Ever After High: Way Too Wonderland [DVD]

A fantastic but heart wrenching movie based on true events of the 1996 Everest climbing disaster. A traumatic tale of bad decisions, mistakes and the power of Mother Nature that culminated with the death of 8 climbers in one day.

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In the Spring is usually climbing season in the Himalayas offering the safest window for climbing the Worlds highest peak- Everest......one in four climbers have died since first conquered in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and his team.The story based on real events that took place in the Spring of 1996.Two rival teams led by 'Rob Hall' (Jason Clarke) and 'Scott Fischer' ( Jake Gyllenhaal) are set to climb t the same time aproposal to join the two teams together to make the accent rather than turn the rivalry into a race.Though base-camp warn of an imminent storm, the weather looked good for the teams to make their final accent to thesummit, by 2.0 p.m they must commence their decent.'Rob Hall' against what he knew to be right he helps the flagging 'Doug Hansen' (John Hawkes) a postal worker who'd beenclimbing for the past ten years reach the summit but time would now be against them.The threatened storm moves in, thirteen members of the two teams are now caught on the mountain-side in a ferosiousblizzard they will not all make it back to base camp.The film boasts an all-star cast.A superb portrayal of the dangers involved in climbing the Worlds highest peak....with a vivid and realistically portrayed accountof the incidents and trials the teams encountered as they tried to descend after successfully reaching the summit.The film does indeed become an edge of your seat viewing as the situation becomes ever more desperate in the fight forsurvival.In my view - A MUST SEE.Features -BlU-RAY EXCLUSIVE -Featurette Commentary with Director Baltasar KormakurLearning to ClimbA Mountain of WorkBONUS FEATURES -Race to the SummitThe making of EverestAspiring to Authenticity - The Real Story.

Came quickly and in very good condition.

I was unaware of the real life background to this film; based on fact, it tells the story of Rob Hall who set up a business to take amateur climbers to the summit of Everest. The film recounts the events of an expedition in 1996. It's certainly atmospheric. From the outset, the sense of excitement was almost palpable as the latest group of climbers met and started off on their long trip to the summit. The hectic nature of the organisation required was well portrayed and some of the potential dangers were outlined.The scenery and filming was amazing. A real sense of cold, the tension building as climbers queued and waited in extreme cold to traverse crevasses or negotiate ridges where, for some reason, ropes were not in place. Weather conditions, of course, deteriorated quickly at crucial moments and difficulties became life threatening. There's a true sense of drama throughout, but it's difficult to say it was enjoyable gearing in kind these were real people and real events. That aside, it's certainly an amazing film. My only criticism is that sound quality made it difficult to follow some of the detail of exchanges on the mountain climb. No doubt that's true, but it was difficult to know exactly what was happening to which character at times. Very watchable.

The 4K transfer and HDR is brilliant as is the ATMOS sound.. It sounds as if you're in the scene, especially the scenes where they climb up Everest during a snow storm. The sounds of the wind howls and swirls around all the speakers.. Also have a decent subwoofer as that too gets a workout.. Also is an enjoyable story be it a sad one.. Based on a true story. A good movie to add to anybodies collection especially to show off Dolby ATMOS.

Everest great film no problems with the sound or the picture with the HD transfer