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Prefontaine (1997)
Watchable
Prefontaine's life is what makes this movie watchable, not so much the movie itself. However, Jared Leto as Pre, and R. Lee Ermey and Ed O'Neill as Bill Bowerman and Bill Dellinger, respectively (Pre's coaches), offer good, convincing portraits of these historic sports figures. On the minus side, the sound track sounds like it belongs in a 70's made for TV movie, and the film's stadium scenes are unconvincing because the shots of fans are done close up to hide the obvious fact that there's only a hundred people or so in the stands and not the thousands that watched Pre race in reality. The producers should either have spent the money to pay for more actual footage of Pre's races, or paid for the extras to make the stadium scenes more convincing.
Sharky's Machine (1981)
Nice Sleeper
This is the best thing Burt Reynolds ever did . . . . nice combination of suspense and humor, with an excellent supporting cast, this is a very well written and credible urban drama with a great sound track as well . . . makes you wonder why Reynolds doesn't direct more movies . . .
Ran (1985)
Unlike Anything I've Ever Seen
"Ran" is just a great movie . . . strictly from a visual standpoint, it has to be one of the most striking and mesmerising films I've ever watched, and that's on a crummy 19" color TV!! How I wished I had seen this in the theatre when it came out in 1985 . . . . The soundtrack is also excellent.
Kurasawa's unflinching presentation of this tragic tale and, in a larger context, the human condition, will affect you for days after you've seen it. . . . a very powerful movie.