Summary of this DVD... | ||
After you wade through about 45 minutes of the history of Charles Howard, Red Pollard, and Tom Smith, you get a two minute pedigree of Seabiscuit, the horse. Interspaced are several shots of the Depression era and homage to "second chances" that are completely useless as far as I could tell. The story is supposed to be about the horse overcoming obstacles to first beat War Admiral one on one, then to win the Santa Anita with Pollard on back. However, all sorts of ideosyncracies and distractions occur to throw the viewer off the true point. | ||
This type of DVD is good for... | ||
Watching if you haven't read the book and don't know much about Sea Biscuit. It's great for human development and literary aspirations, but boring for entertainment. If you're looking to see the horse, you know, race, there's maybe 20 minutes total footage through the whole movie of THAT. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
The horse races. I love to see those babies run. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
Again, where to start? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
When I finished viewing this DVD I wanted to... | ||
Cry. I loved Hilldebrand's book, and was excited about the movie - I was really looking forward to it. It was my 2nd best Christmas present. At the end, I felt very disappointed. The writers/producers broke faith with the simple, easy lies (the son, the wife) so I didn't know whether to trust them through the rest of the movie. | ||
This DVD made me feel... | ||
Disappointed, sad, and depressed. | ||
The cast of this DVD... | ||
They did a good job. Except the horse - we almost never saw him. And speaking of the horse, Sea Biscuit had a peculiar gait, which was never mentioned, much less shown. He had a brother that the press couldn't tell the difference between. Both were no shows. | ||
I recommend this DVD because... | ||
It's good if you don't want to know anything. | ||
I don't recommend this DVD because... | ||
It is not true to history. The writers lie to you from the get-go. | ||
Further Comments... | ||
This film had so much potential. The book was fantastic. The interspacing of the Depression, with comparisons to horse racing, was absolutely random. I was sorely irritated when they took the race between the Biscuit and War Admiral and spent the beginning showing people listening to the radio. They already established that with their 'days off' and sell-out show. No where near enough time was spent on the horse - it was all human. I was very, very disappointed. | ||
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