Usually, the actors are more handsome than the people they portray but in this case, I think Borg and McEnroe were more handsome in their youth than these actors are![]()
I don't think McEnroe was handsome but that actor Shia Labeoug looks worse because he is a full 2 inches shorter than McEnroe :-ONot sure where handsome and McEnroe are coming together on the same sentence... but from the trailer I saw a while back, I was not impressed by the looks of these 2 guys! Especially Mac's character is more of a comedy version...
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Usually, the actors are more handsome than the people they portray but in this case, I think Borg and McEnroe were more handsome in their youth than these actors are![]()
Not sure where handsome and McEnroe are coming together on the same sentence... but from the trailer I saw a while back, I was not impressed by the looks of these 2 guys! Especially Mac's character is more of a comedy version...
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I don't think McEnroe was handsome but that actor Shia Labeoug looks worse because he is a full 2 inches shorter than McEnroe :-O
In tennis, you would look like a dwarf on TV if you are not 5 f 10 or taller (for a male tennis player).
Hollywood reaching rock bottom...
The lack of ideas is just mindblowing, so they have to make a movie about a match. Yes I know that is a special/legendary match an I know that they would show some inner battles of both. BUT all of this you can watch in You Tube with you know ... the actual Borg and the actual Mcenroe !!! Who is expected to see this movie - you cant go with your girlfriend, you cant go with your friends or little brother or family. The target group are big tennis fans and probably people from Sweden. And thats not all, I just recently saw that they are making a movie about the Battle of sexes and you can be sure that it would probably have some deeper meaning ala "women are as strong as men" or " that match and victory changed the whole Women world" and bla bla ..
Three-four years after the Boston marathon we have 2+ movies about it, we have also a movie about the oil rig in Mexico(thank you Mark Walberg), we have tons of ****y remakes + superhero movies with the same plot and zero suspens. Movies like Inception are just rare gems...
Why are you talking about the movie that hasn't come out when this is an HBO special?
Trying to figure out what this thread is about; the posted video or the movie?
It is a movie about Borg and McEnroe at Wimbledon.
We don't need to watch the movie to know the plot, being tennis fans:
Borg feeling burn out, McEnroe eclipsing Borg and beating him to win the Wimbledon championship
Borg then retiring a few years later.
It is like Christians watching a movie about Jesus Christ. Everybody should know the plot without having to see it![]()
Why are you talking about the movie that hasn't come out when this is an HBO special?
Not when I watch the video in the OP. I get the picture, nobody watched the video which was excellent.I hope you didn't hurt yourself rolling your eyes. Just before the video starts, there is a pic of the actors of the movie... so we were discussing the actors. I had seen a trailer for the movie, so I can comment on the actors looks.
If you still can't fallow, I'll make a drawing for you ;-p
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Thoroughly enjoyed this exceptional video. I wouldn't put the Rafa vs Fed rivalry quite on the same level. Sadly Nadal was MIA in 2009 and Berdych spoiled the party in 2010 at Wimby. Plus Rafa and Fed have never played at US Open. We need another Wimbledon final and maybe even a US Open final this year to rival Borg vs. McEnroe. Didn't realize the popularity of early Borg.I recall watching the documentary awhile back and I'd forgotten how well done it was. What a great relationship between Mac and Borg. They truly needed each other to play their best and it showed in their matches. And now tennis has been treated to seeing another iteration of the sport through the Rafa-Fed rivalry.
Without Borg half of us in here would maybe never be interested in tennisThoroughly enjoyed this exceptional video. I wouldn't put the Rafa vs Fed rivalry quite on the same level. Sadly Nadal was MIA in 2009 and Berdych spoiled the party in 2010 at Wimby. Plus Rafa and Fed have never played at US Open. We need another Wimbledon final and maybe even a US Open final this year to rival Borg vs. McEnroe. Didn't realize the popularity of early Borg.![]()
Thoroughly enjoyed this exceptional video. I wouldn't put the Rafa vs Fed rivalry quite on the same level. Sadly Nadal was MIA in 2009 and Berdych spoiled the party in 2010 at Wimby. Plus Rafa and Fed have never played at US Open. We need another Wimbledon final and maybe even a US Open final this year to rival Borg vs. McEnroe. Didn't realize the popularity of early Borg.![]()
That dude looks so much like Borg. Hope this is a good movie.
Gives me a "Rush" vibe, that was a great F1 rivalry film. If this is as good, we're in for a treat.
Lol I haven’t seen a tennis movie ever that doesn’t have a couple of hackers trying to look like ATP players. It’s like a comedy. The closest I saw was the recent movie “Battle of the sexes” mainly because Riggs was an old man when he played BJK and looked like an out of shape club player. Emma something at least looked athletic.Borg vs. McEnroe is on Hulu in the US; I watched it last night.
Be prepared for lots of silent staring (read inner angst).
The premise seems to be that Borg and Mac were a lot more alike than we had previously thought--both were obsessively driven. The movie said Borg was more like "a pressure cooker": he kept it building up inside, channeling it into his strokes. Whereas McEnroe let it all out "on the court." Lots of scenes of their childhoods.
The film ends with these two running into each other in a London airport after the 1980 Wimbledon final. They shake hands, chat, and even hug. Subtitles then tell you that Mac became no. 1, Borg retired, and that they became really close friends.
One thing that was fairly clear was that neither actor knew anything about playing tennis: both looked quite awkward and angular when hitting.
P.S. The actor playing Connors looked nothing like him, whereas the actor playing Vitas did resemble him.
This one?That said I’ve been trying to find the movie “Fire and Ice” Is it on Netflix, anybody? I have fire stick.
Lol I guess the commentators described it as fire and ice but not the movie title. Maybe that’s why I can’t find it.
Could be.Lol I guess the commentators described it as fire and ice but not the movie title. Maybe that’s why I can’t find it.