tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post736241308701185284..comments2024-02-01T23:41:43.069-05:00Comments on Out of the Past: Racing Cars ~ Le Mans (1971)Raquel Stecherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-33890823771596110992013-08-13T16:30:30.125-04:002013-08-13T16:30:30.125-04:00Marky - Next time, before you leave a comment, rea...Marky - Next time, before you leave a comment, read the entire post first.Raquel Stecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-13099040027573200442013-08-11T18:03:48.551-04:002013-08-11T18:03:48.551-04:00This movie is excellent. If you went to watch the ...This movie is excellent. If you went to watch the race in person you would have a much different feeling about the movie. I literally watch the movie 3 times a year and it gets better every time.Markyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07959572757541061513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-77497357703538982782012-04-28T15:36:59.772-04:002012-04-28T15:36:59.772-04:00Kali - Thanks for stopping by. I don't think I...Kali - Thanks for stopping by. I don't think I was that harsh on the film. I did note that I thought the film was aesthetically and historically important and thus should be preserved and seen. Really the best parts of the film were the driving sequences and Steve McQueen being Steve McQueen.<br /><br />And I agree that real performances are great and while we are duped by CGI and all that stuff that is used today, old Hollywood had tricks up their sleeves too. It wasn't ever all real. And while I really love classic films, I concede that there are some terrible ones in the mix. Just because a film is old doesn't necessarily mean it's good.<br /><br />I think Le Mans would have been a good film if Steve McQueen hadn't been in such dire straits. His production company was falling apart, his friendship and business relation with his partner ended forever, his marriage was about to end and no one could agree on a plot line. It was a mess! If the situation were different, I think Le Mans had the potential to be a really great film.Raquel Stecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-91139528023696790892012-04-28T04:15:29.828-04:002012-04-28T04:15:29.828-04:00Wow, your comments about the film were particularl...Wow, your comments about the film were particularly harsh. In my view, this film is a timeless classic. I'd rather watch real time, real peformance by real people in film than be duped by today's computer animation, writer's lack of creativity and people with no imagination in movies these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-20108091655195137842012-02-04T00:47:17.351-05:002012-02-04T00:47:17.351-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578463492525029116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-38306696583574545432012-01-25T10:33:14.037-05:002012-01-25T10:33:14.037-05:00we're in accord 100% on this one Quelle. this ...we're in accord 100% on this one Quelle. this is and "On Any Sunday" were pet projects for Steve but they bored the crap outta me. as you say its a shame beacause Steve doing a "Racing movie" was a total natural and if they had a decent script and John Sturges hung around it coulda been something special. now its just a curiosity. kudos to you for sitting through it, i honestly cant think of a any woman i have ever known who woulda done that, lol!Artman2112https://www.blogger.com/profile/03062864368596074661noreply@blogger.com