Review: Man On Wire

Posted by at 19:56 on 04 Aug 2008 Reviews A-Z

On August 7th 1974, one man crossed the void between the two towers of the World Trade Center, 1,350 feet above the streets of New York - on a wire. No harness, no safety nets, no TV crew filming him. The only thing stopping him plummeting hundreds of feet was his own skill and determination; one quiver and he'd had it. The m...

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Posted by Pandaemonium at 12:28 on 16/03/09

"Still not seen this. Pandy, that mini-review read like you were drunk - you're not normally that expressive. Is it worth it?"

A Friday at 21:48? You need to ask? :D

Posted by Luke at 21:06 on 15/03/09

There was already a feature on him a while back - think it was on BBC. He's got a spider-family with spider-kids, made from spider-sex - they were climbing up the pipes in his house.

Posted by Ali at 21:03 on 15/03/09

I'm waiting for someone to make a movie about that 'Spider-Man' guy; the French dude who climbs skyscrapers with his bare hands. It's quite frightening really, probably more of a physical feat that Petits.

Posted by Luke at 21:01 on 15/03/09

Thanks for the reminder.

It wasn't the best documentary but what a feat. It's true what Pand said though; everyone is entitled to their dreams, but at what cost?

Posted by Ali at 23:30 on 14/03/09

Finally saw this tonight. Just awe inspiring really. Funny, charming, well made and utterly unbelievable - I lost count of the amount of times my jaw hit the floor. Superb.

Posted by Ali at 01:09 on 11/01/09

Still not seen this. Pandy, that mini-review read like you were drunk - you're not normally that expressive. Is it worth it?

Posted by Luke at 22:19 on 09/01/09

Think I'ma gonna watch this tomorrow. The pictures of Petit performing the feat give me the willies.

Posted by Pandaemonium at 21:48 on 09/01/09

After you attain your dreams, what is left? Uplifting and depressing at the same time, but what a way to get there. I found the movie absolutely unbelievable, yet it's something that happened. If you put your mind to it, anything is possible,but at what cost? Friendship(s)? Your soul mate?

too much for me, but I can see why people do it. 5/5

Posted by The Internets at 19:50 on 14/08/08

Fantastic film. Funnier than I expected it to be as well.

Posted by The Internets at 20:17 on 04/08/08

I am desperately trying to work a Kurt Russell/Goldie Hawn joke into this.

Posted by The Internets at 20:10 on 04/08/08

Desperate to see this. Love quirky little stories about triumph over adversity, logic etc. Even that poster is making me feel a bit sick. A bit like the beginning of Cliffhanger.

But I still can't say "Phillippe Petit" without singing "the sweetest girl I'm ever gonna meet" at the end of it. Philllllllllllipe Peteet.