Rush

I've been following F1 since the 1960's so I was well aware of the rivalry between Lauda and Hunt, but it was difficult for a fan back then to know the details and back story. This film fills in those missing pieces in a very, um, I was going to say enjoyable way, but at times the film is difficult to watch because it is kind of graphic, appropriate to the subject. I suspect that the movie is pretty accurate, you usually have no way of knowing how much is dramatic license by the filmmakers. The fact that Niki Lauda (who is portrayed in a somewhat less than flattering light in the movie) has fully endorsed the movie, even to the extent of appearing in some of the final minutes, gives the film great credibility. At the time of the events portrayed in the film all the racing world was in awe of Lauda for his dramatic comeback from horrible injuries, but even for one who followed it so closely I was unaware of just how heroic his efforts to return were. He was my hero then and has remained so to this day. I guess this should be a movie review, not just a synopsis of the events of the time, so I'll get to it. It's a Ron Howard movie. He knows how to make a film. Wonderful casting (down to the point that when they show clips of the real Hunt and Lauda they are almost indistinguishable from the actors). The pace and excitement level are terrific, the drama is such that I felt fully gripped by the film every moment. And make no mistake, some people may think the subject matter of racing is somehow a frivolous endeavor, I assure you at the highest levels it is dramatic even without the triumph of human courage exhibited by Lauda. The movie is shot in a different way than most movies today. The colors and focus are somewhat subdued, the general lighting on the dark side. I think this was a really smart choice by Howard so he could include period footage of the races seamlessly into the production. This surely doesn't have the look of Avatar! Nor should it. The only criticism I can offer of the film really doesn't matter overall. The new footage of the actual race cars on track was shot using the people who own those cars now as the drivers. I doubt most people would notice, but I used to race and I can tell. They are driving about 70% and the "incidents" that are new footage are obviously staged. Nice usage of actual footage from the period makes it a moot point. I've recommended this film to many non race car fan friends and they all reported that they loved it. In the end, this is an intensely dramatic film that deserved better box office in the US. It's not Apollo 13 but it comes pretty close. Ron Howard at his best, again.

This is a true work of Genious art. No one but Ron Howard was able to gather the best members to make this kind of best of the best car racing movie possible. RON HOWARD(DIRECTOR of THE DAVINCI CODE, THE BEAUTIFUL MIND, RANSOME, BACKDRAFT, COCCOON, A BEAUTIFUL MIND and 39 films) , HANS ZIMMER (MUSICIAN of BLACK RAIN, THE DARK NIGHT, RAIN MAN, THE LION KING, TRUE ROMANCE and 176 movies) Anthony Dod Mantle (Cinematographer of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, 28 DAYS AFTER, DOGVILLE, 127 HOURS and 52 movies> Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill(EDITOR of 37 gorgeous movies). They are the dream team and the result is unbelievably artistic eye poping piece of work adrenallin pumping pop music video art like movie you will never forget that you will watch it again and again. It is way better then <DAYS OF THUNDER> or <FAST AND FURIOUS series> for sure. The story is simple about this two rival. They are even fight in dreams. Bun when one is injured brutally, the other is painfully helping with all his heart. Support with his mind. Even when the guy is recovered and came back to the Grand Prix, he looses the game just to let the guy win back again once and for all. Thinking back car is the dream for all man. The pure beauty of it's look, the sound of the engine, the smoothness of it's color and metal line of it. Just to pollish is to make us so happy. No? And then the race? You have no ida. When I was in La, when I was able to run more then 160 per hour some times, I really felt free totally. That's why these guys are taking their life on this game. There are so many shots that are so so artistic and this movie won so many editing awards from all around the world and they deserved more. Also the cinematography was a work of art itself if you will see, you will definately say wow what a job. No other movie is even close to this one at all. The sound and music is unbelievable also even though this is not 7. sound it is enough for now since it is DTS HD and that was enough for me although two speakers were resting at that time. Especially the rainny day scene was amazing for me and you will love it so much too. Two main actors are so lovable. One is kind of a playboy typle and the other quite all into game type. Both in their own way perfect. Watch it or you will never have a chance to enjoy the true life at all.

I don't particularly gravitate towards sports movies, primarily because I'm just not into sports but also because a lot of them are cliche-ridden underdog stories that have been done to death. Not so with RUSH. In what is the best film that Ron Howard has done in years, Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl give excellent performances as James Hunt and Niki Lauda: Formula One drivers whose rivalry gave each other purpose and motivation to succeed. As personalities, they couldn't have been more different. James Hunt was brash, more of a ladies' man and reveled in the fame that being a race car driver afforded. Niki Lauda was more cold, calculating and concerned with the technical aspects of racing, and he could also be quite blunt. What I liked about this movie, aside from the racing aspect, was the examination of these two polar opposite personalities and the way in which they pushed each other forward. There is plenty of screen time allotted to establishing their characters, and once they meet, sparks fly. I thought both Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl did an excellent job in portraying these two men, and made it seem very believable. Of course, this is a racing movie, so the other question would be how that aspect stacks up. No lie, this movie had some of the best, and most thrilling racing sequences I've seen. Ever. Apparently, they had actual drivers (and the actors) drive Formula One cars at high speeds and attached cameras to the outside to capture the feel of what it would be like to be in one of those cars. It was really exhilarating stuff, and it's a pity that I wasn't able to catch this in theaters when it first came out. I also should mention the incredible score by Hans Zimmer, who is quickly becoming one of my favorite film composers. He created an epic feel, not unlike what he did with Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. Still, it was distinct from that iconic score and added a lot to the overall feel of the film. There was also a good selection of 1970's classic rock. Overall, there's not a thing I can think of that's even a little wrong with this film. Every aspect of it perfectly displays the skills of the talent involved, and the central story elevates it above your typical sports drama. Even if sports movies aren't your thing, you'd be remiss for not giving this one a try.

Loved this movie. I enjoyed its many layers and fascinating stories within a story. It's a must for F1 fans and anyone who likes a well-told tale. Buckle your seat belt and get ready for an exhilarating ride full of twists and turns about an epic rivalry and survival against all odds. Transported back to the 1970s, you'll absorb the essence of F1, feel the thrill of the chase as Lauda and Hunt try to outdo each other race after race, and silently mourn and question the tragedies on the track. The movie embellishes a few things to enhance the drama and tension but nothing that detracts from the film or its overall accuracy. The movie plays up the rivalry between Lauda and Hunt while hinting at their mutual fondness and respect. The pacing was great and I was impressed by the actors. Chris Hemsworth really captured Hunt's charisma and drive, along with his immaturity and off-putting arrogance. I had only seen this Hemsworth in Thor trailers and thought he was just another ho-hum, wooden pretty boy. Not after this. Daniel Bruhl was perfectly cast as Niki Lauda and did a terrific job. It was fun and incredible to see him/Lauda transform almost instantly from a serious driver without much popular appeal into a charismatic F1 personality after he literally got back into the driver's seat just a month after his horrifying crash. I spent hours after watching this movie researching how it matched up with the truth (very well even down to appearances), the lives of Hunt and Lauda before and after the time period in the movie, and finding more F1 movies to watch. Now if only I could give a lift to a stranded Lewis Hamilton so that I can say, "my car is your car," and blast past traffic. If you want something to watch after "Rush," I highly recommend the documentary "1 The Movie," narrated by Michael Fassbender. http://www.amazon.com/The-Movie-Formula-One-Blu-ray/dp/B00GNZM0B8/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8. It puts the period covered by "Rush" in historical context, especially in terms of F1's safety record (shamefully dismal then). The progress in safety once F1 started putting real money and research into it is incredible. This movie makes you appreciate how far the sport has come while serving up spectacular old racing footage.

"Rush" is worth seeing, and that's different. Fact is, racing movies are rarely worth seeing. Soap opera plots, terrible race simulation, and an emphasis on catastrophe make most of them B-movie, bubble gum movies (some of which are funny and entertaining). The only exception before 2013 that this writer can recall was 1965's "Grand Prix," directed by John Frankenheimer. It did have a soap opera plot, but it focused with remarkable effectiveness on a plausible Formula I campaign featuring an aging star's challenge by two much younger and bolder drivers, with much detailed observation of how motor sport teams work. Made in the era before workstation graphics could simulate almost anything perfectly, the film featured extraordinary driving sequences, many of which were driven by the film's stars. Ron Howard's "Rush" is a better film, not so much for the very effective simulation of actual racing conditions (though it is excellent at that, often far better than "Grand Prix" ever could have been), but for an impressive, well-written, and well-played depiction of the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda in the 1978 Formula I campaign. To effectuate the plot, Lauda is portrayed somewhat unfairly (Lauda, a three-time champion, was one of the greats, and is still active as a team manager). But that's fine; this is fiction based on history, not biography. As the fierce Lauda, Daniel Bruhl is marvelous, and manages to be an oddly sympathetic character despite a deadly competitiveness and technomaniac humorlessness that nearly get him killed at the 'Ring. His courtship of Marlene (Alexandra Maria Lara) is weirdly charming, their strong connection and loyalty a surprise in a sport as notorious as Hollywood is for casual infidelities. Chris Hemsworth was so right as James Hunt, a driver as vividly in the public eye in his day as Stirling Moss was in his, that I wondered if Hemsworth might be related. Really the last of privately financed drivers (and of course Hunt didn't win his championship that way), he was a throwback to a pre-corporate sponsor era in Formula I racing, a sport considered as much romance as competition, and was fabulously deadly, killing one or two stars every year and injuring many more drivers horribly. It also often killed spectators, sometimes in large numbers. The story, unlike most racing films, embraces the complications of team, friendship, courtship, and competition in a sport that has its roots in chariot racing in classical times. Howard manages to restrain the "announcer over" style that makes a mess of so many sports movies (they start to sound like NFL highlight films). "Rush" is not at all like that. I enjoyed all of the characters, and have seen the movie twice. The conflict between Lauda and Hunt, in the fabulous milieu of motor racing, which was real and widely reported in 1978, was a great choice, forcing the whole company to attach itself to real things instead of to the usual romantic fantasies about racing. However, to be honest, "Rush" is a film about a variety of Formula I racing that has entirely vanished. For all this sport's reputation for deadliness, great former drivers like Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, and many others in the FIA, have over the past forty years recreated Formula I. They've done this by making its tracks safe (there used to be trees lining the roadways, and spectators sat unprotected along the edges as well), vastly improving car safety, and finally excluding the ever-dangerous amateurs who used to share in the competition. Despite those changes, the cars are far faster, and the crowds bigger by an order of magnitude. And yet, it has been twenty years since there has been a fatality in Formula I, a record far better than American football. I'm not knocking Howard for making a film about another era, but one shouldn't take his incisive and wonderfully made movie as a depiction of where motor sport is today. The romance of blood, the driver as matador, has faded thankfully into history. Today, millions of people enjoy seeing their heroes drive faster than ever and live to race again next season.

I almost avoided this film because I've seen so many terrible auto racing flicks. You probably know the ones, those with bare bones plots that seem designed only for stars yearning to drive fast cars on screen. While there are exceptions, most are yawn-worthy. But director Ron Howard has managed to keep Rush exciting enough to merit its title. This character-driven tale of two men fighting for the 1976 Formula One championship is compelling. Actor Chris Hemsworth brings the sexy and charming racer James Hunt superbly to life - and Daniel Bruhl does equally well in evoking the darker persona of Nikk Lauda. The result? A tense and suspenseful rivalry between guys with extremely different personalities. The turbulent (to put it mildly) relationship between the men was the prime reason I enjoyed this film so much. The shots of the race cars in action, dramatic as they were, simply wouldn't have done the trick for me. But the racing shots are still very impressive, with views from inside drivers' helmets and just about every angle imaginable. And of course there is the roar of the cars and the screams of the fans to ramp up the excitement factor. The result is a film designed to please both those who love to watch race cars speeding around a track - and those who don't.

For racing fans, there are only 3 movies that capture the essence of racing—1966's Grand Prix (James Garner), 1969's Winning (Paul Newman) and 1971's LeMans (Steve McQueen). There have been a few noble attempts, but most were excuses for Hollywood chase scenes and crashes. When I heard Ron Howard was filming Rush, I cringed—he'd be the last guy Id pick to film anything about racing. What could Opie/Richie bring to a sport so alien to him? (Howard's own admission) I was so wrong. Howard finally added a 4th movie to that list of all-time racing greats. I grew up watching F1 in the 70's—I have a collection of photos and memorabilia from the '76-'77 season, so I know the subject pretty thoroughly. Howard NAILED it—the look, the attitudes, the F1 glamor, tracks and technology of the era and captured it PERFECTLY. I was very impressed by his portrayal of the excessive danger of the time (totally unacceptable and barbaric by today's standards). Howard shows the violence, but doesn't glamorize it the way Hollywood is prone to. He shows it for what it is—an ugly, disgusting, stomach-turning reality of racing back then. That caught me by surprise since that isn't typical of Ron Howard's movies. But mostly Rush is about the story—a narrative of two drivers whose rivalry is so intense they will do anything to beat each other, including risking both their lives (well beyond the limits of the day) and suffer extreme physical pain to just to win. Beyond that, Ill let you check it out for yourself. Keep in mind, this isnt about the post-NASCAR, ultra-sanitized, super-safe world of racing today, so don't expect a crash-fest where everything turns out nice when the checkered flag falls—it's realistic and gritty, and gets ugly at a couple of points in the film. But its worth it.

I admit to having rented this from Redbox because I saw Chris Hemsworth was in it, and had just seen the first THOR movie. I watched it twice that night and purchased it from Amazon (my absolute GO-TO place to buy anything, now) (No i didn't get anything for saying that. I tell everyone I know when I find a good thing. Amazon Prime is the bomb! I know I will get the thing in 2 days, and the price is cheaper on most everything I buy.) The movie RUSH, is far more dimensional than I expected. First, its a true story about two unusual race car drivers. The film is fast paced, gives one a real sense of the danger and the consequences of an accident, while exploring the character of these drivers and their relationships as well. It also deals with the tremendous ups and downs of professional racing for the driver, the crew, and the owners with regard to the economics side of racing. Its as dangerous to make a mistake on the business side as it is on the driving side. I was always a Mario Andretti fan. The film takes place during his career. He IS in these races. But the two drivers in question vet most of the press. This is VERY REAL, unlike the very disappointing "Days of Thunder" .

Esta película representa una época muy espectacular de la F1, los piques entre corredores, cuando se podía adelantar y no como ahora que apenas se ven adelantamientos… Otra imprescindible con el mismo tono, y con imágenes reales es Senna. La aconsejo también.

Super film qui retrace l'accident de N.Lauda en 1976 contre J.Hunt. Peu de films reprennent des histoires de grands champions sur circuit mais avec ce film bien réaliser sur les enjeux cruciaux sur les Formule 1. De jolis scènes de courses sur circuit dans le monde, du suspense à tout moment. Parfait

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Wonderful Cast & Crew, Superbly Directed movie Super Movie For Car Enthusiastic Audience.. Purchased Deal in only 179.10/-