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g.o. Water Boy
Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 28 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2002 4:02 am Post subject: Gallipoli, damnit! |
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I just read through the guest articles section and was dissappointed that running-movies articles didn't include my personal favorite running movie, Gallipoli. While in school at OSU I had a couple of friends from down under, a kiwi and an aussie. They taught my son the responses to the coach's pre-race quiz:
"What are your legs?"
"Steel springs!"
"What are they gonna do?"
"Hurl me down the track!"
"How fast are you?"
"As fast as a Leopard!"
It's incredibly cheesy, but you can get away with cheesy stuff if you sound like you mean it (and maybe if you have an accent too); I love it all the more for that reason. A young, likable Mel Gibson plays one of the sprinters also. _________________ g.o. |
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Dan Chief Pontificator
Joined: 22 Mar 1999 Posts: 9334 Location: Salem, OR
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2002 6:00 am Post subject: |
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It's been so long since I've seen Gallipoli that I don't remember much of it, but I had completely blanked on it containing any running scenes. Maybe that's because I was bored out of my mind watching it...
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g.o. Water Boy
Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 28 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2002 9:19 am Post subject: |
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I can't argue the boredom aspect, with regards to the film itself. However, the experience was made more interesting because I rented it with my aforementioned mates and we watched it on ANZAC Day and--probably the key factor in boredom alleviation--we drank beers throughout. By the end they were shouting things like, "Long live the Queen. Bloody old wh***!" and "Death to the UK!" I think I might have seen tear also. We all went for a run when it was over. We raced each other about 100yds to Walts and got another half-rack of Henry's. How's that for a running story, eh? _________________ g.o. |
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Dan Chief Pontificator
Joined: 22 Mar 1999 Posts: 9334 Location: Salem, OR
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2002 9:22 am Post subject: |
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I think I see where I went wrong! The key to enjoying that movie is to do anything but actually watch the movie?
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Paul Olympic Medalist
Joined: 28 Apr 2002 Posts: 1610 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2002 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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I believe Mel Gibson made that movie right after Mad Max so its twenty years old. Many people consider Gallipoli to be one of the great anti-war films of its day.
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Dan Chief Pontificator
Joined: 22 Mar 1999 Posts: 9334 Location: Salem, OR
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Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2002 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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You are correct (about the chronology; I still say the movie was miserably dull). Here's Mel's timeline:
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Gibson,+Mel
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