Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

rsjf-163-26898 Disappointing cliché. 3 Flat boring characters cannot get enough explaining how difficult there challenge was and how tough they are. How stupid People can be. I have seen about dozens of these commentaries. All those guys tell you exactly the same. Hollow dogmas about frostbite, being tired, all predictable dangers etc. Etc. Etc. The views on the mountains are almost as beautiful as the ones I made during high mountain tracking in the Alps. Most difficult, biggest, highest, coldest, biggetjes avelanche, extremely shocking, do not start to count... Sick symptoms of kapitalistic and spoiled grown ups. This movie kills you faster then climbing the Meru.

stevenclark-43007 I saw Meru three days ago and still feel giddy with vicarious altitude sickness. Stunned with admiration for the three people who not only conquered The Shark's Fin but produced this film so other wimps like me could be blown away by its grandeur. I kept asking myself, "How are they filming these scenes and still climbing?" Getting one's body to the top of the Shark's Fin is astounding, let alone lugging cameras and setting up for shots. Any OMG, the scenes are to take one's breath away and they are succeeding at almost 20K feet up in the sky and at 20 degrees below zero at times. Adding footage about the death of fellow climbers really brings the deep soul motivation of these three men to the heart. Not to mention that Renan Ozturk pulled this off after crushing his skull and breaking his neck a half year prior to conquering Meru.

DareDevilKid Reviewed by: Dare Devil Kid (DDK)Rating: 4.6/5 starsVisually mesmerizing and stirred by a narrative that's more gripping than several big-budget features, "Meru" is that rare documentary that proves thought-provoking while offering thrilling wide-screen vistas. It's a triumph of editing and narrative beyond "are you kidding me?" visuals - cinematographers Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk, who're also two of the trio of gallants who attempt to scale the unconquered peak Meru, capture both the astonishing views from the top of the world and soul-searching moments inside a cramped tent dangling from the side of the mountain like a used tea bag.In the high-stakes pursuit of big-wall climbing, the Shark's Fin on Mount Meru may be the ultimate prize. Sitting 21,000 feet above the sacred Ganges River in Northern India, the mountain's perversely stacked obstacles make it both a nightmare and an irresistible calling for some of the world's toughest climbers. In October 2008, renowned alpinists Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk arrived in India to tackle Meru. Their planned 7-day trip quickly spiraled into a 20- day hazardous odyssey in sub-zero temperatures with depleting food rations. Despite making it to within 100 meters of the elusive summit, their journey, like everyone before them, was not a successful one. Heartbroken and defeated, the trio returned to their everyday lives, where the siren song of Meru continued to beckon. By September 2011, the three inseparable friends resolved to undertake the insurmountable challenge of the Shark's Fin once again, under even more extraordinary circumstances than their first attempt. "Meru" is the extraordinary true story of that journey; an expedition through nature's harshest elements and one's complicated inner demons, and ultimately on to impossible new heights.Watching these three men fight for every foot of altitude is far more exhausting and far more inspiring than seeing a superhero defy gravity - there's something indubitably cool about a bunch of real- life daredevils who stare death unflinchingly in the face. You can't help but ask yourself, "Are these guys nuts?" "Are their egos needy of self-affirmation?" "Or is there some higher purpose they seek in such inexplicable endeavors?" "What drives these men?" "Do some people just have a genetic need to live on the edge?" "Or is it just the love for the sport and the thrill?" "Is that they just can't rest easy without knowing if they can pull it of?""Meru" has it all - high adventure, breathtaking shots, and some incredibly tense moments skillfully interwoven with effective use of biographical material that offers accessible emotions of these elusively intrepid souls who challenge one of the toughest mountain routes in the world. It is a soul-stirring adventure to its very core with enough gut-wrenching sequences and stunningly beautiful vistas to thrill theater-seat adventurers and hardcore extreme- sports addicts alike.

quincytheodore Appreciate Meru, for it is rare that a documentary, or movie in general, able to bring audience in such inspiringly immersive journey. This is more than just a trip to the titular location, it's a private real life struggle of the climbers which we as viewers may not fully understand, yet it's presented with incredible honesty and amazing visual spectacle.The documentary spans across many years of the climbers' lives, including all the trials and tribulations they must endure. There's myriad of behind-the-scene video making involved as well as testimony of friends and families. Everything is done with polished approach and this honest nature welcomes audience even if they're not into mountaineering.What's great about this is how they talk about the darkest days in very professional manner. Having to describe one's own intimate fear and life altering experience can't be easy, however the filmmakers still present them with composure. It is rarely that they are emotional when delivering the narrative, even if it's involving a very personal subject, yet the appreciation for the extreme sport and the determination are highly riveting. It also displays the hazard strikingly well one can't help being absorbed in their excursion.The rest of it doesn't even need words as the documentary captures beautifully taxing landscape. It offers so much clarity before and during the climb itself, from the preparation, trip in the cities before to the physically exhausting climb. There is no five minutes spent without scenery worthy of being wallpapers or posters.Meru is a visually stunning journey accompanied by brave and inspiring fellows. It is more than most movies wish they could convey.