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The Worst Film Ever

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

2/17/18. Amazing cinematography as hikers climb ever onward and upward. Can never understand why people do this, though for some, just being there is enough.

First of all, as climber I will say that I will not detract the climbing in itself, which would be remarkable. The same applies to photography and music which are at a good level.When I see this documentary, instead of seeing a story about a more or less objective climbing, i find quite self-glorification:For instance"High mountaineering is very risky, it is the Most Dangerous professional sport". "Meru definitely had a reputation as impossible climb". "this is the mountain That everyone's tried and failed on". "This climb has seen more Attempts and more failures than any route of Himalaya" "some of the best climbers in the world Have tried and failed on" ...etc, etc....It's a shame because the climbing is good by itself, and all the gimmicky stuff does anything but to take away the credibility.i have the feeling that someone tries to sell me something, namely: "we are heroes", "Our families are suffering because of our climbing"... is this really necessary...?It is clear that this movie is intended for the general public (who is not into climbing).

Disappointing cliché. 3 Flat boring characters cannot get enough explaining how difficult there challenge was and how tough they are. How stupid People can be. I have seen about dozens of these commentaries. All those guys tell you exactly the same. Hollow dogmas about frostbite, being tired, all predictable dangers etc. Etc. Etc. The views on the mountains are almost as beautiful as the ones I made during high mountain tracking in the Alps. Most difficult, biggest, highest, coldest, biggetjes avelanche, extremely shocking, do not start to count... Sick symptoms of kapitalistic and spoiled grown ups. This movie kills you faster then climbing the Meru.

I am surprised by the high reviews of this film. I enjoyed this film, but it was good not great. The entire film heavily relies on the account of four interviews including the three climbers in what seems like a single interview with each. There were many dramatic moments that could and should have been captured on film, but were instead reenacted. In "Meru" the drama surrounding the endeavor to summit Meru is soft and the stakes are not clear. Better execution of storytelling and drama in the climb movie sub-genre can be found in films like "Touching the Void," "La Dura," and the TV series "Everest: Beyond the Limit." In those films the stakes of the endeavor are real, present, and apparent thought the storytelling. One of the reasons I think opportunities for drama in "Meru" are missed is because one of the climbers was also the director of the film. A few events that seemed important were somewhat glossed over. Although it is a documentary this film still has characters, and I am not a fan of a character that closes a long drawn out sub-plot with, "so yea, I survived." Again, the film is good, not great. Edit: I am told that the shot that are captured are what make this film great. If you say so, I'll watch again, I guess.