I've Totally Seen That Movie Before

Never Cry Wolf (1983) Director:  Carroll Ballard Writers:  Farley Mowatt (novel), Curtis Hanson (screenplay), Sam Hamm (screenplay), Richard Kletter (screenplay), Charles Martin Smith (narration), Eugene Corr (narration), Christina Luescher (narration) Cast:  Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Samson Jorah Synopsis: Researcher Tyler (Martin Smith) is sent by the government to the Arctic to investigate the possibility that wolves are responsible for the reduction in the caribou population. He hires a local bush pilot, Rosie (Denney), to fly him to the wilderness to study the wolves in their natural habitat. After struggling alone his first few days in the harsh environment, Tyler meets the Inuit, Ootek (Ittimangnaq), who helps him learn about the wolves and himself and his place in the universe. First Impressions: I was about seven years old when I saw this movie on VHS for the first time. I thought the movie was neat as I really liked the idea of a ...

The Edge (1997) Director:  Lee Tamahori Writer:  David Mamet Cast:  Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle MacPherson, Harold Perrineau, Larry Musser Synopsis: While staying in a remote northern resort cabin, billionaire Charles Morse (Hopkins), along with fashion photographer Robert Green (Baldwin) and his assistant Stephen (Perrineau) are involved in a plane crash, which leaves them stranded in the wilderness. Left with no food and no means of contacting civilization, the trio are forced to try to walk out of the wilderness. Along the way, they are forced to contend with harsh weather, rough terrain, aggressive wildlife and perhaps even betrayal from a friend.  First Impressions: I've always had a fascination with movies depicting man's struggle to survive the wilderness. I'm not sure why but I'm constantly drawn to those types of stories. So, when ads for this film started hitting TV back in 1997, I was obviously interested. I was able to catch it in theaters with a ...