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Marathon Movie - El Gordo - 26-01-2006
Well, I guess that's the end of an idea that I thought was my own:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/22/nrace22.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/01/22/ixhome.html
Marathon Movie - Sweder - 26-01-2006
Interesting . . . presumably the FLM/ Mr Bedford sign over the rights on behalf of the competitors en mass.
Bang goes your appearance fee, Nigel.
I like the quote at the end of the article:
Quote:Other films, however, have not proved to be winners. Last year's Wimbledon, a love story set around the annual tennis tournament, received a lukewarm response.
That'll be because it was crap.
Marathon Movie - marathondan - 26-01-2006
"Today, it is one of the world's most famous sporting events, attracts almost 50,000 athletes a year, huge crowds of supporters and has been completed by more than 500,000 people."
Well that's 500,000 people who will go and see it.
Marathon Movie - Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man - 27-01-2006
Sweder Wrote:I like the quote at the end of the article:
Quote:
Other films, however, have not proved to be winners. Last year's Wimbledon, a love story set around the annual tennis tournament, received a lukewarm response.
That'll be because it was crap.
Haven't seen it myself - but heard quite a few recommendations about it, so gave it to my wife (who's a tennis fan) and she loved it. Admittedly it does seem to be a bit of a chick flick though.
Marathon Movie - Sweder - 27-01-2006
That might be it.
The words 'love story' and 'annual tennis tournament' should have rung a few alarm bells. I like Kirsten Dunst, too. Or at least, I did until she stole two hours of my life.
That's a phrase I've used before about rotten movies - Alexander was one.
'Two hours of my life I can't get back!' I used it in conversation on my run last Sunday. My companion set me straight.
'Well, you're getting those hours back right now' he said.
'How come?'
'You're running, keeping fit . . . ergo, collissions with large buses and nasty ailments nothwithstanding, you'll live longer. So, you're getting them back.'
It's a fair cop.
Won't stop me whining about (what I think are) crap films though
