I remember seeing this in the theatre and I just re-watched it now.
The performances was crap (Malkovich was in full comedy mode).
The direction was crap.
Everything about this film had a 'made for tv' look about it.
It did not age well.
As far as I'm concerned, this story has yet to be told properly.
Have you ever seen the 1976 Mexican movie "Survive!"? It was also about the the 1972 Andes flight disaster. That movie was a super low budget piece of crap. I would not recommend it, not even as a goof.
It did not age well.
The real plane crashed on Friday the 13 October 1972
For me it's a mixed bag. The film has some great scenes, the crash and the rescue scenes are handled really well. But it also suffers from some sub par acting and a weak script. The "crazed" mechanic is the worst culprit, absolutely dreadful acting and I'm not even sure the character is even factual.
shareI have loved this film and watched it more than once. Although an intense survival story, it did have some feel good elements. Suddenly people are trashing Alive ever since Society of the Snow released. I did watch the latter few days back, and while it is a wonderful movie, I still like Alive better.
share"Suddenly people are trashing Alive ever since Society of the Snow released."
The latest post before mine was 8 years ago and I saw Alive in the cinema in 1993. Any other baseless assumptions you'd care to share?
Im not referring to you. My opinion was on those who have watched society of the snow first. I had a few friends who were telling me about society of the snow. They had no idea about Alive and had not watched it. And obviously there are going to be comparisons. I dont understand the need to though call Alive a bad movie. It was made in the 90s. I probably need to rewatch it now too see how bad it was!
shareI just think all these wannabe critic movie nerds who cant stop bashing movies are only hurting themselves really .
If you're determined to pick holes as much as you can and not enjoy any movie then who suffers , only you.
Sure there are good and bad movies , this one is perfectly "serviceable"
Call me a glass half full guy , but I much prefer to come at them them with a give it a chance , see the good side , make the most of what you've got sort of attitude.
This also a good outlook for life in general I find.