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starring Anthony Hopkins, is the true story of a man from New Zealand in 1963 who brings his modified 1920 Indian motorcycle to the salt flats in America to race it. He is an individual and a highly likeable character who meets many interesting individuals along the way.
Will he make it there? Does he set the world record? I recommend you find out in this pleasant, eclectic, TRUE, little tale.
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Reminds me of some true audiophiles whom I've met. They take inexpensive components and make them perform like components that cost a lot more.
...Anthony Hopkins room to do what he does very well: act -- without mannerisms.
Refreshing film!
Which movies fall in the category of excessive mannerisms? I am not so sure I know what you mean by "mannerisms."
Take "Remains of the Day" as an example. Is this one of those films with or without mannerism and if it is with, what specifically are you referring to?
I am interested in what others think is part of acting and what appears "natural." With respect to "Remains of the Day" I am wondering if the way he used his eyes and his hands, which told so much of the story, was too obvious and a distraction to you.
...in "Manhunter" didn't manner Lector's madness -- a different approach to insanity/menace was more to my tastes, although Hopkins did tone down his interpretation in subsequent films.I always liked "Remains of the Day"; is it an example of mannered Hopkins performance?
I suppose not for the reason that you pointed out. His character was a man of few words and impecable restraint, and this manservant's means of expression was chosen by Hopkins to be physical pace, subtle gesture and most delightfully silence/pauses!
I think Lector is a stew best served cold, with a prodigious side of analytic intelligence, all to be lost at a moment of hysterical judgement -- and held in reserve -- not a character to telegraph anything by being scary.
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I enjoyed this one a lot, even bought it on HD-DVD. Now I get to watch it again and again until my now-obsolete HD DVD player fails!
Hopkins plays Burt Munroe as a little bit of a charming, somewhat clueless cadger. But ultimately he is, as you say, a likeable character. Moments of dramatic tension, few and far between, blow over quickly - pretty much just like in real life. There is no villian, no conspiracies, no "surprise" twist - so this is a nice antidote to current overblown Hollywood fare.
Is the HD-DVD in the correct aspect ratio ?
The DVD version is re-framed from the cinema's 2.40:1 to 1.78:1.
The HD DVD is 1.78:1. The cinematography looks excellent to me in this format; I wouldn't have known it was reformatted if you hadn't told me.
Shot in Super 35 which makes this sort of fiddling easier.Done to appease plebs with widescreen TVs who complain about letterbox black bars.
The original cinema presentation in 2.40 looks much better.
"Done to appease plebs with widescreen TVs who complain about letterbox black bars."So patricians wouldn't complain of such a thing?
Only the cinematically challenged.
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Yeah, that was a fun picture.
This is one of the increasingly rare films that both my wife and I enjoyed a lot.
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