Dyatlov Pass Incident

I wasn't sure what to expect. This movie kept me on the edge of my seat. Still don't know for sure all that was going on, but it was still a great thriller.

I had to get this one

It starts out slow but starts picking up not a bad movie

In a lot of ways this movie reminded me of The Objective, from a few years ago. An "X Files"-like story unfolds not in middle America but rather in an exotic location (in The Objective the location was the Middle East; here it's Russia). But like The Objective, the narrative payoff is not satisfying and feels sort of canned.I did really appreciate the effort to expand out the usual conspiracy theory mythos to encompass the mysterious Russian wilderness. It was cool to see a American film production actually take the trouble of flying a crew all the way out to the Ural region, which looks extremely distinctive here, hire some actual Russian actors where needed, and so on. The on-location cinematography was sometimes extremely striking, and the crew's excitement about being on-site bled into the movie in energizing ways. I wish the movie had lingered a bit more on these strengths: local atmosphere, wild mysterious landscapes, the sense of exploration and adventure, etc.As other reviewers have pointed out, the main actors are all extremely irritating -- though I guess that was the idea, since these are supposed to be cocky American college students. Like most people I'm sick of the "found footage" framing device, but I can accept it when it's put together with some actual wit (see for instance the amazing "Trollhunter"). Not much wit here though. The movie doesnt have any humor to offer beyond some fratboy sexual humor.*semi-spoilers below*The movie's biggest weakness, though, was the "explanation" offered for the mysterious events at Datlov Pass. The resolution is really quite a spectacularly derivative dud. Some kind of garbled time-traveling zombies nonsense. Given the exotic location, there were so many directions the makers of this movie could have gone: maybe there's a conspiracy involving the lost Russian aristocracy, the Cold War, a lost Axis encampment, etc. I was a little surprised to see the yeti mentioned so many times, but nothing about Tunguska. Conspiracy movies can be fantastical, but they're also supposed to leave you with a sense that the story was possible.

Buyer beware! I have a region free player and buy non-region A all the time. Note: I own quite a few German Blu-ray’s. On a extremely rare occasion I’ll get a bluray that just doesn’t want to play. In this case it showed all the leader titles, then when it cycled to what should/would be either a direct to play or a play screen menu it goes to black screen and never plays. I have a Sony region free player. I just ordered the European, none German bluray instead, so waiting for it to arrive to check it’s playability; twice the cost unfortunately! Not blaming either the German disc or the Sony player; just that in this case they weren’t compatible. So if you have a Sony unit and looking for this film, I’d shy away from the German bluray. I’ll make another post when I check the European bluray.Update: Got the European bluray of the movie and it worked flawlessly.

This found footage film moves at a pretty quick clip. There’s actually more accurate footage here than in the poorly written documentary.As a jaded viewer, I tend to rent; however, I did buy the film after viewing it the first time.To be fair there is a clumsy moment or the actors seem like actors. It didn’t last long.Elements that are explored here include but not limited to science, research, professors, students, foreign local authorities, foreign local myths, Secret military facilities, natural catastrophes, murder, Time travel, and paradoxically events.I absolutely recommend this film.

Highly suggest to read a little on the bizarre tragedy that really occurred with the location this movie focuses on. It'll heighten your intrigue even though this is obviously a film of fiction. The storyline and characters are great. The story moves at a wonderful pace, no boring moments - all productive, all beneficial to the story; a balance of scary and mysterious. I've watched this film more than once and have rented it when I'm in the mood for a dependable thriller.

A good read to get the "facts" sorted out. If you have watched any of the Documentaries on this subject, or the movie, many of the "facts" have been distorted or simply omitted all together. There are some things that I never even heard about watching the documentaries, and although fairly accurate in the telling of the trip made by the hikers, the movie goes way off into fiction once they arrive at the site.If you are interested in the mystery of these missing hikers you will undoubtedly enjoy this work. It chronologically lays out what has been learned of the lead up to their disappearance and the subsequent investigation. It also refines the clues and details of the investigation. I will end this review at this point because if I do continue it would be a spoiler. Buy the Kindle version and it is worth it. I have drawn my conclusions about this incident and am about 95 % satisfied with the theory. There are a few things I am still unsure of and those things will most likely never be explained due to the unpredictability of chance. I had this READ to me by my Alexa device, and it was quite enjoyable. I could continue with my mindless daily chores and have it reading in the back ground.

It was more than I expected! It was GREAT !!!

Das "Found Footage" Filmgenre ist seit dem Siegeszug von "Blair Witch Project" aus dem Jahr 1999 im Horrorfilm weit verbreitet, hat einige Klassiker wie "Paranormal Activity", "Rec" oder "Cloverfield" hervorgebracht. Immer wieder kommt aber das Gefühl auf, dass der Markt langsam übersättigt davon ist und es ja auch nicht ganz so logisch ist, wenn die Protagonisten noch in größter Not die Kamera mitlaufen lassen. Trotz allem kommen immer wieder interessante Genrebeiträge aus diesem Bereich heraus, im letzten Jahr war dies bei Barry Levinsons "The Bay" gegeben und interessanterweise ist Renny Harlins Variante "Devils Pass" noch um einiges besser geworden. Das wird aber auch erst mit dem Ende des Films sichtbar, denn der Gesamteindruck dieser geheimnisvollen Bergsteigergeschichte ist bessser als so manche Einzelszene, die man in den vorangegangenen 96 Minuten Spielzeit gesehen hat. Die Geschichte klingt wohl bekannt.Fünf College-Studenten machen sich auf den Weg um im fernen Russland herauszufinden, was mit den neunMenschen damals im Jahr 1959 am Dyatlov Pass im Uralgebirge passiert ist, deren Tod bis heute Rätsel aufgibt. Holly King (Holly Goss) und Jensen Day (Matt Stokoe) sind die Regisseure des Amateurfilms, der hergestellt werden soll. Dazu braucht es natürlich eine versierte Tontechnikern, die man mit Denise Evers (Gemma Atkinson) schnell gefunden hat. Auch die zwei versierten Bergsteiger J.P Hauser (Luke Albright) sowie der arrogante und überhebliche Sunnyboy Andy Thatcher (Ryan Howley) können für das interessante, aber sicherlich nicht ungefährliche Unternehmen gewonnen werden.Doch sehr schnell wird durch die Einblendung russischer Nachrichtensender klar, dass die fünfköpfige Crew auch ein ungewisses Schicksal ereilt haben könnte, denn die jungen Amerikaner sind spurlos verschwunden. Die russische Regierung soll zwar in Besitz des Videomaterials sein, dass man in den Bergen fand. Aber es soll der Öffentlichkeit nicht zugänglich gemacht werden. Hackern ist es aber gelungen, das brisante Filmmaterial zu veröffentlichen.Zuerst sieht man die Fünf, wie sie den 10. Mann der damaligen Expedition besuchen wollen. Dieser Mann war der einzige überlebende der Ereignisse von 1959, aber nur weil er gleich am ersten Tag wegen einer Krankheit das Zeltlager der Anderen verlassen musste. Obwohl die Administration des Krankenhaus behauptet, dass der Mann gestorben sein, sehen die fünf Studenten am Fenster eines Zimmers im ersten Stock einen alten Mann, der ihnen ein Schild mit einem russischen Wort zeigt. Sekunden später wird dieser Mann vom Personal von dem Fenster weggezogen. Sehr mysteriös...und so soll es auch bleiben. Sie finden Fußabdrücke im Schnee und am Pass angekommen entdecken Holly und Jensen die Tür zu einem Bunker, verdeckt vom Schnee. In der Nacht gibts eine Explosion, die eine Lawine auslöst...Dies alles ist sehr gut aufgebaut und steigert bis zum Ende den mysteriösen Touch. Ein guter Schachzug des Drehbuchs erweist sich das Rätselhafte der Geschichte, die Macher haben entschieden den Zuschauern mit einigen Fragen zurückzulassen. Nicht alles wird erklärt, lediglich in den Andeutungen lassen sich weitere spuren finden in die Geschichte mehr Licht zu lassen. Doch es bleibt ein Anteil im Dunkel und das ist auch gut so. Am Ende kommen dann auch furchterregende Wesen ins Spiel. Alles in allem ist das ein gut gemachter, kleiner Schneethriller, der bestens geeignet ist für gutes Mitternachtskino.

This is a really good IFC film. Been looking for it for ages.

C'est bien film dangereux

I'm giving this three-and-a-half stars, because my movie-watching buddy really liked it---the mountaineering and locations were absolutely real. He spends a lot of time in the mountains, and I have been in very similar rural villages. I must re-watch it soon, so as to clarify some aspects of the film which eluded me the first time through. I had hoped for a few more extras relating to the actual events of the 1950s, but I plan to do a little more researching on this.Renny Harlin's film could have, in my mind at least, succeeded better at dispelling my disbelief, by taking a slightly different slant at the so-called "found footage" method that was used here: if the film had more interspersed shots of specialists and investigators discussing and examining what was recovered (camera, footage, bodies, etc) from the expedition, along the lines of what we have become used to seeing in real documentaries, news, and reality-television shows. But perhaps there is an unwritten agreement to not push the limits too far in that direction.