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@creepycoug who is borderline illiterate can watch it now instead of reading the book.
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Hurtful for you to say I'm a Bobsled.YellowSnow said:@creepycoug who is borderline illiterate can watch it now instead of reading the book.
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Homer couldn't read either, but was still a philosopher king.creepycoug said:
Hurtful for you to say I'm a Bobsled.YellowSnow said:@creepycoug who is borderline illiterate can watch it now instead of reading the book.
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I found the book oddly uncompelling. Dunno how they'll make the movie what the book wasn't, especially since it's so rare that the movie turns out to be better than the book.
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Huh. I am surprised to hear this.BearsWiin said:I found the book oddly uncompelling. Dunno how they'll make the movie what the book wasn't, especially since it's so rare that the movie turns out to be better than the book.
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Gene Hackman to star as the gruff but lovable coach
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Ed Harris could have been 1958 Al Ulbrickson but he can't pass for the 1936 version.DerekJohnson said:Gene Hackman to star as the gruff but lovable coach
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It will be like a horse race movie with heart tugging music and overcoming drama and evil Nazis. You can make drama it up and they willBearsWiin said:I found the book oddly uncompelling. Dunno how they'll make the movie what the book wasn't, especially since it's so rare that the movie turns out to be better than the book.
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Nazis make every story and/or movie better. This is why Indiana Jones 1.0 and 2.0 are better. NOCs about Lou Gellerman's 1958 crew that beat the Soviets in Leningrad because no Nazis.RaceBannon said:
It will be like a horse race movie with heart tugging music and overcoming drama and evil Nazis. You can make drama it up and they willBearsWiin said:I found the book oddly uncompelling. Dunno how they'll make the movie what the book wasn't, especially since it's so rare that the movie turns out to be better than the book.
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Sad to see how far horse racing, rowing and boxing have fallen since the 30sRaceBannon said:
It will be like a horse race movie with heart tugging music and overcoming drama and evil Nazis. You can make drama it up and they willBearsWiin said:I found the book oddly uncompelling. Dunno how they'll make the movie what the book wasn't, especially since it's so rare that the movie turns out to be better than the book.
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Great. Seabiscuit. On the water. In Berlin.RaceBannon said:
It will be like a horse race movie with heart tugging music and overcoming drama and evil Nazis. You can make drama it up and they willBearsWiin said:I found the book oddly uncompelling. Dunno how they'll make the movie what the book wasn't, especially since it's so rare that the movie turns out to be better than the book.
I just figure that they'll tell a story that's already been told so many times over.
As for uncompelling, there was just a sense of inevitability to the whole book that yeah, OK, they win here, then they win there, they have trouble finding their magical stroke, they win again, win in Berlin yippee. My favorite parts of the book were the bits about Pocock and boat innovation. -
I fell asleep during the American Experience on it
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It was pretty boring.RaceBannon said:I fell asleep during the American Experience on it
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They rushed that one out. It could have been so much better.YellowSnow said:
It was pretty boring.RaceBannon said:I fell asleep during the American Experience on it
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I was more into the Depression era history and stuff like Pocock's innovation than the actual race narratives. Joe Rantz had a damn interesting life story. Dude helped build Grand Coulee and beat Nazis.BearsWiin said:
Great. Seabiscuit. On the water. In Berlin.RaceBannon said:
It will be like a horse race movie with heart tugging music and overcoming drama and evil Nazis. You can make drama it up and they willBearsWiin said:I found the book oddly uncompelling. Dunno how they'll make the movie what the book wasn't, especially since it's so rare that the movie turns out to be better than the book.
I just figure that they'll tell a story that's already been told so many times over.
As for uncompelling, there was just a sense of inevitability to the whole book that yeah, OK, they win here, then they win there, they have trouble finding their magical stroke, they win again, win in Berlin yippee. My favorite parts of the book were the bits about Pocock and boat innovation.
