Will anyone overtake Richie #148
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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>
Why would I want to go to what I assume would be the worlds most boring movie about the worlds most boring rugby player -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="SammyC" data-cid="611393" data-time="1472759860"><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></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> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="611400" data-time="1472763397">
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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> -
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<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.</p>
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<p>Yeah, I think that's close to the mark. He's not really a controversial person, not one that has lapped up the media spotlight, he really hasn't been embroiled in episodes that have required a "please explain" that make for "compelling viewing", he hasn't tried to turn himself into a martyr/saint/victim etc that again script writers can run all day with. I think he's been an extraordinary rugby player and it's been through rugby that he has captured the "hearts and minds". In this day and age there is a natural fascination to understand who he is now that he has finished his long career. Not necessarily movie material in my eyes but worthy of a TV special probably.... </p>
