I'm definately going to see this though its very limited viewing (sometimes just one show!) depending on your location outside of London.....
Senna

Got my ticket to see it tomorrow.

This seems like one of those movies where even if you're not interested in the sport or athlete in question you can still thoroughly enjoy it!

RIP Ayrton Senna.

Great Documentary

im going to see this tonight, i cant wait!!!

RIP a racing ledgend...

Prof Sid Watkins has just been on the Beeb talking about this. A definate must for any F1 fan IMO.......

I am hoping to go and see this either Sunday evening or Monday afternoon.

Just looking on Youtube for the trailer and found this

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Lewis looks close to tears just before climbing out, I found it moving to see these two in such awe of both the man and machine. Worth watching, even if you have seen it before.

Really want to go and watch the movie now. I have a feeling I might shed a tear!

RIP Ayrton

I really want to see this, so how do i find out which cinema's are showing it?

Link above not working...

Go to the Cineworld website; click on Senna and you can find the screenings - just one day in Rochester

Thanks!

Only on the 21st June at all the cinema's near me and im working then

Looks like i will have to use a days holiday.

God Bless Bristol!

3 Screenings a day from: Fri 03 - Thu 16 Jun

Looks like my nearest is in East Finchley - the Phoenix. It'll be nice to see how they restored it...

enjoyed the topgear tribute but will have to wait till this comes out on dvd

Dave

Haven't seen the movie & although Senna is indeed a legend to some, his aggresive style didn't go down too well with other drivers. This said, that's what racing was all about. Senna caused intentionally tactical accidents shall we say, in his career. Brave man 'though....or did he have a !!!

Did he do that with his washer jets?

Don't be stupid son , no washer jets on these cars, surely you knew that?

Off topic, but I remember back in '73 as a young man attending the Scottish motor show in Glasgow, I had the chance of meeting Jackie Stewart,bit of a legend & although I didn't do the hero worship thing, even back then, he was some what of a personality to meet in the racing world.

My bubble was burst big time as I approached the wee man (he was quite small) as I asked for his autograph, only to be totally ignored. I remember seeing up close his racing car & how you could put your hand into the very wide slick tyres. I was ready to meet my hero, he was surrounded by a bevy of lovely ladies. Things are just not what they seem at times.

Saw it this evening. Highly recommended.

Take a tissue...

ewwww

Only one showing near us but I've pre-booked seats. Will spend the next couple of weeks avoiding reviews and this thread

Absolute must see film. The in-car footage in particular is incredible. definitely appeals to car nuts and otherwise alike.

Some of the clips - like the brief one with Roland Ratzenberger on the Saturday before Senna's accident - are very moving.

Where I watched it there were people stuck in their seats with the credits long gone. All were silent. It's that kind of film.

Cheers,
Hedge

Exactly. Though it's definitely a pro-Senna film it's not a fawning 'he can do no wrong' and even though you know the ending it's still a shock when it happens.

Curious - although I had of course remembered Ratzenberger's death the day before, I had completely forgotten that the accident of the Friday was Barrichello.

Reubens was damn lucky that day - his deceleration was formidable. His was arguably the worst crash of the three. Really was a black weekend....

I seem to remember Barichello took on over 100G's deceleration?

Walked away from it though...

Martin Donnelly didn't look too clever in the aftermath of his crash. Again he was ok though eventually.

The footage of Ratzenberger's crash in the film is a bit hazy. His pre-race thoughts however are harrowing in many ways..

Cheers,
Hedge

I saw this in Oxford yesterday, really good.

I wonder if they will manage to sling some extra footage on the DVD release.....

There is a long version called The Speed of Sound. It's got about an hour's worth of interviews included throughout the film. I managed to 'acquire' a download of the movie the other day and thought it was just part of the film, then realised it had been running for over two and a half hours!!

The interviews are interesting though, but I'll go and see it at the cinema so I can see the proper theatrical release.

Very good film, watched it in Bath a couple of weeks back. Every seat was sold out, and everyone remained quiet throughout, not one annoying bugger talking or rustling sweet papers!

Going to see this tomorrow. Almost forgot it was on until I just read this thread.

GOD THANK THIS FORUM

Utterly brilliant. Just shows you don't need HD , 3D or any of those gimmicks. Just a well constructed documentary. My wife and daughter came with me and they both enjoyed it (and shed a tear) Half way through my daughter said "what happened to formula 1?" "It was well better then"

and she was right

Saw this tonight.

Can I be the first to say that I didn't think it was great, just OK.

What I did think was amusing was that in 1994 the pace car used was a vauxhall cavalier

I thought that too. The lack of pace behind the safety car was thought to be a contributing factor to the accident for a while.I've been following F1 longer than that, we've had 6 wheel cars, turbos, ground effect down force but the emergence of Senna, Scuhmacker, Mansell, took the sport to another level. I thought it was a great film. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up during that on board lap of Monaco (Prost was just a tOsser, I used to tell my wife that at the time. She still fancied him though)

I remember watching on tv some programme detailing reasons etc contributing to the crash. Basically beaching on his ground board and having zero control of direction due to tyres cooling and loosing pressure.
Be nice to know more and see the guy than just his demise. That's what I know from that programme so be interesting to watch the film. Plan to see it this weekend. On from Friday to Sunday 8pm starting. Odeon Picketts Lock for anyone near the Hale. Innit

I saw this at the weekend and thought it was amazing!

I remember watching F1 when Senna was around and remember watching the race of his accident, but was too young to realise how much of a legend he really was! The film has also made me despise Alain Prost, what a bell-end!

And I agree, the in-car footage at Monaco was just plain scary (in a good way!)!

Is the film out on DVD now???

10th October

Pre order now at Amazon

Been available for preorder since a while now on formula1.com. Including some fancy collector's editions.

http://f1store.formula1.com/stores/f1/pr...enna+Collection

Just watched DVD. Compelling viewing. For those interested, no words.
The story, especially with what has happened in motorsport racing in the last couple of weeks ....!

Watched second disc. A must.
What's your view KJ as you had the heads up long time ago, so must of had your copy awhile back ?

Received my Blueray / DVD / Digital Two weeks or so ago. We started watching the extended version but almost immediately switched to the theatre version - both me nor the missus were in the mood for long interviews that broke up the 'natural' flow that was in the cinema edition shots. Missus said 'yeah start watching, I don't mind, was planning to go to bed in 5' but she actually got caught into the movie and stayed until the end.

As for the content, well it's very good. No doubt about that. It's refreshing to see some spectacular shots, no stupid slow motions, just the pure 'story'.

And that will also be my final conclusion, despite the fact that I did find it lacking in some places. Actually I though it was more an 'introduction' to Senna. Yes, he was this young guy that had a talent it was unbelievable, but there was so much else. They indeed touch many aspects and many racing situations, but it lacks some depth, some details and insights into many of the hows and whys. If you were following F1 at that time, you remember how much deeper the Senna vs. Prost was on the track. It just shows the Senna - Prost coming together at the critical Championship deciding races. In the same way that you kind of miss the story when McLaren started getting slower, Williams doing the active suspension, but how Senna showed so much spectacle in the McLaren trying so hard. The introduction of that wooden plate and all the commotion around it, and then the step to Williams which many considered as a bit of an 'easy move' butthat didn't seem to pay off as it didn't suit Senna's style. You kind of liss the many opponents also.

As such, it's still excellent, but it's a sequence of extracts and I miss quite some moments - and many demonstrations of his superior performance, which is shown through achievings rather than visually.

But then, a movie like that would lead to a 3 hour thing at least. Which was what I hoped the extended version would bring rather than interviews, which to be honest don't offer that many interesting viewpoints or extra information.

I haven't yet seen all the extra's, far from it, so I'm anxious to see them.

watched extented bluray version last night. very good viewing. will get to watch the extras at a later date.

I watched this recently. it's excellent viewing and it tells a great story. Even the wife enjoyed it.

Just had a link through from Hotukdeals - Blockbuster are selling pre-owned copies of Senna for £5.50 on DVD and £8 on Bluray. Free delivery too.

Click for link!