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Rhapsody
06-06-2005, 01:56
I wasn't quite sure where to put this, but, inspired by the BBC's recent showing of Cast Away, I thought it might be interesting for to compare notes with fellow forum goers on any bushcrafty movies we may have seen. Any recommendations for films or discussions on/criticism of the techniques portrayed in them would be most welcome.
I'll start with a recommendation; Hell in the Pacific. An American and Japanese pilot crash land on a desert island during WW2 and have to buschcraft it for a while. The film is mainly about the relationship of these two men on opposite sides who are eventually forced to unite in order to survive on the island... only for it all to go horribly wrong when they finally return to civilisation. There is very little dialogue in the film (and even a large amount of what is there is in Japanese) and as such I think the film definitely highlights the simple unifying power of bushcraft as something we can all understand, both for the protagonists and for the viewer.
'The Hunted' is quite a new film starring Tommy Lee Jones and has a few bits about tracking, knife and flint making - basically a trained killer is on the lose after seeing action and jones (his teacher) is the only one who can track him.
Another one I loved as a kid was 'Grizzly Adams', there was a few snippets of bushcraft on most episodes, but just the outdoor scenes was enough to get me going.
ok.. don't hit me now.. but "First Blood" actually has a bit =)
Oh, now don't laugh - but there is an episode of dads army where the professionals! are having a lecture on living off the land, (roast hedgehog in mud)
Sorry, hope no ones eating breakfast while reading this!!
The Edge (http://imdb.com/title/tt0119051/) with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin has the most bushcraft/survival thing in any films i have seen before. (and a really nice pocket knife)
"Deliverance" has a bit. Canoeing/camping etc.
giancarlo
06-06-2005, 10:42
There's an old thread on here somewhere with a big list of these.
Have a look.
EDIT:
here you go.. i was rushing out when i posted this reply.
3 pages or replies to this one.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=411
cheers :)
Spacemonkey
06-06-2005, 17:47
"Deliverance" has a bit. Canoeing/camping etc.
Damn, you beat me to it...
Isn't 'Walkabout' about survival in the bush?
2blackcat
07-06-2005, 01:38
Point Last Seen. It had Linda Hamilton (Sarah Conner in the Terminator)
as a tracker looking for a lost girl in the desert
Quite a few bits about the art of tracking
Channel five played it a few months back
brucemacdonald
07-06-2005, 10:51
There's another film worth mentioning - called "Never Cry Wolf" with Brian Dennehy. Set (I think) in Alaska, it has stunning photography.
Best wishes
Bruce
bushwacker bob
07-06-2005, 16:52
Isn't 'Walkabout' about survival in the bush?[/QUOTE]
Jenny Agater ;)
Ahh, now you mention it thats the only bit I remember!
RovingArcher
08-06-2005, 05:00
I found the movie "SnowWalker" to be very interesting. About a bush pilot in the Northwest territories of Canada that crash lands on the tundra when transporting a young Inuit woman to a hospital.
Spacemonkey
08-06-2005, 15:18
Isn't 'Walkabout' about survival in the bush?
Jenny Agater ;)
Ahh, now you mention it thats the only bit I remember![/QUOTE]
Ah yes, plenty of that kind of bush, but that's not quite what I meant... ;)
Oh, and Wally from Croc Dundee is the Dad who tops himself in the beginning.
atanarjuat: The Fast Runner is a good bushcraft film (long too)
there is a website with some info: www.atanarjuat.com
Walkabout was pretty good, though it's funny to read the reviews. Back when it was released the big whoptydoo was the frontal nudity, and today the main discussion seems to be all the killed animals.How times change.
I'm about to watch Snow Walker tomorrow btw. http://www.snowwalkerthemovie.com/
Looks like a movie right up our alley so to speak :)
*Edit* Oh boy.. what a movie =) It's beautiful, it's gripping, and it has a lot of bushcrafting. I just love it when you find a relatively unknown movie and it turns out to be brilliant. This will definately be a must-have for my dvd collection.
innocent bystander
19-07-2005, 20:29
I'm about to watch Snow Walker tomorrow btw. http://www.snowwalkerthemovie.com/
Looks like a movie right up our alley so to speak :)
*Edit* Oh boy.. what a movie =) It's beautiful, it's gripping, and it has a lot of bushcrafting. I just love it when you find a relatively unknown movie and it turns out to be brilliant. This will definately be a must-have for my dvd collection.
Just got the DVDo of the snow walker, and i have to agree with you HuBBa - it is a cracking good film, thoroughly enjoyed it.. :)
Oooh wow!! That looks good! I'm going on Amazon to see if I can get it. Cheers for the link, a really good clip that looks as good as if not better than the edge, one of my favourite films!
Edit: I've done a quick search and can only find it on region 1 DVD. Any ideas when it will be released in UK?
innocent bystander
19-07-2005, 20:52
I got mine from amazon - but it's imported region 1 NTSC. I think it came from Liberty DVD...
Wow that Snowwalker looks really good,i shall have to look out for a copy myself.Anyone seen Pathfinder,i think its a Norwegian film?.
Oh,i think ive mentioned this before but ive a film given to me by a mate a real film buff,the film is called Dersu Uzala,its a Russian film and its great.Iam 100% confident that everyone would like it. :)
Ok dont laugh gus but what about Robin Hood Prince of Thieves...
I quote one of Kevin Costner's lines in the film 'what can we eat that the forest cannot provide'. A trully bushcrafti comment!
Robin and his men are driven into the forest by the sheriff and have to improvise what they have around them to make food, shelter, tools & weapons.
Marc
jamesdevine
20-07-2005, 14:40
The Snowwalker does look cool. It really is a pity it has not been released this side of the pond yet.
James
innocent bystander
20-07-2005, 17:27
The Snowwalker does look cool. It really is a pity it has not been released this side of the pond yet.
James
Just one thought - although the dvd is region 1, my dvd player is a region 2 only. It happens to play NTSC, so it may be worth checking out your players in case they can play NTSC. Don't beleive the manual that came with it either. Borrow a region 1/ NTSC disc and try it !! ;)
innocent bystander
20-07-2005, 17:30
Wow that Snowwalker looks really good,i shall have to look out for a copy myself.Anyone seen Pathfinder,i think its a Norwegian film?.
Clem i had a look on the IMDB for pathfinder, but couldn't find many apart from a few old ones about hawkeye and the mohicans etc. But, there is one coming out in 2007 about a viking kiddie raised by Native Americans, which looks promising. And it is called Pathfinder !! Is that the one you mean ?
I may just order it and play it on my computer. I have a programme called anyDVD that changes the region on your DVD player without it locking out. A good programme for if you want to buy region 1 or any other region DVDs. Check out slysoft (http://www.slysoft.com/en/).
The Edge
As allready mentioned has various bushcrafty elements, im unsure if i would rave about it for its bushcraft but for the characters in it it is excellent.
Booosh
Emmanuel !!!
well it sorta had some "bush" craft :o
Joules
Clem i had a look on the IMDB for pathfinder, but couldn't find many apart from a few old ones about hawkeye and the mohicans etc. But, there is one coming out in 2007 about a viking kiddie raised by Native Americans, which looks promising. And it is called Pathfinder !! Is that the one you mean ?No mate thats not the one but that one does sound worth a watch when its released.I think the film iam on about is atleast ten years old maybe more,cracking good film it is too.Its about rival tribes of Wikings who raid another village and wipe them out,well all but a few who are out hunting in the snow,its about their survival and revenge.
Oh,i think ive mentioned this before but ive a film given to me by a mate a real film buff,the film is called Dersu Uzala,its a Russian film and its great.Iam 100% confident that everyone would like it. :)Sorry for quoting my own post but i really think you folks would enjoy this,its set in Russia during the 1900s,some Russian soldiers are out mapping the Siberian wilderness when they stumble upon this little hunter fellow in the forest,he and the officer become firm friends and over the years they meet again in the forests,the hunter saves the officers life and his own during a huge snow storm upon a frozen lake by building a kind of shelter from the bullrushes.I shall say no more in case any want to buy it,but trust me its a cracking film and one that i believe that most on here will really enjoy. :)
innocent bystander
20-07-2005, 21:33
Okay, i have now ordered it :rolleyes: . Just hope it plays on my DVD player. Region 0 ?
I'll post how i get on, when it arrives..
innocent bystander
20-07-2005, 21:45
No mate thats not the one but that one does sound worth a watch when its released.I think the film iam on about is atleast ten years old maybe more,cracking good film it is too.Its about rival tribes of Wikings who raid another village and wipe them out,well all but a few who are out hunting in the snow,its about their survival and revenge.
I just found the film i mentioned on this site :
http://www.themovieinsider.com/movies/mid/527
Turns out it is a remake of a 1987 noggin film. So that'd be the one !!
And it appears that amazon have it on video 2nd hand..:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008T7HV/qid=1121892673/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_2/202-6433572-4659849
Geuss what i have just ordered :rolleyes:
arctic hobo
20-07-2005, 21:53
Okay, i have now ordered it :rolleyes: . Just hope it plays on my DVD player. Region 0 ?
I'll post how i get on, when it arrives..
UK is Region 2, but if you've got a multi-region player it'll be fine ;)
Edit: and the Norwegian film is called Ofelas.
innocent bystander
20-07-2005, 22:04
UK is Region 2, but if you've got a multi-region player it'll be fine ;)
Edit: and the Norwegian film is called Ofelas.
Best i answer my own question then :
Q: What's the difference between Region Coding and RCE?
A: Regional Coding enhancement(RCE) is an additional layer of protection which some studios have placed on select REGION 1 DVDs to prevent them from playing on region-free or multi-region players. Region Coding is a part of the DVD spec which divides the world into 8 regions:
Region 1: U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories
Region 2: Japan, Europe, South Africa, and Middle East (including Egypt)
Region 3: Southeast Asia and East Asia (including Hong Kong)
Region 4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean
Region 5: Eastern Europe (Former Soviet Union), Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia
Region 6: China
Region 7: Reserved
Region 8: Special international venues (airplanes, cruise ships, etc.)
Basically, DVDs released in each region will typically only play on players sold in that region. IE a DVD released in the UK *Region 2* would not play on a player sold in the us *Region 1*. You can tell what Region a DVD is coded for by looking at the back of the box for a Globe with a number on it. The number correlates to the region list above. If a DVD is listed as 'Region 0' it means that it isn't coded for any region and should play on ALL regions players.
Region 0 should play on all DVD's. Even my Region 2 player.
arctic hobo
20-07-2005, 22:16
Best i answer my own question then :
Q: What's the difference between Region Coding and RCE?
A: Regional Coding enhancement(RCE) is an additional layer of protection which some studios have placed on select REGION 1 DVDs to prevent them from playing on region-free or multi-region players. Region Coding is a part of the DVD spec which divides the world into 8 regions:
Region 1: U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories
Region 2: Japan, Europe, South Africa, and Middle East (including Egypt)
Region 3: Southeast Asia and East Asia (including Hong Kong)
Region 4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean
Region 5: Eastern Europe (Former Soviet Union), Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia
Region 6: China
Region 7: Reserved
Region 8: Special international venues (airplanes, cruise ships, etc.)
Basically, DVDs released in each region will typically only play on players sold in that region. IE a DVD released in the UK *Region 2* would not play on a player sold in the us *Region 1*. You can tell what Region a DVD is coded for by looking at the back of the box for a Globe with a number on it. The number correlates to the region list above. If a DVD is listed as 'Region 0' it means that it isn't coded for any region and should play on ALL regions players.
Region 0 should play on all DVD's. Even my Region 2 player.
I'm silenced! :eek: :D
Okay, i have now ordered it :rolleyes: . Just hope it plays on my DVD player. Region 0 ?
I'll post how i get on, when it arrives..Which one have you ordered,the Pathfinder or Dersu Uzala?
innocent bystander
20-07-2005, 22:25
Which one have you ordered,the Pathfinder or Dersu Uzala?
Both :o
Dersu Uzala is on DVD (region O, so it should play okay Arctic ;) :D )
Pathfinder on Video. They only got 2nd hand ones at that, but i think i can talk someone into saving to DVD for me.....
Top man,i do not think you will be disapointed,well i hope not anyway :) .Dersu Uzala and Pathfinder are two of my faverites. :)
When you have watched them let us all know what you think of them. :)
innocent bystander
26-07-2005, 20:13
At Clems excellent suggestion, i have just watched Pathfinder :cool:
What a thoroughly enjoyable film. I would have liked to have seen some more "bushcraft", but that doesn't really detract from the film in any way. And the views and scenery are something else !! And excellent use of the avalanche at the end :D . If you can scrounge a copy it's well worth seeing.
jamesdevine
27-07-2005, 08:39
Just to let you all known last night my brother pointed out that the Snowwalker in on digital next week on the 4th. I am not sure of the channal but I'll give him a call and get the details.
It's not listed on the Sky as far as I can see but if anyone else find the details please do post it.
James
snow walker times
04 august sky movies 2, 11.30am and 6.10pm
08 august sky movies 1, 11.05am and 6.55pm
these are but a few times for next month - if any body has these channels, I,m willing to pay for a recorded copy.
It looks like a damn good movie.
jamesdevine
27-07-2005, 10:21
Thanks Troy for posting the details.
James
isotonicpies
05-08-2005, 11:55
Alive is a film for extreme bushcrafting
clcuckow
05-08-2005, 16:23
I know the DVD region posts where a while ago but watch out if you TV is not NTSC compatible (most new set are) as most multi region DVD for of that NTSC compatible VCRs are not NTSC on PAL. They will just pass up the NTSC signal up to the TV and if it does not support NTSC it will be in black and white. I know because I bought a region 1 copy of "Enemy at the Gate" a few years ago and while my DVD was multi region my TV at the time did not support the NTSC signal.
innocent bystander
05-08-2005, 16:59
I know the DVD region posts where a while ago but watch out if you TV is not NTSC compatible (most new set are) as most multi region DVD for of that NTSC compatible VCRs are not NTSC on PAL. They will just pass up the NTSC signal up to the TV and if it does not support NTSC it will be in black and white. I know because I bought a region 1 copy of "Enemy at the Gate" a few years ago and while my DVD was multi region my TV at the time did not support the NTSC signal.
The only true way to find out is to borrow a film and try it. You really cant believe what is said on the box. My dvd player is supposed to be region 2 only and i can watch american dvd's. Now whether it's because it's ntsc or whether it's because it's region 1 i am not too sure about, but i have been told quite a few will play ntsc...
innocent bystander
05-08-2005, 17:00
...And i have just had Dersu Uzala (the russian film by Kurasawa), delivered so i think i'll watch that tonight.....IF it plays :rolleyes:
clcuckow
05-08-2005, 17:13
The only true way to find out is to borrow a film and try it. You really cant believe what is said on the box. My dvd player is supposed to be region 2 only and i can watch american dvd's. Now whether it's because it's ntsc or whether it's because it's region 1 i am not too sure about, but i have been told quite a few will play ntsc...
There are two problems first the Region codeing which is in hardware (including Computer DVD Drives) then the encoding of the Mpeg2 data. Region 1 DVD's are encoded in NTSC format and a lot of DVD will just kick this out the SCART. There are some Videos/DVD that will do the NTSC to PAL conversion. Theses are normally refered to as NTSC on PAL (or words to that efect).
Good luck I hope it plays.
innocent bystander
05-08-2005, 21:22
Well i dont know how it works and i dont know why it works. But works it does :D
Anyway, the film.
Dursu Uzala is what it is called, and living and travelling in some serious wilderness is what it's about. This is seriously one of the best films i have seen in ages (thumbs up to Clem for the recomendation ). The scenery is something to behold, and the story, when you get to the second half becomes very poignant indeed. If you get the chance i would strongly suggest that you watch it. I shall not say more than that because word's are not really enough to describe it. It's that good.
demographic
06-08-2005, 00:53
Other that Walkabout :D I can't remember owt :confused:
But as a kid I had a book called My side of the mountain (http://www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/m/mysideofthemountain.html) about a kid who ran away to the Catskill mountains that got me interested in the general subject.
I also had a book called Survival by Russell Evans which was about an escaped Russian political prisoner surviving in the tundra.
Might not be adult reading but as a nipper they got me thinking and I read them over and over again :)
innocent bystander
06-08-2005, 10:33
[QUOTE=demographic
But as a kid I had a book called My side of the mountain (http://www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/m/mysideofthemountain.html) about a kid who ran away to the Catskill mountains that got me interested in the general subject.
QUOTE]
Somewhere in the attic there is a box that has that still in it. Brilliant read as i recall.
BorderReiver
06-08-2005, 15:22
[/QUOTE]
Jenny Agater ;)
Ahh, now you mention it thats the only bit I remember![/QUOTE]
Funny that,me too.The swimming scene is still quite clear in my memory. :cool:
redcollective
06-08-2005, 15:29
My favourite book as a kid was 'Bevis, the story of a boy' by the victorian writer Richard Jefferies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jefferies) . Full of marvellous tales. You can read other titles from the author online for free at Project Gutenburg (http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/j#a229). Try 'After London (http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13944)'.
From Wikipedia:
His most famous work, After London (1885) is of the type that could be best described as "post-holocaust science fiction"; after some sudden and unspecified catastrophe has depopulated England, the countryside reverts to nature, and the few survivors to a quasi-medieval way of life. The first chapters consist solely of a loving description of nature reclaiming England: fields becoming overrun by forest, domesticated animals running wild, roads and towns becoming overgrown, the hated London reverting to lake and poisonous swampland. The rest of the story is a straightforward adventure/quest set many years later in the wild landscape and society; but the opening chapters set an example for many later science fiction stories.
sandbender
07-08-2005, 09:17
New TV series starts this Wednesday (10th Aug) at 20:30 CH 4.
Lost
US adventure series about plane-crash survivors who find themselves stranded on a Pacific island. 48 strangers wake to discover themselves on a beautiful beach, but the group faces the combined threat of harsh terrain, cruel weather and a frightening creature in the jungle
havingagiraffe
12-08-2005, 00:54
Remember the bit in Apocalypse Now where the chef leaves the boat to forrage for mangoes and gets chased by a tiger? Not really relevant for UK bushcraft, but if I ever find myself picking wild fruit in Indo China I'll be sure to keep an eye out for feline predators. :rolleyes:
Anyone seen the episode of The Sopranos where Paul and Chris get lost in the snow while trying to assasinate an 'interior decorator'? An excellent study of the mental and physical consequences of wandering off into the woods unprepared.
Lost is absolutely brilliant. And there is bushcraft in the sense of mentality rather than actual skills.
But besides that, it's a top series =)
jamesdevine
12-08-2005, 08:39
It gets better I haven't been keeping up to date with fully. It started here in June, but there is a survival expert amoung them and some interesting wild live on the island.
Enjoy it.
James
ilovemybed
12-08-2005, 09:37
:p
It gets better I haven't been keeping up to date with fully. It started here in June, but there is a survival expert amoung them and some interesting wild live on the island.
Enjoy it.
James
Including a Polar Bear ! :confused: :confused: :confused:
I saw the first episode after seeing Madagascar, that new animated film. The island looks very similar so I kept on expecting to see a bunch of mad lemurs appear out of the forest wearing flowers and grass skirts and on a "Ragga tip"...
How about Disney's The Jungle Book? There's a bit where Baloo the bear teaches Mowgli to forage for fruit... ;)
jdlenton
12-08-2005, 14:05
Oo Oo Someone’s talking about LOST Oo Oo I saw the fist too episodes the other night (as that’s when they were on) and loved it that sort of TV is right up my street It was really good TV introducing all the characters and setting the seen I can’t wait for the next instalment of story next Wednesday .
My wife buys Heat I don’t usually read it because it’s trashy but this week they did a round up of all the characters the quiet guy with the scar over his eye apparently has a suit case full of knives, my bet’s on him being the survivalist.
havingagiraffe
13-08-2005, 00:44
How about Disney's The Jungle Book? There's a bit where Baloo the bear teaches Mowgli to forage for fruit... ;)
Good call. Baloo was very much a bushcrafter rather than a survivalist. He was interested in quality of life, not just the avoidance of death. His character truly epitomises the post materialistic values held by most BCUK members.
Also, bushcraft would be a lot funkier if it were performed with a Louis Prima soundtrack like in the film. :)
My wife buys Heat I don’t usually read it because it’s trashy but this week they did a round up of all the characters the quiet guy with the scar over his eye apparently has a suit case full of knives, my bet’s on him being the survivalist.
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To use a nice cliché... "You aint seen nuthing yet...."
Thats the beauty of the Lost series.. they use every episode to develop a character more and more, and not always to their good side :P Everyone has some skeletons in their closet in that series =)
I've seen up to episode 23 and are now waiting for the rest to be produced :)
sandbender
13-08-2005, 10:37
Watched the first two episodes last night, not much in the way of bushcraft, however I liked the way they portrayed people dealing with having been thrown into an utterly alien situation.
Nope. Not much bushcraft techniques.. but the character Locke will start forming a more bushcrafty attitude. And.. well.. 2 episodes in this series are no episodes :) There is a LOT happening in the next 21 episodes :)
Povarian
13-08-2005, 23:03
Repeat on NOW on channel 4 (Sat 20:40)
have to admit i am hooked on Lost too :-/
is anyone more of a geek than me i thought i recognised 3 of lockes knives. though i guess the BB peeps are having a ball :)
A good wilderness living film is Jeremiah Johnson. Good examples of skills. In outline a guy decides to live in the wilderness. He has no idea. He is taught by a back woodsman, marrys a native American, upsets a tribe and lives alone hunted by the young warriors. Powerfull stuff
jamesdevine
18-08-2005, 10:29
Yep Jeremiah Johnson is one of my favs as well. Another one all do not packed with bushcraft is Grey Owl with Perice(sp) Broson. Lovely and moving movie.
James
Well i dont know how it works and i dont know why it works. But works it does :D
Anyway, the film.
Dursu Uzala is what it is called, and living and travelling in some serious wilderness is what it's about. This is seriously one of the best films i have seen in ages (thumbs up to Clem for the recomendation ). The scenery is something to behold, and the story, when you get to the second half becomes very poignant indeed. If you get the chance i would strongly suggest that you watch it. I shall not say more than that because word's are not really enough to describe it. It's that good. :) Iam glad and knew you would like it,as iam sure 9 out of 10 folks here would,it really is a cracking film no question about it.Its one of the best films ive ever seen,bushcrafty or not. :)
sandbender
20-08-2005, 10:59
Anyone know the title of this film?
Around the mid eighties I remember seeing a movie which I'm certain was Scandinavian, I'm fairly certain that it had won awards.
All the action takes place in the icy wastes of prehistoric Northern Scandinavia.
The gist was that a young boy was returning to his family's encampment, but is stopped short by the sight of some marauding tribesmen butchering his relatives and pushing the dead and wounded into a hole in the ice.
The remainder of the film has the marauders tracking the boy across wastes and through forests while he uses his skills to survive and eventually revenge himself on his persuers.
Thats the Pathfinder,the other film i recomended besides besides Dursu Uzala,its newly available on dvd,but not with English sub titles sadly :(
innocent bystander
20-08-2005, 11:26
You've got the devil's own job of finding pathfinder. I managed to get hold of an old copy on vhs, but it was a bit overpriced. On the plus side it is being remade - set in north america though, and should be out in 2007. :)
sandbender
20-08-2005, 12:07
Thats the Pathfinder,the other film i recomended besides besides Dursu Uzala,its newly available on dvd,but not with English sub titles sadly :(
Thanks Clem
Thats the one, from 1987 the IMDB names it 'Ofelas'...
Heres the link
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093668/
It is available on DVD from Amazon Deutschland, however even with English subtitles I'd still rather hear dialogue in saami.
Thanks Clem
Thats the one, from 1987 the IMDB names it 'Ofelas'...
Heres the link
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093668/
It is available on DVD from Amazon Deutschland, however even with English subtitles I'd still rather hear dialogue in saami.No worries matey.Same here,one of my Norwegian mates is part Saami,part Kvaen tried to get me a copy for quite some time,he told me that Pathfinder had recently been remastered and transfered onto dvd but NOT with English subtitles,he couldent understand why either.I wanted to listen to it in Saami and read the subtitles in English,be a little bit more easy to understand and to enjoy the film to its fullest.It is a cracking film it has to be said.
For comedy bushcraft/survival, watch episode 6 of the 2nd season of The Mighty Boosh - "The Nightmare of Milky Joe", which you can currently watch here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/mightyboosh/) ...
BlueTrain
08-09-2005, 18:23
Two of my favorite outdoor films are both based on the same true-life historical incident that took place in the Northwest Territories of Canada in 1932. One is called "Challenge to be Free," which is sort of a B-movie and more of a family film. The other is "Death Hunt," which has Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin (who was also in Hell in the Pacific). Basically the plot is the central character shoots a policeman and then evades a posse for a couple of months in January in Canada. Although not that much is made of his woods skills in either movie, in real life the man was a survival expert who evaded his pursuers for an unually long time.
The real problem with both movies is how much the story deviated from the historical facts, which isn't that unusual in the movies, but both movies contained many of the little details that really happened. For one thing, the police actually blew up his cabin with dynamite. There was an airplane that took part in the chase but it did not strafe the posse, than crash into a mountainside. In reality, it is hanging in some Canadian museum.
The main character, who was a trapper, was a mysterious person and there was little known about who he may have actually been. However, the posse finally caught up with him and shot holes in him, unlike the way it turned out in the movies. The whole incident was called "The mad trapper of Rat River."
Other inconvienient facts mostly ignored in the movies or otherwise misrepresented include the difficulty in keeping the posse supplies with food, the close calls experienced by those wounded by the trapper, whose name was believed to be Albert Johnson. The whole thing, by the way, started when the police called on Johnson to check on his trapper's license. He refused to talk with them and because of the weather, they had to return later, at which time the trapper shot one of the policemen. The other policeman had to get the wounded man to a hospital. He survived until just a few years ago. The police returned with a posse only to find him still at his cabin. There was a shootout. However, Johnson managed to escape after the cabin was dynamited. They later caught up with him, only to have Johnson kill a policeman, and he again escaped.
Some interesting points here is that when there was a gunfight and one of the posse was shot, it caused a great deal of confusion or trouble for the posse (to say the least). Basically the pursuit came to a halt until that was sorted out. Another is that they posse never gave up and that is one of the sources of the "They always get their man" legend. Another point is that although this all took place in a relatively unpopulated area, the law was still important and carefully upheld. The people around there were not really all that isolated and people were afraid of this man.
Finally, the posse started out with an Indian guide, who promptly got lost. But it was New Year's Day and he had just finished celebrating.
The author Dick North has written extensively on this subject. Some of the individuals who appeared in the movie "Challenge to be Free" had lived in the area where this all happened. The chief constable in the chase was named Edgar Millen and he was killed in one of the shootouts. The pilots name was W.R. May, who flew an enclosed monoplane, rather than an open cockpit biplane.
For those of you interested in watching the Snow Walker, it is currently showing on Sky movies 1 and will be on this evening aswell.
It's been on quite a bit in the past few weeks, and I also contacted the producers. This is what they said when I asked if their would be a european release:
I really couldn’t say, since First Look doesn’t release films outside of the U.S. In foreign territories we act as sales agent, licensing various rights to other companies who are set up to distribute within said territory. Since we’re not privy to other companies’ release schedules, I have no info on even a speculative release date.
Sorry I couldn’t be of more help.
Best regards,
Vince Muscarella
Coordinator
First Look Home Entertainment
So there you have it. Check it on Sky Movies 1 now!!!
Here is another addition to Bushcrafty films:
Ronja Rövardotter (1984)
High up on a rock, in the middle of a large forest, there is a stonghold. In that stonghold lives a band of robbers, who robs the innocent people who travels through the forest. Mattis is their leader. One night there is a terrible thunderstorm. A great lightning strucks the rock and makes a wide crack which divides the rock and the stronghold into two. The same, during the thunderstorm, two children are born. One is a girl - the daughter of Mattis and the other is a boy - the son of Borka. Borka now becomes the leader of the other part of the stronghold. From that day, there are two bands and they are the worst of enemies. It looks like nothing can bring them together again. But there are two things that can overcome all obstacles - love and friendship. The two children grow older, older each in thier part of the strong- hold, till one day, they are old enough to go out in the forest on thier own and take care of themselves, like the band's children have done in all times. And that will not be easy. There are many strange and dangerous creatures in the forest but also fantastic adventures...and friends...
This is a really good film based on the book written by Astrid Lindgren and directed by Tage Danielson. The atmosphere in the film reminds so much about home and the place where Astrid grew up in. It has a lot of Bushcraft in this one and a lot of laughs.
Dennis Mapletoft
26-10-2005, 22:19
THE EARTHLING ? i aint seen it yet but it's about an old guy teaching a young kid bushcraft, William Holden and Ricky Schroder in it. any one got it or seen it ?
Yours Den
Abbe Osram
26-10-2005, 22:41
Alone in the Wilderness (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009PUAFG/104-6168258-7164724?v=glance&n=130&s=dvd&v=glance)
the book and the DVD is cool
cheers
Abbe
Product Description:
"Alone in the Wilderness" is the story of Dick Proenneke. To live in a pristine land unchanged by man... to roam a wilderness through which few other humans have passed... to choose an idyllic site, cut trees and build a log cabin... to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available... to be not at odds with the world, but content with one's own thoughts and company... Thousands have had such dreams, but Dick Proenneke lived them. He found a place, built a cabin, and stayed to become part of the country. This video "Alone in the Wilderness" is a simple account of the day-to-day explorations and activities he carried out alone, and the constant chain of nature's events that kept him company.
The Joker
26-10-2005, 23:26
ok.. don't hit me now.. but "First Blood" actually has a bit =)
That used to be my fav film :lmao: (long time ago, honest)
Abbe Osram
27-10-2005, 11:26
Hi Guys,
do you know National Geographic's Braving Alaska (1992)
I heard it is very good but I dont have it myself.
Braving Alaska (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6304473982/qid=1130408249/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-6168258-7164724?v=glance&s=video&n=507846)
Cheers
Abbe
Anyone recall jim kirk building a gun out of "natural" materials on star trek? :)
would a series like c4 time team count?
Another bushcrafty film & about my favourite film of all time is Jeremiah Johnson with Robert Redford as the title character. The story, based on real life events, of a mountain man in the rockies & his one man war against the Crow (Native American people, not the bird). Well worth checking out. It plays quite regularly on ITV, usually around midnight mid week. Lots of wilderness skills displayed like making a hot rock bed beneath the snow, fire by flint & steel, building a cabin using the bow & drill to make holes. Very inspiring!
Alone in the Wilderness (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009PUAFG/104-6168258-7164724?v=glance&n=130&s=dvd&v=glance)
the book and the DVD is cool
cheers
Abbe
Product Description:
"Alone in the Wilderness" is the story of Dick Proenneke. To live in a pristine land unchanged by man... to roam a wilderness through which few other humans have passed... to choose an idyllic site, cut trees and build a log cabin... to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available... to be not at odds with the world, but content with one's own thoughts and company... Thousands have had such dreams, but Dick Proenneke lived them. He found a place, built a cabin, and stayed to become part of the country. This video "Alone in the Wilderness" is a simple account of the day-to-day explorations and activities he carried out alone, and the constant chain of nature's events that kept him company.Wow that sounds great Abbe,thanks for the tip off,have to get this i think.
I purchased a few films mentioned on here the other day and recieved Jeremia johnson this morning.
Wow!, i didn't know they made westerns with this level of bushcraft in them. I would say i enjoyed the film but i won't because parts made me quite sad. It was however a very good film and i'm glad i bought it. A few quid off amazon i think but then it depends who you buy it off.
If you are looking for a bushcraft film i can thoroughly reccomend this one.
I am considering getting that multi region thing for my playstation as i can't get one for my normal player just so i can watch snow walker.
innocent bystander
03-11-2005, 23:32
Amazon have made a fortune from me just on this thread alone !! :lmao:
Alone in the Wilderness is excellent, i enjoyed The Edge and really liked Snow Walker, good thread!!
If you want a cheap multi-region DVD player then Argos sell some multi-region DVD players for about £29.99. The player we got play the region 2 (UK) and region 1 (US) dvd's ok. :)
Andrew.
twelveboar
13-11-2005, 16:49
I think the episode of Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere, where they spend the night out in the woods has to be a bushcraft comedy classic, the bit where Max can't see what he's doing with the hand fire drill. :lmao:
A few of the old westerns are quite bushcrafty, Is it How the West Was Won, with with Jimmy Stewart as a trapper?
Abbe Osram
07-07-2006, 11:12
Just looking at a very wonderful movie called
Le Dernier Trappeur. Its a French movie about a Trapper with wonderful shots, canoeing, mushing, meeting bears, fixing a canoe etc etc.
Cheers
Abbe
Nanook of the North, a true classic not to be missed. Shot in Black and White the filming and story telling is stunning. Forget your Hollywood rubbish, this is the real thing. Often used as a model by which all modern documentaries are made you will not regret buying this DVD. If you do end up hating it, you can stone me to death at this summers moot.....
moko
Spacemonkey
24-07-2006, 01:41
just dug this up again to say that 'Death hunt' (kind of Deathwish oop north..) was on Friday night, and not bad. The Edge is on next Friday night on ITV4 i think.
sandbender
27-01-2009, 15:32
Kukushka directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Beautifully filmed movie, not 'bushcrafty' in the sense of some of the other recommendations listed here, however many Saami craft items are to be seen throughout, I was thoroughly entertained :)
Info and pics here...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308476/
CrakaJack
30-01-2009, 22:21
In to the wild: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/
Great film about a guy who goes to Alaska, and his personal development before he goes... true story too!
I have this movie for sale.. if anyone is interested?
£12 posted to UK. Other countries at cost of postage!
Great movie with bushcraft/survival theme...as described on this thread.
Movie plays in English with subtitles for other languages. You just need to turn off the subtitles after selecting to play in Norwegian for instance.
As new...no scratches or other issues.
First person on thread to say they will have it gets it - NO PM's please they will not count.
More of a Documentary really but its great is Alone in the wilderness
Its just great and I want that life (but still be able to get online)
Whittler Kev
30-11-2009, 18:47
There's an old thread on here somewhere with a big list of these.
Have a look.
EDIT:
here you go.. i was rushing out when i posted this reply.
3 pages or replies to this one.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=411
cheers :)
Keeps coming up as a 404
Whittler Kev
30-11-2009, 18:58
I may just order it and play it on my computer. I have a programme called anyDVD that changes the region on your DVD player without it locking out. A good programme for if you want to buy region 1 or any other region DVDs. Check out slysoft (http://www.slysoft.com/en/).
or you can de-region your dvd by a combination of button presses on the remote if you google for your model
try here (http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com/dvd_region_unlock.htm)
Remember if you try this it is at your own risk, etc but it worked for me
Whittler Kev
30-11-2009, 19:14
In to the wild: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/
Great film about a guy who goes to Alaska, and his personal development before he goes... true story too!
Showing on Sky Movies at the moment. Damn good film - watch out for sweet pea roots!
Whittler Kev
30-11-2009, 19:19
I've got Alone in the Wild saved to my Harddrive. It's also on the DVD I have in the swap shop
The last trapper, the nearest you'll see to a bushcraft 'movie'. It's half movie half documentary, all the incidents are staged but serves as an example of what can and does happen over the years. No real plot, the cast are real old school trappers living in log cabins all their working lifes, they build their own cabins, travel in birch bark canoes or dog sleighs, hunt their own food, tend their trap lines while at the same telling their story of how their way of life is rapidly coming to an end due to the mass logging of the Yukon.
Floating around on torrent at the mo, well worth tracking down.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395514/
Laurentius
07-01-2010, 00:04
Dersu Uzala, by Akira Kurasawa
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071411/
apparantly it is a true story about a Siberian guide
greasemonkey
07-01-2010, 00:53
The last trapper, the nearest you'll see to a bushcraft 'movie'. It's half movie half documentary, all the incidents are staged but serves as an example of what can and does happen over the years. No real plot, the cast are real old school trappers living in log cabins all their working lifes, they build their own cabins, travel in birch bark canoes or dog sleighs, hunt their own food, tend their trap lines while at the same telling their story of how their way of life is rapidly coming to an end due to the mass logging of the Yukon.
Floating around on torrent at the mo, well worth tracking down.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395514/
Surely that would make a better reality TV show than the nonsense we get? I just seen an advert for a program about building sites in New York! A building site is a building site, no matter where it is. A site in New York is no more exotic than a site in York. Ice Road Truckers looked good for one episode, but now it seems like," Here is a man driving a lorry over ice, here is another, here is another, this man broke down, this one didn't".
Chinkapin
07-01-2010, 04:14
The Naked Prey, starring Cornell Wilde. Wilde plays a Safari leader whose group is captured by natives. Everyone is tortured to death except Wilde who is given a small head start and then about a half dozen natives come after him. Wilde is naked except for a knife. The whole movie is him trying to evade these runners and eat and find water at the same time. Definitely will keep you on the edge of your seat.
leaf man
08-02-2010, 12:15
A film/documentary based in Alaska, with a man called Dick Prenoke ( sorry about the spelling). cant remember the actual name but its some where along the lines of Alone In the Wild. its on my hard drive somewhere so ill check when i get home
A film/documentary based in Alaska, with a man called Dick Prenoke ( sorry about the spelling). cant remember the actual name but its some where along the lines of Alone In the Wild. its on my hard drive somewhere so ill check when i get home
is it the same as One man´s Wilderness ?
robin wood
08-02-2010, 14:16
Didn't read all through this old thread but did anyone mention Caesar's bark canoe? simply the best and available to watch for free online if you google.
Rabbit proof fence is a most mind boggling true story of a couple of kids walking miles back home in Australia.
I like the river wild, not bushcrafty, but outdoors thriller
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110997/
Surely that would make a better reality TV show than the nonsense we get? I just seen an advert for a program about building sites in New York! A building site is a building site, no matter where it is. A site in New York is no more exotic than a site in York. Ice Road Truckers looked good for one episode, but now it seems like," Here is a man driving a lorry over ice, here is another, here is another, this man broke down, this one didn't".
:lmao:
But surely you must of been on the edge of your seat when the ice started to melt and a delivery still had to be made :D.
I know what you mean though, most of these shows are just American testosterone fuelled garbage. (No offence to any American members) :)
However, we have little to replace them, unless cash in the attic or one of the many 'your house is not a home it's a commodity' programs are your type of thing.
I tend to watch a lot more of the community channels than the mainstream channels these days, usually a lot more interesting.
Chinkapin
09-02-2010, 01:16
Canadian testosterone. (to be exact)
Apologies to any Canadians that may of been offended by my omission, i was thinking of the building site and fishing trawler (Canadian? American?) shows.
I should of put butch men doing real man's work with a lot of belly, but fair play to them i couldn't do it especially the cutting down a forest job, i'm too much of a hippy to do that sort of thing. :D
Thanks Chinkapi for the recommendation on The Naked Prey, looked it up on IMDb and just ordered a copy, sounds promising.
Chinkapin
09-02-2010, 02:04
hope you like it!
Walkabout was pretty good, though it's funny to read the reviews. Back when it was released the big whoptydoo was the frontal nudity, and today the main discussion seems to be all the killed animals.How times change.
I'm about to watch Snow Walker tomorrow btw. http://www.snowwalkerthemovie.com/
Looks like a movie right up our alley so to speak :)
*Edit* Oh boy.. what a movie =) It's beautiful, it's gripping, and it has a lot of bushcrafting. I just love it when you find a relatively unknown movie and it turns out to be brilliant. This will definately be a must-have for my dvd collection.
one of the best ;-)
atanarjuat: The Fast Runner is a good bushcraft film (long too)
there is a website with some info: www.atanarjuat.com
very good one
...
Rabbit proof fence is a most mind boggling true story of a couple of kids walking miles back home in Australia...
Amazing and true. The 14 years old's bushcraft must have been superb since she did it twice being kidnapped and brought back to the Moore river station for a second time.
1600 km in the arid and desert zones of Western Australia where the fence patrols which she evaded used camels as horses were not up to the job for even part of the way.wow
Ice age...
There is a bit when thet establishthe humans have not left long ago, because the stick is still green, And then sid makes fire, are you telling me that is not bushcraft?
Ph34r
Just wanted to add 'Centurion' and 'Far North' to this thread.
Centurion - small band of Roman soldiers trapped behind enemy/Pict lines. Bushcrafting their way back to Hadrian's wall. Tracking, foraging, hunting, mushrooming and so on
Far North - nicely bleak arctic tale of two women who befriend a lone soldier in the tundra/arctic waste. Hunting, fire, skin preparation( in several ways! you'll see what I mean). Sean Bean/ Michell Yeoh.
Waterwalker
Atanarjuat
Valhalla Rising - great! VERY bleak. If Bergman made a Viking film . . . .!
Snow Walker
Pathfinder - original version. Just got last month from amazon. MUCH better than the recent re-make imho.
Above been mentioned before except maybe Valhalla Rising? Anyone else seen it?
Cheers.
sandbender
09-10-2010, 09:54
Peter Weir (The Director of Master and Commander, Gallipoli and several other worthwhile films) has completed work on 'The Way Back' a film based on the book 'The Long Walk' by Sławomir Rawicz. It tells the 'true' story of six men who escaped from a Soviet Gulag in Siberia and traveled 6500 km through the Gobi Desert, Tibet and down into India.
The trailer for the film may be viewed here (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/video/2010/oct/08/way-back-colin-farrell-trailer).
Looks quite entertaining and possibly has a few 'bushcrafty' elements.
However its worth pointing out that the story may actually be a fiction, or may be based on someone elses story, rather than the one told by Sławomir Rawicz, his wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sławomir_Rawicz) provides more information to any who may be interested.
merrygold85
17-01-2011, 20:13
Seraphim Falls has some firelighting and stuff in it. Good film too.
Seraphim Falls (2006)
15 115 min - Drama | Thriller | War
At the end of the Civil War, a colonel hunts down a man with whom he has a grudge.
Director: David Von Ancken
Writers: David Von Ancken, Abby Everett Jaques
Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson
Seraphim Falls (2006)
Thats a good one.
Here's another; Tracker
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1414378/
Manacles
22-04-2011, 13:22
A film/documentary based in Alaska, with a man called Dick Prenoke ( sorry about the spelling). cant remember the actual name but its some where along the lines of Alone In the Wild. its on my hard drive somewhere so ill check when i get home
Is that the film that was on a chrstmas about the guy who is dropped in Alaska to study wolves and ends up eating mice unitl he is befriended by an Innuit hunter? The film I'm thinking of had Brian Dennehy as the pilot. For soem reason i thought it was called Cry Wolf but I may well be wrong on that........
Everything Mac
22-04-2011, 14:21
Is that the film that was on a chrstmas about the guy who is dropped in Alaska to study wolves and ends up eating mice unitl he is befriended by an Innuit hunter? The film I'm thinking of had Brian Dennehy as the pilot. For soem reason i thought it was called Cry Wolf but I may well be wrong on that........
no, that isn't it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke
It is a very enjoyable film to watch. here is a snippet - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYJKd0rkKss
Another really good film is "The Last Trapper"
Andy
Manacles
22-04-2011, 14:24
no, that isn't it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke
It is a very enjoyable film to watch. here is a snippet - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYJKd0rkKss
Another really good film is "The Last Trapper"
Andy
The clip looks good, I'll look out for it, cheers
Manacles
22-04-2011, 14:27
Ok, found the film "Never Cry Wolf" with Charles Martin Smith
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Cry_Wolf_%28film%29
Totumpole
22-04-2011, 15:01
Im sure this has probably been dropped in before - but I just saw it recently and its awesome. Link to full film below - Enjoy
http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/resources/waterwalker-bill-mason-on-his-journey-by-canoe.html
I downloaded alone in the wilderness off youtube, you can get it in sections....
or otherwise, http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/T21TwNAu3Y0/
I have his book, worth a read.
I have been searching for other clips on the net.....if anyone can recommend some......?
The Conquest Of Everest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj9OFJsyXio
Just bumping this thread as I've reactivated my 'Lovefilm' account.
So any 'fresh' suggestions??
I downloaded alone in the wilderness off youtube, you can get it in sections....
or otherwise, http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/T21TwNAu3Y0/
I have his book, worth a read.
I have been searching for other clips on the net.....if anyone can recommend some......?
go to isohunt.com and its there complete just search for alone in the wilderness.
Search for bushcraft and there is a 63 GIGA BYTE ! download, RM, Lars Monse, Les, Bear....
stagevu.com is not bad, search for 'map of the human heart' lot of it shot in Northern Canada http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_of_the_Human_Heart
'The Red Tent' is worth a watch.
dreadhead
07-09-2011, 20:09
anybody seen kelvin zero?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113557/
good ole skarsgard. trying tae find a torrent but tis tricky indeed
Peter Weir (The Director of Master and Commander, Gallipoli and several other worthwhile films) has completed work on 'The Way Back' a film based on the book 'The Long Walk' by Sławomir Rawicz. It tells the 'true' story of six men who escaped from a Soviet Gulag in Siberia and traveled 6500 km through the Gobi Desert, Tibet and down into India.
The trailer for the film may be viewed here (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/video/2010/oct/08/way-back-colin-farrell-trailer).
Looks quite entertaining and possibly has a few 'bushcrafty' elements.
However its worth pointing out that the story may actually be a fiction, or may be based on someone elses story, rather than the one told by Sławomir Rawicz, his wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sławomir_Rawicz) provides more information to any who may be interested.
Good movie that. Saw it a couple of weeks ago.
Lots of people did walks like that of varying length.
Heinrich Harrer did a shorter but still formidable one which was written about in Seven Years in Tibet
A Special Treat......................... ..
Alone In the Wilderness Part 2
http://www.putlocker.com/file/6146775D32F441CD#