16 replies to this topic

[Juan Pineda]

For the racer. Pure documentary, much of it Senna himself speaking. Opens tomorrow, Friday. Enjoy! -Juan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfosF-ZAbR4

http://sennamovie.com/

[Chris70]

I consider myself lucky and honored to have met him personally and having shared a go kart race and track with him.
If you even have the slightest interest in racing or on what makes a person tick this is a must see.
The man`s determination can give inspiration to all of us in everything we do in our lives.

[john mueller]

saw it Tuesday night. Great film.

[mellen]

great film, awesome racer

[Kudo]

Went and saw this yesterday with Phil H. and man, what a great film. Having not heard of Senna before the race, I am truly impressed by the quality of the documentary, and moreover his racing career. Unlike many documentaries this film does not lag - probably because it contains a whole lot of stock racing footage. It is a must see for those who enjoy racing. 5/5

Additional Info:
Running time: 106 mins
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% Critic, 97% Audience
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424432/

[KachMiata]

I saw it last night - Great movie, even for those who do not know about his story.

A couple of things though:

-They really make Prost out to be a villian, almost over the top. I am rather young, but I do not remember him in such light.
-They needed to highlight more of Senna's qualifying skills. He has the most pole positions in the history of the sport!
-I almost didn't want to watch when they went to 1994.

Overall, really well done.

[Alberto]

I consider myself lucky and honored to have met him personally and having shared a go kart race and track with him.
If you even have the slightest interest in racing or on what makes a person tick this is a must see.
The man`s determination can give inspiration to all of us in everything we do in our lives.

I'd like to hear more about that.

Great movie.

They did villainize Prost a bit. They also overlooked some things - like when he was down 100HP - and they didn't mention Donnington for some reason. I'd love to see that race footage.

[Gatoratty]

Saw the movie in Miami last week. Incredible story. My friend who went with me is not a race fan and didn't know who he was and was crying at the end.

[Brian Linn]

I saw it last night - Great movie, even for those who do not know about his story.

A couple of things though:

-They really make Prost out to be a villian, almost over the top. I am rather young, but I do not remember him in such light.
-They needed to highlight more of Senna's qualifying skills. He has the most pole positions in the history of the sport!
-I almost didn't want to watch when they went to 1994.

Overall, really well done.

I saw it last night (8/28) with my wife and really enjoyed it (and she liked it (and cried) for not caring much about racing). As a huge Senna fan, it was very enjoyable to watch and re-live some of those older races. It was great to see some of those beautiful F1 cars from the late 80's and early 90's. I agree about 1994 - it was difficult to watch knowing the ending.

The in-car footage was awesome, especially with the theater sound system.

In my mind, Prost was always the villian, but I was/am biased.

[Mark]

Excellent movie, I really enjoyed it as did my wife who had no idea of who Senna was and is not a racer. If you are a Senna fan and want to dig deeper than the movie I highly recommend reading the book Aryton Senna, The Whole Story. Probably the best racing oriented book I have come across.


Mark

[dmathias]

Non-PC alert. I always rooted for Prost. Hated to see Senna win.

[Danny Steyn]

The biggest Senna fan here. How can you not love a man who would rather crash trying to win, than settle for a safe 2nd place. That drive is what racing is all about. Much respect. So looking forward to the movie.

[dmathias]

Crashing your own car to win is one thing - crashing other peoples cars to win is quite another

Never liked Earnhardt either - no respect for dirty drivers.

Still going to see Senna when it comes to town 9/16.

[Brian Linn]

Crashing your own car to win is one thing - crashing other peoples cars to win is quite another

Like Prost did to Senna in Japan to clinch the chamionship in '89? I'm just saying...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n50TWnKujrE&feature=related

[dmathias]

Back at ya Brian -


In both cases it was Senna attempting the pass.

[suck fumes]

Haha that's awesome. Wreck the guy to make sure he doesn't win the championship. He's crazy

[Justin Fowler]

Haha that's awesome. Wreck the guy to make sure he doesn't win the championship. He's crazy

Sounds familiar