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Artsy film about sailing........2007-06-22
This is a film about sailing. About winning the Americas Cup to be precise. A sailing trophy. I rented it because I like films set on the oceans...so long as no-one dies.
Surprisingly my favourite parts of the film were the scenes set in the desert in Nevada where the female lead lives in some kind of bohemian community based around aeronautical engineering. I think that had something to do with the fact that a really good actor played the part of the lead aeronautics engineer out there. But all the leads played excellent characters really. Something about this film made all the leading actors look beautiful. To me anyway. I enjoyed the fact that they all played talented, creative characters.
It must be hard for actors to act around people who are not acting. When the film first started I thought the romance between the two main characters was too cloying and soppy. But that meant I didn't mourn their breaking up later on. And without the romance the film was able to get going and became a lot more interesting. But generally it's a very slow moving film.
Bracing!.......2007-03-19
My wife (who doesn't sail) and I really enjoyed watching this film! It brings the pure adrenalin-fuelled excitement of yacht racing, its highly competitive nature coupled with its tight community aspects, realistically to life. Additionally, it has enough romance in the storyline to pad out the action. As mentioned elsewhere, the race sequences are absolutely stunning and must have taken quite some doing to produce, although the mistakes that create the most drama (e.g. being luffed too hard whilst on a run) are pretty basic errors which you wouldn't really expect an AC helmsman to commit. The spice of historical reality - don't forget, most of this did actually happen, 1983-8 - enhanced the film for me. I wasn't even put off by the "suspension of disbelief" required when the boatbuilding of the challenger moves to the Nevada desert: I mean, Hungary is not exactly coastal territory, where you'd expect the gear for racing sailboats to be produced, but Laser spars are made here, as is Raymarine equipment and also the new RC44 for Russell Coutts (and there's a man who knows a thing or two about the America's Cup!) All in all, a very enjoyable film, especially for those long winter evenings during the off-season...
If you sail or want to, here at last is a movie to watch........2005-04-03
Great photography and action. Watching sailing has often been described as like watching grass grow - different entirely to the real sensations when actually out there. Here is a movie where the photography redresses the balance - both that of the 12 metres in the fictional version of the America's Cup Races, and also that of the International 14's. The first movie I have found which shows quite how fast a mere few knots of speed actually seems. Super stuff as my various sailing friends agree. The plot is just slightly implausible in having an ad-hoc team build a winning 12 metre from scratch (in the desert far from the sea)but the on-board action when racing is great, with a real taste of the sea, the vigorous movement of the boats, and why it can be tough to crew out there even on short, day-long, races - no grass-growing here. Whilst there may be just a touch of "chick-flick" in the romance - and I am a bloke - I like happy ending chick-flicks best. Acting by Matthew Modine and Jennifer Grey is fine. If you do sail you will watch this in the evenings during the winter to offset any withdrawal symptoms. If not it might just get you excited about what the sailing obsession and sea fever is about. Try it!
Wind... a cinematic joy.......2003-10-01
Set against the backdrop of the old money driven American Americas Cup sailing, Modine and Grey are superb in a typically pro American flick. The plot is somewhat typical of a sporting film... Your a winner...then you loose...then depression sets in... then you fight... then , against all odds...you win. I LOVED it... wonderful filming of an extremely dramatic sport and the music fitted wonderfully. Grey is strong, independent (to a point!) and georgeous!!! Still trying to work out the tactical side of the racing though... great stuff... BUY IT
Wind.......2003-03-26
My husband loves this film. Not because of the romantic content (that is so far down on his list of priorities, it's not true), but because of the sailing. And that's what you have to remember when watching this film - it's about the yachts, pure and simple, and the pure hard work that goes into racing them. And if you've ever raced yachts yourself, you will sympathise a lot with the highs and lows (physical and emotional) in this film. Of course, it's been Hollywooded, but don't let that depress you. There is some fantastic photography, especially during the race scenes. Even if it does have Jennifer Grey in, it's not Dirty Dancing with boats - it's a bit grittier and more realistic than that. Overall, it's a good Sunday afternoon film, when you don't want to watch anything too taxing on the brain.
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