Synopsis: Gabe Walker is the leader of a mountain rescue team who loses his nerve after witnessing an amateur climber fall to her death. Almost a year later, Gabe is asked to go back to the same mountain range and rescue a group of 'stranded' people. The only problem: when this group of ingenious fugitives survive a plane crash, and take his ex-girlfriend and his former climbing partner hostage, Walker must overcome his fears and climb the mountain to take on the well-armed gang. The only catch is that these so called 'stranded' people are infact looking for three boxes filled with $100,000,000 and they need mountain ranger to lead them to them!
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner, Rex Linn
Directed by: Renny Harlin, Philip C. Pfeiffer
U.S. Rating: R
Cliffhanger is one of those movies I never get tired of watching, especially on a lazy afternoon or evening at home. Silvester Stallone plays Gabe Walker, the leader of a mountain rescue team who suffers a traumatic incident witnessing an amateur climber fall to her death. A year later, he gets involved in a rescue situation where is involved his girlfriend and former climbing partner, who are kidnaped by a group of fugitives. This entertaining plot will get you involved in all the extreme situations and action scenes from the very begining. My wife is not a big fan of Silvester Stallone, and when we watched this movie again a couple of nights ago, she was really excited about the movie, telling me that the first time she watched this movie, she dreamed that night with the weird looking face Stallone (that's the way she called him). By the way, she didn't tell me the dream :D
What did I like from this movie?
1. Definitely, what everyone would agree: The scene when Gabe Walker can't hold the hand of the amateur climber girl and she falls from the top.
2. All the persecution and climbing scenes offer great action moments, especially because Stallone never used a doble for these stunts.
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. There were some moments where we could see a obvious difference between a real nature shot and a studio shot. For example, the scene when Stallone is trying to save the amateur climber at the begining and the guys helping him from the helicopter. We can notice a difference between both images. But, I still enjoyed a lot these scenes.
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
Directed by: Renny Harlin, Philip C. Pfeiffer
U.S. Rating: R
Cliffhanger is one of those movies I never get tired of watching, especially on a lazy afternoon or evening at home. Silvester Stallone plays Gabe Walker, the leader of a mountain rescue team who suffers a traumatic incident witnessing an amateur climber fall to her death. A year later, he gets involved in a rescue situation where is involved his girlfriend and former climbing partner, who are kidnaped by a group of fugitives. This entertaining plot will get you involved in all the extreme situations and action scenes from the very begining. My wife is not a big fan of Silvester Stallone, and when we watched this movie again a couple of nights ago, she was really excited about the movie, telling me that the first time she watched this movie, she dreamed that night with the weird looking face Stallone (that's the way she called him). By the way, she didn't tell me the dream :D
What did I like from this movie?
1. Definitely, what everyone would agree: The scene when Gabe Walker can't hold the hand of the amateur climber girl and she falls from the top.
2. All the persecution and climbing scenes offer great action moments, especially because Stallone never used a doble for these stunts.
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. There were some moments where we could see a obvious difference between a real nature shot and a studio shot. For example, the scene when Stallone is trying to save the amateur climber at the begining and the guys helping him from the helicopter. We can notice a difference between both images. But, I still enjoyed a lot these scenes.
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
What did you like or dislike from this movie? What would you rate this movie?
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THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES!!!