Ayrton Senna - US Theatrical Release Aug 12 in LA/NY.
10-16-2011, 09:07 PM
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"Senna" Will be playing at the Paramount Theater in Peekskill on Wed 10/19, Thurs 10/20, and friday 10/21, 8pm showtime each day:Senna @ Paramount
--Chuck--
--Chuck--
10-17-2011, 09:58 AM
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Saw it last week in Winston-Salem at the Aperture Theater. Can certainly understand why it won so many awards. Viewers should keep in mind, this a documentary film. No Hollywood "glitter and glamour" here, just life as it was lived by the players themselves.
p.s.: My lovely, thoughtful car-girl wife got the first copy of the DVD that Barnes & Noble received and gave it to me at Christmas.
p.s.: My lovely, thoughtful car-girl wife got the first copy of the DVD that Barnes & Noble received and gave it to me at Christmas.
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06-14-2012, 01:15 PM
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Just saw this last night via Netflix. The film itself was very good, not quite excellent.
I was in college during his heyday. I had a very good friend who pulled me into F1. We were both Mansell fans, hated Prost, but Senna seemed more of a mystery to me. After watching this film, I became very impressed with him as a person. In addition to the ridiculous talent and obvious passion required to compete at that level, he seemed to ooze intelligence. His English was very good and his thoughts were insightful and complex. I expect that Portuguese speakers were even more impressed. I admired his Brazilian pride and what he did for his home country. The home movies were very cool and served as a reminder for me to keep shooting my own kids as they grow.
He was clearly more aggressive than Prost, which he had to be. Prost (the master tactician) didn't have an answer for that. This was underscored in his contentious interview with Jackie Stewart, which was definitely my favorite part of the movie. He was a star, he knew it, and he held his ground with no apologies! In both of the big crashes between the two, it was clear to me that Post said "Eff it!" and cut off Senna on the inside.
It was clear who the new king would be. Had Senna lived, there's a good chance he would have won at least one of the championships in '94 or '95 that Schumacher did. Prost's timely retirement was probably his most savvy move of all. How many other athletes have the smarts to leave while on top of their game?
Is anyone aware of any inaccuracies or omissions in the film?
I was in college during his heyday. I had a very good friend who pulled me into F1. We were both Mansell fans, hated Prost, but Senna seemed more of a mystery to me. After watching this film, I became very impressed with him as a person. In addition to the ridiculous talent and obvious passion required to compete at that level, he seemed to ooze intelligence. His English was very good and his thoughts were insightful and complex. I expect that Portuguese speakers were even more impressed. I admired his Brazilian pride and what he did for his home country. The home movies were very cool and served as a reminder for me to keep shooting my own kids as they grow.
He was clearly more aggressive than Prost, which he had to be. Prost (the master tactician) didn't have an answer for that. This was underscored in his contentious interview with Jackie Stewart, which was definitely my favorite part of the movie. He was a star, he knew it, and he held his ground with no apologies! In both of the big crashes between the two, it was clear to me that Post said "Eff it!" and cut off Senna on the inside.
It was clear who the new king would be. Had Senna lived, there's a good chance he would have won at least one of the championships in '94 or '95 that Schumacher did. Prost's timely retirement was probably his most savvy move of all. How many other athletes have the smarts to leave while on top of their game?
Is anyone aware of any inaccuracies or omissions in the film?
01-17-2013, 10:21 PM
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I finally watched this film. It totally moved me, I knew he was a great driver, but I didn't know about his work with the safety sides of F1. I also didn't know about his charity works.
01-17-2013, 10:32 PM
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I also watched this the other day - due to the reading the book "the art of racing in the rain". There are multiple references to Senna in the book and i saw the film was on netflix. It is a a great film.... i recommend any motorsports fan watch it..
01-17-2013, 10:35 PM
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An old girlfriend recommended that book also. Said it reminded her of going to the Detroit and Canadian GP's of the early 80's.
01-17-2013, 11:51 PM
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