Bugsy Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Is being shown on BBC2 today at 17.00hrs GMT.A classic true story of Burt Monroe and his attempt at the world speed record.Anthony Hopkins stars..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Watched it three times on DVD already. Great film and brilliantly acted by Anthony Hopkins.Beers already in the fridge for tonight.....[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekJ Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Got it on my radar for later. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Has got to be last nights chicken Tikka Jalfreizi..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil & Pat Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 A very enjoyable film, many thanks for the recommendation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer1150 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 No wonder it wasn't a great box office success - no sex (well not much), no violence, no bad language! Just a well told tale of a kindly, thoughtful man with a passion and a need to do something for himself, by himself. Great story, great actingHaven't sat rivetted in front of the TV like that for a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Zoff Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Nice little film, well acted. Hopkins's "New Zealand" accent switches between Kiwi,Welsh, Aus, Bristol and East Anglian. But in this case, laughing at the accent merely adds to the enjoyment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1steveuk Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I saw the film when it first came out (having worked with Hopkins on "Across the Lake" a docu' drama about Donald Campbell), and then brought the book it was based on. Munroe was nothing short of a backyard genius!As for Hopkins, well he has an un-nerving way of "becoming" who he is portaying. I sat next to Campbell's sister at the media premiere of Across the Lake, and more than once she called Hopkins, "Don", and sais she was completely taken in by his portrayal, voice, mannerisms, and even appearance, though she did say Ewan Cooper looked NOTHING like Leo Villa. I told a friend of mine this years later, and he said it had aslo happened when he portrayed Nixon, to the point where R M Nixon's daughter twice called Hopkins "dad"!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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