Marathon Movie

[El Gordo]

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

[Sweder]

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:

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.

[marathondan]

"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.

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

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.

[Sweder]

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