Torque review

[jrandom]

By an actual Movie Critic Person, no less...

"... that's pretty much what this is: porn for bikers"

"watchable and even a little enjoyable, in a perverse sort of way"

As you can tell, he's a non-biker. He even makes the horrible error of referring to the sprotbikes in the movie as 'hogs'. The review gives you a decent idea of what to expect, though:

http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/t/torque.html

And yes, I'll be abandoning my usual Snooty Movie Snob attitude and going to see it, it's about time for some proper bike porn on the big screen

[Jackrat]

[jrandom]

Heh.

Is that a response to (a) the movie, (b) the critic or (c) something intangible about me that you just don't like very much?

[Motoracer]

Have you seen "Stone" Jack? I think you'd find it more sutable to your tastes. Its an Australian biker movie from the 70s. It features the Z900s, I think. It has some awesome sceans in it. I never knew thoes old things (new at the time) could be ridden like that.

http://www.tombofdvd.com/stone.htm

[k14]

Yeah, it might be alright. Dont know if i will go to the movies to see it though.

Has anyone ever seen Biker Boys?? That is the biggest piece of shit movie ever!! Dont watch it. I still regret wasting 2 hours of my life to watch it.

[Gixxer]

Has anyone ever seen Biker Boys?? That is the biggest piece of shit movie ever!! Dont watch it. I still regret wasting 2 hours of my life to watch it.

yeah I made the fatal mistake of wasting my time and money on watching biker boyz. bit of a shame since it had old Morpheus in it, apparently he is a biker.

[750Y]

who's heard that song... "lift it, shift it, higher than the ceiling, ooh baby it's the ultimate feeling"... is that about wheelies? I thought 'lift it, shift it' was about pulling wheelstands.

[Jackrat]

Heh.

Is that a response to (a) the movie, (b) the critic or (c) something intangible about me that you just don't like very much?

A response to the movie and the critic.
As for you,Well you seem like a likable enough fella
Hmmmmm Stone,Yeah I kind,a liked the bike sceens But the funeral was a bit silly.BTW the guy who rode the yellow 900 and has a Texan acsent is a good mate of mine.The bike that went off the cliff was in fact a 350/4 Honda not a
Z900.My all time favourite is still Eazy Rider but even that is pretty dated now days.The Wild one is a classic but I always root for the bad guy,J Dean just never did much for me.As for Biker boyz, what a joke!
That british Rocker Movie That I can,t remember the name of was quite interesting I thought,But then I would aye!
All in all, I think most producers will stuff it up when it comes to bike movies.
They just don't seem to get it.

[Motoracer]

That leap off the cliff was unreal. I don't think you'd see stunt men trying that out for real these days. Guys back then must have been a bit wacked out but it was pretty spectacular to watch (no computer effects, just the real thing)

[jrandom]

all time favourite is still Eazy Rider

I think that movie captured something special. Hard to define but it's always been one of my favourites. I kinda identify with the Dennis Hopper character.

[SPman]

"On any Sunday" is my fave, followed by "Easy Rider"!

[Indiana_Jones]

The Great Escape With Steve Mcqueen

-Indy

[Motu]

Yeah,On Any Sunday....

[SpankMe]

Yeah,On Any Sunday....

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[LB]

That british Rocker Movie That I can,t remember the name of was quite interesting I thought

"Quadraphenia"? I do remember that I saw it, but can't really remember anything much about it. Must be alzheimers.

I saw Stone at the movies, it was pretty cool in it's time. I recently watched it again courtesy of Bugsplat (on video). Seems very tame now, and a bit silly, though also a bit violent really for my taste. Nonetheless more realistic bike-wise than a lot of movies. Yes, they were Kawasaki 900's, Z1's. And Stone had a Norton Commando.