Very kind of you to say all that De Torquemada. On screen is how I am in real life but perhaps not quite so animated as talking to a camera is a bit different to talking to a person. Good to have you here and thank you for subscribing. John.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

If you haven't watched Ford v. Ferrari for a while Dave how about doing the double bill. You'll find the first dialogue between Fiat and Ferrari is in the new film and we see how that ends in the older film. The older film is better but they're different. Be prepared for a bit of a drama and a history lesson and turn the sound up so you'll hopefully feel the cars rushing past camera like we did. John.

Sorry Pieter. I do hope you like Ferrari as much as I do though. If you're a bit of a petrol head like me and love all the chicanery behind the scenes in the specialist car industry around the world then I think you should enjoy it. It's a bit of a history lesson and features the first talk of a Fiat takeover which we see concluded in Le Mans '66. A good double bill next time we run it methinks. John.

@@moviecollector5920 this is how I like to be pointed to movies, by other movie lovers with great taste. So thanks! 👍🏻

Derek Acorah was probably visiting at the time. John.

I like 'Rush' too Rob. I thought this one was pretty terrific too though but it's more my sort of history lesson which is largely what I did for 17 years with TriumphDVD. They were documentaries of course but this is a similar sort of history lesson. The road racing was sensational though. We had the rush of wind in here every time a car sped past camera. I suppose we shouldn't have that enormous subwoofer so close to us. John.

@@moviecollector5920 no question, the sound and look of those Ferraris. I used to have a black (1989 air cooled) 911 and the sound is a huge part of the fun. Our Tesla (which is faster than most Ferraris) is silent by comparison. and a completely different drive.

@@Celestialrob Gawd, those electric vehicles aren't my thing at all Rob with the lack of sound or feel is a big reason. But I hope you enjoy it and get to tear up the roads at every opportunity. I think you should get a fun car... how about another Porsche 911? John.

I meant a fun car in addition to the Tesla.

@@moviecollector5920 Yeah, I hear that alot from people who have never been in a hi performance EV. I recently had a guy with an American muscle car say the same thing so i took him out in the Tesla. He actually yelled out when I floored it as the acceleration is instant and linear. I've been in so many fast cars and nothing is as fun as 30-50 or 50-70 in 1 second. i loved my 911 and had it chipped, dropped and tricked out - but it's no where near as much 'fun' as a hi end Tesla

Merci Alain. John.

The Italian Job is a great film. I wish I had an original Mini Cooper... oh, I have. Silly me. John.

@@moviecollector5920 An absolute classic. Would you consider reviewing the UHD anytime?

That's a good summary Delboy and pretty much how I feel about it. The infamous crash was accurate compared to my knowledge of the real thing. John.

Bear in mind that it's a bit more of a drama and a history lesson with the racing element always being around. I found that when it got to the Mille Miglia I felt I was involved and almost there. I suppose it helped that we could feel the cars rushing past camera in here so that could be an element of why wifey and I enjoyed it so much. But we are classic car owners and I love driving a classic sports car where you can feel everything, the steering is like brail and the engine talks to you as you squeeze the go pedal. Yes, I'm a car nut... but only older cars, I don't enjoy driving newer cars much at all. John.

Amazon france has also the edition for france belgium and the netherlands.. and that one also got besides dolby atmos, auro 3D. The blu ray is included too.

Thank you Cabal. The only reason I mentioned the low light interior shots was because I was watching for this review but otherwise I'd have simply been enjoying the film and wouldn't have taken any notice of them. If you don't mention such things though some people get quite nasty about it. I didn't mention the bug on the menu whereby it locks up if accessing it via the pop-up menu option. I didn't bother working out the series of key presses that generates the lock-up but it is there. Probably an incompatibility with certain Panny players rather than everything but as I failed to remember it while blathering on I detailed it in the description to the video. John.

It is an amazing story. I haven't read the book but I'm quite well read on all things automotive and I expect that's one of the reasons I appreciated this movie as much as I did. John.

I don't think is as good as Le Mans '66 Marty but they're two entirely different kinds of movie with just the racing element being shared a little. What connects the two most is the first approach from Ferrari to Fiat in this film and we see that whole process concluded in Le Mans '66. John.

Judging by the box office and the lack of interest on here Roy, it's not an interesting subject for too many of us but I thought it was pretty terrific. John.

This movie is a bit of a history lesson Timothy and the story about Ferrari courting Fiat to take them over carried on in Le Mans '66. John.

The fiddling to make things better (or not!) is part of the fun for me. I suppose you had to be a film collector to understand that though. Blu-ray is brilliant, no doubt about that. I underestimated it for a long time, probably because video projection wasn't always as good as it is now so we weren't getting the best out of them until we purchased our first 4K projector. But they are lying to us by putting up video imagery rather than film like imagery. Not always, but that's the usual difference even when a BD has been struck from the same master as a 4K disc. This is why the colours are unrealistic and the picture too bright. John.

Another comment just told me it wasn't yet released in the USA but yet another comment said that a steelbook was released in Europe last year so that indicates it's getting a bit of a staggered release around the world. Perhaps because it's largely about the Mille Miglia that's why it didn't do well in the USA. The same reason that the USA didn't get the 'Le Mans '66' title on that great film because the USA is a bit insular when it comes to motor sport. Sebring, Daytona and Indianapolis are the biggies in America whereas the rest of the world Le Mans is infamous and the Mille Miglia was too in its day. John.

Another element to fiddle with when I have to change one of our 4K players. All makes 4K discs more like film collecting where we were always pushing the boundaries to get the best out of the film prints. John.

They probably thought they were going to see another non-stop racing movie. This is a drama with the racing element always there and when it appears it's quite powerful. That's my take on it anyway. John.

First again. Well done.

@@moviecollector5920 😊

It's mainly a drama David but the racing side of it is never too far away. Many won't understand that as they'll be expecting another Le Mans '66 type of film which this certainly isn't... but it may be a good prelude to that great film as the takeover by Fiat is first mooted in this 2023 film which then comes to fruition in Le Mans '66. John.

@@moviecollector5920 I expect to enjoy the drama that goes with this story ... it was a fascinating time in the history of both motor sport and Ferrari. Back in the 90's I had a number of work related visits to the various Agusta sites in Italy. One of these was the original home of the Agusta motorcycle manufacture. It was interesting hearing about what it was like back in the day. When I visited it was just another set of Engineering Design offices ... but those working there were still familiar with the history associated. I also spent a lot of time at the original Jaguar factory site in Coventry (Swallow Road). But, whilst the history was still there, it lacked the "colour" that seems more associated with the Italian stories!!

You're welcome Craig. John.

At least someone spotted that James. Thank you. John.

@@moviecollector5920 Had a look at Moon in HMV today after your video, but bought 4K Raging Bull & The Long Good Friday instead. Fancy a bit of a couple classics right now. 👍

I think we'll all have to accept that cinema has changed. I saw the trailer a while ago and thought I'd have to purchase a copy if it got a home video release. I thought it was pretty terrific... but I'm a classic car fan and all the wonderful history that goes with it. John.

@@moviecollector5920 Agree the film looks great, like Le Mans '66 (Ford v Ferrari), and there seems to be a slew of them coming, but wish they'd left 'A SKY ORIGINAL' off the front cover. I wonder if Le Mans (1971) with Steve will come to 4K...

That seems strange. Apparently there was a steelbook available in Europe at the end of last year so it has been getting a bit of a staggered release by the sound of it. John.

I speak English though. I can speak a bit of Italian - spaghetti, macaroni, tortelloni... John.

There was still a pretty good cinema audience 20 years ago but the terminal decline had set in by then owing to the declining standards in cinemas. I think back to that period now and cinema was brilliant compared to today but to be fair, there just aren't enough patrons to justify any expenditure now... unless it's a special cinema such as the BFI IMAX. Sky shouldn't have put their name on this one by the sound of it David. I never did like the buggers! John.

​@@moviecollector5920 There are a number of factors why cinema audiences are not what they used to be, across the board. Cinema ticket prices esp if you're taking a family are one of them. Although Vue are great value for money. And smaller differences between a good home movie system and a cinema's. Along with the time you gain back, ability to pause if you want to go the toilet/get a snack, and not having to put up with disruptive patrons. Really cinemas have become more about the in Martin Scorsese's words "Theme Park Ride" movies. I don't mean that disrespectfully as I believe these kind of films fulfill that brief, esp combined with 4DX (moving seats, scents etc). But that has to be the reason to go. Outside of Film Club settings like The Prince Charles with their retrospective screenings (often on film) and friendly, enthusiastic audience, there isn't really a place in cinemas for the traditional Mid-Budget Adult Drama like Ferrari. Back in the day these kind of films were Blockbusters in their own right, even if R rated/15/18 Cert. While the days of something like The Godfather being the highest grossing film of all time are long gone, Joker (2019) did show an interesting case where a hard drama about a beaten down society and it's effects on a mentally ill person could make over a Billion Dollars, as long as it was encased in a famous DC comic book character. A fact the director/writer himself acknowledged. It was the only way he could get his script greenlit. I agree. The Sky Original tag implies that if you go onto Sky Movies this is a film they made themselves compared to the other acquired films on there. But they had no involvement beyond the right to show it. As with the other films. I think the film's niche appeal and large budget is probably why the Hollywood studios passed on it (in a previous decade Paramount were going to produce it), so at least we can be thankful to Sky for giving it a cinema release. Although only in the UK, it's distribution elsewhere was picked up by other companies. And the actual funder of the film is an American independent film company called STX.

When cinema tickets passed the £10 threshold the good old days of multiple visits died. It's now a case of pick and choose a handful of films in a year and they all tend to be big tent pole projects. When a cinema ticket for 1 film is now 1.5x or even 2x to a month's streaming service, I'm surprised people are surprised with the box office declined.

@@AchtungEnglander My wife and I went into a pub earlier this year and a pint of beer and a half of lager was just under £10. If cinema tickets only cost that then it's a bargain in today's world... or at least it is in Britain. For a good cinema I expect it's more than a tenner a ticket. It certainly is to see a film - a real film, not a video - at the BFI IMAX. Everything is relative and with the cost of employing a person today, business rates, turning on the electrics, insurance etc. etc. etc. it's amazing that anything is running at all. You're right, telly does seem to be the most viable entertainment these days but won't it be awful if we lose cinema completely? John.

@@moviecollector5920 I agree, but as consumers we all practice price relativity and opportunity cost. Given a lot of people have upgraded their living room systems to 4K TVs, sound bars and home theatres, they have built a cinema like experience at home. This is before technology could make VR easier to wear equivalent to putting on a pair of glasses. The demise of cinema would be terrible but given we live in a world where the high street bank is disappearing, businesses need to adapt. The best option would be to create more cinema subscription packages, incentives like free concessions (like a box of popcorn and a drink with the ticket price) or exclusive content like giftbags with material about the film or extra shows after the film like a director interview or making of the film. There are ways to save this business, I just do not see chains using any imagination or taking a risk. I wonder if a lot of CEOs are actually worth their salaries.

A few people did spot that. I sometimes get tired of saying the same thing while I'm saying it and change a word almost without realizing I'm actually doing it. I think I need therapy! John.

Not sure I understand you there Neil but the Mini Cooper would come along about four years later and prove to be a world beater by 1964/65. John.

@@moviecollector5920 if there was a English film about a car it be about the mini

@@neiltaylor6645 Aha, I see what you mean Neil. I did actually make a documentary all about the Mini Cooper in 2011. John.

Ferrari is a big screen movie Gary, no doubt about that. And a big sound system movie now that I think about it. But I do think you've got to be into the sort of car industry chicanery detailed in this history lesson. The road racing is fantastic and as good as being there... and a little safer! Sorry to know you didn't like it but get yourself a classic sports car and you will next time. John.

It is out. I don't think the film will be improved any by being in 4K though. I'll still want all the main characters to drown! We do have the Pal LaserDisc which has been spun twice over the years. John.

I think Ferrari is his best after Collateral. That film was shot HD video apart from the nightclub sequence I think which was 35mm and it shows. I need to watch the 4K again but I do remember the 35mm sequence looking very good as you would expect. John.

Was not very impressed by Ferrari. Looked like a low budget direct to video ... Oh, this is exactly what it is.

​@@johannes914 110 million isn't exactly low budget

@@johannes914 It didn't in here. Didn't sound like it either.

Couldn't disagree more,I consider myself a real Michael Mann fan,watch at least one of his films on 4k every month from heat to theif and everything in between. This in my opinion is a beautifully constructed film with some of the best performances and cinematography I've seen in a long time,on par with Oppenheimer in that regard as far as I'm concerned. However it's worth pointing out that this is a very different film than anything else in his filmography. It's really a European style character study,vs films geared towards American audiences. Both have their merits,but to call this film weak in any way shape or form is a total misrepresentation, and I think it shouldn't even be compared to anything else because nothing like it has ever been made before really. But manns masterful direction is definitely present. And like all his film it requires multiple viewings

Funnily enough, I think Christian Bale is brilliant in that film. I wonder why you thought he was woeful. I think I pointed out that Ferrari is mainly a drama about Enzo Ferrari's private life. If you don't have an interest in the cars and the general history around it then it's quite likely not a film for you. John.

Bale also originally agreed to play Enzo in this film, but prolonged development led to him dropping out and doing Ford v Ferrari instead.

@@davidjames579 I bet he'd have pulled the part off well just like he always does. But I think Adam Driver had a more suitable face to play Enzo.

Ruined? If it wasn’t for Bale, that movie wouldn’t be a success.

@@doughnut7777 It did feel like we were actually watching Ken Miles. What a character.

Now where have you been? I've missed our in depth discussions about Ms Hickey but what a great question this is. Well, a Lotus Esprit S1 would probably give you the best chance unless you had the money for a Lamborghini Countach or a Pininfarina Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer. Quite a lot of gals seem to prefer a Porsche 911 but given that the average mortal is unlikely to have been able to have afforded any of these in 1985 I'd say a Triumph TR7 with the full TriumphTune kit would be the way to go. And guess what I've been driving since 1985? Good to hear from you. John.