[RC] real endurance is sitting through Hidalgo - Karen Sullivan
Well, don't read this if you haven't seen the movie
and don't want to be poisoned by my negative remarks. Am I the only one that
didn't like it, and hey, I really tried to go in with an open mind.. (and I
liked Seabiscuit, despite the jockey being played by cutsey Tobey
McGuire)
Keep in mind I am basically a critical, judgmental
and cynical person.
I thought it was just awful. Wish I had my $
back. It was one far fetched preposterous thing after another. Had it been
heavily promoted as something like "a tall tale about the imagined exploits of
Frank T. Hopkins, it might have been easier to swallow. I went more to see
Vigo....and left the movie not liking even him!
Even keeping in mind that Disney movies are a
predictable formula mix of violence and schmaltzy sentiment, I found it too
violent.....
People who the movie might
offend:
-Me; on behalf of my extremely small portion of
Native American blood on behalf of Native Americans
-Arab peoples
-me again, being the owner of a mustang, since the
horse was not even played by a mustang, but a Paint horse..
-Anyone with the name "Davenport", as "Lady
Davenport" in the movie was a scheming, evil b%*th
-endurance riders for the depiction of that as
endurance riding
-long riders (those who do extremely long distances
i.e. Long Riders Guild)
-fans of Frank T. Hopkins since he was depicted as
a drunken bum
Anyway, just horrific. My 16 year old
daughter though it equally dreadful. Would rather do the 3,000 mile race
than be forced to see the movie again
