Thursday, December 2, 2010

Chariots of Fire (1981) - 2 stars

One Sentence Plot Summary: Two runners from the United Kingdom train for and compete in the 1924 Paris Olympics.

Starring: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers, Ian Holm, John Gielgud

Best of: One of the greatest movie themes ever written, but it is way too underused. I kind of wanted it to play the whole movie.

Worst of: Like last year's Ordinary People, it feels dated in a none-too-flattering early 80s sort of way.

Notable: This is pretty fantastic.

Also nominated: Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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