Film Trailer - Why We Ride

[Katman]

Good God, looks like 90 odd mins of dribble and bad Similes.

[angle]

I know why I ride. To be honest, I couldn't give a fuck why anybody else does.

Why do you think anyone else cares whether you give a f#ck or not?

I've watched it and by the end its just the same old stuff with a bunch of talking heads wanking on and a sound track that gets totally annoying. Nice try but ultimately a fail.

It is exclusively american, with the typical american eye watering emotional speeches. Plus it was made for the wider non-motorcycling community, hence the format. However it is their view, and it was interesting to see it.

[Mike.Gayner]

Watching it now and I'm 20mins in, it's an interesting enough doco, but so far it has completely ignored the international contribution to this history of motorcycles and racing. They'd have you believe that Americans invented motorcycles (they didn't) and racing (also not true).

[MrItalian]

Can't wait to see this...

I hope it turns out well. In the meantime you could prolly watch the following movies :

TT3D - Closer To The Edge (2011)

The Doctor, the Tornado, and the Kentucky Kid

I watched them recently and they're quite fun.

[Erelyes]

The Doctor, the Tornado, and the Kentucky Kid was on one of the rando Sky channels recently. Choice TV or sommit like that. Was a good watch with the kids

[@ndy]

It's a bit American... But it's pretty good. God stories and moral in it.
Something to watch with your better half if she/he doesn't understand what you have 10 motorbikes on your TradeMe watch list at any one time...

[rustyrobot]

Finally got round to watching this film.

The director sure does love his high speed (slow motion) cinematography. The comments that others have made about the film being very 'American' are totally spot on. It was very clearly made by and for folks in the US. I would agree too that a lot of it is somewhat cliched and overly sentimental, and certainly ignores any current 'anti-social', distasteful, etc elements of biking in favour of a 'we are all one big happy family' approach. Amazing that for all the people in the film they only found two non-white bikers.

I enjoyed seeing the kids getting in amongst it, and it's definitely reignited my drive to get the young 'un his own set of wheels. I also formed a new appreciation for the open desert spaces in the states.

I rewatched On Any Sunday recently and I enjoyed that more, although it is actually quite similar in it's focus and rosy view. All up though, any of these films (including others mentioned above and in other threads here) like Closer to the Edge, Faster, etc. are just a snapshot of one part of the motorcycling fraternity and a good indulgence for a rainy day. I'd be equally keen to watch a history of motorcycling in India or China.

[pritch]

If you want to watch a bike movie, watch the 2006 film "Freebird". At least it's funny.

[Akzle]

the first movie ive cried during since schindlers list.

[Juniper]

the first movie ive cried during since schindlers list.

Ok I gota check this shit out now!!

[rustyrobot]

Ok I gota check this shit out now!!

Just don't ask him WHY he cried during Schindler's List.

[Akzle]

Just don't ask him WHY he cried during Schindler's List.

it was one of those movies just left me feeling... That there was room for more.. y'know what i mean?

[ellipsis]

...do we really need movies and directors and comics to remind us why we ride...i ride because it's too fukn far to walk and my missus rides to find out where I would have walked to if I didn't ride...'nuthin american about that...