127 Hours

If this movie wasn't based off one man's remarkable story, it would be pretty boring. Some guy gets trapped by a boulder and waits 127 hours before he decides he better cut off the old arm to live. But because it is based off of one guy's actual life story, it is really quite amazing to think about. What if you got your arm stuck with no way of getting it out, in some remote cavern, and no one is around to help you. Would you be able to survive for so long and then finally decide it's time to lose the old arm, and it's his right arm too. Now I'm right handed and I suck at life when I try to use my left hand, and I would loose my sweet tattoo on my right arm in the process too, which would suck ass. In the movie when Aron finally decides to break his arm and then cut it off using a dull multi-tool knife, it really is the coolest scene of the movie. The movie its self is slow. Aron (played by James Franco, who does do a good job) is just a guy who loves to do the whole hikin' and bikin' thing, and tells no one about where he is going or what he is doing. He goes out to hike around, meets up with some nice ladies, show them around and then sets out on his own. He steps on a boulder, it slips, he falls, and it crushes his arm. Now you watch for the next hour as he freaks out, day dreams, and realises how much of an ass he has been. It's somewhat interesting but slow, if you're like me just waiting to see how he cuts off the arm. Once he does he gets out and meets up with some nearby hikers, who call the authorities and get him a helicopter out of there. The movie makes you think at the end when it shows the real Aron with his wife and son. It shows how he still is an avid mountain climber and lives life to the fullest. It truly is a remarkable story and the movie is well done. The only question remaining is if the real Aron ever went back to collect his arm or not, I know I would want to.
Rating: 2 Yeti roars out of 5