minong wrote:
Call me surprised. With Costner and Disney behind it, I figured it would be the usual mass marketed drivel the critics would crap on. But then again, maybe it helps the critics don't know XC? No idea, anyone actually seen it yet?
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I hope it's good. I'm tired of corny XC stuff.
I saw an advance screening of the film at NCAA XC last fall. It's a decent movie. Running scenes are okay (sometimes they go too fast, but in general not bad), though several of the meets -- including the California state meet -- have them running on roads during an XC race. I'm not familiar with California cross country courses but it seems weird to me that the state meet would have a road portion.
The main flaw is that it is incredibly predictably (lots of cliches), but it is well-made and an inspirational story. It got a lot of cheers at NCAA XC. If you like the trailer, you'll like the movie.
I gave a mini-review of the film in our NCAA coverage (#3 on the link below).
Jonathan Gault wrote:
I'm not familiar with California cross country courses but it seems weird to me that the state meet would have a road portion.
There are actually two road sections on the Woodward Park course with one being run twice.
http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/MAPS/woodrdpk.gifSaw it at a early showing tonight. Thought it was a good movie for what it was. Had expected it to be highly cheesy but left thinking they did a good job not killing the movie with too many cheesy parts. Worth seeing in my opinion.
My team is really excited to see it. We are doing team pizza and movie night on Friday.
CoachB wrote:
My team is really excited to see it. We are doing team pizza and movie night on Friday.
I wanna join. Bwawawawawa. I like pizza. And I have these chips in the pantry that my mom won't let me eat. Bwawawaw.
(Oh my goodness, that was not me. My account got hacked.)
I really hope it's not a cheese fest like other Disney flicks for kiddies. I hate movies like the Mighty Ducks and ones where the ending are so predictable, yuck. Hope this one is different.
que que what? wrote:
I really hope it's not a cheese fest like other Disney flicks for kiddies. I hate movies like the Mighty Ducks and ones where the ending are so predictable, yuck. Hope this one is different.
The end has to be predictable- it's a true story.
The other day I watched Nikolas and Alexandra- the ending was predictable- they shot the whole stinking family. Even the really nice looking daughters- what a waste.
Is this the movie about a XC team that goes out for a run and nobody brings paper and they end up having to use snow? ?
cinelegs wrote:
minong wrote:Call me surprised. With Costner and Disney behind it, I figured it would be the usual mass marketed drivel the critics would crap on. But then again, maybe it helps the critics don't know XC? No idea, anyone actually seen it yet?
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You feel stupid now?
I watched the trailer. Let's be honest - this movie is atrocious cheese. You want to like it, because it's about XC, so you say things like "it's pretty good/it's not as cheesy as you might expect". But make no mistake: it's garbage.
Of course it's cheesy. Almost every sports movie is. That said, it's pretty well executed, and fortunately there's a lot more to the story than just running.
you bite your tongue. It was always knuckle puck time when I played hockey with my cul-de-sac friends
Like ^ he said, almost every sports movie is cheesy. So I don't think it will effect the movie too badly.
That's like saying, if a new Pauly Shore comedy came out, that every Pauly Shore comedy is stupid, so it shouldn't affect the movie too much.
Well, yeah, OK, but it's still stupid.
I don't think they actually filmed on the right courses which is a shame. Should have filmed at invites similar to what they do at pro games.
runn wrote:
the ending was predictable- they shot the whole stinking family. Even the really nice looking daughters- what a waste.
Finally! Somebody gets the tragedy of that movie.
The Donger wrote:
I don't think they actually filmed on the right courses which is a shame. Should have filmed at invites similar to what they do at pro games.
that was the original plan, but filming took place during the fall xc season. the state meet was filmed in LA (Griffith Park and Will Rodgers State Park), and could not be filmed in Fresno due to the real state meet and other meets being used.
so much cheese being discussed in this thread I can't tell if its in the movie or on the pizza.
