Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA plane crash in the Mexican desert leaves a small group of survivors who are desperate for food and water. Fearing that they may never be found where they are, they head for where it is hop... Tout lireA plane crash in the Mexican desert leaves a small group of survivors who are desperate for food and water. Fearing that they may never be found where they are, they head for where it is hoped there will be civilization and rescue. When their hopes prove unfounded, they must face... Tout lireA plane crash in the Mexican desert leaves a small group of survivors who are desperate for food and water. Fearing that they may never be found where they are, they head for where it is hoped there will be civilization and rescue. When their hopes prove unfounded, they must face the horrible possibility of choosing between giving up and dying, or doing the unthinkabl... Tout lire
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First of all, LOVE the cinematography. There are some really great views of the sand dunes and the sunset sky that almost make you want to be there with them. HOWEVER it is incredibly monotonous to watch these boring people squabble and bicker while wandering around the wilderness, and it's only when thirst and dehydration start to take their toll and the numbers dwindle that things start to get interesting. Fortunately, the most irritating supporting characters are the first to kick the bucket, and the less moaning minnies the screenplay has to focus on.. the better. This makes the latter part of the film more entertaining, despite the predictability of which will be the only pair to survive (Clue: The heroic tousle-haired youth and his sexy blonde gal are a good bet).
Canniblism rears it's ugly head, as does the gratuitous eating of lizards and fire-ants. There is some surprising gory moments as people are carved up and gangrene affects at least one of the party. The acting is in places diabolical and the running time is definitely at least ten minutes too long. But despite all this, I didn't feel as though I wasted my time. Maybe it's all the other turkeys I've sat through recently, but it made a change to watch a film where I was only bored occasionally and not throwing stuff at the TV halfway through. Besides, how can I be too unkind to a movie directed by a guy called 'Sparky'? Exactly.. :) 4/10
There are close-ups of people eating bugs, lizards and human flesh. It starts with a silly-looking plane crash and just gets worst as these dumb people try to save themselves in the desert. Terrible dialog and illogical decisions by the survivors make the movie little more than a bad TV show plot.
What there was no flight plan or "may day" transmitted? It's not even worth further discussion.
The film opens on a chilling montage worthy of Kubrick, completely without dialogue, showing the previous lives of the various passengers cut between shots of the carnage in the aftermath of the crash. There are no special effects showing the actual crash, but this lack of extraneous detail is crucial to the film's total leanness. There are other similarly beautiful visual passages throughout the film, and very little actual dialogue. Director Greene's visual sense seems remarkably honed for his first and only feature film. And his final long tracking shot is brilliant in its simultaneous portrayal of adjulation and despair. The very title of the film is distressing, as its nonsensical nature becomes apparent once you have seen the film.
This movie is a total lost gem; it is too bad that it has probably disappeared by now from studio film libraries and will be completely forgotten in several years. I highly recommend tracking down and holding onto one of the few videotape copies still floating around. It is easily one of the most disheartening movies you will ever see, but then again, great works of tragedy are always disheartening. You will probably either love it or hate it, but you will definitely not forget having seen it.