Will anyone overtake Richie #148
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<p>I was quite surprised too , then again I thought he was a good sort and Ben Cohen was a tool and it looks like it's actually the other way around.<br><br>
My old man was on holiday in London in 2005 and being an old bugger he was able to send my mother into the supermarket while he waited outside.for her to do the shopping. I would not try that myself .<br>
Anyway while he was waiting outside Dallaglio came out of the supermarket so he went over to say gday and they ended up chatting for about half an hour . It was the highlight of his holiday I think, very cool of him to take the time to talk to a random kiwi rugby fan .<br><br>
Obviously not as big a deal as breakfast with Jerome Kaino, Damien Mackenzie, Liam Squire and Joe Moody though.</p>
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<p>If my old man was a ferner he'd mention that he plays tennis with two former all blacks every week ( one extremely famous, the other less so ) and beats them approximately 50% of the time. ( natural athleticism runs in our family )</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="610982" data-time="1472606882">
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<p>Can only imagine the conversations he woulda had with Gavin Henson about looking one's best when representing ones country in international rugby.</p>
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<p>Strange that Gavin Henson (who was coloured like an oompa loompa) is mentioned the same week that Gene Wilder died - a little creepy to be honest.</p> -
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I just read a pretty funny review of his movie written for Metro Magazine. It made me chuckle.</p></blockquote>
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I got offered free tickets for the premier down here and turned them down<br><br>
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I got offered free tickets for the premier down here and turned them down<br><br>
Why would I want to go to what I assume would be the worlds most boring movie about the worlds most boring rugby player</p></blockquote>
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The mrs wants to see it , she got hooked on rugby when she was involved in the 2011 rwc . I don't want to jinx it by saying no. -
<p>to me it shouldn't be billed as a movie.</p>
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<p>Have heard some decent reviews of it, but by all accounts it still misses the mark in terms of giving a true insight into things</p> -
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<p>I just read a pretty funny review of his movie written for Metro Magazine. It made me chuckle. </p>
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<p>Pretty sure I just read the same thing, by a female writing under a semi-pseudonym. She's hilarious, and dead on.</p> -
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Pretty sure I just read the same thing, by a female writing under a semi-pseudonym. She's hilarious, and dead on.</p></blockquote>
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<p>should be, i read a facebook link</p>
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<p>I got offered free tickets for the premier down here and turned them down<br><br>
Why would I want to go to what I assume would be the worlds most boring movie about the worlds most boring rugby player</p>
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<p>I wonder if it has a segment on gliding and how well he did in bursary ?</p> -
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<p>Is it available online?</p>
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<p>certainly is</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.metromag.co.nz/culture/film-tv/richie-mccaw-review/'>http://www.metromag.co.nz/culture/film-tv/richie-mccaw-review/</a></p> -
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<p>Please don’t hunt me down and arrest me for treason. I do absolutely accept Richie McCaw as our lord and saviour. But this movie could have been a TV documentary. It could have been a <em>60 Minutes</em> segment. And just the first half of <em>60 minutes</em>, not even the full bit. It’s more than 100 minutes.</p>
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<p>Was a decent article, and I reckon the 'movie' (doco) is suffering from a lot of the same issues his book does, it just doesn't show enough, they just follow the carefully crafted role model he has become.</p>
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<p>Maybe there isn't more to him, who knows, but I guess after a book and a 'movie' we aren't gonna find out too much more until players that have played alongside him start writing books.</p> -
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<p>Was a decent article, and I reckon the 'movie' (doco) is suffering from a lot of the same issues his book does, it just doesn't show enough, they just follow the carefully crafted role model he has become.</p>
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<p>Maybe there isn't more to him, who knows, but I guess after a book and a 'movie' we aren't gonna find out too much more until players that have played alongside him start writing books.</p>
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<p>All Black books aren't exciting unless the AB in question gets hammered, smashes through a window, lies on the ground and just about bleeds to death.</p>
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<p>THAT is drama.</p> -
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certainly is<br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.metromag.co.nz/culture/film-tv/richie-mccaw-review/">http://www.metromag.co.nz/culture/film-tv/richie-mccaw-review/</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>All Black books aren't exciting unless the AB in question gets hammered, smashes through a window, lies on the ground and just about bleeds to death.</p>
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<p>THAT is drama.</p>
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<p>Drama? or being a big cry baby with a massive chip on his shoulder? ;)</p> -
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<p>Drama? or being a big cry baby with a massive chip on his shoulder? ;)</p>
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<p>Dude, real men cry and talk about their feelings.</p>
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<p>Or so Facebook tells me constantly at least......</p> -
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<p>certainly is</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.metromag.co.nz/culture/film-tv/richie-mccaw-review/'>http://www.metromag.co.nz/culture/film-tv/richie-mccaw-review/</a></p>
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<p>"<span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:'Droid Sans', sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Like while you were eating burgers, Richie McCaw was running and shit and writing stuff down and watching videos of Richie McCaw."</span></p>
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<p>"<span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:'Droid Sans', sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Like while you were eating burgers, Richie McCaw was running and shit and writing stuff down and watching videos of Richie McCaw."</span></p>
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<p> :lol:</p>
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<p>I had to google what a Type A personality is. Safe to say there's none on here.</p> -
I don't see why the doco should have drama. The bloke is a great rugby player, it's cool to see how he goes about achieving what he has and thats plenty good enough for me. I think his Mrs put it best that the most extraordinary thing about him was that he was so ordinary..and that's a good thing. Leave the juicy gossip and personal revelations for those shitty womens magazines I say.
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<p>I guess, like that metro reviewer, I'm surprised that they've made a movie that you have to go to the cinema to watch. I guess I'm picturing something not unlike, "The weight of the nation", and a TV doco would seem to fit better in my mind. Is it being released anywhere other than NZ?</p>
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<p>Mind you, I'm just an ordinary bloke (like Richie) so what would I know. But, in keeping with my "Richie-like" world view, I'll doubtless wait to watch it on Sky early next year. :)</p>
