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Your Favorite Olympic Movie
Posted on 7/27/24 at 6:30 am
Posted on 7/27/24 at 6:30 am
Now that the Olympics are finally in full swing, lets get a tally on everyones' favorite movie involving the Olympics.
Miracle is the heavy favorite, so I'm gonna go with Cool Runnings
Miracle is the heavy favorite, so I'm gonna go with Cool Runnings
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Posted on 7/27/24 at 6:35 am to Corinthians420
Chariots of Fire.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 6:37 am to SouthEasternKaiju
This^^
Posted on 7/27/24 at 8:54 am to Corinthians420
Miracle (Miracle on Ice is also acceptable)
Sleeper pick: I, Tonya
I also dig Cool Runnings
Sleeper pick: I, Tonya
I also dig Cool Runnings
Posted on 7/27/24 at 8:58 am to Ace Midnight
Dammit.
I change my vote to Miracle
I change my vote to Miracle
Posted on 7/27/24 at 9:48 am to Corinthians420
Beerfest if we're including alcohol Olympics
Cool runnings if we're not
Cool runnings if we're not
Posted on 7/27/24 at 9:57 am to Corinthians420
Has to be Miracle
Posted on 7/27/24 at 9:58 am to Flair Chops
quote:
Beerfest if we're including alcohol Olympics
Posted on 7/27/24 at 10:03 am to Corinthians420
The Ringer
This post was edited on 7/27/24 at 10:04 am
Posted on 7/27/24 at 10:21 am to Esquire
Miracle and Cool Runnings are the clear 1a and 1b. But I really enjoyed Eddie the Eagle.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 11:52 am to SouthEasternKaiju
Chariots of Fire by a lot. Great movie. It beat out Atlantic City (also a great movie) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (also a great movie).
Posted on 7/27/24 at 12:23 pm to LSUTyger76
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Miracle and Cool Runnings are the clear 1a and 1b.
And will be until they finally make the Kurt Angle movie about winning the gold with a broken freakin’ neck.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 12:44 pm to Zap Rowsdower
I actually haven't seen Chariots of Fire. One of those weird situations where that movie was in my wheelhouse as a teenager in the early 80s so I have no explanation as to why I missed it.
Downloading to Plex now.
Downloading to Plex now.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:14 pm to CAD703X
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Chariots of Fire
Is a masterpiece, for sure. Worthy of watching solely for Vangelis' genius score. Certainly more for runners. IMHO, Miracle and Cool Runnings are better "Olympics" films and more accessible. Chariots is a reasonably high brow film with a sports theme.
And, again, don't sleep on I, Tonya - that movie is brilliant on many levels. As a tragicomedy, would be very difficult to beat. Although based on real events, seems absurdist at time, like a strange intersection of the work of Terry Gilliam, the Coen Brothers and PTA.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:20 pm to rebelrouser
Honorable mention:
And guilty pleasure over the years when it was on TV constantly....
This post was edited on 7/27/24 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:33 pm to Corinthians420
A different vibe, for sure, but Tokyo Olympiad is one of the greatest documentaries ever produced.
Kon Ichikawa's 3-hour chronicle of the 1964 games in Tokyo. It's beautiful and exciting, and you can see the genesis of the modern sports replay/montage format.
Kon Ichikawa's 3-hour chronicle of the 1964 games in Tokyo. It's beautiful and exciting, and you can see the genesis of the modern sports replay/montage format.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 2:06 pm to Jay Are
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Tokyo Olympiad is one of the greatest documentaries ever produced.
Yeah it's a great cinematic watch of a combination of documentary and poetry.
Leni Riefenstahl's Olympia (1936 Olympics) is pure Poetry.
16 Days of Glory (1984 Olympics) is the best storytelling Olympic documentary.
Tokyo Olympiad is the best at combing both.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 2:07 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
I should check these out sometime.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 2:17 pm to Corinthians420
Cool Runnings. Maybe The Cutting Edge. Does Stick It count?
I can’t stand the Olympics or most Olympic Sports, so I’m not the intended audience.
I can’t stand the Olympics or most Olympic Sports, so I’m not the intended audience.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 3:34 pm to Corinthians420
It was Junior Olympics, but does Mighty Ducks count? If not, Cool Runnings for sure.
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