With the Winter Olympics currently in swing, I thought I’d ask a movie question to do with the Olympics on screen. So which movies set around the Olympics and to do with sports pertaining to it? I have an inkling this post will garner some fine responses.
Easy answer from me on this one. None! š
Though Leni Riefenstahl’s documentary ‘Olympia’ is beautifully made, and the Nazi background makes it historically interesting. So that’s my non-fiction choice.
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Cheers mate, Pete.
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A most interesting choice, Pete. I wasn’t aware of it until now.
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BTW, have my reply comments been coming through to you?
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No mate. Still not getting them.
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I appreciate you checking.
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Chariots Of Fire is a favourite of mine. I also love Cool Runnings and International Velvet.
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Chariots is a total classic, especially for that music. Cool Runnings is one I love too.
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Have you been watching the Winter Olympics?
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Eddie the Eagle!
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I’ve heard a lot of good things about that movie.
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I liked Cool Runnings. Watched it just the other night, actually. š
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Such a feel good movie that doesn’t get old.
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I, Tonya I just saw that one. Great film.
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Ive read quite a lot about that movie.
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Well…this is a very easy question for me to answer, and a very short answer as well: none. I just don’t like sports, and as such I pretty much avoid watching films that are sports related. Sorry Vinnieh šš
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Each to their own. I’m not the biggest sports lover either.
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Same here. š
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Haha: cool!. Glad to know I am not the only one š
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You’ll find many like minded people on here, Michel.
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Got to be Cool Runnings, eh? And for a not so sporty choice Iād say Munich.
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Good call on Munich.
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I don’t do sports movies either, but have seen Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie, have t o say she did a cracking job.
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I have that movie on my watch list.
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I can’t really say as I don’t think I, Tonya as an Olympic film. While I do like Eddie the Eagle and Cool Runnings, I’m not fond of the Olympics these days as I’ve become quite sour on it. Especially the corruption within the IOC and the fact that several athletes in lesser-known sports are being forced to pay their own money to travel and yet still have debts that they’re not likely to cover.
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I think I Tonya could qualify as its to do with figure skating. I haven’t seen it yet but want to. I’m not the biggest lover of sports but the Olympics can be good at times.
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I really enjoyed The Cutting Edge. The actors had good chemistry and it was fun to see the guy go from hockey to ice skating, and the struggle that goes with training for the Olympics.
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I recently got that on DVD and want to see it now.
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Eddie the Eagle and Cool Runnings!
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Cool Runnings deserves so much love.
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Here’s my list:
– Cool Runnings (1993)
– Prefontaine (1997)
– Miracle (2004)
– Blades of Glory (2007)
– Foxcatcher (2014)
– Eddie the Eagle (2016)
I want to see: Ice Castles (1978), and I, Tonya.
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Blades of Glory is a hilarious movie. Ice Castles sounds very good.
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Yes! I was hoping someone would say Prefontaine
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My choices have already been listed but for what itās worth here they are:
Olympia
Chariots of Fire
Cool Runnings
Eddie the Eagle
Miracle
Blades of Glory
Ice Castles (1978)
The Cutting Edge
Unbroken
Personal Best
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Chariots of Fire and Cool Runnings are two of the best. I really want to watch Ice Castles and The Cutting Edge now.
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This isn’t a Winter Olympics one but “Prefontaine” is excellent with a young Jared Leto :)))))
~Artsyteen @ http://hearwhatsup.wordpress.com
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Jared Leto is an excellent actor so thanks for the recommendation.
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How much of it have you seen? Best moment? Biggest disappointment?
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Which movie are you referring too? Or do you mean the Olympics themselves?
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the Olympics
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I have seen bits of it like bobsleigh and ski jump. Plus some figure skating. Iāve enjoyed what Iāve seen. What about you?
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Leni Riefenstahl’s ‘Olympia’ (1938), is an excellent, yet notorious, piece of Cinematic reality show.
By the way, what happened to your “Buns” site???
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That one has been recommended to me before. With regards to my other site, I wanted to focus more on movies so I deleted the other one.
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This is not super Olympic, but as a kid I loved the Cutting Edge.
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I only saw that movie for the first time recently but loved it.
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I have never seen any Olympic movies but great posts, Vinnie! I loved reading the feedback!
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I enjoy feedback to my posts. Itās always wonderful.
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Foxcatcher and a hindi film- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag!
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Fox catcher is on my watch list.
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This has always been a favourite from since I was wee, if you see it get your tissues handy… great cast too, Tatum O Neal, Anthony Hopkins and Christopher Plummer. https://weegiemidget.wordpress.com/2015/12/27/internationalvelvet/
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Will be sure to check out your link and the movie.
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