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Definitely a movie to see in theatres. I got goosebumps every time they fired up the cars!
Originally posted by InRich
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Same..really enjoyed hearing them firing upOriginally posted by zipdoa
Definitely a movie to see in theatres. I got goosebumps every time they fired up the cars!
awesome movie!!!!
For all the following I did about the movie, I seem to have missed this: It is in fact 'independent' - at least in the sense that it is almost outside of Hollywood's budget structure. Ron Howard still found money of course, geez, how could he not, he's a Hollywood director. But it is still nonetheless a ballsy move. At 40M budget, it is quite modest by today's HOllywood standards. But when someone risks a great deal on his own for it, it's quite a gamble.
More, from the Atlantic's Chris Corr's article's Discussion (Wow, a lot of possessives there).
Amazing, right? As in, you just don't get this anymore from any mainstream directors. So that said, all the more reason why, if you like this, love F1, and is addicted to motorsports, you should be even more thankful that Ron Howard did this.'Rush' was independently financed because the studios refused to risk funding a non-franchise, mid-budget picture. In other words, this is NOT a "big-studio" Hollywood picture. As Peter Morgan said, it's "a British independent film directed by a Hollywood director." This is not a demonstration of what Hollywood is capable of. It's a demonstration of what a ballsy, passionate auteur can do with a great story.
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few commentators are acknowledging this film's financing struggles as a demonstration of Hollywood further drifting away from smart gambles on modestly budgeted non-franchise pictures, even when they're backed by a director-producer combo with such prestige. This film got very close to not getting made. And when recognizing this film's strengths, I feel it is important to contextualize it with regards to the modern Hollywood construct, and why it's important for both critics and movie-goers alike to recognize and support capable auteurs who take risks on great stories that aren't based on "safe bet" intellectual properties.
There's a reason why it wasn't funded in NA. It's not going to be an epic blockbuster like Apollo 13 was. It's going to make all it's money in EU, not in NA, where F1 has no sex appeal. Unfortunately, the EU market is tiny compared to here. Take a look at the opening weekend numbers in NA. $10m. That's a fail in the eyes of Hollywood, so they made the right call in not backing the film.
Originally posted by SEANBANERJEE
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And I'm glad that they didn't. Otherwise you'll have some big shots wanting more explosions, robots, aliens, love stories and what not added, boobies are good, they can keep those.
Still, $38M to make and has only made $25M in 2 weeks. They are lucky to break even on this project.Originally posted by lilmira
And I'm glad that they didn't. Otherwise you'll have some big shots wanting more explosions, robots, aliens, love stories and what not added, boobies are good, they can keep those.
I finally got to see this last night. Damn good flick! Fast cars, good laughs, beautiful girls. Perfect combo IMO.
V12 Engines
Olivia Wilde, and Natalie Dormer
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It's now up to $48M worldwide. Hopefully it goes beyond that, it deserves it.Originally posted by Xtrema
Still, $38M to make and has only made $25M in 2 weeks. They are lucky to break even on this project.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rush2013.htm
I bought the magazines that had extensive coverage. Did I miss any ones worth buying?
This should tide me over for now - while I wait for the Blu Ray and its filmmaker/cast audio commentaries. Been weeks since I saw it first, and I still have 'residual stoke' - so stoked that this movie got made at all!
I only know about F1 through the highlights on TSN lol but I loved the movie. Thought it was fantastic!Originally posted by Tomaz
I finally got to see this last night. Damn good flick! Fast cars, good laughs, beautiful girls. Perfect combo IMO.
V12 Engines
Olivia Wilde, and Natalie Dormer
I am user #49Originally posted by rage2
Shit, there's only 49 users here, I doubt we'll even break 100
Nice behind the scenes of Hunt
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Is this still playing anywhere in town? Not sure about cheap theatres beyond Canyon Meadows and Plaza...