wlfgdn Plainly an insult to anyone who knows the least about mountaineering and mountain climbing, there are any number of mountains in the world where this story might have taken place but K2 is not one of them. People like Pete Athens and Conrad Anker do not shoot themselves with methamphetamines to complete a climb and the premise that a previous climber died because someone stole their drugs is pathetic.This movie is a series of bad scenes compiled of bad stock characters played by bad actors. Look at the credits list for this film and you will note that there are no photos for most of the actors even the stars. That is because they have no talent and they never made any good movies so that anyone would load their photos anywhere.Bad story badly made and an insult to the genuine sport.

ghimdb How much technical climbing detail and realism is in this movie? I am more interested in documentary-style technical climbing detail and information (like what route was taken and why, what hazards were anticipated and prepared for, what gear was taken, what was the plan and what went as planned and what did not, etc) - and less in character development and that sort of information - will I be disappointed or not? For example, "Touching The Void" did have a lot of technical climbing detail and realism, which is one reason it has a strong appeal to some people. I would like to see someone, such as the other reviewers here, comment on this important point.

Lt_Coffey_182 I have been waiting ages for this film and now, finally, it is out on DVD in the UK. This film did not disappoint me one bit and kept me thoroughly entertained. I was a big fan of Vertical Limit when it hit the cinemas but there can be no comparisons made. Where Vertical Limit aimed more for suspense and thrills, K2 follows character development and realism.Taylor Brooks (Michael Biehn) and Harold Jameson (Matt Craven) are best friends who live almost opposite lives but share one common passion, mountain climbing. Brooks is a selfish jerk who has only ever thought about himself where as Jameson is a man driven by his family and his job who cares greatly for the safety of others. These two are perfectly cast without even acting. Biehn's voice is perfect for an arrogant character and Craven's nerdish looks personify a man in the science profession. Biehn does well in this performance to disguise his fear of heights and delivers a very strong, charming performance. He portrays Brooks' obsession with K2 very well and was definitely the right choice to lead this film.The scenery for this film is simply breath taking, beautiful snowy mountains with a caressing mist. There was one scene where I thought my TV had broken because the screen appeared to be pure white, but then a person enters the shot and the camera starts to pan out, I realise how clean and untouched the snow is. Filming a feature like this is always challenging on crew and cast, equipment and supplies can be buried under 5 feet of snow when the day's up. Everyone rose to challenge and produced a visually stunning film. The climbing sequences allow appear very professional and without doubt help Roddam to build up tension on a bigger scale.What is best about this film is that behind all the scenery, the suspense and the arguments, there is a very strong message about friendship. It was important for this film to have a positive element because there are so many mishaps and so many dislikeable characters that a lack of positive energy in any form would have made K2 far too bleak. The friendship between Taylor and Harold drives the story and leads to a wonderful transformation within Taylor that is very believable. Character development in this style has sadly been abandoned by Hollywood now in favour of special effects and period pieces.Very underrated, K2 is definitely the best mountain climbing film I have seen and as a huge Michael Biehn fan, it is great to see him perform so well in a non action role. With the beautiful snowy mountains and great character story, K2 is blissful to watch and leaves you feeling good after watching.

rastaweasel I have seen this movie a million times, and just recently bought it on dvd for 4 bucks. There are a few mountain movie out there (Eiger Sanction, Vertical Limit, Into Thin Air, and Alive kinda) Compare K2 to all these and I would watch K2 to just about any of them. Only so much eating the dead a guy can take (Alive). If you wanna see a movie about mountain climbing, rent K2 its got a solid cast and a great storyline. Its a 90's movie so don't expect super special effects and a love story! Michael Biehn is a solid actor and very underrated, his major film appearances are (Aliens, Tombstone, Terminator and his Tv show Adventure Inc) Go rent this movie and let me know what you think, its a perfect pizza film night!