tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post3269977835204410861..comments2024-03-27T20:35:30.401-07:00Comments on Cool Ass Cinema: Survive! (1976) reviewvenoms5http://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-79143319999833823852013-09-27T12:23:40.202-07:002013-09-27T12:23:40.202-07:00@ ROCKER: This is possibly Cardona's best movi...@ ROCKER: This is possibly Cardona's best movie. At least the best of the ones I've seen. Most of his movies are never quite as serious, or well made as this one, imo.<br /><br />@ Tommy: Probably my biggest gripe with the '93 version is the main cast were all Americans and everybody looked "glamorous" after all they went through, so to speak. Haven't seen it in some time, though, so I should probably remedy that.<br /><br />The few critics who bothered to mention the '76 film condescended to it as some sort of low budget quickie. Compared to US productions, than yes, it's low budget, but for Mexican cinema, it was impressive. <br /><br />I do like in the '76 film how they mention pilot miscalculation, and also that the survivors were much closer to a safe-haven than they realized.<br /><br />I also found it interesting how the '76 film optioned the Blair book instead of the more sensationally titled Hispanic one that came later that same year.<br /><br />I am going to look for that doc, and most likely purchase it if it's on dvd. There were far more made than I was aware of as I was writing this piece.<br />venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-67364524988490737162013-09-27T09:49:54.282-07:002013-09-27T09:49:54.282-07:00Just want to chime in here one more time after wat...Just want to chime in here one more time after watching it last night on You Tube, then I'm going to link up this post with my blog as well as the You Tube video. <br /><br />It was really great to see this again after all these decades. The downsides of this Mexican adaptation is they did twist facts of the story into plot devices on several occasions that were simply not true. One example being when the survivors try to reconnect the radio and it blows up which simply did not happen. They couldn't get the radio reconnected because there were too many wires to try and figure out which connected to which. The upside to this version and in my opinion a very strong upside is this was made in the 70's and they had no CGI or fancy special effects to rely on. The story is told with good old fashioned film making. I also like how in this version they spend a lot of time showing what was going on with the people involved in the searching for the plane. <br /><br />While I agree with the general consensus that the 1993 version is a "miss" I do feel credit is necessary for their faithful adaption to the storyline and for shooting near the actual location of the wreck. When watching it you do really get the sense of cold and isolation they were experiencing. Perhaps if they had cast unknowns (like they did with United 93) it may have been a great picture. I think the A and B list actors with familiar faces somehow ruined the reality itself that they were trying to portray. <br /><br />Thanks again for your great post and I do recommend the History Channel "I Am Alive" doc very highly as you get the story told straight first-hand from Nando himself. Tommy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150131602787950689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-67092337150414160122013-09-24T20:18:42.405-07:002013-09-24T20:18:42.405-07:00Saw this at the drive in,after seeing the great TV...Saw this at the drive in,after seeing the great TV ad campaign for it.Hated the "remake". One of those "guilty pleasures" of a bygone era.ROCKER4EVERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752420463977105236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-80925867492589660372013-09-24T12:11:42.343-07:002013-09-24T12:11:42.343-07:00@ Bruce: I've read it before, thank you. Actua...@ Bruce: I've read it before, thank you. Actually, I was working on mine when I read it the first time you posted it, so I put this one off for a while and only just came back to it yesterday. The original cut is vastly underrated, I'd say.<br /><br />@ Tommy: I first saw it on TV in the early 80s, but was cognizant of the incident from school. A fascinating story, as you pointed out. I haven't seen the History Channel doc yet, I wanted to make my piece as different as possible, so I researched just how much was out there, and if Cardona's movie was ever mentioned anywhere -- and it wasn't.<br /><br />That version on youtube must be the foreign disc with the burned in subs. It's OOP now, I think. I had hoped VCI would have corrected this mistake, but apparently sales weren't enough for them to go back and fix it. Thank you for your remarks, Tommy! venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-37715606586720867022013-09-24T10:12:56.769-07:002013-09-24T10:12:56.769-07:00oh what do you know, here's the full mexican v...oh what do you know, here's the full mexican version with english subtitles! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUDP2mSx9bUTommy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150131602787950689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-78592203994251340392013-09-24T10:08:03.645-07:002013-09-24T10:08:03.645-07:00I actually saw this in the theaters (the americani...I actually saw this in the theaters (the americanized version) when it came out. I've always been fascinated by this story and remember reading the book Alive in boarding school after lights-out with my flashlight under the covers, I couldn't stop reading it. <br /><br />Regarding the 1993 version, I think we must remember that it was Hollywood formula sh*t (translated = big budget Hollywood production) and so what could we expect. It had all the pluses especially the cinematography. My biggest gripe with that film and it's a big gripe is how they left out the part at the end when they find Sergio which to me is most compelling. <br /><br />I like how you mentioned other versions and especially "I Am Alive" History Channel which I own in my collection and consider to be top-notch. I highly recommend it as there are key facts of the story told which are commonly left out, for example how the pilot's made their error, and where the survivors actually thought they were, etc. <br /><br />I can't believe they left out the English subtitles on the new DVD, what a shame. I would love to see that, hopefully there's a way to track it down. <br /><br />Really great post, thumbs UP!!<br /><br />Tommy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150131602787950689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-41106815576933158222013-09-24T04:32:09.534-07:002013-09-24T04:32:09.534-07:00I posted an article by Paul Talbot regarding the A...I posted an article by Paul Talbot regarding the Americanization of SURVIVE! over at my blog a while back, with some stills and pressbook scans -- it details some of the changes and decisions. Well worth a look if you're a fan!<br /><br />http://bruceholecheck.blogspot.com/2011/09/cannibalism-hinted-americanization-of.html<br /><br />bruce holecheckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138350840049280081noreply@blogger.com