I just got an email with info on screenings for the Senna film in the NYC area if anyone is interested. The info is as follows: "The film will be shown from 2/18-2/24 @ The Village East Cinemas. There will be only two screenings per day. The first is at 12:15 and the second is 2:30." Here's a link to the Village Voice website with further info.: http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/senna-2391157/ I'll be going this Sunday more than likely. This info is also posted in the F1 section.
My wife and I saw it during Sundance. This show is a MUST SEE for any F1 fan!!! Matter of fact its a great show for anyone since the story takes you through his life, its not hard to follow for those who have little to no F1 exposure! It gets 5 out of 5 prancing horses from the wife and I !!
There's gonna be a bunch of us going to the 2:15 screening then McSorely's afterwards, should be a blast if anyone wants to join us.
Boy, am I jealous. The movie & McSorley's. This is one time I'd like to be in NYC in February, rather than Florida! Cheers
I just ran down to the theater and bought my tickets since I work in the area. This is one of the few times that freezing my behind off has paid off. I'd usually rather be in Florida too...
Do you advise I purchase tickets ahead of time? I live in LI and work in NYC...can't go in person unless they have online purchases
I just bought mine, it's probably a good idea. Tickets can be bought online here http://www.fandango.com/citycinemasvillageeast_aaecf/theaterpage?date=2%2F18%2F2011 I'd probably get there early too.
Ok, I caught the movie on Sunday and all I can say is wow. It was extremely well edited and there was quite a bit of footage I hadn't seen before. The clip of him qualifying the Lotus was extraordinary. Also, because much of the footage is clearer than what I've seen in the past, you can see much more detail in a few clips that has been widely seen before on Youtube and such. (you can see right into his visor in that famous onboard clip at Monaco and you can see how much the steering wheel is moving around in the cockpit at Imola in 94.) That said, the film was not very kind to Alain Prost which was, I think, a bit unfair. They made him look more like a political figure than the sportsman that he was. All in all, fantastic, I can't wait to see it again...
I to, caught a screening yesterday and all I can say is wow! Having become a fan of Formula 1 in the late 90's early 2000's I never had much appreciation for Senna. Of course I knew of him but never knew what he had accomplished nor did I ever have the opportunity to watch him compete. After seeing the documentary I have new found respect for Senna and watching him drive especially in the rain reminded me much of Michael Schumacher. I highly recommend catching this documentary, especially if you're a fan of all things motor racing. It's unfortunate and tragic how talented individuals leave this earth so soon.
I was thinking of getting into NYC to see it, but having read this mentioned in another review I'll take a pass. It makes sense to build up Senna to a 'certain level' to make for dramatic movie-making, but in the end, I lived through it all, so I don't need a manufactured version of events to create drama.
It's surely worth seeing though. If I remember right, they completely left out the incident at Imola in 89 which started the whole thing. I'm as big a fan of Prost's as I am of Senna's (strange, I know) and fair is fair. It really only paints Ayrton's side of the story. Either way, it was fantastic, I hadn't seen quite a bit of that footage before..
http://www.sennastore.com.br/categoria.asp?idDepartamento=4&idCategoria=37 Portuguese subtitled, as far as I can tell.....
