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Prefontaine

Prefontaine

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: BEST TRACK MOVIE EVER!
Review: My son's a track runner and this movie is practically his Bible! To anybody who loves the sport I strongly suggest this movie!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Prefontaine - - It brings you there
Review: The casting is superb and I don't even have to mention Jared Leto as Steve Prefontaine. Someone who actually knew and ran with Steve was in the movie set when they were making the movie and he thought the resemblance to be a bit unnerving. I like the fact that they kept on the straight and narrow; not delving too much into the realm of historical details which can hopelessly clutter the script. Instead what you get is a feel for the time, a feel for who Bowerman and Dellinger was. This was the era of Vietnam, of demonstrations, and you can hear it and smell it and think it. This is why this movie works; it absorbs you.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Sometimes the truth hurts¿.
Review: There has been much fascination with Steve Prefontaine, for his courage, his will-to-win, and for his far too early death. A man who was the ultimate competitor, denied his just due not only by the tragedy in Munich, but an even bigger tragedy on a roadway in Oregon. Such fascination led to 2 movies chronicling the life of Steve Prefontaine were mad ein the 1990's.

For first release, the battle of the PRE-bioflicks was won by this movie, and its release and luke warm reception shelved the Robert Towne-directed 'Without Limits' for more than a year.

Perhaps this story would have been better served as a Made-for-HBO film, where one-name titles like "Prefontaine" give stars like Matt Damon a chance for some good work, and media recognition.

This version, directed by Steve James of Hoop Dreams fame is very watchable, with strong support of Jared Leto (Prefontaine) by Lindsay Crouse, Ed O'Neill, Amy Locane, and R.Lee Ermey-excellent in the role of Pre's coach and mentor, Bill Bowerman, the man who subsequently founded Nike.

Maybe not an overly familiar story for the non-runners, this story needed to be told, once...and is told well here.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Steve Pre
Review: This was a really good movie. He ran his hart out in every race and had a made great achievments.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good To A Runner
Review: Not quite as good as WITHOUT LIMITS, but it is a good movie. It dictates the life of American distance legend Steve Prefontaine. Not much real footage, like FIRE ON THE TRACK. Very good job recreating Pre's starting style (one arm behind) and also the running style. Very well done.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Pre is awesome
Review: Prefontaine is the best movie ever. I am a runner so this is a major pump-up movie for me. I love it.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Watch Without Limits Instead
Review: This movie is nothing like the Without Limits. If you want a real movie about Prefontaine with great racing scenes, good characterizations, and Donald Sutherland as Bill Bowerman who can resist that check out Without Limits. Not to mention the actor who plays Lasse Viren actually looks like him not like the 3rd rate actor "Prefontaine" had. When it comes to Prefontaine bio Without Limits is the best bet.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This movie got me running, I am so glad I saw it.
Review: This is the greatest running film I have ever seen. It Far surpasses such films as "Withought Limits" and "The Lonleyness of the Long Distance Runner" which is now considered a clasic. Prefontaine got me up and running. I will be forever in debt to this film and it will aloways have a very special place in my heart. I am so glad that I have seen this all inspirig true tale of an underdog that defies all odds and sets his own standard for excelence. I watch this film at least 2 times a week.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Doesn't get any more inspiring than PREFONTAINE
Review: After seeing the movie I was instantly changed forever. As soon as the credits were over I went out for my first training run and haven't stoped since. Without this story of pre I would not be as good of a person as I am now.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent
Review: "Prefontaine" is much better than "Without Limits." It shows the more emotional state that Prefontaine went through while also showing his wild side. I thought that "Without Limits" tried to make Prefontaine seem more of a snob than he actually was while in "Prefontaine" he is the real person. I noticed that in "Without Limits" some of the things that added to the dramatic effect in "Prefontaine" were not included such as Pre watching Lasse Viren win the 10,000 meter race. This is my favorite movie and i recommend it to anyone. Our cross country team watches this movie before every major race.


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