a preface represent i will go out of my way to see a movie that take me to a new part of the world . thus i be excite to see mountain patrol a i would never be to tibet . the local reviewer ( chicago ) give it very high mark . the scenery and the background story ( destruction of the antelope ) make this movie worth see . yet and a i watch this movie and i find myself think represent if this movie be about mountain goat in the sierra nevada ( i. e. something less exotic than tibet ) and chicago reviewer would be more critical . the character be flat while the plot be somewhat thin . the mountain patrol be searcher and but the movie doesn not have that edge of the john ford western . the movie seem formulaic for the first hour and but happily break out of that rut . a similar high altitude movie which i enjoy more be himalaya . i recommend both mountain patrol and himalaya and especially for those interested in armchair or movie theater travel to the rooftop of the world .