A cyclist wrote:
> I went and saw it last week. Not bad but most of "not bad" is due to big
> screen effect else is it just a 45 min documentary which is interesting but
> not exactly news. I think $17 price for a 45 min doc is a rip off. I bet
> they will show it on SBS in July.
I'll go see it and give it a go. I watched (thanks GPL!) The Hard Road
last night - or at least tried to. Anyone remember the old TV docos
they used to show during lunch on the cricket? Some doco on whitewater
kayaking or hanggliding etc? Remember the jerky style, the droning
voiceover? The stunningly dull footage shot from miles away and the odd
out-of-context interview with one of the players of the game in
question while doing some inane training drill or while getting ready
for an event? Put that on bikes, and you have "the hard road".
Now I know why "Overcoming" gets such rave reviews! Hell on wheels
really *was* excellent, the rest need to go back to film school
I've got a copy of "The road to Paris" on order, will review that when
I get it.