Comments on: roger bannister four minute mile movie

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:25:28 +0000

The movie wasn’t bad. I taped it and I like to watch the last race scene as Bannister is flying around the track. I would agree it may not be worth buying but if you can rent it or borrow a copy from someone on here it would be worth it.

I saw Without Limits and I did not think that was a great movie so I am still looking for a great running movie.
——————————————————There is some good running footage at this site that will get you pumped up however.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7A_QUlMbvY

Some track footage of great finishes including Hicham El Guerroj vs.Bernard Lagat in 2004 Olympics 1600 meter sprint to the finish. Also El Guerroj mile record run. Starts out with Steve Prefontaine…..some footage of Billy Mills 1964 10,000 meter gold medal for the US.

By: Sophist

Sophist — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:34:43 +0000

I thought it was decent for a made-for-tv movie.

By: jeff

jeff — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:22:37 +0000

i saw bits of it. the final race was fun to watch, even though it was a re-creation, but overall the acting was quite silly and there was lots of junk written in.

read the book, it’s much better.

By: jeanne

jeanne — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:07:48 +0000

oh, like a 4-min mile is SUCH a big deal. it just so happens that I ran 400 meters last night in 2:05! ha!!

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:09:03 +0000

two strikes against…not looking good for poor old Roger.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:47:27 +0000

I saw parts of it . . . and it didn’t hold my attention very long.

By: Blaine Moore (Run to Win)

Blaine Moore (Run to Win) — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:01:24 +0000

I keep meaning to write a review. I watched it when it was first aired on ESPN; a friend of mine burned it to DVD for me so I should watch it again.

It was worth watching, but not necessarily worth paying for. The acting was pretty bad. The guy that plays Roger Bannister had this stupid expression on his face throughout the entire movie.

Maybe I’ll try to watch it again this weekend and finally get around to putting a review up after I’ve reminded myself of what I liked and didn’t like.

If you are looking for a really good running movie that you haven’t heard much about, I recommend Saint Ralph. It’s about a ten year old in the 1950s who thinks that if he wins the Boston Marathon then his mother will come out of her coma.