Chariots Of Fire (DVD)

For it says in the good book, 'he that honours Me, I will honour'.... On a basic level this fine British film is the ultimate Oscar-winning period piece and influential, uplifting feel-good film. Two other qualities are its strong realism and the resonant Vangelis soundtrack that, as with 'Blade Runner', increases the strength and significance of scenes through sound. Although it has a specific setting or historical background, the music adds an appropriate timelessness to the powerfully relevant human themes. These include winning and losing, of having what it takes to run the race, and of the old gentlemanly values of casual decency, ...  Read the complete review

I had a wonderful evening a few nights ago watching one of my favourite films of all time - Chariots of Fire. This amazing film depicts the events of the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris and the personal and public struggles of two athletes- Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddle. The film starts at a memorial service in 1978 giving thanks for the life of Harold Abrahams. We are then taken back in time to when those two men were hardly more than boys starting out on their quest for glory. Harold Abrahams is a student at Cambridge with rather a big chip on his shoulder mainly due to his being jewish. Eric Liddle is a Scottish missionary who is running for God as well as ...  Read the complete review

Watching Chariots of Fire on the television for the umpteenth time a day or so ago, I suddenly realised here was a film on which I could write an opinion. Not only that, but I can add some little trivia details which might, or might not, be of interest to one or two of you. I am able to do this because guess what.........I was in it! ! I can now imagine a few of you gasping and wondering was I the sumptious opera singer who falls in love with Harold Abrahams....eh no. Was I the stunning long haired blonde sister of Eric Liddell then.......nope. The truth is if you blink during the scene where the olympic hopes are setting off by ship to france - quite ...  Read the complete review

This, in my opinion, is one of the most timeless movies ever. Anyone who believes passionately in anything will relate to Eric Liddell, and be inspired by the passion, determination and drive constantly exhibited by this great man. And in the same way, anyone who has ever been marginalised and rejected will understand the pain of Harold Abrams, and the absolute determination to prove 'the establishment' wrong. Perhaps, yes, it has aged a little and may seem remote - the story is focussed around a group of priveleged and wealthy young men studying at Cambridge - yet the manicured and controlled beauty of the surroundings of the rich and balanced and humanised by ...  Read the complete review