Friday, September 7, 2007
Friday, September 7, 2007
Tonight on demand (free): Victory. "As allied POWs prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape." (July 30, 1981).Okay, I love the whole greatest generation thing. WWII holds sheer magic for me. I love soccer, Pele, and the majesty of the game. I love catchy classical music scores. I love the fact that drawing a tie meant victory and led to escape against the nasty Nazis.
I love the 80s. I love the fact that one of the screenwriters is Yabo Yablonksy. Max von Sydow. Michael Caine (as Colby - Westham United... up the irons!). English accents. Prisoner's clothing as neat and tidy as could be expected on the outside. Stallone turning from turd to a world-class keeper (haha).
Its simple fun. The scene where they break the proper keeper's arm between the slats of the bed was brutal. Where the crowd chants "victory" (back and forth across the pitch) in French-speak sends shivers up my arms every time. Anyway, his is going to play in the background as I Flex 3 things this evening.
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