I just got this movie called, "PRO" prothemovie.com made by the guy that did "The Hard Road".
Has anyone seen it? It's easily the best cycling movie ever.
Has anyone seen it? It's easily the best cycling movie ever.
While I love "Breaking Away", calling it a cycling movie is a disservice. It's a "love story" the object of desire being the pure enjoyment one gets from riding.TiMan said:YUP!!!! a real classic!
homeycheese said:While I love "Breaking Away", calling it a cycling movie is a disservice. It's a "love story" the object of desire being the pure enjoyment one gets from riding.
But surely we all must agree the "American Flyers" was a disaster.
As for my favorites, I'll still take any TDF replay or classic compilation. Watching, Mercyx, Hinault, LeMond, LA and others is pure enjoyment, especially when it may involve the narration of a Phil Liggett.
Ah! Belov, the classic stereotype Russian in the cold-ware era, burly, bearded and using 2nd-class hand-me-down gear.mksalazar said:haha American Flyers wasnt THAT bad! it was the epitome of a cheesy 80's movie! just don't take it seriously!
favorite line: when Belov tries to shake Muzzin's hand, Muzzin hands him a banana and says "Shake THIS Belov!" Gotta love that cheesiness!
Breaking Away is pure cheeseball. I sort of enjoyed the humor in parts, but mostly it was a typical American sports movie: dull, formulaic, and complete with a collection of rich and evil frat boys. It could have been about tennis and most of the plot could have remained the same. Plus, it's not exactly nice to Italians. Gimme a break. One can rarely trust the Oscars, but how this terribly plain movie won a screenplay award is a true mystery.homeycheese said:While I love "Breaking Away", calling it a cycling movie is a disservice. It's a "love story" the object of desire being the pure enjoyment one gets from riding.
But surely we all must agree the "American Flyers" was a disaster.
As for my favorites, I'll still take any TDF replay or classic compilation. Watching, Mercyx, Hinault, LeMond, LA and others is pure enjoyment, especially when it may involve the narration of a Phil Liggett.
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