I admit I don't keep up with the Hollywood tripe but I just saw an ad for "The Motorcycle Diaries" to be shown on PPV on one of the pay channels. Said it won Academy Awards.
Have a copy of it and if you enjoy motorcycles it's ok but if you like history you will like it. Plus it is english subtitles so takes a bit to get into it. Not to mention it shows some great landscape scenery from South America!
I enjoyed it and would definitely watch it again and recommend it!
HispanicSlammer, Apr 19 2005, 11:40 AMIts about Che Guvara before he became a revolutionary isnt it? They go for a ride across south america on a motorcycle?
As a fellow hispanic I recommend you read the book. I'm finishing it now and am going to rent the movie. :lurk:
I here it's good. My buddy Alex who is part of the "Cuban Raft Team" from Miami that I ride with up at the Gap is about to do his own M/C diaries. He bought a Triumph Tiger on ebay in TN and flew into Nashville were I picked him up at the airport, we trailered down close to Chattanooga and pick it up. We went over it and did a nice test ride before he rode it back to Miami. His plan is to ride from Miami (up and around through TX) to the southern most city in So. America. Through Mexico, Central Am. all the way down to the bottom of South America. Something like 14-15,000 miles. Wow !!! He plans on a month or two to make it ! Though's crazy Cuban's, actually he is from Argentina as is TwistedGrip his other brother Alex ! :thumbsup: Good luck my friends ! :beer:
ps he didn't feel his CBR 1000 RR would woke that well on this trip !
Because its a foreign film, it didn't play in many theatres in the US. Its definitely unlike your average Hollywood blockbuster. If you don't mind the subtitles, it's an excellent movie. The story is very moving, unpredictable, and worth giving a chance.
I saw the movie. It showed a different side of Ernesto Guevara, the high society young Doctor that become the ideologist-revolutionary that we know. Alex has been planning this trip for a long time, he already went from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Machu Pichu, Per� and many other trips, including one from western Europe to Russia. Started motocross racing very young... and quit when his kees " no aguantaron mas". Motorcycles are a way of life for him. I think he is right in some way Motorcycles are a great way to find and meet some of the best people around. :beer:
I'll play the other card. I thought the movie sucked. Incredibly slow, drawn out and long. The bike and motorcycling had very little to do with the overall movie which was the most disappointing aspect of the whole thing. I wouldn't recommend it.
I've seen the movie & read the book & thought they were both excellent. And, no, it isn't a motorcycle movie at all really. However, it does show the seeds that were sewn on that trip that transformed a privileged medical student into a revolutionary who wanted to diminish the disparity between the "haves" & "have nots". If that sounds interesting, you would probably like it.
I liked it. I was a bit suprised, as I had no idea what it was about. I was expecting more motorcycles, but really got hooked on the story. I liked the way the motorcycle trip sort of started everything. It was a bit intense trying to see the beautiful scenery and read the sub-titles, kind of like riding a twisty road with spectactular views. I do want to read the book, as books really get to the meat of things. And you know... I don't remember them discussing which Mobil oil to use during their whole trip. :)
Twisted, my cousin his wife and 7 1/2 month old daughter just got back from 25 days in Argentina and had a great time. Loved the people. He lives in Toronto and couldn't believe how big and intense Buenos Aires was compared even to Toronto. Good luck to your friend.
It was a bit intense trying to see the beautiful scenery and read the sub-titles, kind of like riding a twisty road with spectactular views.
Good example! In Argentina, we are used to "read" the movies, since is the way that foreign movies ( including Hollywood productions ) are played there. That is one very important reason to learn english. Just imagine if 70% of movies were played in Spanish... :D
Twisted, my cousin his wife and 7 1/2 month old daughter just got back from 25 days in Argentina and had a great time. Loved the people. He lives in Toronto and couldn't believe how big and intense Buenos Aires was compared even to Toronto. Good luck to your friend.
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Yes, Buenos Aires is a big City ( more than 10 million people ) , with a cosmopolitan spirit. There's people from everywhere, even if more than 60 percent are descendents of Italian and Spaniard immigrants. First impression to new visitors is .... what the hell is this gigantic city doing so far away from the rest of the world?.
With such a strong italian influence, we are passionate about motorsports. Car and motorcycle racing is second to soccer only...
I liked the movie and it was certainly about how Che developed some of his ideas about philosophy and poor down-trodden people and those less fortunate.
The motorcycling part just was more symbolic than a biker movie but I liked it and would recommend it. It cannot be classified as an action movie but more of the man. It deserved the Oscar that it received.
I saw the movie and read the book. The movie adds to what the book gleans over. Both are idealistic in approach with a romantic genre overlay. Take it for what it is - the dream.