Grand Prix

"stuttgartobsessed" (grantharmsen) 03/17/2015 at 23:06 • Filed to: Grand Prix, James Garner, F1

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Watching it for the first time tonight. 15 min in and already hooked. Best. Movie. Ever. Also drinking one of my favorite beers, La Fin du Monde.

Looks amazing on 42" HDTV and bluray.

Cheers.

ttyymmnn > stuttgartobsessed 03/17/2015 at 23:09

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Dash cams have come a long way.

lonestranger > stuttgartobsessed 03/17/2015 at 23:22

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Mmmm, La Fin du Monde ...

And Grand Prix is a great flick.

Agrajag > ttyymmnn 03/17/2015 at 23:24

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Is that from the movie?

I love the GT40 camera car they used.

Agrajag > stuttgartobsessed 03/17/2015 at 23:26

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Glad you're watching it on bluray. Astounding clarity on those 65mm films.

stuttgartobsessed > Agrajag 03/17/2015 at 23:28

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The clarity is insane. Like, it could be a new movie almost.

stuttgartobsessed > lonestranger 03/17/2015 at 23:29

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Dude, Whole Foods was having a sale on them so I bought 3. Should have bought more.

stuttgartobsessed > ttyymmnn 03/17/2015 at 23:30

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Haha right? I watched the "behind the scenes" bit yesterday and the on car cameras are insane! Sometimes I have no idea how the driver could see where he was going!

lonestranger > stuttgartobsessed 03/17/2015 at 23:32

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American store, Canadian beer. Does not compute ;)

Forgetful > stuttgartobsessed 03/17/2015 at 23:37

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Great, great, great movie. But, it won't quite continue at the same pace as the opening portion. There's plenty of not racing, or "talking".

Now, if you haven't seen Grand Prix before, maybe you haven't yet seen Steve McQueen in Le Mans, in which the 24hr race is the plot of the movie and the cars and teams are the actual protagonists and antagonists. It's the better movie of the two, by a narrow margin.

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/le-mans-a-seri…

ttyymmnn > Agrajag 03/17/2015 at 23:39

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Yup. There are lots of production photos on the Google.

Gated Manual > Agrajag 03/17/2015 at 23:47

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I recall $kay mention that Yves freaked out driving the real cars so they made that rig for his scenes.

Agrajag > stuttgartobsessed 03/17/2015 at 23:49

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Better than most new movies even. I recall reading that the 65mm format has enough information on the film that it is essentially 8k. Where as 35mm would max around 4k. You're not seeing that on bluray, but in an adequately equipped theater I imagine it to be mind blowing.

Agrajag > Gated Manual 03/17/2015 at 23:53

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Oh, yeah. I didn't even realize what was happening in the photo there. Supposedly Montand was a really shitty driver. He was at least a good actor and singer.

stuttgartobsessed > Forgetful 03/17/2015 at 23:57

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Oh I've seen Le Mans , but found it lacking. Perhaps it is a pure enthusiasts film, but I enjoy some character development as well so I think I'll end up liking Grand Prix better. It even highlights the inherent dangers and worries associated with F1 in the '60's.

stuttgartobsessed > lonestranger 03/17/2015 at 23:58

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Us Americans do love un-American things. Or maybe it's just me.

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > stuttgartobsessed 03/18/2015 at 04:05

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i cant decide which is best. But youre correct. Le mans almost lacks plot.

But also, the plot of grand prix is a bit boring so.... i dont know which to pick.

In GP the thing that i loved was that they film the feet. While heel and toe.

Wurrwulf > stuttgartobsessed 03/18/2015 at 09:23

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Mrs. Bluthe was so hot in that movie.

Forgetful > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 03/18/2015 at 14:37

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The plot of Le Mans is the race between Ferrari and Porsche, and the race between Delaney and Stahler. Also Delaney's relationship with Lisa, since Delaney was involved in the crash that killed her husband the previous year at Le Mans. But the most important thing is Porsche vs Ferrari and the way Delaney subs in to put Porsche on the top two steps of the podium.

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > Forgetful 03/18/2015 at 21:32

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but for a (not gearhead ) person. That is not a plot, much of delaneys relation with lisa was eye contact, im not complaining but there is more racing than plot.

I prefer it that way. i didnt like rush so much. if i wanted sex scenes i might as well go look for porn. I wanted rush to have as much racing scenes as grand prix or le mans. But they had to appeal to non gearheads too.

Forgetful > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 03/18/2015 at 22:05

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I certainly am speaking from a gearhead point of view.