in any theaters. When it is on DVD, my telly will be waiting.
 
I'm planning on seeing it. I've seen several reviews and the interview from the director. He said he wanted to make the film years ago but didn't have the money. He knew it wouldn't be a big box office draw but creatively wanted to make it. After all the success of Slumdog Millionaire he finally had the bucks to make the film,his way. All of the reviews say its an outstanding film and should be seen, not for the Aron Ralston personally, just that the acting, film score and cinematography was spectacular. I've read Ralstons book and got so irritated reading about all his stupid mistakes but this film sounds like a winner. Thumbs up from everyone so far with Oscar talk early on.
 
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