Le Mans

Last time I watched this was about five years ago. I needed a refresher so I purchased the Blu-Ray and watched it last night.

God damn, it's even better than I remembered. There isn't one line of dialogue in the film until about 40 minutes in. You could literally fit the entire script on to one piece of 8.5x11" paper. Honestly. It's a very sparse film, but in the best of ways. I loved it.

The movie is total car porn. Steve McQueen making love to Porsche for two hours. It's amazing. It's definitely been elevated in my list of all time favorite films after watching it again. The attention to detail is fascinating. The realism. The score. It's just a truly amazing film for any gearhead.

While Grand Prix is my favorite car movie, this is my second favorite. They're very, very different, but very similar, too. Grand Prix is Monaco, big budget, glamour, etc, and Le Mans is just straight up RAW. But both are undeniably car porn. Undeniably beautiful homages to racing cars and the men who drive them.

Mandatory viewing.