Wow, My TiVo recorded this today with out me knowing...
I've never seen it, but I am so looking foward to seeing it.
Sorry for the random post, was just a nice surprise.
How do you guys like it?
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May 19, 2009 5:36 p.m. BobOfTheFuture Reader
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May 19, 2009 5:54 p.m. maroon92 SuperDork
the movie? it is possibly the best movie in the history of the world.
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May 19, 2009 6:01 p.m. bigwrench Reader
Lets see, having seen Grand Prix, LeMans and Bullit in the theater when they first came out. Oh ya Winning also. I am sorry the biggest big screen can still not do the same as down front at the theater. A great time for movies.
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May 19, 2009 6:19 p.m. mel_horn HalfDork
BobOfTheFuture wrote:
Wow, My TiVo recorded this today with out me knowing...
It had your best interests in mind...
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May 19, 2009 6:19 p.m. BobOfTheFuture Reader
maroon92 wrote:
the movie? it is possibly the best movie in the history of the world.
Sarcasim?
So far ive seen the "Overture" then got inturupted.
I want that still. I want it for my desktop, I want it to blow up and cover my wall. I want a little one to put next to the gauges in my car.
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May 19, 2009 7:32 p.m. daytonaer Reader
BobOfTheFuture wrote:
maroon92 wrote:
the movie? it is possibly the best movie in the history of the world.
Sarcasim?
No.
Turn up the volume
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May 19, 2009 7:38 p.m. BobOfTheFuture Reader
No.
Turn up the volume
Its near max.
Sorry all, BTW. Meant to put this in the OT forum.
Oh, and Maroon... I get it now. Your quote.
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May 19, 2009 8:54 p.m. Treb New Reader
The awesomeness of Grand Prix is never off topic.
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May 19, 2009 11:34 p.m. friedgreencorrado Reader
A wonderful 90 minute racing film spliced together with an average 90 minute melodrama. One half of it makes up for the other, and a lot of the finest drivers of those days as "extras" puts it over the top! And remember that when it came out, there weren't any in-car shots on TV every weekend! It was a sensation.
And Garner caught "The Bug" while making it. I can't find any pics of him driving (IIRC, SCCA B Production in Cal Club Region), but here's a good article about the prototype team he owned running at Daytona:
http://www.sportscardigest.com/archives/3850
Look for that documentary "The Racing Scene", it's pretty good.
My Flag & Comm group in Atlanta Region SCCA back in the 80s used to have a tradition of speaking to each other using lines from the film, or using Nino Barlini's (Antonio Sabato Sr.) accent. "..my feeerst veeectory was een de grate Targah Flooeero raace..." Good times.
