Subj : Movies
To   : Daemon
From : Angus McLeod
Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 12:48 am

  Re: Movies
  By: Daemon to Angus McLeod on Wed Aug 31 2005 18:26:00

 >  > The Dukes of Hazard
 >  > ===================
 >  > This was one very crappy movie.  Award-winningly bad performances from
 >  > virtually every member of the cast, even Burt Reynolds.  But particularly
 > 
 >   *scratches head*  This was a surprise?

Well, He *has* put in the occasional amusing performance, and I suppose I 
had hoped that *somebody* would distinguish themself...

 >  > This is a movie that sort of gives some reason for the fact that American
 >  > think that a race is exactly 1/4 mile long, with no curves or bends.  And
 > 
 >   Um...  Not ALL of us. :)  In fact, some of us think driving in a circle ov
 > and over and over again  similarly disqualifies the act as a "race" rather t
 > who can hold their foot and steering wheel most steady for tye longest time 

Oh yeah!  I forgot that other emminently forgettable classic of the 
American racing calendar, wherein the automobiles only have suspension on 
one side.  Want an interesting circuit?  Nubergring comes to mind...

 >   I rather like cross-country, off-road kind of races where there's some act
 > skill involved to even make it to the finish line.  And without "pit stops"
 > where the car gets pretty much rebuilt at will.

Actually, I think the greatest race in the world is Le Vingt-Quatre Heures 
du Mans.  Real roads.  *Real* horsepower.  Endurance and speed.  You can 
rebuild the car, but that does *not* mean swap in all-new parts.  Score 
the block?  Rebore it!  If you breakdown on the circuit, you have to get 
the car back to the pits.  Circuit-side repairs *are* allowed, but using 
only tools and parts carried in the car during the race!  I only regret 
that they stopped the standing-start!


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