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PeterRoeder 2012-05-24 07:25:37

Piece of crap

I just saw this piece of crap on TV. I would recommend you watchTouching the Void instead. This movie has nothing to do with what itpromises. There's no suspense. No danger. Nothing. It's just a fakestraight-to-DVD waste of time. I cant even believe that I am commentingon it on IMDb, or that it got 4.3 points. It's really one of the worstmovies I have seen in a long time. Yesterday I saw the brilliantmaster-piece Hellraiser (1987). Now, there's a movie! This "movie",shall we say, is not even a movie at all. It didn't have any plot oranything. It really made me sick to watch all that stupid crap. MichaelMadsen is quite good in the movie actually, and Alaska is a greatplace, but there is really nothing to work with because thesport-element in the movie is so poor and non-existent.

obey67 2012-05-23 17:53:03

Bad ass little action flick.

I totally dug this movie! It has great action and cool actors, theskiing is off the hizzle and the picture looks incredible. It is abouttime somebody made a decent story on the slopes without selling out tosome typical Hollywood story. I felt like the pages of Powder Magazinecame to life, literally. Hey it ain't Shakespeare, but there is acompelling buddy picture story, sort of man against nature vibe thattakes you into the world of expert skiing and the majesty of theAlaskan Rockies. Emerging star Kellan Lutz commands as the snowboarderand Madsen rules as a grizzled pilot. I loved the soundtrack, too! Thisis the kind of movie that I can watch over and over on cable wheneverit is on. Impressive effort, technically sound.

Cheeky001 2012-05-22 14:34:40

A breath of fresh air!

So nice to watch something so well done, breath taking scenery, a greatcast and a story line that has not been flogged to death.Some awesome snowboarding and a great sound track.Great story of mate-ship and although the cast is not well known assuch, I feel they have done a great job.I am not a movie critic, but do believe that it is good to see somemovies that are a little more original, I know there have been otherskiing movies, but it is nice to see something other that the blood andguts actions and the same old comediesDefinitely worth the watch.

MasterGoa 2012-05-22 06:03:54

I do not know why this movie gets so much flak...

OK, this movie is not bad.There is nothing wrong with it.Yes the back story about the sister is exaggerated.Yes the acting is a bit pushed at times.However, the cinematography is awesome, the story is good but not greatand the setting interesting about a mountain that cannot be tamed.I found it interesting, with an excellent soundtrack.It is a ski lover's popcorn flick and I do not think it pretends to beanything else.Snoboarder's too with get their share! MG

2012-05-21 12:53:02

Was not deliverd on time

I two-dayed ordered this item and when I tracked it, amazon told me it had been delivered to my front door but it had not. I was very angered because I needed it for a birthday. Amazon reshipped it and was late for the birthday I needed it for.

Rodrigo Amaro 2012-05-21 01:16:37

Uninteristing and Silly

In "Deep Winter" Eric Lively and Kellan Lutz play two friends who joinforces on a adventure of a lifetime: to be part of a documentaryshowing their risky performances while skiing on a dangerous mountainon Alaska. Followed by the filmmaker (Luke Goss) and a well trainedguide (Michael Madsen) they're heading to something that can changetheir lives and not in a good way. And a film like this couldn't existwithout some cracks on this beautiful friendship after Lively'scharacter start to date Lutz's sister (played by Peyton List). Lifeless and quite insignificant, there isn't much to be said aboutthis flick since it's a movie that doesn't have much to say or show.Sure, there's some breathtaking skiing sequences and the two hotties asmain stars but that's it; the rest of the movie isn't all thatinteresting and we only have endless skiing scenes and some othermoments involving Madsen's character saying there's a storm comingwhich makes even more impossible the already impossible stunt, and thefilmmaker always concerned about losing money and wasting time waitingfor the weather to change so he can film his documentary. It repeatitself so much that it gets completely dull.Almost enjoyable. Almost. 5/10

2012-05-15 23:45:46

great acting great action!

Eric Lively is actually a great actor. And uh....hot. hot. hot.The movie's pretty.It's a no-brainer but totally decent.

osloman7 2012-05-15 08:04:34

One of the worst movie ever made

I joined IMDb just to say how bad this movie is. There is no plot, theacting is awful, and even the skiing is bad!!!It all starts after the main guy falls during a competition. Then hegoes back home... Finds a old friend - she is obviously his bestfriends sister and of course he has sex with her. The brother getsreally mad... However they still leave together to Alaska to make amovie. They leave to ski down one of the worst mountains ever.. Thebrother dies, the sister cries (but don t worry they get back togetherafter the main character finishes what his best friend died doing,going down that big nasty mountain full of avalanches)Do not watch is my advice..

rstone-27 2012-05-14 14:37:43

Amateurish At best

I had high hopes for this movie. The cinematography is great. This hadan opportunity to be a great film.Poor scripting, bad dialogue and second hand acting really put this onein the crapper. I think the best part of this movie is on the editingfloor.The feel of the movie is very slow, the romance depicted is so boringno one in their right mind would put up with that.One saving grace is the sound track -- awesome music, very little goodaction shots.I will give credit where credit is due -- Very good photography andsome awesome skiing. Very Amateurish for a movie.3 / 10

checkyourblip 2012-05-14 02:09:52

what's not to enjoy!

I read this review on DVD Verdict then rented the movie and loved it.You know, I wasn't expecting anything more than a cookie-cuttersnowboard jock-movie starring annoying characters, but Deep Wintersurprised me. It's an entertaining spectacle, sporting somejaw-dropping downhill footage, a serviceable human drama, and likableplayers to tie it all together.Deep Winter is sort of a meta-snowboard movie, quite possible the firstof a genre. The story is about these guys making a ski and snowboardmovie, but it's obvious from the crazy downhill shenanigans that humanbeings are actually strapping themselves to thin pieces of sculptedplastic and voluntarily sliding down a big-ass mountain. Really, Ican't say enough about how awesome the skiing and snowboarding is inthis movie. If I had to guess, the angles are sheer 90 degree drops ofdoom and somehow the nutjobs the filmmakers suckered into rocketingdown the slopes negotiate this wintry peril with ease. Just fantastic.Buttressing all of this is the movie itself and it's decent. You'll beable to chart out the trajectory of the plot no problem: the twists,the relationships, the looming fatalities, the Final Momentous Choiceour hero makes, all of it. You've seen this melodrama in countlessother works. The clichés are tempered with some solid acting and alikable Alpha Male awesome skier guy who bangs his best friend'ssister, sure, but that's a necessity in movies like this, so you can'tfault him for that. Even Michael Madsen brings his game, likelyrelieved he's not hoisting around a fake sword and incomprehensibleaccent from a Uwe Boll movie or playing a gangster for the billionthtime.Again, the centerpiece of Deep Winter is the ski action footage, so Iwouldn't hold it against you if you skipped through some of theextended sentimentality to get to the good stuff.The film looks good in its 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen treatment,though the picture quality isn't as vibrant as it could be. In fact,Deep Winter is best-suited for a high-definition treatment. Audio ispushed by a 5.1 track, and it's rich, pounding bass and blasting outthe nifty soundtrack. The total lack of extras is a major missedopportunity.

camilly 2012-05-13 02:50:29

Action ski movie and main character's inner turmoil over relationships and his future on the ski team

This movie is AWESOME!! I didn't expect it to have have a good plot,but it did! The skiing was mind blowing. I have no idea how they gotsome of these shots, it's incredible. The hot guy Emmett from"Twilight" is even in it! Michael Madsen is a total classic. He adds alot of depth to the movie. The soundtrack is great too! The CitizenCope song was made for "Deep Winter". I can't imagine anyone NOT beingtotally blown away by this movie. I show my friends and they can'tbelieve what they are seeing. They show all of their friends and so onand so on. But EVERYONE says how amazing it is. I'm totally psyched tosee the whole movie. When can I get my hands on it? I want it and Iwant it NOW!!!!!

2012-05-12 22:57:41

Excellent

This review is from: Deep Winter (DVD) I received the DVD in a timely manner and in excellent condition. I bought the movie because I saw and interview with Kellan Lutz, who said that this movie was already out on DVD and I never heard of it. I decided to get it and watch it. He was awesome in the movie. Definitely different from what I'm used to seeing from him.