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Secretariat--beautiful cinematography

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DavidLD

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..and the Disney people now how to do a movie like this. The local area looks wonderful on the big screen. Early 70s is beautifully porttrayed in rooms and dress, tho the flashy cars from the 50s and early 60s seemed a bit old for the mostly early 70s time period. The horse that played Secretariat was close to correct in color but lacked the giant front quarter muscularity of the real thing. Secretariat was built like no other race horse, especially so through the front quarters.

But the movie was well cast.
I appreciated very much the camera craft.

David
Lexington KY

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My biggest concern when this was announced was... - Harmonia 14:58:30 10/21/10 (0)
...how the heck are they gonna find a horse that actually physically resembles Secretariat? Color and markings are no big deal. he was handsome. But I saw him run in the Derby and I was fairly close to him at Arlington Park - he was a massive horse, not so much in height (at 16.2 he was a full hand shorter than Zenyatta) but in breadth of chest, shoulder, and hindquarters. Big boned for a TB. He was powerfully built to say the least.

We're going to see Secretariat this weekend. I expect it has been Disneyfied, and I know Keeneland stands in for Belmont, but I expect to enjoy it nonetheless. I adore Diane Lane, and since I've met Penny Chenery a couple times, I'm eager to see their take. I know one thing: IRL, you'd never catch Penny in a sweat. Never.

Since you're in Lexington do you have any connections to the horse indutry? I've been going to the races since I was 5, although we've owned show horses and harness horses. Still love the TBs. Dad was a consulant for Churchill. It's been beautiful racing weather for the meet this fall, both at K and Red Mile.

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