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10-08-2010, 03:40 PM
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I have read a review that suggested there was an "underdog" element to the movie. Is this true? If so, what did they have to do to contrive "underdog"-ness either for Secretariat himself or his connections?
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10-08-2010, 03:54 PM
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Maybe they took a liberty with Turcotte and portrayed him as being in a wheelchair while riding Secretariat!
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10-08-2010, 08:09 PM
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"...that’s kind of hard to do when your “underdog” was one of the greatest horses to ever hit the track. It’s like trying to make a football movie set in the 1970s about this plucky little team called the Dallas Cowboys." http://host.madison.com/entertainmen...19dcce019.html
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10-08-2010, 09:30 PM
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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.
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10-09-2010, 01:34 AM
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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.
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10-09-2010, 04:51 AM
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10-09-2010, 07:58 AM
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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.
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10-09-2010, 09:53 AM
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10-09-2010, 10:22 AM
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Secretariat had a $35 mil budget, Sebiscuit was $87 mil. Can you tell in terms of production values?
Box office is going be a bit funky this weekend. There's a Katherine Heigl movie out and she always has a shot at number one. God only knows why people still go. Women drag their bf/husband so that doubles the ticket sales. She has ability and for some reason ends up with Jennifer Aniston reject movies which I refuse to watch. The Social Network's got good word of mouth in week 2 and is a contender for a few Oscars, especially screenplay. It and the Heigl movie are neck and neck for the lead right now, but Secretariat's not too far back. After Saturday we'll have a better idea. Initially I was disappointed it wasn't opening as big as I thought it would, then I realized all 3 movies I just mentioned would finish behind Seabiscuit's opening weekend which was a tad earlier in 2003 I think. Seabiscuit came out in 5th place its week at just under $21 mil.
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10-09-2010, 06:59 PM
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We saw Secretariat yesterday. For those in the audience (many of whom didn't know Secretariat actually won the Triple Crown), it was a good movie. I had to squint and keep from groaning at the myriad of inaccuracies - inaccuracies that could have been avoided.
That being said, Diane Lane was superb and John Malkovich made me believe he was Lucien Lauren. It might get people interested in horse racing if horse racing was accessible on national tv. But, what's the odds of that happening? Also, bought the SECRETARIAT memorial book that DRF put out. Worth $10 - lots of new info and good pictures.
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10-10-2010, 11:24 AM
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10-10-2010, 11:32 AM
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10-10-2010, 11:53 AM
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10-10-2010, 12:12 PM
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You should cuddle.
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