Alpha

[mrostov]

Not a lot of good movies out there showing primitive survival skills. This one coming out this summer looks like it might have some potential.

http://www.alpha-themovie.com/

 

[Tiley]

Is this a filmed version of Michelle Paver's "Wolf Brother" and subsequent novels? Looks a bit like it...

 

[mrostov]

I couldn't find a reference to any original novel. The original title was The Solutrean. One interesting thing I read was that there is a scene where the tribe is skinning and butchering bison, and it's not a special effect, those are real bison.

 

[Janne]

Yes, they got investigated for it......

Looks like a good yearn.. Hopefully better than the one with Darryl Hannah, Bearcave something.
I did like 10 000 BC though. Scifi-Paleo.

I looking forward to watch this one!

 

[mrostov]

I liked 10,000 BC quite a bit. If you are an avid student of history, movies set in the pre-history era are often more enjoyable because you aren't constantly picking out historical mistakes in the film.

 

[Janne]

Yep, that is me!
My long suffering wife hates my post movie analytic sessions.
Trailer looks good though.

 

[Robson Valley]

Skip the movies. If it's in your heart of hearts to go full frontal paleo,
you can come over to my place and kill a bison and field dress it and butcher it.

I won't broker your adventure but I bet I can round up enough people, me included, to buy off a lot of
your meat, cut properly. Because you get stuck with the whole pile.

Just remember that you will be facing a 4-legged, 1000kg vegan who has every desire to gore you and crush you and kill you, too.
That explains why I hunt bison with a cheque book.

 

[Tiley]

Reminds me of that old chestnut:
Q: What's the difference between a bison and a buffalo?
A: You can't wash your hands in a buffalo.

Going back to the film, does anyone know when it is due to appear in the cinemas?

 

[Janne]

Internet says US premiere in mid August.