Iceman [HD]

An overlooked gem
Perhaps one of the most underrated movies in film history, Iceman starring Timothy Hutton and John Lone, easily achieves the elements needed to be hailed as one of the best movies ever made. The story is set in contemporary times, as a group of scientists find a prehistoric man frozen in the artic glazier, and are very unexpectedly able to bring him back to life. The setting of the film is contemporary times, but the story of Iceman achieves a much broader spectrum that begins 40,000 years in the past. The prehestoric man holds within him the key to perhaps everlasting life, and it is this issue that drives the scientists to grapple as to what exactly should be done with him. Iceman, unlike the overwhelming majority of films raises many intellectual and ethical issues. It forces its audience to think and debate within themselves and with each other. In the end we as the audience find out that what the Iceman has to offer is not everlasting life, but an immense insight as to...

CULT MOVIES 8
8. ICEMAN (drama, 1984) A team of Arctic-research scientists uncover the body of a 40 000 year old Neanderthal Man frozen in a slab of ice. Miraculously, he is brought to life by Dr. Diane Brady (Lindsay Crouse), and her surgical doctors. The Iceman (John Lone) is placed in an artificial wilderness housing, enclosed from the rest of the world. Anthropologist Dr. Stanley Shepard (Timothy Hutton) is brought in to study the man. However, he goes one stop further by making face to face contact. With the help of Diane, their struggle to identify with the Iceman becomes a personal, and moving experience.

Critique: A visual as well as a 'sound' delight, Iceman is a touching film that brings the naturally in all of us. That film lore feeds our emotions and our intellectual curiosity. Australian director Fred Schepisi provides the lush, snow-covered landscapes with a rich musical tapestry to reside on. Schepisi makes us feel close to the Iceman by placing him in the position of...

This DVD is in Pan & Scan not Widescreen
A very good story and movie. Ruined by releasing it in Pan & Scan. I ordered it but did not notice the

version was the chopped up "full screen" version. I won't even bother to send it back. It goes in the trash along

with any movie that is not in it's original, uncut, widescreen format. What a waste of a good movie.

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