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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 what has driven men, what has been important to them, the courage, the bravery, the love and the sense of loss that has been with them as long as they have been on earth

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An iceman comes back to life
Some explorers find a man that has been frozen inside ice for thousands of years. This man (John Lone) is believed to be a Neanderthal and a hunter from the age of the caveman. Some scientists decide to thaw him and and do some experiments on him. However, after the caveman comes back to life, the scientists get more than what they bargained for. The scientists still want to use him as an experiment, except for one of them. One scientist (Timothy Hutton) starts to treat the caveman as a real person instead of a lab specimen. Since the caveman has been frozen for thousands of years, he doesn't know what to think when he observes a water hose, a helicopter, and some of the people's language and expressions.

"Iceman" is one of the slowest paced movies I've ever seen. However, it is captivating to imagine a caveman coming back to life after being frozen for thousands of years. John Lone also does a great job acting as the caveman. Since it is a captivating idea and the actor did a great job, it keeps "Iceman" from being a boring movie. It's actually pretty good and overlooked.

If you've ever wondered what life was like back in the age of the caveman and if you wonder what it'd be like if a person from this day in age was to meet a real caveman, I recommend getting "Iceman."

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my best worst film
ok, so everyone thinks it's a humane story, touching blah blah, but personally I only like it as it is the best worst film I have ever seen. The tenuosity of someone being able to thaw out after thousands of years and come alive, without the freezing of the water in every cell not rupturing it from the inside is usually saved for a more tongue in cheek comedy (caveman?). The beardy scientist who looks a bit neanderthal-esque is also a nice touch. But the highlight is the scene at the end with the 15 minute dialogue from a caveman who hasn't developed vocal chords (meaouu ugh ugh). I use this film as a benchmark for every other bad film I watch, and so far none have beaten it. can't wait to proudly have it in my collection.