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Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

paulclaassen Interesting to see two films released in the same year with a similar theme and very much the same plot. First, 'Everest', and then 'The Himalayas'. I rather enjoyed the comical introduction to the characters. It gave me a chance to get to know them and care about them, especially keeping in mind the fate that awaited them. The film features some spectacular scenery and great photography, but unfortunately that's as much as I enjoyed about this film. The film is very slow paced, becoming boring and seemingly moving in circles going nowhere slowly. It was pretty much a case of deja vu, deja vu. The characters reasoned illogical and it was hard to believe the actual people acted this way. Then again, the beginning of the film mentions some characters and events were created for dramatization. Well, I suppose that explains it. The film eventually becomes a film about retrieving bodies instead of being about a rescue mission. Pardon me if I'm wrong, but it doesn't make sense to risk lives to retrieve bodies...

santaclarapeta By far, this movie leaves every other Himalayan climbing movie in the dust. The images of the climbing teams were so realistic and depicted so beautifully that it left me in awe. Having been around tall mountains, I can safely say that the mountain scenes was very well done.The movie also captured the 'tank' personality of the main character Captain Um. He is a driven man, and the story reveals how much that impacts his life and work. It also smoothly depicts the age/stature value that is practices so clearly by Koreans. The lead actor did a tremendous job of getting Captain Um's character, his mannerisms and attitude.Of course the movie is emotional, I had to see it in two sittings. That emotional aspect of the film is what gives it its human quality - after all the whole expedition to rescue a dead teammate is very much a human reaction. I am very glad that the movie took in stride the god times, as well as the very sad times in a very realistic way. I loved the scenery of South Korea as well, the movie blended these city scenes with the mountain scenes in a balanced way.Fantastic movie! And yes, bring the tissues.

Jean-Pol Cardin My opinion---This movie is above all a human drama, set with extraordinary shots and scene of courage and solidarity which in high mountain is absolutely necessary. I liked the movie very much, because there is humor at the beginning, then the dramatic story and finally the giant that is the Everest. Finally the exploit of all these mountaineers. The movie is very well done and this story is based on a true story that will make you love this beautiful movie. A movie to be discovered by the sumptuous images offered by Everest

subxerogravity This is the third film about mountain climbing I've seen in little under a year. First a documentary called Meru, then the Imax exclusive release called Everest. Now the Koreans tackle the subject. Interesting enough, story wise I feel the Himalayas is a mix of both movies. The best Korean mountaineer goes up a mountain to find the remains of his student who froze to death.Based on true events the story focus on mountaineer, Hong-Gil Um, a family man who loves to climb mountains. The movie has a lot to it as we go over Hong-Gil Um preparing for mountain climbing, training others for it, and what happens after it's all over.The Himalayas tries to be a tear jerker. It does have it's moments, but overall it tries hard and gets nothing.It's effective in making you not want to go up the mountain. The harsh weather was oh too real, and the visuals sometimes due what the story itself is unable.the movie is Just OK, no where near outstanding.