The Flying Scotsman
05-29-09 | 09:57 PM
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bulletproof tiger
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05-29-09 | 10:01 PM
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05-30-09 | 01:12 AM
#10
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You don't think the interpersonal relationships among Dave and his father and mother weren't fairly "deep" (at least as Hollywood movies go.) Or the conflicts and motivations among his group of friends and how they are all facing (or not) the prospect of the end of high-school? Or the relationship of the townies vs. the college folks?
I think of this as a coming-of-age story with bikes as much as a movie about bikes. Now I gotta go watch it again
I think of this as a coming-of-age story with bikes as much as a movie about bikes. Now I gotta go watch it again
05-30-09 | 02:07 AM
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Battlefield Earth
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Snowboard Academy
House of the Dead
Glitter
Son of the Mask
The Postman
Yours, Mine, & Ours
Half Past Dead
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
05-30-09 | 03:25 AM
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You don't think the interpersonal relationships among Dave and his father and mother weren't fairly "deep" (at least as Hollywood movies go.) Or the conflicts and motivations among his group of friends and how they are all facing (or not) the prospect of the end of high-school? Or the relationship of the townies vs. the college folks?
I think of this as a coming-of-age story with bikes as much as a movie about bikes. Now I gotta go watch it again
I think of this as a coming-of-age story with bikes as much as a movie about bikes. Now I gotta go watch it again
Breaking Away won an Oscar for Best Writing in 1980 and also won a Golden Globe for Best Picture - Musical/Comedy. Pretty good movie I'd say.
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05-30-09 | 03:36 AM
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05-30-09 | 10:19 AM
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Breaking away is one of my all time favorites. American flyers was pretty good aswell. There is a really wacky movie called the Triplets of Bellville that sort of deals with cycling, though it is quite strange at times so Proceed with caution.
05-30-09 | 11:59 AM
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Lance Legweak
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I watched it a couple of weeks a go for the first time, especially since I just got into road-bikes. Found it to be pretty interesting. Same old BS though about the regulating agencies trying to screw things up and control everything! Just like in motorcycles and car racing.
06-16-09 | 09:03 PM
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06-16-09 | 09:05 PM
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06-16-09 | 09:08 PM
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I must admit that I had to use the close-captioning when I watched The Flying Scotsman. Otherwise, it would have been too difficult for me to understand the dialog.