Secretariat: The Movie, Whoa!

[Riot]

Well - we saw the movie tonight. Was very well made movie. 4 out of 5 stars from our "horse-world" group. Very enjoyable. Theatre was packed. Crowd applauded and cheered throughout. Everyone there seemed to love it.

That said, I don't think they got one "horsey" detail, and most of the real story, even remotely correct - the complaints about that type of thing from Haskin, Crist in their columns, etc. didn't even approach the reality in the film - it's almost as if they had no racing/horse world technical advisor at all on the set, let alone paid much attention remotely to the reality of the story.

Weird - still a very good movie! Wouldn't bother to see it again, though.

[westcoastinvader]

Originally Posted by Riot

Well - we saw the movie tonight. Was very well made movie. 4 out of 5 stars from our "horse-world" group. Very enjoyable. Theatre was packed. Crowd applauded and cheered throughout. Everyone there seemed to love it.

That said, I don't think they got one "horsey" detail, and most of the real story, even remotely correct - the complaints about that type of thing from Haskin, Crist in their columns, etc. didn't even approach the reality in the film - it's almost as if they had no racing/horse world technical advisor at all on the set, let alone paid much attention remotely to the reality of the story.

Weird - still a very good movie! Wouldn't bother to see it again, though.

That was my concern with regard to my personal motivation to see the movie in the theatre.


I think my compromise is that I'm gonna contribute to the box office.....as everyone here should as a horse racing fan......and buy some tix onliine and then no-show.

I have a lot of football to watch this weekend anyhow. It's sometimes a burden to be an Oakland Raiders season ticket holder.


I'll watch the movie in the theatre when the hype and crowds wear down.

Or I'll just buy it and watch in my living room.

[chucklestheclown]

Originally Posted by westcoastinvader

I think my compromise is that I'm gonna contribute to the box office.....as everyone here should as a horse racing fan......and buy some tix onliine and then no-show.

That is a VERY good idea. But maybe after you buy them you can post them on craigslist and perhaps make a new fan?

[Merlinsky]

I saw an article on CNN.com about what movies to see and who'd watch Secretariat. I assumed it was about the audience demographic, but I was more interested in what non-critics were saying who'd seen the film. Scrolling through the comments, there's the occasional ridiculous babble where you really believe the person writing it thinks Transformers 2 is Citizen Kane, but most of the remarks involved people loving Secretariat. I keep hearing accounts about folks clapping at the end. Looks like word of mouth is good.