A New movie that looks like fun, says this former ProRally competitor.
A New movie that looks like fun, says this former ProRally competitor.
This looks good. Now over to Craigslist to search for old Audis.
Datsun240ZGuy said:This looks good. Now over to Craigslist to search for old Audis.
Not Lancias? Wuss.... 
In reply to Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) :
Yeah, Lancias didn't make it through the rust belt.....
On second thought........
In reply to Datsun240ZGuy :
And Audi Quattros did?
there's a shot in the trailer showing them wheel-to-wheel. That only happens on stage rallies where one of them is going really slowly.
Unless they were fighting during a road section...
j_tso said:there's a shot in the trailer showing them wheel-to-wheel. That only happens on stage rallies where one of them is going really slowly.
Unless they were fighting during a road section...
Probably just in there for dramatic effect. I'll allow the liberty if the rest of the movie is as good as advertised. 
I'll reserve judgment. To be honest, there are way more bad racing movies than good ones. Frankly, the good ones can really be counted on one hand. Grand Prix, Le Mans, Rush, Ford vs. Ferrari, maybe Days of Thunder if we're being generous? But this one does have Daniel Bruhl, who was excellent in Rush, so there's hope.
In reply to Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) :
But at the same time, I'll take a lame car movie over another lame romcom at every opportunity.
Unfortunately, there's far fewer car movies than romcoms.
So it comes out on Friday but I can't find a theatre in the Detroit area showing it. WTF? Clearly I'm missing something here.
In reply to Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) :
I honestly don't think Grand Prix is a good movie. I like the racing scenes, but as a movie, it really falls flat. No dialogue. No plot. No story. No real anything.
docwyte said:In reply to Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) :
I honestly don't think Grand Prix is a good movie. I like the racing scenes, but as a movie, it really falls flat. No dialogue. No plot. No story. No real anything.
Sounds like you mean Le Mans. And I agree.
In reply to Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) :
I can't find it anywhere near where I am, either, in Knoxville. Odd.
I went to Lionsgate's website and it said for the movie, "Watch on Digitial and On Demand January 5."
In reply to J.A. Ackley :
Just looked over a few critic reviews, and it sounds like while the characters have been described as underdeveloped and there's nothing particularly groundbreaking about the script, the reviews I did read praised the driving/racing sequences.
I know I'll be streaming it when it's available because its a movie about race cars.
Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) said:docwyte said:In reply to Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) :
I honestly don't think Grand Prix is a good movie. I like the racing scenes, but as a movie, it really falls flat. No dialogue. No plot. No story. No real anything.
Sounds like you mean Le Mans. And I agree.
Racing! It's a racing movie not a soap opera.
Colin Wood said:In reply to J.A. Ackley :
Just looked over a few critic reviews, and it sounds like while the characters have been described as underdeveloped and there's nothing particularly groundbreaking about the script, the reviews I did read praised the driving/racing sequences.
I know I'll be streaming it when it's available because its a movie about race cars.
I could describe the Ferrari film in the same way. It was still worth watching, though.
Only opening in a few theaters in CA and WA apparently, destined for streaming.
Yep. Digital it is.
In reply to Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) :
Whoops, yes, you're right, Le Mans...
Just saw that this was on PPV and remembered I haven't even watched the trailer. From that, it looks like we might be in for a year of Cesare memes about Winning, like Dom Toretto and Family Or just a fancier Reese Bobby...
My boys and I are going up to work in the Middle King's SAAB this weekend so we will probably watch it one evening.
Does Daniel Brühl have it in his contract to be in at least 1 racing movie per decade?
The head to head racing in the trailer is the only thing that strikes the wrong note. The girl asking "why do they risk their lives?" is right out of Grand Prix, isn't it? I seem to recall "why do you race?" being a constant refrain in that one.
Of course, I'll be watching it. That number and livery isn't an accident :)
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