Chariots of Fire won the Oscar for best picture in 1981, and I had heard the soundtrack and clips of the movie for all these years, along with accolades and heaps of praise.
I have to tell you, I don't get it. It was one of the most joyless sports movies I have ever seen. I mean, these guys are going to the Olympics, and they seem like it is a funeral dirge. A little light shines through in the last 30 minutes of the film.
Now it is not bad, but I did not find it terribly intriguing either. The acting is OK, the sets are nice. But nothing stands out as great.
Of course that soundtrack is still running though my head as they are running on the beach...I hope that goes away soon.
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