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180 South (2010)

Yvon Chouinard , Doug Tomkins , Chris Malloy  |  NR |  DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (115 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Yvon Chouinard, Doug Tomkins
  • Directors: Chris Malloy
  • Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: June 8, 2010
  • Run Time: 87 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (115 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B003DNLLN6
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,155 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "180 South" on IMDb

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Director Chris Malloy has struck gold with the powerful, multigenerational environmental documentary 180 Degrees South. This is a well-crafted film filled with a charismatic cast of outdoorsmen. It's artfully edited and has a pleasant soundtrack, making it one of the finest and most progressive documentaries on wilderness ethics yet. In this feature-length film, shot almost entirely on route to and in Patagonia, Malloy follows mountain climber Jeff Johnson as he attempts to live out an adventure modeled after his heroes, Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins, who traveled to Patagonia in 1968 and fell in love with the rugged country there. While the film opens with vintage footage of the Chouinard-Tompkins expedition rolling under Johnson's narration, one at first may expect 180 Degrees South to be a retread of their famous trek, which resulted in the formation of a nonprofit foundation dedicated to preserving South American wilderness. However, the viewer quickly learns that this film mainly stars Johnson, intimately narrating his thoughts about the good deeds Chouinard and Tompkins have done to promote wilderness ethics. Johnson also sincerely wonders who among new climbers and nature lovers have taken action to protect the lands they love. As Johnson sails his way down the Pacific Coast, he stops on Easter Island, which makes for gorgeous, scenic surfing footage. When he finally reaches his destination, Cerro Corcovado, Johnson meets Chouinard and Tompkins and their climbing begins. 180 Degrees South works as sheer travel documentary, but it is clearly a call to arms about protecting wild lands. Because Malloy treats this left-wing political stance delicately, commingling environmental message in with awesome climbing, sailing, and surfing footage, the film does not feel didactic. On the contrary, while it educates according to Chouinard and Tompkins's radical approach, its message feels mainstream enough to appeal to viewers who may not be converted before they see it. Because the director and the stars have taken this low-key tack, 180 Degrees South is all the more convincing as an educational tool. If you're craving inspiration or a call to action, this is your film. --Trinie Dalton

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180° SOUTH: CONQUERORS OF THE USELESS follows Jeff Johnson as he retracesthe epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia. Along the way he gets shipwrecked off Easter Island, surfs the longest wave of his life - and prepares himself for a rare ascent of Cerro Corcovado. Jeff's life takes a turn when he meets up in a rainy hut with Chouinard and Tompkins who, once driven purely by a love of climbing and surfing, now value above all the experience of raw nature - and have come to Patagonia to spend their fortunes to protect it.

Customer Reviews

The photography was great as well as the story. James J. Waldburger  |  27 reviewers made a similar statement
Makes you want to be a better person when you watch this wonderful movie. D. P. Brown  |  16 reviewers made a similar statement
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wisdom and stunning cinematography combined! September 4, 2011
By Jens
The core conversation for me - the symbolism of walking towards the edge of a cliff. Rather than 'turning back' it's all about making a 180 degree turn and then 'stepping forward'. And this is only one of many jewels of wisdom and cinematography in a wonderfully honest and understated journey of a man who understands that nothing replaces the experience of going to beautiful and wild places. It grounds you and makes you really love a place - and then you feel the need to protect it. I had no idea what I would see when I randomly stumbled over this film, but I watched it twice that very evening only to watch it again.
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20 of 25 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars What's Useless About It? June 14, 2010
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This movie is a documentary, but it's a little hard to categorize. I think I'd really call it a POLEMIC- against Western capitalist culture, which is dominating most of the world at present (since even so-called "third world" countries are intent on emulating the successes of capitalism). How DO you describe a movie that encompasses sailing, surfing, mountain-climbing, retracing a climb made in 1968 by world-class climbers, lectures about the evils of dams and environmental destruction, a commercial plug for protecting Patagonia, the history of Easter Island, and philosophical musings and mumblings, all wrapped together and packaged with some of the most idiosyncratic music score I've ever listened to in a movie? [I don't know what to call this music-it's mostly one-voice, accompanied by guitar or other simple instrumentals-it sounds sort of folksy-rustic-country, but nothing that I've ever heard before. Sometimes it was irritating, and sometimes I really enjoyed it].

The subtitle, Conquerors of the Useless, refers principally to the whole activity of mountain-climbing. Risking your very life--for what? To stand for a few minutes or an hour on top of a piece of rock, then climb back down again. Does the world need this activity? Why do some people feel compelled to do it (or so many other extreme things that we seem compelled to do, for no clear gain) That becomes a metaphor for the whole question of what is "useful" and what is "useless"--for the world, for mankind as a species, for our survival.

The narrator solemnly asserts things like, "I'm beginning to think...(you know, differently about the world). I'm rather suspicious that he more or less had these same views before he even set out on his journey, and simply used the journey to reinforce them. But-no matter.
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28 of 38 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous Cinematography w/Confused Message February 20, 2011
Format:DVD
3.5 Stars:

This film is the narrative of one man who is disaffected by the excesses of society and tries to simplify his life by casting himself into the unknown of adventure. With the goal of being the second person to climb Corcovado Volcano in Patagonia, he follows in the footsteps of several men who came before him in the 1960s. The message is a positive one of conservationism, and by just watching the protagonist trek around, you'll wish you were there getting lost with him. It is beautifully shot with an equally great soundtrack of subdued folk songs, including Mason Jennings' recent hit which is featured during the end credits.

But, the film's positive message is easily lost in the narcissism and vainglory of its characters. Through their own terrible self-narration, they come across as overly privileged, preachy, self-righteous, White bourgeois whiners. With their strong anti-corporate and anti-government bias, one is left only to feel that they are arrogant, hypocritical slackers who want the world out of their way so they can have a good time. The protagonist shows none of the modesty inherent to conservationism and spends much time preening around with his shirt off. There is much irony in how he criticizes everyone from city dwellers to video-game players, when it is the indentured condition of these groups which allows him the freedom to be a slacker and explore the natural world.

Also, the film's presentation of the collapse of Easter Island society is one-sided without nuance or context. The film argues that present day civilization is heading towards a similar collapse if we don't change our ways and live like the characters presented in the film.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Meditation March 6, 2012
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Makes you want to be a better person when you watch this wonderful movie.I have seen it three times and have purchased the sound track.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it February 25, 2012
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This is a film I can watch again and again. It's a nice bit of escapism for 'off the beaten path' travelers who might not have any trips on the horizon. It does a lot to stir wanderlust. The soundtrack is pretty great as well.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow !! December 5, 2011
Format:DVD
Beautiful, intellectual, and FUN !! One of my fav films of all time.
An adventure that feeds the soul, and makes you feel like you're right there with them.
Everyone in this film has lived a dream - they did IT.
A wonderful documentation of exploring 180 degree turns to remote places on this planet and inside ourselves.
And then what? You'll see !
(be sure to see the extras too - as good as the film)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Lives Well Lived October 23, 2011
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This documentary is, above all else, about some extraordinary people's romance with wilderness and the the sea. Everyone we meet in the film is eminently likeable and admirable, from the primary character, who subsists on odd jobs in order to pursue his love of mountain climbing and surfing, to Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins, two men who started out the same way, went on to build extremely successful businesses (The North Face, Patagonia, Espirit) and who now devote their wealth, effort and time to preserving wilderness lands in South America and throughout the world.

Warning: for those who chose a more mundane path in life, this is a film that might make you wish you'd gone the way of Chouinard and Tompkins and lived your youthful dreams, no matter what the risk.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Recommend Watching
Great overall vibe, imagery and message to this documentary. I think anyone with a sense of adventure and concern about the state of the world will enjoy it.
Published 1 day ago by Gallant Books
5.0 out of 5 stars Endless Summer with mountains and insights!
This amazing movie reminds me of Endless Summer with mountaineering and insights added! It captures the essence of
the yearn to explore and to be true to one's self. Read more
Published 2 days ago by n3rc
3.0 out of 5 stars I Too have Been in the Patagonia, but this is twisted
The movie caught my eye quickly when I saw it dealt with the Chilean Patagonia. You see, I've been there. And what's more, I live in Chile. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Dave Rogers
5.0 out of 5 stars 180 degrees south
Great film, great sound track. Very striking, enlightening, and encouraging documentary. I highly recomend it, it is a very very very well done film. Read more
Published 6 days ago by redzepp
1.0 out of 5 stars Self-righteous Thrill-seeking envirotards
I thought this movie would portray a good travel-adventure story. Instead, it pushes an elitist, socialist, environmentalist, conservationist, left-wing agenda. Read more
Published 11 days ago by George Everlast
2.0 out of 5 stars Over hyped trip to Patagonia used to pay for it...
Too much to take when Evan and North Face founder speak to eco when they produce so many non needed items for hiking. Special shorts to walk in....good grief. Read more
Published 16 days ago by JOHN T RICHARDSON
5.0 out of 5 stars great.
Very well done. The story was great and really makes you think. I will have to plan on visiting this area of our limited earth before its to late...
Published 19 days ago by Nathan towianski
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational!
Great film! This can really light a fire in your heart to travel but also touches on the importance of sustaining creation. Awesome story with some great cinematography.
Published 1 month ago by Andrea Michalenko
2.0 out of 5 stars Honestly, I fell asleep after 15 min if that tells you anything.
This movie was so boring I just couldn't get interested in it at all, I mean it would put a dead cat to sleep
Published 1 month ago by Roadblock
5.0 out of 5 stars 180 south
A great and inspirational movie. Beautifully filmed and its amazing to know that there are still big business companies that care about the world and not just the bottom line of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Evan Baker
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