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Steve H
> > Spotted this - The Making of "Grand Prix" DVD will be available late
> > Sept/early October 2003.
> > 80 minute doco of the 1966 movie.
> Yep, Amazon says it'll be released on my birthday! Yay!
> But I reallllly wish they'd release the movie itself on DVD. Man, it
would
> be amazing with my front projector setup.
Drive-ins?
Oh yes....I remember those all *too* clearly!! LOL!
But as I said - the crowd which I knocked about with didn't give a rat's
about the plot; it was the cars we went to see it for.
But if you saw it at a drive-in, and you are complaining about the plot, all
I can say is that you took the wrong girl! :)
Bruce.
> >You *are* talking about a movie that is almost 40 years old - you realise
> >that, do you, sonny? Or are you one of these people who find it so cool
to
> >be so wise with the benefit of decades of hindsight?
> >It is no more a "pathetic soap opera" than many other major movies of
that
> >era and, as one who saw it three times within a month of its release in
> >Cinerama, I can tell you that we couldn't give a rat's arse about the
> >storyline, anyway!
> >Bruce.
> I was there too Gramps. Saw it at a Drive-in. Remember those? Fact is
> that GP is just Peyton Place on wheels.
Now, if you *really* want to be a clever-dick, dig up some reviews from the
period in which the movie was first released and if you can come up with
just one genuine 1966/67 review which alludes to "soap opera", then I'll
walk backwards to Christmas.
Go to it, Chum!
Bruce.
if you can't understand that.. well move along... theres' nothing for
you to see here~ and i certainly am not going to try to convince you.
bo
But in general, together with Le Mans it's still the best as far as
*racing* films go, thanks to the good cinematics etc. And that's kinda
sad, really - in thirty years nobody has made anything really better in
this genre.
On the other hand, it's probably the only film that spawned a computer
simulation (some of you might know it) 30+ years on!
Regards, Rudy
LOL ;o)
Elrikk
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> On this day of our lord, Tue, 9 Sep 2003 22:36:53 +0100, "Malc"
> >Because I'd like to know.
> >Malc.
> Jog my memory. I know I've seen it but can't even remember what it was
> about. Is that the one with the guy running from the cops across the
> U.S. in a Dodge Charger?
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
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>>Because I'd like to know.
>>Malc.
> Jog my memory. I know I've seen it but can't even remember what it was
> about. Is that the one with the guy running from the cops across the
> U.S. in a Dodge Charger?
dave henrie
There is no point in passing judgement on something thirty-odd years after
it first saw the light of day because you are doing so from a completely
different viewpoint to that which existed in 1966.
It would make as much sense to criticise 1960's American and western society
as a whole from the perspective of the 2000's. You cannot legitimately do so
because it is a biased situation.
It's like people who are currently in their twenties - thirties casting
ridicule over the fashions and decor of the 1970's. There just isn't any
legitimacy in doing so because back then, when we were in the same age
group, that was just how things were.
We didn't wake up each morning thinking "Jeez! These flared pants, body
shirts and paisley ties are totally stupid - I guess my kids will poke fun
at them in another thirty year's time!" or "Urrk! That kidney-shaped coffee
table is so uncool, I'd better get rid of it and get a plain rectangular one
so that in 2003 I won't be embarrassed."
How much sense would it have made for us to subject the styles, fashions and
tastes of the 1930's to similar scrutiny?
None whatsoever - just as it makes no sense for you to pass judgement on the
tastes of the 1960's.
Bruce.
Andre
<snip>
Nice comments Jason. About your last comment, everything from Kubrick
is on top of my dvd-shelf, but last week I watched Citizen Kane for
the xxxth time.. not because I like it, but because I still don't
understand what the hell that movie does on #5 at IMDB..
You are obviously are passionatie filmfreak, please enlighten me :)
Andre
Andre
