I watched '127 Hours' on the same day I watched 'Unknown'...in fact I watched it before it. Poor 'Unknown' had a tough competition that day; '127 Hours' was a damn good film. Ever since I was forced to watch the trailer multiple times on 'blip.tv'.
I didn't go to see this movie for plot. A man, Aron Ralston was hiking in the canyons when his arm got crushed by a rock. He is forced to cut his arm with a blunt knife after five days. Everybody already knows the plot. The point of this film was to experience what Aron Ralston went through. It really felt like I was there with the hand held camerawork.
I really liked how the movie started right away. The little things were what gave me a good starting impression of this film; like the left behind Swiss Army Knife that is shown in the beginning.
Okay so what the hell is up with the 15 rating in Korea? This movie isn't 15 in anyway. The last scene is so gory and detailed it cannot possibly pass for a 15. The scene is quite hard to watch; maybe harder to watch than Transformers 2, the worst film I've seen in 2009. But this is different. It's hard to watch because it's disturbing not because it sucks. I'm not criticizing the film makers in anyway. This was a necessary, good, steadily built climax.
James Franco is great. I wanted to write this review after the Academy Awards so I can say "piss off" to the Oscars for not giving the Best Actor in Leading Role to James Franco. I can completely forget Spiderman because of this movie. James Franco can be a good actor if he has a solid screenplay; he proved it.
The soundtrack is great. It adds to the excitement in the beginning of the film and builds on to the suspense as the movie progresses. Another thing: the scenery is just beautiful. Definitely a blu-ray film.
Okay so what the hell is up with the 15 rating in Korea? This movie isn't 15 in anyway. The last scene is so gory and detailed it cannot possibly pass for a 15. The scene is quite hard to watch; maybe harder to watch than Transformers 2, the worst film I've seen in 2009. But this is different. It's hard to watch because it's disturbing not because it sucks. I'm not criticizing the film makers in anyway. This was a necessary, good, steadily built climax.
James Franco is great. I wanted to write this review after the Academy Awards so I can say "piss off" to the Oscars for not giving the Best Actor in Leading Role to James Franco. I can completely forget Spiderman because of this movie. James Franco can be a good actor if he has a solid screenplay; he proved it.
The soundtrack is great. It adds to the excitement in the beginning of the film and builds on to the suspense as the movie progresses. Another thing: the scenery is just beautiful. Definitely a blu-ray film.
This is a motivating story and definitely deserved its nomination as Best Picture. Not a favorite but flawless from what I can tell.
Rating: ★★★★★
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