Review of "Faster"

[cornercamping]

Can I get an "Amen" from the house? ;) 8)

 Ê

NO  ;D :P

[H-man]

NO  ;D :P

You heathen! ;D

I shall rebuke you as I read from the book of Code (TOTW II version)  ;D

[cornercamping]

You heathen! ;D

I shall rebuke you as I read from the book of Code (TOTW II version) Ê;D

I FART IN YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION !   (Monte Python and the Holy Grail)

 ;D :P

[H-man]

Okay then pal, if you're so hot.  What's the air speed of a swallow? ;)

[H-man]

Oops.  Inadvertent threadjack here. :o    I'm stoppin' now.

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[tigerblade]

Okay then pal, if you're so hot.  What's the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow? ;)

(Fixed your quote  ;D )

African or European?

[Dawn]

Oops.  Inadvertent threadjack here. :o    I'm stoppin' now.

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Thank you!

While it's fun to read once in a while.....

....  hijacking everythread gets a bit annoying.

Dawn   ;)

[Dawn]

Kris that goes for you too!

Dawn   ;D

[spyderchick]

Can I get an "Amen" from the house? ;) 8)

Amen, Namaste, Inshallah, Halleluja...

[spyderchick]

 ;D ;D ;D

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

This article actually predates this thread.  I wrote it for Chicagoland Motorsports News, but had to wait untill they published it before I could post it here.


  "FASTER" Brings out a fast crowd at The Vic!

            By "K3" Chris Onwiler

For several years now, sportbike fans the world over have been waiting impatiently for the release of the movie "FASTER."  Filmed during the 2001-2002 MotoGP seasons, this documentary-style film has generated major buzz through snippets in various motorcycle publications and bits of leaked footage on the Internet.  Because this movie would not have the wide public appeal of a major motion picture, we have been kept waiting for a full year while the film company tried to decide how to market the movie.  At one point, FASTER was supposed to follow the Cycle World Motorcycle Show from city to city, the thought being that the crowds of show-goers might also pay to see the movie.  That plan fell through, and eventually various private individuals were able to secure the film for locally organized public screenings.

On May 16, FASTER was shown at the Brew and View in the Vic Theater, on Sheffield and Belmont in Chicago's Gold Coast.  News of the showing traveled quickly through the Internet message boards that service the local motorcycle scene, so there was a big crowd.  Best of all, the weather was sunny and in the upper sixties, so lots of people rode their bikes to the event.  Parking in the Gold Coast area is a nightmare, but it was a beautiful thing to see dozens of sportbikes squeezed into every available inch of space near the theater.  For several hours before the show, the scream of high-tech Japanese four cylinders and the thunder of twin cylinder Italian thoroughbreds reverberated through the brick canyons of the old neighborhood, and racing leathers were the chic apparel at all the sidewalk cafes in the area.  Before the doors opened at 4:30, the line for tickets stretched around the corner and down the next block!

FASTER is all that we've been promised, and more.  The love and understanding of the sport that were put into that film are beyond belief.  Faster covers the final season of the 500cc two-stroke formula in MotoGP, and the following season when the 500cc two-strokes raced alongside the new 996cc four-stroke machines.  Through interviews with the legendary riders of past and present, team owners, mechanics, girlfriends, and even the doctor who patches the riders back together, this movie shows us the inside world of top-level professional motorcycle racing in a way we could never hope to see otherwise.  History is addressed through interviews and footage of past champions Wayne Rainey, Kevin Schwantz, and Mick Doohan.  The rivalry between Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi is covered with merciless clarity.  The rough road of up-and coming stars John Hopkins and Gary McCoy is documented in all it's painful honesty.  By the end of the movie, we realize not only why these men are the best in the world, but also what the cost of such greatness actually is.  As a racer myself, I was moved by the way the filmmakers were able to portray the sometimes grim reality of motorcycle racing with both honesty and beauty.

After the movie, everybody split up and headed off with their own groups.  Some chose to stay and have a late dinner at one of the many nice restaurants in the area, or perhaps retire to one of the many local pubs for an extended discussion of the movie they had just seen.  Others headed off to get in a bit more saddle time before that beautiful Sunday ended.  A number of people were facing drives back as far as Iowa and Minnesota, but I don't think anyone left the movie disappointed.  If you missed this showing of the movie, rumor has it that the DVD will be released for sale sometime in June.  This is a true "Must Have" DVD for all sportbike fans.  Check out http://www.fastermovie.com/ for ordering info.

[spyderchick]

Nicely written Chris. :D (Would we expect less?) I love that we can all have differing views on stuff and put it out there. I'm giving the FASTER dvd to a freind's son to review. He's not a motorcyle guy at all, but he loves all kinds of movies. I'll let you know what he thinks.