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Title: Racing fans...
Post by: saggs on April 13, 2011, 09:44:47 PM
Anybody had a chance to see this film yet,
(http://metromerp.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/senna-movie.jpg)

I've been looking forward to it ever since I heard about it last summer, I know it was shown at Sundance this winter but I didn't go, and I can't find any details of if/when it has/will be released on DVD in the US, just that the UK release is June.   Anybody know?  


EDIT: fixed image link
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on April 13, 2011, 11:38:03 PM
Your pic doesn't show but I'm guessing you are refering to A. Senna the movie? I read about showings but I fail to remember, I'll try to find it.
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: Masherbrum on April 14, 2011, 06:27:08 AM
Greatest F1 Driver ever, with Fangio a close 2nd.   I've been wondering about this film as well.  :rock
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: Gh0stFT on April 14, 2011, 05:18:46 PM
i have to look for this movie! didnt knew about, i was a big Senna Fan, first time
i saw him live 1990 in Monza Italy and then the years later allways at Hockenheim,
Senna was a special person and really fast on the track, he is still missed by the fans...
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: saggs on April 17, 2011, 09:17:32 PM
Finally found out that the movie has a Facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/sennamovie

DVD release is June 3rd in UK, and sometime in July in US.

Found it's listed on Netflix already too, have it on my "save" list.
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: KgB on April 17, 2011, 10:53:55 PM
Greatest F1 Driver ever, with Fangio a close 2nd.   I've been wondering about this film as well.  :rock
I would put Fangio in first, but anyway, as F1 fan i enjoyed this and i hope you will too:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yCsdnUW2Ww  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yCsdnUW2Ww)
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: Masherbrum on April 17, 2011, 11:00:36 PM
I would put Fangio in first, but anyway, as F1 fan i enjoyed this and i hope you will too:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yCsdnUW2Ww  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yCsdnUW2Ww)

We can agree to disagree.    Lewis Hamilton is my current fav. and I never get tired of watching that.
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: ElGuapo1 on April 17, 2011, 11:18:23 PM
Thx for the youtube vid link...what a car..what a driver senna was..with karaya on this one..hamilton :bolt:
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: saggs on April 17, 2011, 11:21:00 PM
What about Mikka Hakkinen?  

I think he deserves to be on anybodies top 5 drivers of all time list.  I loved him just for the awkward silences his single syllable responses in press conferences led to.  :lol


Problem with picking a "Greatest Driver Ever" is that the cars and tech are so different from one era to another it's hard to really tell.  Having said that I think it's telling that in a Top Gear short film they made about Senna last year;

 -Michael Shumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Mikka Hakkinen, Martin Brundle, Mark Webber, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Rubens Barichello, David Coulthard, Jarno Trulli and Nigel Mansell-

are all on record on film saying Senna was #1.    Oh and Nikki Lauda too  (just noticed movie cover art  :aok )
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: saggs on May 01, 2011, 08:31:30 AM
The movie is on Netflix streaming now, if anyone else is interested.  I Just watched it this morning, I give it a big  :aok
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: icepac on May 01, 2011, 10:24:23 AM
Senna was great but a quality hollywood movie of Tazio Nuvolari would be epic.
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on May 01, 2011, 10:25:23 AM
Cool ty, ill check it out this week.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: Masherbrum on May 01, 2011, 10:29:15 AM
Senna was great but a quality hollywood movie of Tazio Nuvolari would be epic.

You are trying too hard....
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: icepac on May 01, 2011, 08:42:26 PM
Well.....they wouldn't have to exaggerate using any hollywood cliches.
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: GFShill on May 02, 2011, 08:31:13 AM
That terrible racing movie with Sylvester Stallone started out as a dramatization of Senna, but then they decided it wasn't exciting enough so they made it totally fiction.

They should've stuck to their original inclination. Senna was a master all his own.
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: saggs on May 02, 2011, 02:39:08 PM
That terrible racing movie with Sylvester Stallone started out as a dramatization of Senna, but then they decided it wasn't exciting enough so they made it totally fiction.

They should've stuck to their original inclination. Senna was a master all his own.

I'm glad they didn't, they probably would have screwed it up.  This documentary does a great job of telling his story with real footage and real facts, some knowledgeable people doing voice-over, and just a bit of dramatic music thrown in once in a while.  Senna's racing was exciting enough, it doesn't need any dramatization, nor does the politics of the FIA.  eg. the French FIA president finding --AKA making up-- a loophole to take the 89 title from Senna and give it to a French driver.

Seriously even if you're not a racing or Senna fan this documentary is well worth a watch just for the human side of the story.



PS now I'm thinking of a Hollywood version and who they could get to play Alain Prost, makes me laugh for some reason.   :lol
Title: Re: Racing fans...
Post by: Masherbrum on May 02, 2011, 07:06:57 PM
I'm glad they didn't, they probably would have screwed it up.  This documentary does a great job of telling his story with real footage and real facts, some knowledgeable people doing voice-over, and just a bit of dramatic music thrown in once in a while.  Senna's racing was exciting enough, it doesn't need any dramatization, nor does the politics of the FIA.  eg. the French FIA president finding --AKA making up-- a loophole to take the 89 title from Senna and give it to a French driver.

Seriously even if you're not a racing or Senna fan this documentary is well worth a watch just for the human side of the story.

PS now I'm thinking of a Hollywood version and who they could get to play Alain Prost, makes me laugh for some reason.   :lol

So true.   :rofl :rofl

People also never remember what Ayrton Senna did for his hometown of Sao Paulo.   He gave that city a lot of his winnings in the form of donations for Schools, Libraries and other philanthropist things that the City did need and use.