Alive

After reading the book by Piers Read I looked forward to seeing the hollywood version (a remake by the way) of what I feel is a very compelling true adventure. I was very disapointed, as was the audience in the theater.... Full review

Here's a movie you will *not* be seeing on your next transatlantic flight. Thoroughly mocked disaster pic is actually pretty engrossing if you're willing to overlook its missteps -- which are mostly related to its amateurish acting and script. The story,... Full review

I found this movie to be very moving and powerful. A young Ethan Hawke and the rest of the cast deliver great performances. This is one action survival movie not to be missed.... Full review

A very interesting survival movie of the 1972 plane crash of a South American rugby team. The movie did not get appalling about the eating human flesh. But did show the courage and determination it was to survive the harsh cold... Full review

The first 15 minutes of this movie are amazing. The airplane crash scene looks so realistic, it sends chills down your spine. After that, the movie is good, but very dull at times. And I'm sorry, but Hawke is kinda corny... Full review

i thought this was a good movie but they could have shown even the tiniest weight lost,but other than that i luv this movie!so sad thought.... Full review

a true story of young men that have full of strength, determination, patience, camaderie, hope and survival! definitely i like this movie.... Full review

very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This movie catches my attention as I scan the channels on the tv... this gives me a lot of hopes and reflections on how life must be and supposed to be..... Full review

This movie is an example of how beautiful the human race is. I would recommend it to anyone. The direction and acting are also superb eventhough I agree with another reviewer that mentions that you don't see any weight loss on... Full review

FOUR STARS ALL THE WAY... THIS MOVIE IS EMPOWERING... ASTONISHING... AND HEART-WARMING. THIS MOVIE SHOULD BE PLAYED IN THEATERS WORLDWIDE BECAUSE IT SHOWS WHEN UNDER THE MOST HELLISH SITUATIONS HUMANS HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SHOW COMPASSION AND LOVE... THIS MOVIE TEACHES... Full review

We hang on their every word as these voices combine to remember every moment with a vividness and an immediacy that is overwhelming. These stories do not shortchange the horror of the situation but, under the direction of Gonzalo Arijon, "Stranded" understands that out of disaster can come the purity of transcendence. ... Full Review

Alive is a very tidy movie about eating the dead.....Alive also suffers from a malady common to survival films:....That's part of what makes their story remarkable.....The movie touches on the survivors' spiritual fervor (try counting how many "Hail Mary"s they say) but doesn't get too deeply into the notion....Once the survivors of the crash begin their long waiting game until help arrives, Alive goes flat and never really recovers..... ... Full Review

I have the movie alive it's a good movie. I think the movie Alive is a great survivor story and I think that the plane crash was awesome. I thought most of the acting was marginal, although Ethan Hawke's charactor was great. ... Full Review

and "Return to the Andes", are worthwhile for fans of the film....Although written in a fairly pedestrain fashion, the movie does a good job of raising the....though the former is actually a compelling look at the true story.... ... Full Review

Ordinary people striving under extraordinary circumstances has always had the making of good drama. I enjoyed " Alive " but rather than satisfying my hunger for knowledge about these events, it merely made me want to read a book on the subject. ... Full Review

"Stranded" includes interviews with those who survived a 1972 plane crash in the Andes for 72 days, in part by eating human flesh. (Zeitgeist Films ) "Stranded: I've Come From a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains" is an exceptional... ... Full Article

Even if you've read the nonfiction best-seller Alive or seen the 1993 feature of the same name (with Ethan Hawke), or if you just know the remarkable story, the suspense in Stranded: I Have Come From a Plane That Crashed... ... Full Article

I'm sure a lot of you are familiar with this story. On October 13, 1972, a young ruby team from Montevideo, Uruguay, boarded a plane for a match in Chile. ... Full Article

A view from inside the fuselage of the wreckage, the group's only shelter while they were stranded.El Pais (Montevido) They speak of knowing the plane was going down, of the physical and psychological experience of the crash itself. ... Full Article

In a funk? Perhaps you've had a bad breakup or lost your job. Right now, things seem pretty bleak and you may need to keep things in perspective. ... Full Article

T o some, cannibalism among the likes of Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano and other poster boys may be a feast to savor. Would those people please never make themselves known to me? In one of the unlikeliest teamings of cast... ... Full Article