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19 Nov 2019, 20:26 (Ref:3941676) | #51 | ||
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20 Nov 2019, 01:50 (Ref:3941699) | #52 | |
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Went to see it last night. I have to say its a pretty good movie. Not the best, not the worst. As has been said we can pick holes in the movie quite easily. My biggest gripes are:
1: Hollywood's compulsion to show gear changes and pushing the accelerator harder when already flat out on a straight to make the car leap forward (Not contained to just this movie) 2: There was one bit in the development when I heard someone say 'disconnect the vacuum secondaries on the Holley Carb' WTF on a GT40 ??? 3: Some of the racing scenes looked a bit scalectrixy |
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20 Nov 2019, 12:03 (Ref:3941751) | #55 | ||
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Well the Cathedrale bit was shot at Le Mans, https://www.facebook.com/tourisme.le...57715468142720
But not much else, I think. Did not get the circuit vibe while looking at the race scenes. |
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20 Nov 2019, 13:24 (Ref:3941764) | #56 | ||
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I too was looking for shots that were likely taken in Le Mans, I also agree that it seems almost certain that the cathedral shot was the only one.
The comment about how long it would have taken Ken Miles to walk from the cathedral to the circuit reminded me of another movie where this happened. I had just returned from a trip to Singapore and watched Crazy Rich Asians with the wife. There was a scene where a character just casually walked from Orchard Road/Newton Circus area to Sentosa Island. Made me laugh as that would have taken all night, similar to Miles' walk. |
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20 Nov 2019, 13:37 (Ref:3941766) | #57 | ||
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He would have got seriously wet too.
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20 Nov 2019, 14:31 (Ref:3941772) | #58 | ||
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I was wondering while watching how many of the Cobras and GT40s used in the film were originals. According to a small piece in Classic Car Weekly today, Superformance provided several replicas for the film makers. So I’m now wondering which cars were the ‘fakes’ and which were the ‘real’.....
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20 Nov 2019, 14:33 (Ref:3941773) | #59 | ||
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There were also some Ford GTs masquerading as GT40s.
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20 Nov 2019, 22:02 (Ref:3941834) | #61 | |
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Got the tickets booked for next Wednesday
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21 Nov 2019, 20:18 (Ref:3942000) | #62 | ||
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21 Nov 2019, 23:00 (Ref:3942030) | #63 | ||
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Finally went to see the film, I liked it but was not very impressed but have to say stil enjoyed it.
It stirred my soul and gave me goosebumps the moment the start of the race was on and the finish gave me wet eyes. Not unusual for me because the real race does the same for me. Should they show it at Le Mans this year I would not hessitate to go and see it again. They probably will cut out the scene with the drunk frenceman though. (very stigmatizing..... All frence are drunks..... 😁 |
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22 Nov 2019, 14:01 (Ref:3942144) | #64 | ||
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Saw it last night with wife and non-car friends. We all enjoyed it. None of the racing cliches really made me eye-roll too hard, I was busy just enjoying the sounds and visuals of racing cars moving along.
I feel like knowing what I know as a sportscar fan, there was very little of Ford vs. Ferrari, and more of Ford vs. Shelby/Miles. Seriously the main antagonist was Ford Marketing exec Beebe.It was still an enjoyable story even if it was 1,000% accurate. The environment of Le Mans in the 60s made up for it. It could truthfully make up for a lot more historical liberties. My wife kept bugging me "who dies?" throughout the movie, I guess it was that obvious. And it was difficult not to see it as another Ford propaganda piece like "24 Hour War." Either way, I'll probably add it to my list of things to watch in the lead up to Le Mans every year. |
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27 Nov 2019, 23:02 (Ref:3943286) | #65 | |
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Went to see it tonight and very much enjoyed it as did my non motorsport wife.
The race scenes do not appear to be made anywhere near France. |
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27 Nov 2019, 23:37 (Ref:3943290) | #66 | |
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Just seen it myself and I really enjoyed. Enough to please both the enthusiast and the casual viewer
Great storyline, inspired casting and some great acting. Not to mention a good mix of drama, emotion and humour Best thing about seeing it in the cinema is the sound |
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28 Nov 2019, 07:26 (Ref:3943322) | #68 | ||
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As everyone on here knows the mulsanne is public a public road so it would be impossible to film there unless the road was closed, which it is for the race, test day and practice. Not sure the locals would be happy closing it for filming.
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I went to see it last night, as a sportscar fan and Le mans addict I liked it, sure some things are not as it used to be but still a very good movie.
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28 Nov 2019, 09:57 (Ref:3943348) | #70 | |
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I did do a fact check on the Le Mans 66 after seeing it and there is a quite a bit on there that is true.
Another reason they couldn't film on the Mulsanne is they would have to miss out the chicanes... |
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I’m sure the reason is as stated by GT6, and cost saving! I also think in the USA it is easier to get a road closed for ‘other’ use? |
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28 Nov 2019, 13:01 (Ref:3943384) | #72 | ||
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I think the locals and local businesses are ok with the road being closed for 1 day of testing, 4 days for race/qualy and a few days every other year for the classic, but closing it for an american film crew might just be a step to far.
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28 Nov 2019, 13:46 (Ref:3943392) | #73 | ||
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And presumably the film was shot and produced in the USA, so maybe not so good to transport everyone to Europe for just a few minutes of final film?
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28 Nov 2019, 18:48 (Ref:3943450) | #74 | |
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It was several years ago when we had the film producers contact us about hiring some cars for filming at Le Mans . [ I help build the cars in this link ]
http://www.asmotorsport.co.uk/ Which were for filming scenes from the 59 Le Mans race , so the plan was to do some filming from the circuit . But the original film , called " Go Like Hell " , with Tom Cruise & Brad Pitt , fell through . Possibly not enough money from the Hollywood backers as the real story was not American enough with the 1966 winning GT40 being UK designed & built . So it seems that they had to invent an all American success story to get the money to make the film . I was looking forward to a run down to Le Mans with a couple of cars for a few days but that might have been too costly to do the filming there . |
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Overall it was great. Some racing scenes were disappointing, but whatever.
I loved Tracy Letts as Henry Ford II. Here's a delightful article by the Detroit Free Press about it: https://www.freep.com/story/entertai...on/4225274002/ |
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