Speed Kills
09-01-2018 | 12:26 AM
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I can already see the reviews.........
Travolta did an adequate job of playing a younger man who was a driving force in the American powerboat industry. Ben Aronof (Travolta) was portrayed as a hard nosed, womanizing businessman who loved the attention that came with success in an industry mixed with celebrity fame and the seedy side of drugs and crime. His brash arrogance, financial success, a string of affairs and associations with the 'Demi-Monde' made him a target of many which ultimately lead to his demise.
For a fan of powerboats, there's a couple of good on water scenes, but not enough to make a movie. If you're looking for a biography, the name of the lead character helps to distance the film from the truth which enables the directors to use cinematic licence and concentrate on entertainment value for the box office. Unfortunately, it falls short on entertainment value, having a couple of mixed plots that don't really come together.
Despite a decent supporting cast, Travolta fails to deliver in this crime/action flick. Don't expect too much, 6 out of 10.
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Travolta did an adequate job of playing a younger man who was a driving force in the American powerboat industry. Ben Aronof (Travolta) was portrayed as a hard nosed, womanizing businessman who loved the attention that came with success in an industry mixed with celebrity fame and the seedy side of drugs and crime. His brash arrogance, financial success, a string of affairs and associations with the 'Demi-Monde' made him a target of many which ultimately lead to his demise.
For a fan of powerboats, there's a couple of good on water scenes, but not enough to make a movie. If you're looking for a biography, the name of the lead character helps to distance the film from the truth which enables the directors to use cinematic licence and concentrate on entertainment value for the box office. Unfortunately, it falls short on entertainment value, having a couple of mixed plots that don't really come together.
Despite a decent supporting cast, Travolta fails to deliver in this crime/action flick. Don't expect too much, 6 out of 10.
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Look at you son....wow!
As for Don setting up people to fail, imho that is not the case. You have to understand just because today we think of these companies as world wide names, back then they were tiny little business on 188th street in little buildings and big parking lots with a cannel out back. Donzi's were not being pumped out by the thousands. They were in the low hundreds and out of that they had to pay the dealers, the sales guy, the people that built the boat, the lights and don't forget most of all the race team. These boat companies (that had big race teams) were rich guys hobbies and when it came time to make it a boring business that made money the fun was gone and it was time for Don to move on. The problem with Don leaving, the company didn't have Don the sales guy, face, race boat champion, etc, etc anymore. The magic was not the company. It was Don. Not saying people didn't over pay thinking they were gonna get that magic with the company but that was their fault.
Today it would be like someone creating some startup app or website. Sells it to someone (google, facebook) as fast as you can and go's on to do something else (another start up). People like Elon Musk don't run companies, they start them and other people run them. That's why his losing his mind.
09-01-2018 | 01:09 AM
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Look at you son....wow!
As for Don setting up people to fail, imho that is not the case. You have to understand just because today we think of these companies as world wide names, back then they were tiny little business on 188th street in little buildings and big parking lots with a cannel out back. Donzi's were not being pumped out by the thousands. They were in the low hundreds and out of that they had to pay the dealers, the sales guy, the people that built the boat, the lights and don't forget most of all the race team. These boat companies (that had big race teams) were rich guys hobbies and when it came time to make it a boring business that made money the fun was gone and it was time for Don to move on. The problem with Don leaving, the company didn't have Don the sales guy, face, race boat champion, etc, etc anymore. The magic was not the company. It was Don. Not saying people didn't over pay thinking they were gonna get that magic with the company but that was their fault.
Today it would be like someone creating some startup app or website. Sells it to someone (google, facebook) as fast as you can and go's on to do something else (another start up). People like Elon Musk don't run companies, they start them and other people run them. That's why his losing his mind.
As for Don setting up people to fail, imho that is not the case. You have to understand just because today we think of these companies as world wide names, back then they were tiny little business on 188th street in little buildings and big parking lots with a cannel out back. Donzi's were not being pumped out by the thousands. They were in the low hundreds and out of that they had to pay the dealers, the sales guy, the people that built the boat, the lights and don't forget most of all the race team. These boat companies (that had big race teams) were rich guys hobbies and when it came time to make it a boring business that made money the fun was gone and it was time for Don to move on. The problem with Don leaving, the company didn't have Don the sales guy, face, race boat champion, etc, etc anymore. The magic was not the company. It was Don. Not saying people didn't over pay thinking they were gonna get that magic with the company but that was their fault.
Today it would be like someone creating some startup app or website. Sells it to someone (google, facebook) as fast as you can and go's on to do something else (another start up). People like Elon Musk don't run companies, they start them and other people run them. That's why his losing his mind.
I have no doubt what you have posted is accurate and as a powerboat fan, I'd rather see the truth, which is probably closer to your post than what I expect from the movie. I'll definitely see the movie if it comes to my part of the world. On another thread, someone suggested "straight to video" but I'm hoping for a little better.
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P.S. Yeah, Elon Musk has gone a bit fuzzy lately......
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09-01-2018 | 06:20 AM
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I'm just a 'child adult' having a fun guess at what the movie will portray.
I have no doubt what you have posted is accurate and as a powerboat fan, I'd rather see the truth, which is probably closer to your post than what I expect from the movie. I'll definitely see the movie if it comes to my part of the world. On another thread, someone suggested "straight to video" but I'm hoping for a little better.
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P.S. Yeah, Elon Musk has gone a bit fuzzy lately......
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09-02-2018 | 11:16 AM
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The probable I have with John playing Don is John is 64 years old. Don died when he was 59. How is John gonna play a younger Don without a lot of CGI?
09-02-2018 | 11:38 AM
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10-04-2018 | 01:00 PM
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10-04-2018 | 01:30 PM
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Met a guy at the gym this morning and he was in town for a break from making a movie in New York called...The Irish Bar.
We chatted a bit and I asked him if he knew of the Speed Kills movie. . No, had not heard of it, but told me that he thought it would be just like the movie he was working on.
By that he meant, that the movie will go into a few movie theaters at first, just to be allowed in the running for any awards it might claim and then it would go to Netflix or to DVD.
For The Irish Bar movie, they hired Al Pacino and Robert De Niro for the big names and then came up with a so so script and started filming. The method of delivery is so different today, the producers don't have to worry about getting in a a big movie chain for lot's of eyes to see their product.
I am not expecting much at all from Speed Kills. I will see it, but probably on a DVD when it comes out.
Sad as Don's real life story, is such a great Rags to Riches story about what was possible here in America at one time
We chatted a bit and I asked him if he knew of the Speed Kills movie. . No, had not heard of it, but told me that he thought it would be just like the movie he was working on.
By that he meant, that the movie will go into a few movie theaters at first, just to be allowed in the running for any awards it might claim and then it would go to Netflix or to DVD.
For The Irish Bar movie, they hired Al Pacino and Robert De Niro for the big names and then came up with a so so script and started filming. The method of delivery is so different today, the producers don't have to worry about getting in a a big movie chain for lot's of eyes to see their product.
I am not expecting much at all from Speed Kills. I will see it, but probably on a DVD when it comes out.
Sad as Don's real life story, is such a great Rags to Riches story about what was possible here in America at one time
