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Post by 2lapsdown on Mar 28, 2013 7:19:50 GMT -5
I watched the movie Le Mans last night. I can see why the critics didn't like it. It is pretty hokey by today's standards. But, it's Ferrari, Porsche, McQueen, and Le Mans, how bad could it be.
John
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Post by stuboyle on Mar 28, 2013 9:40:59 GMT -5
Yeh, it doesn't have much of a plot . . . . but who needs a stinkin' plot? It's one of those rare movies that captures a historical moment in time. Ron Howard's F1 movie is going to attempt to recreate history. However, I think its easier to capture history (which Le Mans has done) than to recreate history.
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Post by harveythedog2 on Mar 28, 2013 10:55:22 GMT -5
I remember seeing that movie at the Drive In with my Mom when I was around 10 years old. The only thing I remembered from the whole movie was the Steve McQueen crash sequence. Fast forward to present times and I have seen that movie a dozen times. Still have it on VHS!! Everytime I watch it, it makes me want to build a model kit!
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Post by 2lapsdown on Mar 28, 2013 11:15:36 GMT -5
It was so cool to see all the old cars and watch them twitch and drift in the corners. It does do a great job of capturing the racing of that era.
John
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Post by stuboyle on Mar 28, 2013 11:37:36 GMT -5
I keep thinking if they were to try to make that movie today they would have to add all this CG crap since the track has changed and the stands/pits have changed. It just wouldn't be the same.
Did anyone see the Red Tails movie? I thought it was very bad CG work. You would see these P-51's come into land and it was obviously fake. It looked like they would just slightly floating above the surface of the landing strip.
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Post by mjjracer on Mar 28, 2013 12:14:36 GMT -5
I keep thinking if they were to try to make that movie today they would have to add all this CG crap since the track has changed and the stands/pits have changed. It just wouldn't be the same. Did anyone see the Red Tails movie? I thought it was very bad CG work. You would see these P-51's come into land and it was obviously fake. It looked like they would just slightly floating above the surface of the landing strip. You're right on that. The McQueen crash sequence would have the car flying 75 feet in the air. What a great movie it was. Sometimes I'll put in the DVD while doing stuff around the house just to listen to the flat 12s & V-12s sing! I heard somewhere it's over 20 minutes at the beginning before there is any dialog. Works for me! MJ
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Post by pje on Mar 29, 2013 12:04:13 GMT -5
In my opinion, LeMans is the best racing movie ever. The plot is the race and what happens over that 24 hour period. Grand Prix while I have always loved it is a soap opera about racing. I think that both movies did a fantastic job in filming the racing and they still hold up today. Also both movies have great soundtracks and when my wife isn’t home and I slip in one of the Blue Ray disks and crank up the volume, I’m back in the movie theaters that I first saw them as a teen ager and young adult. In either case Ron Howard has big shoes to fill, but I do expect him to have done a fantastic job also. And yes, I also have the Fujimi kit and all the “fixins”. But instead of doing Michael Delany’s car that he started the race in (Car 20), I’ll be doing the car he finished the race with (Car 21).
Paul Erlendson
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Post by harveythedog2 on Mar 29, 2013 16:34:04 GMT -5
I may do the crash scene with mine Paul. Complete with the yellow #11 Lola T70 underneath the Porsche body work! LOL Can you say Oops!!!
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Post by racerbrown on Mar 29, 2013 17:48:11 GMT -5
it's funny that i have the dvd but when i happened to flip the channel and found it on i still watched the last half of it. definitely one of my favorites! duane
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Post by herk56 on Mar 29, 2013 20:20:52 GMT -5
"...everything else is just waiting".
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Post by johnwebster on Mar 30, 2013 3:36:19 GMT -5
Early in the movie when the spectator's cars are driving in look for a white "street" Ford GT40 with wire wheels.
In the movie Winning as they are lining up the cars for the start of the 500 there is a brief shot of Jim Hurtebies's Mallard, the last front engined car to race at Indy.
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