Chariots of Fire (1981) Reviews
- Starring:
- Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Hugh Hudson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful Anyone looking to be inspired should see this move. Watching the struggles that the main characters endure and the final result is a clear view of our human condition. Remember that it was film in ... Read More Anyone looking to be inspired should see this move. Watching the struggles that the main characters endure and the final result is a clear view of our human condition. Remember that it was film in the 80's but that does not detract from the depth of the film. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful This film is a little slow in getting started and for the action/adventure nut...you are likely going to be bored silly. However, the lives of these two great runners are superbly compared and ... Read More This film is a little slow in getting started and for the action/adventure nut...you are likely going to be bored silly. However, the lives of these two great runners are superbly compared and contrasted in their search for meaning of purpose and life. Eric Liddell, who will ultimately become a Christian missionary to China, struggles with his priorities, while Harold Abrahams (A secular Jew) struggles for his life purpose. This film is wonderfully artistic and deserved the Academy Award for best film. However, don't think James Bond or the terminator will hop out at any moment. Two thumbs up, but just know what you are getting into. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
3 out of 10 people found this review helpful Poorly done. I cannot believe that it won any awards. The original storyline was such a good one and the screenwriters had so much good material to work with. It's hard to believe that when the ... Read More Poorly done. I cannot believe that it won any awards. The original storyline was such a good one and the screenwriters had so much good material to work with. It's hard to believe that when the ball was dropped, nobody involved in the production of this movie seemed to notice. The heart or sentiment of the movie was completely killed by the ridiculousness of the out of place 80's music playing in the background. To feel the heart of a movie, there has to be synergy. The music cannot fight the setting. WHAT were they thinking? And the movie progressed so incredibly slowly that it was almost painful. In a word, disappointing. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 10 people found this review helpful This movie was too slow. It had a good theme, but the 80's music in the background killed the sentimental part of the movie. It was like watching West Side Story... Good in its time, but dated and ... Read More This movie was too slow. It had a good theme, but the 80's music in the background killed the sentimental part of the movie. It was like watching West Side Story... Good in its time, but dated and boring now. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 12 people found this review helpful I kept this movie for 'months' and attempted to watch it 3 times, each time falling asleep 1/3 the way in. I held onto it thinking that I'd give it another shot, but after 3 failed attempts (& ... Read More I kept this movie for 'months' and attempted to watch it 3 times, each time falling asleep 1/3 the way in. I held onto it thinking that I'd give it another shot, but after 3 failed attempts (& several months where I didn't rent another movie to replace), I cut my losses & finally returned it. A costly mistake. No, I'm not an action movie nut -- just interested in an engaging story, which this is not. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No |
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