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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2019 22:08:17 GMT
Both get 8 out of 10 beers from me  Love em But I'm going to give a slight edge to 'The Grey'. What say you Go! |
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Post by cryptoflovecraft on Mar 7, 2019 23:04:07 GMT
I prefer The Edge, a gripping tale of survival and betrayal. It wasn't just the bear and Alaskan wilderness that Hopkins' character had to fear. I like the direction the film took after the bear was killed. Great performances by Hopkins, Baldwin and the bear.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Mar 7, 2019 23:23:45 GMT
I liked The Edge quite a bit. I didn't see it until a few years ago. That one bear attack scene gave me chills, genuinely horrific.
The Grey is a movie I love so much that I force others to watch it. The hopelessness of the characters seems real, like what would really happen, not just some glossy Hollywood version where everyone's a tough guy. It seemed even more poignant upon my initial viewing when you take into account Liam's own personal tragedy around this time. I find more depth in it everytime I watch it. Yeah, sometimes the CGI is noticeable, so what.
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Post by DarkManX on Mar 8, 2019 0:58:53 GMT
I love both, but I prefer The Edge. I like that the group is very small and thins out to two with one character secretly wanting to kill the other and yet depending on him for survival.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Mar 8, 2019 9:17:51 GMT
The Grey is way better.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Mar 8, 2019 13:06:34 GMT
Both are pretty decent. The Edge has a nice set up and some good intensity as it goes on. The character, man vs man dynamic is as tense as the man vs nature dynamic, and in a sense of script mechanics it's kind of the same thing. It falls into some cliches, but I think there's a sense of humor about it. And it was written by David Mamet, so you know it's gonna have a self awareness and really well orchestrated dialogue.
The Grey is maybe more my style, I love that sort of tone, but it has some issues that drag it down. The Liam Neeeson character's arc is a total cliche, the wolves don't behave anything like actual wolves would, and some of the dialogue and character interactions are really lame. But, it strikes a great tone and has some excellent imagery. There's a lot to like here.
They are both decent. Both are about a 6/10.
To compare the two I'd go with which has the better plane crash scene. I'd give the edge to The Edge.
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Post by Nalkarj on Mar 8, 2019 17:52:38 GMT
Oh, The Edge, by far. It’s fantastic—there’s so much to it (it’s really one of Mamet’s con-game pictures in disguise), and the acting’s excellent. As cryptoflovecraft noted, it also plays as a self-aware near-parody of the genre (the bear is more or less irrelevant to it!), while serving as a first-class example of good genre filmmaking. Wonderful movie. |
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 8, 2019 19:42:03 GMT
The Edge tells us how to make fire from ice so it has that advantage.
But I haven't seen the Grey.
Maybe SANDS OF THE KALAHARI (Stuart Whitman vs baboons!) and THE MAN IN THE WILDERNESS should be included since they are also about survival in the wilds--but the latter goes in a different direction entirely.
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Post by Gourmando the Reindeer on Mar 9, 2019 1:46:21 GMT
I voted for The Edge even though I've never seen The Grey.
I watched The Edge for the very first time last night. (Starz freeview) Then watched Coal Miner's Daughter.
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