I totally disagree with the opening statement that all racing movies are "clunkers"....despite their faults, Grand Prix and LeMans are classics for their riveting analog real time footage..but Driven? aside from some real time CART clips from the 1999 season, the movie is totally preposterous, the special digital effects are ludricrous, the story is ridiculous, the acting is incredulous...this makes "Days of Thunder" look like "Lawrence of Arabia"!!....just watched it again the other day and it's only gotten worse...ouch!!
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A Taste of Formula One
Added 6/17/2009
This film was actually produced due to Sylvester Stallones recent fondness of Formula One racing. After seeing a few, Sly felt there really had not been a film done on the sport which also showed "behind the scenes." The film shows a few drivers in various aspects of their lives in Formula One and the movie has a pretty good story all in all. The camera shots and special effects are wonderful and actually credible, especially if you are a fan of the sport like I am. This is no Oscar-worthy film by any means, but definately good enough and entertaining enough to watch. Because of the shots taken and being a fan of Formula One and Indy racing, I opted to buy this movie. I'm not a real big fan of Sly's, but I do, like everyone else, end up watching his movies. Bottom line-A good movie depicting various aspects of the sport, credible performances with plenty of action without be "over the top."
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Looking for a good racing movie? Don't start here!
Added 6/17/2009
This is definitely one of the worst films I've ever seen, and was a total waste of time and money. Maybe some viewers who are not racing fans might find some redeeming virtues, but the racing fan will be squirming and wincing with almost every scene. A general note about the digital 'special effects': Just because the studios can do it doesn't necessarily mean it's a good idea.
Anyone looking for genuinely exciting racing scenes should stick with McQueen's "Le Mans" (its empty script notwithstanding).
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always loved this movie and was glad to finally find it
Added 2/17/2009
love the movie and so glad to have finally found it to add to my movie collection
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Nice Cars, Nice People & Film Non-Racing Fans Can Enjoy
Added 2/7/2009
This movie was definitely better than I anticipated. (I had low expectations.) There are some fantastic Formula I driving and crash scenes in here, and the sound of engines was fun to hear. I make those statements despite not being much of an auto racing fan, either.
Another appealing aspect was that the three lead characters were all good guys. There are annoying "bad people" in the movie but they are all minor characters.
The ending is predictable and, yes, there are some of the typical things you see and hear in many Sylvester Stallone films but not as dumb as many of them (the bad ones, that is.)
Because of the superlative visuals and audio, this is a good movie to see on a nice TV and a nice surround system. Mine are okay but I can imagine what this would look and sound like on something really good.
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I totally disagree with the opening statement that all racing movies are "clunkers"....despite their faults, Grand Prix and LeMans are classics for their riveting analog real time footage..but Driven? aside from some real time CART clips from the 1999 season, the movie is totally preposterous, the special digital effects are ludricrous, the story is ridiculous, the acting is incredulous...this makes "Days of Thunder" look like "Lawrence of Arabia"!!....just watched it again the other day and it's only gotten worse...ouch!!
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A Taste of Formula One
Added 6/17/2009
This film was actually produced due to Sylvester Stallones recent fondness of Formula One racing. After seeing a few, Sly felt there really had not been a film done on the sport which also showed "behind the scenes." The film shows a few drivers in various aspects of their lives in Formula One and the movie has a pretty good story all in all. The camera shots and special effects are wonderful and actually credible, especially if you are a fan of the sport like I am. This is no Oscar-worthy film by any means, but definately good enough and entertaining enough to watch. Because of the shots taken and being a fan of Formula One and Indy racing, I opted to buy this movie. I'm not a real big fan of Sly's, but I do, like everyone else, end up watching his movies. Bottom line-A good movie depicting various aspects of the sport, credible performances with plenty of action without be "over the top."
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Looking for a good racing movie? Don't start here!
Added 6/17/2009
This is definitely one of the worst films I've ever seen, and was a total waste of time and money. Maybe some viewers who are not racing fans might find some redeeming virtues, but the racing fan will be squirming and wincing with almost every scene. A general note about the digital 'special effects': Just because the studios can do it doesn't necessarily mean it's a good idea.
Anyone looking for genuinely exciting racing scenes should stick with McQueen's "Le Mans" (its empty script notwithstanding).
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