'Love The Beast' - tonight 10pm, More4

[Twincam16]

As above, Eric Bana's film about his restoration and racing of his Ford Falcon XB Coupe on the Targa Tasmania is on Channel 4 tonight at 10pm, looks well worth a watch.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1284028/

[MGZRod]

Great film, and Clarkson seems like a bigger knob than usual in it

[300bhp/ton]

Twincam16 said:

As above, Eric Bana's film about his restoration and racing of his Ford Falcon XB Coupe on the Targa Tasmania is on Channel 4 tonight at 10pm, looks well worth a watch.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1284028/

Thanks for the heads up. Been wanting to watch this for ages!

[thebigmacmoomin]

Thanks for the reminder.

[MattOz]

Thanks for the heads-up. It's on More4, just in case people want to Sky+ it.

[Balmoral Green]

Twincam16 said:

Channel 4 tonight at 10pm

Says 'Big Brother' in my TV schedule

[spdpug98]

Balmoral Green said:

Twincam16 said:

Channel 4 tonight at 10pm

Says 'Big Brother' in my TV schedule

Try More4 on Sky

[soad]

Balmoral Green said:

Twincam16 said:

Channel 4 tonight at 10pm

Says 'Big Brother' in my TV schedule

It's on More4 (or whatever it's called):
http://www.channel4.com/tv-listings

Edit- beaten to it.

Edited by soad on Tuesday 29th June 18:27

[Ved]

Truly wonderful film. Well made and makes quite a love story.

Also, Eric Bana gets a legend point for not being a sissy Hollywood knob. He'd fit in well here

[Balmoral Green]

Thanks, just skipped through my freeview channels and I can get that.

[AndyFoo]

For those who can't get More4 this may be helpful... www.tvcatchup.com

I'm nothing to do with it, but very useful for those occasions where your freeview or freesat lets you down. Also works on iPhones VERY well.

[BIG BAVARIAN]

Just checked my planned programs and it would appear that my other half has already set this film to record,she has been well trained.

[Twincam16]

MGZRod said:

Great film, and Clarkson seems like a bigger knob than usual in it

With the exception of the 'all muscle cars are crap' comment he seemed fairly agreeable.

Although when he said that I thought Eric Bana was about to get up and storm off - the look he gives him when he's talking about his pride and joy was priceless.

I thought that film was excellent, not only because it features some spectacular racing footage and Eric Bana and his mates come across like top blokes, but also because it explains, intelligently and sensitively, why petrolheads are the way they are.

I found myself agreeing wholeheartedly with the doctor's comments. There is something about modern society - modern, consumatron-5000-infested British society especially - that suggests that 'hobbies' are pointless wastes of time for geeks, and I'm forever meeting boring people who don't seem to have a personality, merely because there's nothing they seem to enjoy 'doing', all their leisure time is 'done to them' through the TV, herd-holidays or excesses of cheap alcohol.

I felt what this film really said, most poignantly, was that you need to find what your hobby is and embrace it, because otherwise you'll never truly be yourself. And it managed to say it in a gritty Aussie way that Hollywood would've drenched in slow-motion, slushy music and floods of tears.

[S3_Graham]

Eric's comment before the red carpet of 'bravery gravy' made me chuckle

[Scroobius Pip]

Doh!

I've wanted to see this for ages, but I was driving back from Glasto/parents last night. Any idea if it's going to be repeated or available online somewhere?

[sumlin]

I thought Clarksons comment about the failings of machinery making the machinery seem human and giving it a personality was pretty much bang on the money.

[freakynessless]

Are there any pictures or articles on the web showing how the re-build is going? Had a quick look and nothing fresh comes up.