Le Mans
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Movie Reviews of Le Mans
Movie Review: Steve McQueen captures a moment in history...
Summary: 5 Stars
Only the presence of Steve McQueen could have accomplished this amazing documentary of the event that started endurance racing. If you are a fan of Steve's work, a car person, a race fan or a person looking for a "book-mark" in history this is for you. Only the persona of a man like Steve could of fused the studios, the French government, the ACO (promoters of the event) and dozens of the finest drivers of the day, including drivers that to this day their records are yet to be broken into a film that even today stands alone. To have earned the respect of Porsche to add their assistance in a big way and the cooperation of Scuderia Ferrari and so many others shows the respect this charismatic American actor/racer had earned during his career. While todays Le Mans 24 hours is much different event this movie captures the flavor and drama of the spectacle. In the big color program of the 2005 event paid homage to McQueens bringing the event to a much larger audience.Movie Review: Essential for ever LeMans fan
Summary: 5 Stars
Of course how can we forget the studious Steve McQueen. A real LeMans racer. In this video you'll be amazed to the sights and speed of LeMans in the early 70's. Seeing these cars reach 200mph in the 70's is very fun to watch, they slip and slide without any nannying electronics. Leading you think and compare them to the cars of today such as the Audi R8s. These are the dinosaur ages of LeMans. Slipping and sliding the cars of the 70s are very popular indeed. The Porsche 917s are amazing but few would recall it was a bright red one that crossed the finish line first, but hey this is a movie so they had a blue one cross the stripe. Its a great film to see where LeMans was in the 70s and the speed and excitement an endurance race offers. Seeing the Porsches battle the Ferraris for the lead not on the GT class but for the overall lead. The cars in the film are regarded as one of the best and should not be missed.Movie Review: Le Mans - Wonderful Dramatic World of 1970's Racing
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie captures the world of racing at it's finest in the early 1970's when Porsche and Ferrari battled it out for the World Championship. The racing footage is wonderful and the soundtrack brings the racing into your livingroom.All the acting cast brings to life the world of racing, not with special effects or daytime television "soap" styled scripts. Quiet characters who are involved or part of the international racing scene bring this movie to life. No "over-acting" here, just down-to-earth serious dialog that adds to the whole experience.
The racing footage is spectacular...forget the computerized specials effects of today. This is as real and solid as it gets. I felt a part of being in a Porsche 917 or a Ferrari 512 while accelerating to 200+ MPH.
This is one movie I was happy to spend money on...you can keep the "Fast N' Furious" for the kids.
Movie Review: Takes The Checkered Flag
Summary: 5 Stars
Nearly 40 years since its release, Le Mans remains the best racing film ever made, because the focus is on the cars and course of the greatest endurance event in motor sports.
The major parts of the film were filmed during the June 1970 race, with cutting-edge technology used to provide the viewer a driver's view of the action.
A Porsche 908/2 - which actor Steve McQueen had co-driven to a second place finish in the 12 Hours of Sebring - was entered in Le Mans by Solar Productions and equipped with movie cameras. The camera car was driven Herbert Linge and Jonathan Williams.
With a believable, though minor, sub-plot on the tension between a wife and her husband concerning the risks & rewards from the sport, director Lee H. Katzin delivers a classic by allowing the pace of the race dictate the action.
Movie Review: Le Mans: Steve McQueen's Racing Masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
Perhaps the finest racing film to date, Le Mans is exceedingly atypical of the genre. It has minimal dialogue, few sidetracks of the artificial Hollywood-style human interest variety, and a steadfast focus on the subtle beauty of the sport. Superb cinematography pays homage to an era long-gone in motor sports, as the film concentrates on the realism of racing and the question of why some pursue such a dangerous sport despite its obvious risks and human casualties.
Le Mans would serve well as a stylistic blueprint for other filmmakers. The recent Sylvester Stallone film "Driven" is an example of how most directors butcher the racing genre. Long on substance, full of intense visual and auditory imagery, and fully aware of the great history of the event, Le Mans captures well the spirit of its namesake.