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Mar 25, 2008 at 02:28 AM |
 Director :
Frank Marshall
Starring : Paul Walker, Jason Biggs, Bruce Greenwood
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The plot of Eight Below
Brutal cold forces two Antarctic explorers (Walker, Biggs) to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for survival.
Eight Below Review
Review by DENNIS HARVEY:
The family adventure "Eight Below" is an easy watch, thanks to the splendors of frosty scenery and furry canines. Pic, which follows eight sled dogs trapped in Antarctica and the humans who try to rescue them, is an entertaining story (but less so when bipeds are taking up valuable four-legged screentime). The Disney offering should do reasonable winter bizbiz, with better to come as a home-format item.Pic is "suggested" by the 1983 Nippon feature "Nankyoku Monogatari" (Antarctica), which was in turn inspired by real-life events. The Japanese version was set in 1958, with two human protags, and seven out of nine dogs doomed early on. This version is set in the early '90s, with a single principal human and a much happier ending for man's best friends.The film, shot in Canada, Norway and Greenland, marks prolific producer Frank MarshallFrank Marshall's first bigscreen directorial effort since "Congo" (1995); Marshall and his team do a good job suggesting both the majesty and fearsomeness of the Antarctica landscape.And while huskies may not be the most facially expressive of dogs, they certainly are among the most handsome; as long as the movie concentrates on the octet's against-the-odds survival, the film is thoroughly engaging. Review By Stephanie Zacharek:
I suspect that dog lovers everywhere are curious about "Eight Below," the new Disney movie about the relationship between an Antarctic guide (played by Paul Walker) and his brave, loyal and heart-stoppingly beautiful pack of sled dogs. The dogs, hardy creatures whose thick coats allow them to sleep comfortably outdoors even in temperatures well below zero, perform their job dutifully and cheerfully. As Walker explains to Bruce Greenwood, who plays a geologist who has come to the Antarctic looking for some dumb rock, the dogs will literally run themselves to death if you don't tell them to stop: They live for their work.And in the first third of the movie, director Frank Marshall and cinematographer Don Burgess clue us in to the pleasure and pride these dogs take in their livelihood: Harnessed to their sled, their tails aloft like heraldic flags, they bound through the snow with such intense concentration that you can't help being exhilarated, and moved, by them. |
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Last Updated ( Mar 25, 2008 at 05:13 AM )
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