Forever Strong - a Feature-length Rugby Motion Picture

kornboy130 · Post by **kornboy130** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:50 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExIqhvq8SNE

looks alright...

G.K · Post by **G.K** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:54 pm

Well looks like just another typically boring and boorish Yankee film to me.

Gate · Post by **Gate** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:04 pm

Marked lack of destructive fatboys in that trailer, and not a single rolling maul to be seen.

chipnchase · Post by **chipnchase** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:34 am

Actually looks aweful! But and its a big BUT it gets Americans playing and building the game over there then go for it!

kornboy130 · Post by **kornboy130** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:46 pm

considering its being made by an american director, about an american team and is being made on a reasonably large budget i fell that it can only be a good thing to publicise the game world wide. And because of the above reasons its probably the best we could hope for.

Ze Stade Fan · Post by **Ze Stade Fan** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:30 pm

Perhaps the movie is gonna give a wrong notion that rugby is about looking tough, acting tough, protruding jaws and ferocious glances.

Aurélien Rougerie of Clermont is a physical monster but always smiling, Terry Bouhraoua, our third choice scrum half is as big as a shrimp and will tackle anything.

I think rugby is worth more than just another teenage movie.

CelticTiger · Post by **CelticTiger** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:45 pm

Rugby appears to be "in" in Hollywood. Clint Eastwood is producing "Human Factor", supposedly about the contribution rugby made to South African unity. Matt Damon (Francois Pienaar) and Morgan Freeman (Nelson Mandela) star apparently.

SabreTooth · Post by **SabreTooth** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:06 pm

Word is they're making a drama about the 2003 World Cup. Sean McGuire is set to play Jonny Wilkinson, Vinnie Jones to play Dayglo, that John Luc Pickard guy to play CW. Apparently struggling to cast Johnno.

CelticTiger · Post by **CelticTiger** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:10 pm

SabreTooth wrote:Apparently struggling to cast Johnno.

Richard Kiel (Jaws-007) unavailable??

Gate · Post by **Gate** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:16 pm

CelticTiger wrote: Matt Damon (Francois Pienaar) apparently.

Frustrated player · Post by **Frustrated player** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:52 pm

NO NO NO NO too many wrestling move type tackles (forearm smashes anyone?, spitting at opposition (it's not football) and no proper forwards.....NO

Ze Stade Fan · Post by **Ze Stade Fan** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:41 am

SabreTooth wrote:Word is they're making a drama about the 2003 World Cup. Sean McGuire is set to play Jonny Wilkinson, Vinnie Jones to play Dayglo, that John Luc Pickard guy to play CW. Apparently struggling to cast Johnno.

I kinda pictured Stephen Fry to play Dallaglio. He is tall isn't he ?

mightymouse · Post by **mightymouse** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:48 pm

Dawsons creek meets mean machine - total cr.p I shan't be going out my way to wtch that one

SabreTooth · Post by **SabreTooth** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:41 pm

The main guy is a bit of a wimp isn't he?!

captain_insaino · Post by **captain_insaino** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:16 pm

i bet it doesn't actually feature much rugby on the pitch