Editorial Review:Amazon.com essential video:Light on story, this 1966 spectacle directed by John Frankenheimer was shot in 70 millimeter, with a cinematically enthralling emphasis on unique, visceral new ways of capturing the sensations of a car race. James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, and Toshiro Mifune are part of the stellar, international cast whose characters plod through assorted relationship and business conflicts. But the film's real hook is the thrilling and inventive means by which Frankenheimer (
The Manchurian Candidate) brings an urgency to the drama happening on the racetrack. A true master of the plastic techniques of obtaining and cutting kinetic footage, Frankenheimer offers more than a joyride to viewers: he makes action part of the compelling language of stories. Cameras are strapped to vehicles as they round the track, shots are taken from a helicopter, the screen is split between angles for maximum impact--even if
Grand Prix doesn't rank among the director's best character-driven stories, it is certainly driven on its own terms.
--Tom Keogh
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Grand Prix Deja Vu
This is re-release of the Movie Grand Prix with remastered audio. The movie is completely true to the original (including having an intermission and disk change) and the 5.1 audio is outstanding, you should really have your system hooked to a sound system to get the benefit of the music, sound effects and ambience.
The movie places you in the drivers cockpit of a "Formula 1" grand prix racer. What you see on the screen is exactly what the driver is seeing and doing. The actors were sent to Bob Boundrant High Performance driving school and they are really driving the race cars. This is the movie that got me convinced to get my SCCA regional license and start racing for real.
It shows it like it actually is.
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Grand Prix
This is one of my favorite movies of all I. I couldn't wait for them to come out with this in DVD and now I have it Excellent.
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Grand Prix
Definitely a classic movie with classic actors. Though dated, there is a fair amount of great racing in this movie. The insight into the lives of race car drivers is quite intriguing. My husband is a Formula-One fan, so it was fun to watch and recognize some of the famous racer names and the circuits. This is not a "must have" movie, but it , all-in-all , is a good buy if you are a fan.
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Great racing movie
This is a really great racing movie which i have had for many years in VHS format and wanted to update to DVD. The bonus features with actors and producer commentaries done decades later are also great.
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Grand Prix
Great movie. Amazon was very prompt in sending the product to my home. I ordered a used copy and recieved a new one. No extra charge.