BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Jerrie It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

sauerkraut-96467 This is actually a VERY good movie. I am not sure how accurate it is, but it does tell the story very well. There are no surprises, since most people remember when this happened. It just tells a story of survival. It is well acted, well directed, and the story (I think) is pretty accurate, at least from what I remember from when it happened. If you have not seen this movie, I would highly recommend it.

rbartoli-20842 The 33 ReviewIn 2010, 33 miners were trapped nearly a half mile underground in the San Jose Mine that has been operational since 1889. The 33 men were without contact from the outside world for about two weeks with limited food and water. The 33 is a great movie for a dramatization of the historical events that happened in Chile. The special effect were were very realistic.The director of the movie was Patricia Riggen who is known for her movie Under the Same Moon and Lemonade Mouth. She was definitely qualified to make this movie because she has experience working for one of the biggest movie companies Disney. Patricia Riggen had a budget of 26 million dollars to make this movie and it was spent properly. It was filmed in two mines in Colombia and some scenes were shot in Chile. This is good because it uses the actual setting of the true event in the movie. This movie is pretty straight forward for the audience to understand what it is about. The point of the movie is stated in the trailers and descriptions, as well as in the movie itself. This movie was made for the United States since there were plenty of commercials and trailers released in the United States. Also it was made for Chile since this is where the real events take place. The 33 miners that were stuck underground watched the movie as well alongside the actors that portrayed themselves in the movie. I feel that this movie did a great job with the actors emotions. When the actual survivors watched it, I can only imagine how they felt thinking back on the event. Since this movie is based on history, it is important that it is historically accurate and true. One example of an inaccuracy is the drills that left the scene due to accidents and damages. The true event actually kept another drill drilling as a backup in case the United States drill plan did not work. Another inaccuracy of the movie, is how close the family members actual were to the rescue hole. In the movie, it shows them crowded around the hole some what close, but in reality the family members and journalists were about ninety meters away on a wooden platform. Another thing that was not in the film was how the miners were airlifted to a hospital as soon as they were brought up to the surface. Therefore the scene where the miner reunites with his sister would not have happened. I think this is an important topic that was omitted because it does not show how much danger the miners were still in once they reached ground level. This movie also seems to have some biases because it makes the United States look the best and get all the glory of the rescue because every other country left. Also it targets the Bolivian in the movie, so the viewers can guess it made for more of a Chilean audience. However this bias does not get in the way of telling the historical event the right way. Viewers still get a great representation of what happened in real life. Overall this film was properly made. The sets that they used looked realistic and believable considering they did shoot the film in a mine in Columbia. The special effects that they used did look as if a real mine was collapsing. Also, the characters that this film used were believable because they acted the part; meaning they looked and acted as if they were starving, going crazy, or at the brink of dying. The language that the characters used seemed appropriate for the situation they were in as well as the time period. Although this film was remarkably made, I think that there are some areas to improve on. Just to name one, I think they should have showed the airlifts to the hospital that happened in real life. Also real life footage could have been useful for the movie. This would get some personal emotion to some viewers so they can look at in a different way than just another movie. Another thing they could have added was a few scenes showing what the miners might have done once they got out of the mine a few later. In conclusion, The 33 was a great film that gives a great representation of what happened to the miners in the San Jose mine a half mile into the ground for 69 days in Chile.

olussier-55204 Looking for any good movies to watch? Well, you are in luck! The movie, The 33, directed by Patricia Riggen, is based on a historical event. The movie is based in Chile and thirtythree miners were trapped in a gold mine for sixtynine days. The movie is overall a good film and shows history through an effective way.The filmmaking process of this movie began in December 2013 in Columbia. To make sure, Riggen got all the history correct, she interviewed each of the miners and their families. The filming was wrapped up on February 20, 2014. The major actors were Antonio Banderas who played "Super" Mario Sepúlveda, Rodrigo Santoro who played Laurence Golborne, Juliette Binoche played the strong female role, Gabriel Byrne's role was the engineer who rescued all thirtythree miners, and Chile's president was Sebastian Pinera. Patricia Riggen created many films such as Lemonade Mouth (2011), Perfect Target (1997), and Under the Same Moon (2007). The movie budget was 26 million USD. This film was filmed in Columbia, Copiapo, Chile, and Tierra Amarilla, Chile. The director, Patricia Riggen, says that she directed this movie because she wanted to challenge herself. She also said that she wanted to discover what the movie was really about. The reasons for this film are explicitly stated. It was a very easy film to follow and it kept the viewer's attention. This movie was created for the thirty three miners that survived the collapse of the mine; the movie made the survivors feel appreciated and loved.One of the movie's historical error was when the drill bar first came through, they spray painted it red and taped a letter to it. The history states that they wrote a note with red letters saying that everyone was alive. There were only small historical errors in the film. The director omits the important topics. Some of those important topics were the first time the drill came through, the plan to rescue the miners, and the execution of the rescue. The film did not seem biased. Overall, this movie was great! The actors were good and there was a lot of information given from watching. The characters are believable, everything looks real. The dialogue is appropriate for the time period, they had ipods, facetiming abilities, etc. Even though the film was realistic, there was a few scenes it seemed unrealistic. For example, when the drill came through for the first time there was light coming through. I would definitely recommend seeing this historical film.

memons-83705 In 2010, the unthinkable happened. 33 miners were trapped in an unstable mine for 69 days. In the beginning of the film the 33 miners go into the mine thinking it is an ordinary day mining for gold, but it soon turns out for the worst. The mine begins to collapse and everyone panics. They drove to the refuge, which was a safe space where there is food and water. For 14 days they were low on food and everyone was restless. Finally, the people that were up top trying to get the miners drilled into the refuge and could finally communicate to the miners. They sent food, drinks, iPod, and magazines to the miners to keep them occupied. The people on top said it would take 3 months to extract the miners. They ran into difficulties, but in the end all 33 miners were saved. The director of the film is Patricia Riggen. She went to Columbia University and received her masters in screen writing and directing. She was asked to direct a Disney Channel original movie Lemonade Mouth and also Girl in Progress releasing in 2012. Then her next project was The 33. The movie was released in August 2015, 5 years after the accident, in Chile. While directing this film she wanted the cast and crew to get the full experience on what these miners through. So, her cast and crew spent a total of 35 days filming in salt mines. Some of the desert scenes were in Chile and two mine scenes where in Columbia. She wanted to show that a girl can direct a movie that is so masculine. The next movie that she did was Miracles of Heaven. The theme of these movies is to not give up hope and keeping going. Patricia Riggen made this film to remember the accident and the pride that Chile has to keep going. She wanted to show what the miners actually went through because many people don't know the hardships those men went through. The reasons for the film is explicitly stated because the miners are stuck in a cave and they struggle. They don't give up hope and try to survive with little help and while the supplies were low. It was until the workers got to the miners that the struggle and hardships were real. The miners had little food everyday and it was getting to a time where the miners were going at each other. But, the character Mario kept everyone in line until help arrived. This film was made for the world because this was a live event that was on TV and not many people understood why this happened or what is happening. In the movie they showed why they were stuck and the problems on why they couldn't get them out. Now they showed what happened people know what it is like. There are many historical errors in this film. During the drilling of the rescue. The movie said that 2 drills broke down and couldn't help anymore. In the real event the drills were still working, but they were back up drills on the side for if anything happened to the main drill. Also, the 33 men after they got rescued were taken to the hospital right after and the movie said that they walked around and stayed with the families. Also, the mine afterwards closed after the event. The director does not omit important topics of this film and does a very good job going through the event. It is somewhat biased because it shows the mine is a bad guy in the film and that the President of Chile does really nothing to this event in his own country. He biased things does not get in the way of the film because they don't focus on those points and the story moves along. The characters are believable because they showed raw emotional when they were stuck in the mine and even when they were reunited with their families. The acting is really good and the language was appropriate for this time period. The language was somewhat Spanish and many spoke in English, but with a Spanish accent. Some ways to improve it is to get rid of biased and focus on the story. Also, when the mine was going to collapse it was hard to follow who was who, and where the refuge was. The setting was dark and even though they had lamp lights, they didn't use them. Some parts the miners had background light even though they were really far underground. Overall, this movie was really good and the event was on point with the acting and the emotional feeling of this film.