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Brothers addicted to speed. At any price.
Brothers addicted to speed at any price. Documentary following the motorcycle road racing careers, and fate, of the Dunlop family.
Road
2014 Directed by Michael Hewitt, Dermot Lavery
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I've no interest at all in motorcycling. I'm utterly fascinated, though, by people's lives. This is very powerful stuff - family, love, obsession, hero worship, despair, hope, compulsion, death, loss, catastrophe, triumph - it's brim full.
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Eh... some solid history, but long and super dry narration by Liam Neeson. If you just want to see the thrills of how extreme motorcycle road racing is, check out this Isle of Man TT vid. Glad to have checked this one off though, been on my motorsports watchlist a while.
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Liam Neeson narrates Michael Hewitt and Dermot Laverty's fantastic documentary, Road. Road tells the story of legendary, Irish road racing family, the Dunlops from triumph to tragedy. Whether you're a die hard racing fan or completely oblivious about the sport, you'll be absolutely enthralled by the story. In fact you may even find yourself (as I did) with a tear in your eye by the time the final credits roll. Road is one of the best road racing docs I've seen yet.
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A bit of a slow start. You see what i did there. Naa that`s not funny.
Somehow this Family all grew up and never were taught the word`s
RISK and DANGEROUS. -
Incredibly well edited documentary. I love the mixture of footage used and the cross-cutting between generations. Whole thing runs like clockwork. A fascinating and emotional insight into the Dunlop family and mentality.
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"There is just a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one..."
-Joey DunlopI cried. I love you, Dad.
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Wow. What a film Road is. I had heard of the Dunlop name many years ago but not being a road racing fan i never knew their story other than hearing Joey's name when i was a kid.
This remarkable documentary tells the story of Brothers Joey and Robert , intermingled with footage of Robert's two sons and how road racing IS their life . I can't imagine what makes these men play chicken with their lives , road racing on these extremely dangerous machines but this film gives some sort of insight in to how dedicated these people are .
Narrated by Liam Neeson , with moving interviews from family and friends and some amazing race footage , this is one of the best films i have seen in a very long time.
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"Tragedy is inevitable, but there is always the hope of euphoria."
"You know you're part of something great."
"Better to die in a crash than spent six months ill and then die anyway."
"Another husband, another father, another son."
The Dunlop road racing dynasty from Northern Ireland have dominated the sport since the 1970s, and this film tells the story of brothers Joey and Robert alongside the next generation, Robert's sons William and Michael.
Adrenaline junkies in a sport where death can be a split second around the corner. Where families matter but the thrill of controlling a machine at speed means more. Where grief is set aside for the solace of the open road, and the next podium.
Joey…
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It's about motorcycling but very emotional and fascinating, what that looks a hobby to us is a living style and very meaningful for some.
Dunlop brothers lived their games but their sacrifice made the world of motor cycles technology and so many science better and better. -
Fascinating documentary on the motorcycle road racing and the Dunlop family. Some fantastic footage of the races. Tragic yet upbeat celebrating the lives of Robert and Joey Dunlop.