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**johnbear** · January 24th, 2019, 12:09 AM

Not Everyone will agree with me here i'm sure, but i found this film when i saw it at the cinema when it came out to be a Snoozefest maybe now i'm a lot older i may appreciate it more but i doubt it, so slow so boring the Academy has a lot to answer for giving this best picture.

**Reclaimedwg** · January 24th, 2019, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by johnbear

Not Everyone will agree with me here i'm sure...

You feel the same way about Chariots Of Fire as I feel about:

The Wizard Of Oz

I have never seen Chariots Of Fire, by the way.

When it came out at the theaters in 1981, I was 16 and it didn't pick my interest then and it still hasn't.

**Navvet** · January 24th, 2019, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by johnbear

Not Everyone will agree with me here i'm sure, but i found this film when i saw it at the cinema when it came out to be a Snoozefest maybe now i'm a lot older i may appreciate it more but i doubt it, so slow so boring the Academy has a lot to answer for giving this best picture.

When I too, saw it in the theater, I found it difficult to get into. To be honest, being an American, it was hard for me to concern myself with the problems of all these British athletes of whom I'd never heard.

However, since then, I've seen it several times, and I've grown to appreciate it. Whether or not it deserved the Oscar is hard to say, but I can now understand why it was a highly acclaimed film.

**Clouddancer** · January 24th, 2019, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by johnbear

Not Everyone will agree with me here i'm sure, but i found this film when i saw it at the cinema when it came out to be a Snoozefest maybe now i'm a lot older i may appreciate it more but i doubt it, so slow so boring the Academy has a lot to answer for giving this best picture.

I thought it was a splendid film, well acted by a superb British cast, the subject may have a tad esoteric, but it beats hands down, car chases & crashes, guns, violence or today´s CGI led nonsense with no real stories involved. But I realize that everything is subjective

hannoc · January 24th, 2019, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by johnbear

Not Everyone will agree with me here i'm sure, but i found this film when i saw it at the cinema when it came out to be a Snoozefest maybe now i'm a lot older i may appreciate it more but i doubt it, so slow so boring the Academy has a lot to answer for giving this best picture.

The only thing I can remember is a couple of guys running on the beach.

The music will put you to sleep.

**Brecht** · January 24th, 2019, 03:23 PM

Chariots of Fire may not reside in the upper echelons of film history but it's far from boring and the Vangelis soundtrack accompanies it in just the right way.

And to say that you can't relate to a foreign film because you're of a certain nationality is not what I'd call an opinion. As an Austrian/European, I can't relate to the characters in US films either but this doesn't mean that the films are bad or uninteresting.

There's a shitload of films I consider garbage but I'll keep it at just one this time:

**Navvet** · January 24th, 2019, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Brecht

Chariots of Fire may not reside in the upper echelons of film history but it's far from boring and the Vangelis soundtrack accompanies it in just the right way.

And to say that you can't relate to a foreign film because you're of a certain nationality is not what I'd call an opinion. As an Austrian/European, I can't relate to the characters in US films either but this doesn't mean that the films are bad or uninteresting.

There's a shitload of films I consider garbage but I'll keep it at just one this time:

Forgive me, Brecht. I may not have clearly stated what I meant.
At the time, Chariots of Fire displayed the acting talents of a group of British actors who were unknown in the US. After a while, I actually started getting some of the characters confused.
Also, the movie was about an event of which I knew nothing, and about people I'd never heard of, and which had occurred sixty years earlier.
As I said, now that I've seen it a number of times, I've grown to enjoy it much more than I originally did.
Below is the actual finish of the real race.

**johnbear** · January 24th, 2019, 09:42 PM

I'm glad there is differing views on Chariots of Fire everyone has a different view on certain films it's just the way i remember it i was 25 when i saw it now i'm nearly 63 it may need another viewing but i agree with others the Vangelis music was excelent.

A little note it wasn't a stellar year for nominees the others for best picture were.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Atlantic City
Reds
On Golden Pond.

**jomama** · January 24th, 2019, 10:02 PM

Prophecy (1979) A log company's waste mutates the environment, creating a giant killer bear-monster.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079758/

the only waste created was the time spent watching this joke of a horror movie

**bawjaws** · January 25th, 2019, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by johnbear

I'm glad there is differing views on Chariots of Fire everyone has a different view on certain films it's just the way i remember but i agree with others the Vangelis music was excelent..

Kenneth McKellar always reckoned that Vangelis ripped off his signature song For These Are My Mountains for the Chariots theme and I have to agree with him (a bit)

January 24th, 2019, 12:09 AM	#2521
johnbear Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Playing Golf with Paige Posts: 88,262 Thanks: 168,677 Thanked 1,756,088 Times in 92,022 Posts	Chariots of Fire (1981). Not Everyone will agree with me here i'm sure, but i found this film when i saw it at the cinema when it came out to be a Snoozefest maybe now i'm a lot older i may appreciate it more but i doubt it, so slow so boring the Academy has a lot to answer for giving this best picture. __________________ Johnbear Give's Credit to Original Posters. Still Re-Up Dead Images When Found.

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johnbear Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Playing Golf with Paige Posts: 88,262 Thanks: 168,677 Thanked 1,756,088 Times in 92,022 Posts	I'm glad there is differing views on Chariots of Fire everyone has a different view on certain films it's just the way i remember it i was 25 when i saw it now i'm nearly 63 it may need another viewing but i agree with others the Vangelis music was excelent. A little note it wasn't a stellar year for nominees the others for best picture were. Raiders of the Lost Ark Atlantic City Reds On Golden Pond. __________________ Johnbear Give's Credit to Original Posters. Still Re-Up Dead Images When Found. Last edited by johnbear; January 24th, 2019 at 09:55 PM..

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January 24th, 2019, 03:23 PM	#2526
Brecht Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,657 Thanks: 180,485 Thanked 188,138 Times in 10,453 Posts	Chariots of Fire may not reside in the upper echelons of film history but it's far from boring and the Vangelis soundtrack accompanies it in just the right way. And to say that you can't relate to a foreign film because you're of a certain nationality is not what I'd call an opinion. As an Austrian/European, I can't relate to the characters in US films either but this doesn't mean that the films are bad or uninteresting. There's a shitload of films I consider garbage but I'll keep it at just one this time: