Monday, January 2, 2012

Eight Below (2006)

A movie dedicated to the explorers and guides in Antarctica, and their team of 8 working dogs. Their courage, spirit and never ending bond form the crux of the film.

Jerry leads scientist Davis to a point called Melbourne along with his dogs, for finding a meteorite piece from Mercury. They compete their trip successfully despite some mishaps, thanks to the dogs.

Soon, they are forced to leave their base due to the severe storm and the medical emergencies to Jerry and Davis, leaving behind the dogs for want of space in the flight.

Jerry isn't able to forget his dogs and untiringly makes efforts. Finally he incidentally goes along with his old team and retrieves his dogs. Few dogs lose their lives to the vagaries of nature but the majority are fine thanks to their spirit, team work and caring attitude towards each other.

Hits
  • Breath taking locations and cinematography. 
  • Nice movie emphasizing the bonding between man and his dogs. The bonding between dogs is another take home from this movie
  • Paul Walker looks super cool and enjoys a lovely bond with his dogs. Jason Biggs as his friend Coop, provides some funny moments. Moon Bloodgood as Katie looks charming and her chemistry with Jerry is cute and likable. Bruce Greenwood is the other major character in the movie, as the scientist. He is adequate.
  • The way the dogs have been trained is amazing. 
Comments
  • The movie is quite slow moving. Most of the scenes show just the dogs wandering without support in the snow. 
VERDICT
Uplifting movie about bonding, endurance and spirit. Thankfully it ends positively. 

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