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Originally Posted by CMDR Perry

Just saw it today. A good film, sort of like a documentary. It could have used more actual racing scenes in my opinion. I know the critics love Hemsworth as Hunt but I think Bruhl stole the show as Lauda. DP

Originally Posted by nostatic

This.

My wife thought Senna was a far better movie (as do I). But a good effort for mainstream Hollywood. Theater was pretty full at the 10pm show. The 8pm show was pretty much sold out except for the front rows.

I thought it was a very good movie, but not an excellent racing movie. It was the best story I've ever seen in a racing movie- blows Le Mans out of the water in that regard. But I was left wanting for more racing. They only covered a few races due to the small budget and to me it seemed like the movie begged to be longer. The beginning especially seemed, uh, rushed.And the F3 cars sounded a lot faster than they looked (until the crash when they sped up by 200 mph). But all in all the story won me over. I used to think Lauda was who really should have won the championship that year but now I think a lot more of Hunt. I still like the BBC documentary best for its more in-depth coverage of the technical bits (oil cooler, protests, etc.) and the racing footage.

As far as the R rating, there were lots of nipples and heavy breathing but not much more than that. I felt the blood was nothing compared to the video games and movies out there. The thing I would be concerned about with the kiddos would be the extensive foul language. But it was mostly used well, to excellent effect.