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Summary: A classic piece of Motorcycle documentary, great memories.
Review: I saw this a young boy growing up around a motorcycle riding family. This movie continues to take my back to a simpler, more innocent time of my life. I will always treasure the memories of riding on the back of my dad's Honda CB350 on trails where we never should have been able to survive!
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Summary: Great memories
Review: I was so glad to find this film available. The memories of going to see it with my father 25 years ago are great. This is one of the best documentaries ever done on motorcycles. The photography is wonderful. The narration is funny and well done. If you were a motorcycle enthusiast in the seventies, you will love this film. My father passed away in 1994. Thanks to this film I have a chance to relive some great times with my Dad.
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Summary: Why you should buy this DVD
Review: If you love beautiful photography, Steve Mc Queen or motorcycles, this is a great DVD. I have had,( and loved), a copy of this film on VHS for many years, but compared to this DVD, it is pathetic. The DVD is so sharp and clear that it is breathtaking. There are minute indications in the DVD that the film stock was starting to deteriorate, thank God it was rescued for posterity by DVD. It includes great features on Steve McQueen and the making of the film. Bruce Brown's beautiful photography alone makes this a work of art worth owning. Buying this DVD is the best way that you can vote for the preservation of great films! Do it!
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Summary: WOULD JUST LOVE TO SMELL THE 'BLENZOL' AGAIN.
Review: My nostrils burning of sweet 'Blenzol'; vibrations in the pit of my stomach as the riders ready at the starting line. (My ex-late husband was a "motocross racer" among other stuff; so I saw it all) He and his pals soaked up renewed energy after seeing the movie; hence, our friends and we drove, bikes in tow, to the Cal Am in Sacramento or any other track or bunch of hills containing mud, dirt, sand, whatever ON ANY/EVERY SUNDAY! (every weekend I rode equipped with boots, gloves, helmut, pads on every corner of my body, kidney belt; tear off's if we played in the mud puddles over in Coyote Hills area; so I related on a personal level) The camera follows Mert and Malcolm and a great bunch of guys through six different kinds of competition. Mert Lawill and Malcolm Smith hang out with Steve and you see the bond and respect they developed over the years. The DVD is excellent. For every soul whose ever sat on a unicycle or a bicycle, tricycle, Yamaha, Bultaco, Honda, or scooter. Seeing it last night brought back my youth; not the grandmother I am. Bad days and dissapointment abound, when I see Jim Rice come back and try to finish the race, it kills me. Riders soak off their casts weeks early to complete....dedication or nut cases; I'm still not sure. Camera shots of ice racing in Canada with two inch spikes spinning at 120mph. Spanish trials, 0-1mph; tons of fun. Guaranteed to excite the whole family. The Widow Maker Run is one of the funniest clips. "G" for GGGGRRREAT.
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Summary: WOULD JUST LOVE TO SMELL THE 'BLENZOL' AGAIN.
Review: My nostrils burning of sweet 'Blenzol'; vibrations in the pit of my stomach as the riders ready at the starting line. (My ex-late husband was a "motocross racer" among other stuff; so I saw it all) He and his pals soaked up renewed energy after seeing the movie; hence, our friends and we drove, bikes in tow, to the Cal Am in Sacramento or any other track or bunch of hills containing mud, dirt, sand, whatever ON ANY/EVERY SUNDAY! (every weekend I rode equipped with boots, gloves, helmut, pads on every corner of my body, kidney belt; tear off's if we played in the mud puddles over in Coyote Hills area; so I related on a personal level) The camera follows Mert and Malcolm and a great bunch of guys through six different kinds of competition. Mert Lawill and Malcolm Smith hang out with Steve and you see the bond and respect they developed over the years. The DVD is excellent. For every soul whose ever sat on a unicycle or a bicycle, tricycle, Yamaha, Bultaco, Honda, or scooter. Seeing it last night brought back my youth; not the grandmother I am. Bad days and dissapointment abound, when I see Jim Rice come back and try to finish the race, it kills me. Riders soak off their casts weeks early to complete....dedication or nut cases; I'm still not sure. Camera shots of ice racing in Canada with two inch spikes spinning at 120mph. Spanish trials, 0-1mph; tons of fun. Guaranteed to excite the whole family. The Widow Maker Run is one of the funniest clips. "G" for GGGGRRREAT.
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Summary: On Any Sunday - A movie that can be enjoyed by anyone!
Review: On Any Sunday is an outstanding effort by Burce Brown. It combines motorcycle action, humor and an indepth look at the exciting and sometimes dangerous world of professional motorcycle racing. Having recently seen it again for the first time in almost 30 years, I was inspired to write a letter to Mert Lawwill thanking him for some wonderful memories of my own dirt bike riding days and the Harley I owned. In turn, he wrote me back and included an autographed copy of him hanging it out sideways on a flat track in his hay day. What a great deal. My wife even enjoyed it enough to watch it with my twice in the two days we rented it. Rent it, buy it, watch it. You'll enjoy it!
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Summary: On Any Sunday
Review: On Any Sunday is, simply put, one of the best sports documentaries ever produced. It was one of the first movies I saw as I kid, and since then I have watched it whenver I can. Affectionate and witty, OAS gives a clear overview of the sport of motorcycle racing, showing the both its beauty and its brutality. We see motocross, speedway, dirt bikes, desert racing, superbikes, ice racing, hill climbing and trials riding, plus a few things I probably forgot.Of course, the film was shot about 30 years ago (it can't be that long!) so it only shows the sport as it existed in 1970 or so, but as snapshot of a time and a group of people, it is nothing less than brilliant. When I saw it was out on DVD I pounced immediately. The only quibbles I have are with the opening titles (cheesy 80's-vintage video) and the sound. The narrator's voice only comes out of the left speaker. Still, considering that this was not produced in dolby surround sound, it's a very minor complaint.
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Summary: A Movie For Absolutely Anyone
Review: Please, please, please buy this movie as a gift to yourself. Once you've seen it you'll probably buy it for many others. It makes an extremely inexpensive and extremely enjoyable gift for anyone.
My wife is the person least interested in motorcycles in the world. She absolutely loves this movie, along with my 17-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter. My 5-year-old twin daughters love it most of all. They call it the "voom-voom-movie" because that's the first sound you hear.
Everyone from grandma to motorcyle freaks to babies will love this film.
It is so much more than just a motorcycle movie. It's about the love of leisurely and competitive motorcycling all around the world. It's about the only superstar actor ever who was a bona-fide competitive motorcycle racer, Steve McQueen. It's about $2.00 parts costing tens of thousands of dollars in prizes. It's about paying for the love of a sport with your life. It's about the poetry of a group of cyclists going incredible speeds within inches of each other. It's about taking a ride on the beach or on a horse trail with your buddies.
It has an original and very catchy 70's sound track which you'll never forget.
I give this movie ten stars. It's the all-time top under-rated film in my opinion.
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Summary: GREAT MOVIE
Review: Simply a great movie. If you have any interest in motorcycles at all, this will be a great flick for you. I've seen it once, and I am struck by the imagery and poetry of each shot. Great movie. OAS 2 isn't as good, though.
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Summary: Great Film
Review: That's what I was thinking as I watched this movie. Sure, the music is corny, but the footage is fantastic! It had me itching to get my bikes out of the garage. The movie awakens that urge to compete! A really superb film-if you love motorcycles, then you'll love this! (Just don't watch it when you can't ride, I did and had spring fever big time from it!)
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