EXCLUSIVE! "Ford vs. Ferrari" "behind the scenes"

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EXCLUSIVE! "Ford vs. Ferrari" "behind the scenes"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZnRyfJulXY

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"Ford vs.Ferrari" behind the scenes EXCLUSIVE! Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IocyFuS6JSA

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Thanks for posting, that is very cool !

Mike

[silverton_ford]

Christian Bale interview - https://youtu.be/yGHYbDZjPUw

Matt Damon interview - https://youtu.be/MywUo3LaXwM

Caitriona Balfe (Molly Miles) interview - https://youtu.be/eXRTcSukAkU

Jon Bernthal (Lee Iacocca) interview - https://youtu.be/ftlp7BXdNWU

Remo Girone (Enzo Ferrari) interview - https://youtu.be/SydXTUWV_lc

Tracy Letts (Henry Ford II) interview - https://youtu.be/SItWGoiXa1o

Josh Lucas (Leo Beebe) interview - https://youtu.be/NUQhwpu-eOo

Jack McMullen (Charlie Agapiou) interview - https://youtu.be/jum9W1-Ye-Q

Ray McKinnon (Phil Remington) interview - https://youtu.be/mDWAI-Duigw

Noah Jupe (Peter Miles) - https://youtu.be/boGPQVrMCDM

James Mangold - Film Director interview - https://youtu.be/boGPQVrMCDM

[Side-Oilers]

A car buddy of mine is a TV reporter in Los Angeles.  He owns a '67 Mustang GT and a '65 K model, and is the real deal when it comes to cars and car history. He went to a screening of the film last week and posted this review. 

**MOVIE REVIEW*** "Ford vs. Ferrari"

I was as skeptical as anyone when it was announced that there would be a theatrical movie based on Ford's victory at the 1966 24 Hours of LeMans endurance race. I'd met Carroll Shelby several times over the years, and was very much aware of the real story. I'd also seen several documentaries about it, including the one by Adam Carolla and Nate Adams based on A.J. Baime's excellent book "Go Like Hell."

Let's face it. There are the legendary car racing films, like John Frankenheimer's "Grand Prix," and "Le Mans" by Steve McQueen's Solar Productions. In modern times, Ron Howard's Formula 1 story "Rush" was very good. But then there are the stinkers. "Driven" starring Sylvester Stallone had racing fans' eyes rolling so hard throughout that they must have all developed massive ocular migraines (I know I nearly did). And "Days of Thunder," with Tom Cruise basically doing a NASCAR take on "Top Gun," was unintentionally comical.

So what do we have here with "Ford vs Ferrari"? We have a very well-done movie that should appeal to racing fans who were crossing their fingers for the best. And, we have a very well done movie that will appeal to people who'd never seen a single lap of an auto race. It's not easy to please both kinds of audience, but this one really does.

We know what Carroll Shelby was like, even if we never met him. There are literally hundreds of hours of film and video of him from over the years before his passing. Ol' Shel was not camera-shy in the least. And while Matt Damon didn't really remind me very much of the one-of-a-kind Mr. Shelby, he was quite captivating as a man who Ford Motor Company needed to run a racing team in the 1960s. Let's just say his performance was great playing a character who seemed a lot like Carroll Shelby.

For Christian Bale, playing race driver Ken Miles was a bit tougher, and easier at the same time. There really isn't much to study about Miles, aside from some brief film clips of him before his passing. But as we all know, Bale becomes a character like nobody else. On screen, I honestly thought I was watching the real Ken Miles, as that assignment was basically being handed a blank slate to make the part his own.

Of course, license is taken with everything when making a film like this, and I give #FordVFerrari a lot of slack in that regard. The supporting characters were probably not too much like the real people who lived the real story, but that's to be expected. The movie is supposed to be compelling and interesting, as all movies are supposed to be. Remember, it's "BASED on a true story." The credits tell us that right up front.

Car enthusiasts and racing enthusiasts will find nits to pick here and there, like the wrong model year cars in the background for the year depicted as the story unfolds. But to answer a question posed on my Instagram post, no, they did NOT do a lot of the silly "downshifting-when-a-real-race-driver-would-never-ever-be-actually-downshifting-just-because-the-director-thought-it'd-be-a-cool shot" shots. Hooray! The racing scenes are as realistic as you can do in a film.

So go see this movie with an open mind. As one guy who'd seen it early told me, "If you wan to see a documentary about the subject, there are plenty of them out there. If you want to see an excellent movie about racing, this is it." After being transfixed and not even noticing that nearly 2 1/2 hours had ticked by when the ending credits rolled, I couldn't agree more.

"Ford vs. Ferrari" opens on November 15th.

[FL SAAC]

+ 1 that's what we have been talking about, ENTERTAINMENT !

               
So go see this movie with an open mind. As one guy who'd seen it early told me, "If you wan to see a documentary about the subject, there are plenty of them out there. If you want to see an excellent movie about racing, this is it." After being transfixed and not even noticing that nearly 2 1/2 hours had ticked by when the ending credits rolled, I couldn't agree more.

A car buddy of mine is a TV reporter in Los Angeles.  He owns a '67 Mustang GT and is the real deal when it comes to cars and car history. He went to a screening of the film last week and posted this review. 

**MOVIE REVIEW*** "Ford vs. Ferrari"

I was as skeptical as anyone when it was announced that there would be a theatrical movie based on Ford's victory at the 1966 24 Hours of LeMans endurance race. I'd met Carroll Shelby several times over the years, and was very much aware of the real story. I'd also seen several documentaries about it, including the one by Adam Carolla and Nate Adams based on A.J. Baime's excellent book "Go Like Hell."

Let's face it. There are the legendary car racing films, like John Frankenheimer's "Grand Prix," and "Le Mans" by Steve McQueen's Solar Productions. In modern times, Ron Howard's Formula 1 story "Rush" was very good. But then there are the stinkers. "Driven" starring Sylvester Stallone had racing fans' eyes rolling so hard throughout that they must have all developed massive ocular migraines (I know I nearly did). And "Days of Thunder," with Tom Cruise basically doing a NASCAR take on "Top Gun," was unintentionally comical.

So what do we have here with "Ford vs Ferrari"? We have a very well-done movie that should appeal to racing fans who were crossing their fingers for the best. And, we have a very well done movie that will appeal to people who'd never seen a single lap of an auto race. It's not easy to please both kinds of audience, but this one really does.

We know what Carroll Shelby was like, even if we never met him. There are literally hundreds of hours of film and video of him from over the years before his passing. Ol' Shel was not camera-shy in the least. And while Matt Damon didn't really remind me very much of the one-of-a-kind Mr. Shelby, he was quite captivating as a man who Ford Motor Company needed to run a racing team in the 1960s. Let's just say his performance was great playing a character who seemed a lot like Carroll Shelby.

For Christian Bale, playing race driver Ken Miles was a bit tougher, and easier at the same time. There really isn't much to study about Miles, aside from some brief film clips of him before his passing. But as we all know, Bale becomes a character like nobody else. On screen, I honestly thought I was watching the real Ken Miles, as that assignment was basically being handed a blank slate to make the part his own.

Of course, license is taken with everything when making a film like this, and I give #FordVFerrari a lot of slack in that regard. The supporting characters were probably not too much like the real people who lived the real story, but that's to be expected. The movie is supposed to be compelling and interesting, as all movies are supposed to be. Remember, it's "BASED on a true story." The credits tell us that right up front.

Car enthusiasts and racing enthusiasts will find nits to pick here and there, like the wrong model year cars in the background for the year depicted as the story unfolds. But to answer a question posed on my Instagram post, no, they did NOT do a lot of the silly "downshifting-when-a-real-race-driver-would-never-ever-be-actually-downshifting-just-because-the-directory-thought-it'd-be-a-cool shot" shots. Hooray! The racing scenes are as realistic as you can do in a film.

So go see this movie with an open mind. As one guy who'd seen it early told me, "If you wan to see a documentary about the subject, there are plenty of them out there. If you want to see an excellent movie about racing, this is it." After being transfixed and not even noticing that nearly 2 1/2 hours had ticked by when the ending credits rolled, I couldn't agree more.

"Ford vs. Ferrari" opens on November 15th.

[Shelby_r_b]

I can't wait! My wife and I are attending a prescreening tonight.

More to come! 👍🏻

[chris NOS]

so cool !!!! i can't wait !!!!! thank you for sharing!

[JD]

... I'd also seen several documentaries about it, including the one by Adam Carolla and Nate Adams based on A.J. Baime's excellent book "Go Like Hell."

Where/how can someone see this version mentioned above?