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I saw the extended preview of Speedvision, and some of the special
effects looks so bogus it's incredible. Not only is the CGI stuff easy
to pick out because of it's sterile look, they also use it in
combination with scenes that defy the laws of physics making it even
more glaring.
Not sure if it's possible for a racing movie to surpass Days Of
Thunder on the ***scale, but this one might do it.
Tim
>I saw the extended preview of Speedvision, and some of the special
>effects looks so bogus it's incredible. Not only is the CGI stuff easy
>to pick out because of it's sterile look, they also use it in
>combination with scenes that defy the laws of physics making it even
>more glaring.
>Not sure if it's possible for a racing movie to surpass Days Of
>Thunder on the ***scale, but this one might do it.
>Tim
Andre
But on the upside, Days of Thunder/Top Gun 2 made NASCAR look somewhat
entertaining. If Driven can raise the awareness of CART to the same level,
then it will be a good thing.
-Larry
> > Not sure if it's possible for a racing movie to surpass Days Of
> > Thunder on the ***scale, but this one might do it.
> But on the upside, Days of Thunder/Top Gun 2 made NASCAR look somewhat
> entertaining. If Driven can raise the awareness of CART to the same
level,
> then it will be a good thing.
I think you should read it like: Days of Thunder = Top Gun 2
Hate to be so cynical, but then hollywood has conditioned me to be
that way. The more trailers I see the less I want to see this film.
The action looks over the top and the story thin. I agree with the
people who say it's going to be right up there/down there with Days
of Thunder. Might appeal to the guy who's looking for a good truck
crash movie, but would settle for a good Cart crash movie ;-)
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-Larry
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> >Top Gun 2 ???
> >-Larry
> >> > Not sure if it's possible for a racing movie to surpass Days Of
> >> > Thunder on the ***scale, but this one might do it.
> >> But on the upside, Days of Thunder/Top Gun 2 made NASCAR look somewhat
> >> entertaining. If Driven can raise the awareness of CART to the same
> >level,
> >> then it will be a good thing.
> >Looks better with each new trailer. They even showed some new
> >footage on Letterman tonight when Stallone was on. Supposedly this
> >will be the first movie to put you into the***pit to experience
> >the ride from the drivers POV using current SFX technology. Looks
> >like Super Speedway may get knocked down a peg...
> Hate to be so cynical, but then hollywood has conditioned me to be
> that way. The more trailers I see the less I want to see this film.
> The action looks over the top and the story thin. I agree with the
> people who say it's going to be right up there/down there with Days
> of Thunder. Might appeal to the guy who's looking for a good truck
> crash movie, but would settle for a good Cart crash movie ;-)
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> Don Scurlock
> Vancouver,B.C.
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KFG
Ugh, it looks awful, IMHO. From the first trailer on, the only thing that
ran through my mind was the phrase "car-crash movie". The preview scene of
Sly racing down the street sans helmet made me cringe, especially when the
"manhole cover" bounced off the air intake (which by all rights should have
shredded the car - anyone else remember when such a thing actually happened
during a Group C race at Montreal?). The other night, I caught about five
minutes of the HBO special on the making of this "masterpiece" (it was all I
could stomach) and saw some of the most impossible (and stupid looking)
crash sequences ever committed to film. When you combine this with the
ominous words "Screenplay by Sylvester Stallone", I think you've got a movie
that'll make Days of Thunder look like Spartacus.
Of course that's just my opinion, I may be wrong...
Theron Bretz
Houston, TX
I was never planning to see it in the theatre, but I don't think I'll even
spend the $3 to rent it...
Brad
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