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Enzo wasn't his enemy; he was Ken's competition. His enemy was Beebe and... well that was it! You hate competition on the field of battle and in the heat of battle because it drives you to do better. But afterwards, you respect and sometimes are even friends with the competition. I don't think Ken or Shelby would ever be Leo Beebe's friend, or even respect him as a person.
The Ford guy rooting for Shelby and Miles, Lee Iacocca, became the head of Chrysler. In the 1980s he brought Shelby on to make a whole bunch of sports cars. This is one of my favorite movies ever.
$200 in 1965 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1,940.90 today, an increase of $1,740.90 over 58 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 4.00% per year between 1965 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 870.45%.
Because the $ is not backed by gold anymore, so now they keep printing out play paper (worthless unto itself) and everyone is duped into thinking it has value, when it does not. It's all a scam. 🤷♂️ GOLD AND SILVER is what has value, and the paper dollar was simply representing how much gold or silver you had, NOT to take the place of that gold or silver. This would be as dumb as me saying the deed to my house can take the place of the house itself. 🤣🤦♂️ Big scam. 🙄
@@Northanteus Kooks like you have been spouting this nonsense for decades. And yet the dollar remains the single greatest currency in the world. As if anyone would rather have Russian Rubles or the Japanese Yen.
Ferrari did not win another Le Mans until this year (2023). A Ford GT40 won four straight years but a Ford has not won since then. The movie did not kill Ken Miles for the story, he was killed while testing a new Ford prototype in August of 1966. Carroll Shelby was not present at the track that day but Ken's son was.
For a brief clarification: -The original GT40 was designed by Eric Broadley of Lola Cars for Ford - Ford Engineers and contractors redesigned it to install a Ford 427/ 7 liter engine, to give it enough horsepower to exceed 200 mph on Mulsanne. But the car was really too heavy. The "J" Car was the name that the Ford prototype with a chassis/tub of honeycomb panels, to lighten the car. This car eventually morphed into..... The Ford Mark IV, that won both 24 hour races in 1967, and was retired/outlawed (no more 7 liter engines). The cars that won in 1968-69 were derivatives of the original, small block powered GT40s, not the Mk IIs with 427s.
1:05 - Formula One is different than the 24 Hours at LeMans (the first and last race in this movie). LeMans is a 24 hour endurance race (F1 is about 90 minutes). F1 focuses on open-wheel, single seat driving while LeMans has more flexibility in terms of vehicle design. F1 emphasizes engineering tactics and strategy (e.g. optimal chassis airflow design) and LeMans tests how well (or not well) a vehicle will last within 24 hours of continuous stress on the vehicle's parts. 4:06 - He wasn't really going to fire everyone; it was just an attempted motivational speech. 22:19 - $200 a day in 1966 would be similar to making $1900 per day in 2023. The average daily wage ($50k yearly) in the United States today is about $24 per hour ($192 for an 8-hour shift). To give you some historical context, this movie showcases Lee Iacocca (Jon Bernthal's character) and Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon's character). Iacocca started his career at Ford and was responsible for the design and release of the Mustang, Pinto, and Fiesta. He went on to Chrysler in the 1970's and not only prevented its bankruptcy, he brought the company back to profitability as well as purchasing and bringing Jeep back to profitability. Shelby was already a race car legend in 1966 and his Cobra roadsters were already doing 0-100 km/h (0-60 mph) in four seconds, which today is performance similar to supercars like Lambos and Ferraris.
$200/day was a lot of money in 1964. The minimum wage was one dollar or less. They decided to redesign the car for the 7 liter/427 cubic inch NASCAR engine, because they needed enough power to go 200mph, and run for 24 hours. The 427 was the only engine they had that fit the bill. It didn't hurt that it was a "production" engine, that you could order in your new Ford. Phil Remington was one of the greatest race engineers/mechanics. His job was to come up with solutions for all of the problems found during testing.. He learned metal fabrication while working in the Southern California aviation industry, and migrated into building road racing cars. The Cobras and the GT40s would not have been what they were without him.
I noticed a couple English expressions you didn’t understand: Ferrari actually called Ford “pig-headed” which means “stupidly stubborn” and a blank check is way to say any amount of $ you need. When you write someone a blank check, you leave the amount empty and the other person writes in whatever they need.
Thanks for watching this movie with us. I saw this at the cinema when it first came out and have seen it a few time since and hit still hits hard. Loved your reaction.
Now you’ve got to watch Rush, which is the story of Niki Lauda and James Hunt and their battle for the F1 World Championship. Since you watch F1, Niki Lauda was part of the Mercedes team until he passed away a couple of years ago. He was a mentor for Lewis Hamilton.
I love all the authentic northern English vocabulary and accents from Christian Bale and the actress, Balfe, playing Mollie Miles. The Wrekin is a plateau in the English Midlands. "Going round the Wrekin" is a slang idiom for taking the long way, or the scenic route. A Cob is another word for a bun, in particular a large sandwich bun, in certain parts of England. There are many names for the same thing. A Pillock is a term of abuse, relatively mild, in between a twat and a cretin. Buggered technically, literally means penetrated in the arse, i.e. activity which used to be a crime. But in British slang, it mostly means wrecked, broken, ruined. It's milder than fucked, because something buggered can still be repaired, whereas if it's fucked, it can't be repaired. To lamp, as a verb ("don't make me lamp you with this") means to punch or hit. It's lamp as in putting someone's lights out; knocking them out.
I loved this movie more with your translations. I was excited to know what they were saying. It was like watching parts for the first time again. Great reaction.
NASCAR stands for National Association of Stock Cars. 'Stock' is the magic word here. Stock USED to mean cars off the assembly line. Now there's nothing stock about them except body style. Formula 1 racers are open wheeled and the tracks have lots of curves or on city streets, while NASCAR races oval tracks counterclockwise.
Back in these days, the races weren't necessarily about what car could go the distance fastest... It was more about, how far can it go without breaking down. That's why all the companies wanted to race. To show dependability.
Thanks for the passionate reaction, with bonus Italian translation. The GT-40 is a great looking legendary race car. This is such a fantastic but also heartbreaking movie. Unfortunately being a true story means they sadly couldn't change the tragic fact Ken Miles died. As a car enthusiast I would have liked to see scenes about the initial design and engineering process for the first GT-40 prototypes. We only get to see the cars tested. Then of course the racing. Bisscute did you know Enzo Ferrari's ego & snobbery is also what inspired Ferruccio Lamborghini a tractor manufacturer to start the Lamborghini car company. Bisscute you need to see more classic cars. Yes new cars are safer, more efficient and a few expensive ones are not bad looking, but most are boring lumps of thin metal and plastic that stop working after just a few years because of too much technology. A classic car is simple and can be maintained and driven forever because they don't have computers that stop working properly after a while. Car manufacturers want people to buy a new car every few years but thats expensive and clearly terrible for the environment. There are many classic cars that are beautiful like metal artwork, with curves like a woman. Very few new vehicles have that kind of character.
There's also the Baja 1000 vehicles a Ford can go through. While the beautiful road cars are hypnotistic, them Gods of Terrain are just raw metal muscle. You don't find that anywhere near today with Trophy Trucks. Class 8 is the example of those muscle trucks tanking the environment
The comment Ferrari made about Ford being "Henry Ford the second" had a deeper meaning. Ferrari was already known for saying that in racing only winning counts, and nobody remembers who came second. With this he was basically telling Ford that he's irrelevant, because he isn't first.
If you’re only familiar with Christian Bale from American Psycho and this film, then you’ve got a treat in store with many of his other movies. Starting with Empire of the Sun, his first when he was a kid, then The Machinist, The Fighter, American Hustle to name the favourites. And various Batmen
Don't forget his role as Dick Cheney in Vice. The man became another human being in almost every way, it was terrifying and captivating. On the whole, it's just an average movie, but his performance is scary.
The real-time Italian translation was so good. I (from North America) travelled to Sibiu and Medias a few years ago. I thought my Spanish/Italian would get me farther than it did. Transylvania seems to have its' own thing going on...
Du bist eindeutig eine der besten und wichtigsten Menschen auf TH-cam. Am wichtigsten deswegen weil du es mit deiner Sympathischen Ausstrahlung und deinen ehrlichen Emotionen schaffst, einem wieder Freude zu geben wenn es einem mal nicht so gut geht. Wünsche dir für die Zukunft im privaten und beruflichen viel Erfolg!
I heard an interview of a woman who ordered a new red Ferrari back in the late '60s or early '70s. She showed up at the dock to pick up her new car and found out that it was yellow, not red. The explanation was that Mr. Ferrari refused to sell a red Ferrari to a woman. So old Enzo was a real piece of work, lol.
Great review! I couldn't have described the emotions I had when I first saw this movie as well as you did. I am old enough to remember when this actually happened back in the late 60's. I have always loved cars and racing and this was such a big deal in America when Ford won Le Mans so many years in a row over Ferarri. Amazing story.
Biss, I know you love doing reactions because you do them so very, very well, which is why I'm always watching them. Another great reaction & this movie will always be my favorite racing movie.
Late to party & I don’t know how I missed this one. 1 of my most favorite movies & reactor! I take off every Le Mans weekend although as American we don’t get best coverage. Especially loved when teams had to manage their car’s more to survive. Nowadays they run full out the entire race.
I watch MotoGP. I stopped watching after Rossi retired. I might get into again. I still get notices, and I love the skill and abilities of motorcycle riders. Then there's the Isle of Mann TT, which is an insane race, and people still get killed in it.
So Ken Miles would have been (and is still considered to be) the only driver ever to win the Triple Crown. That’s the 3 most prestigious races in the same year.. Le Mans, Daytona, Sebring. He won Daytona, Then he won Sebring. And he only lost Le Mans because he was asked to slow down for a photo. No driver has ever actually completed the Triple Crown. However, many racing fans consider Ken Miles to be the only driver to ever achieve this accomplishment. At least in the hearts of many, Ken achieved the impossible. Even if the record books say otherwise
Seems there are as many definitions of the Triple Crown as there are people who supposedly won it. My understanding of the Triple Crown is Monaco, Le Mans and the Indy 500. Is there like a sportscars/prototypes Triple Crown I'm not aware of?
@BissFlix Also Beebe was a real man at Ford, but he was very different to how he was portrayed in the film - he was as much on Ken's side and wanted him, and Ford, to win at Le Mans, just like Shelby did. (He also wasn't the one who suggested the three Fords crossing the line at the same time - I believe that was Shelby. Whoever it was, nobody at Ford knew that the Le Mans race rules would have the run to the car act as a tiebreaker on distance and cost Ken the win.)
Carroll Shelby lived another 13 years, after a successful heart transplant, and will be known as one of Americas most innovative car builders! Ken Miles is also remembered as one of the finest road racers that ever lived! Both were EPIC human beings!!!!!!
$200 in those years is about same value as $2000 with today inflation and value of a dollar So Ford was offering $2000 a day plus paying for expenses that’s a very good deal
I absolutely love the scene where he’s realized he’s reached the pinnacle of his career on the mulsanne straight. Literally the fastest spot on the fastest racetrack in the world. Going well over 200 mph he looks into the rear view mirror with the world disappearing at the speed an airliner would fly below 10,000 feet. He’s all alone though and decides that it’s better for him to be a member of a team than to blitz for a win. It’s an amazing story about a group of men that produced a beautiful car during an amazing time. Ferrari was an amazing adversary and just as formidable as Ford. Keep in mind it’s that big block NASCAR v8 that pushed sports cars into the future. Start your engines people.
My father was just beginning his autocross career when Ken Miles was a star, and while he didn't know Miles well, they did meet a few times at Laguna Seca. He says that while the story was mostly accurate, Ken Miles would never engage in violence- he was thoroughly polite. But he considers it one of the best films about racing, nevertheless.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans will not be run by F1 cars but by HYPERCAR, various LMP classes and GT cars at the same time. Now it's time to watch Rush! This time a real F1 story. Depending on how much you know about it, you should look at a report bag afterwards, it will enrich your comment extremely.
Hehehehe. Watching your reaction to Enzo's cursing in Italian was HILARIOUS. Legend has it that's almost literally verbatim as to how the conversation went down. Enzo always was a smug, prideful bastard lol. And that mindset, sadly, was passed down over the decades into modern-day Ferrari's interaction with their customers and the media as well.
It was and is ...a great film. I used to watch 24 Hours when they were broadcast in years gone by and loved the race. I saw many and managed to catch several of the Ford Wins but missed this one. And I'm truly thankful Ken was so honored. Shelby was a hell of a man...and friend. I've always loved the, Cobra, and saw one the other day it still gets my juices flowing.
Excellent video Biss. Movies like this are great that are based on real life people and their story. The series that these GT40's raced in were not actually formula one cars tho, the formula one cars are open wheel with no roof on them. Much more dangerous back in these days than the sedan type cars.
$200 in 1964 when this took place would be equivalent to $1,972.20 a day or around $1,800 euros a day so yeah that’s a shit ton of money especially considering when they made him the offer he was only brought on as a technical advisor not a driver
54:14 "The disgust I have, right now..." ...is disgust we _all_ felt, at this point in the movie. We understand. Consider Ferrari's conduct, in this race. They had a well designed, well built _car._ They had a properly trained _driver._ They had a NASCAR-trained _pit_ crew. It seemed like they had _all_ the things they needed to win _this_ race, just like they had won the last _several._ But it wasn't enough. _Ford's_ car, aside from the door, was _better_ designed. Ford employed a _better_ driver who had worked on that car's _assembly._ Their pit crew wasn't anywhere _near_ as fast or efficient, but it didn't matter. But Ferrari cheated _all_ this by buying off the _judge._ Yeah. It's _all kinds_ of revolting.
Beautiful movie, I love your reactions. I'm generally a Ferrari fan, but as an Argentine, today I'm a fan of Franco Colapinto. Kisses, thanks for your channel.
Presuming they're working on the car as the same year as the race (1966) and getting paid the same amount for the 90 days they need the car ready by, $200 in 1966 is about $1,887 today (pretty nice for a day's pay!), so after 90 days, that's $169,828.33.
19:46. Bad read here. He was talking specifically in code directly to Ken. Carroll Shelby is anything but a sell-out. $200 is equivalent to roughly $1,886.98 today. So that's $13,208.86 a week, $52,835.44 a month, $634,025.28 a year. In short, it's a ridiculous salary. That's of course if you work every day for that time frame, so that's the theoretical maximum. While I don't watch modern F1, or any racing for that matter really, I put my stamp on Ayrton Senna.
Great reaction for a great racing movie, Bisscute. And thank you for all of your wonderful translations. It was so nice to finally learn what the Italians were saying. 👍😊❤ Also, you are not the only one who was mad about how Ken Miles was robbed of his win. 😡👎
Many of these men were taken care of, and they still are. From ww2 ,Korea, Vietnam, to the gulf wars, war on terror most of these men are taken care of very well. Some are not but we are working on it. But many are to prideful to recieve help.😢
True story based Biss. You are YOU to judge kiddo. Those afraid to judge are afraid of their own faulty morality. I watch Indy. Marco Andretti. 1969 Ford Couger!!!
Field Of Dreams would be an interesting reaction. It's set in the world of baseball though it's not really the story...kind of ends up being the subplot really
50:49 "Shelby, Miles needs to be a team _player."_ Ken Miles _is_ a team player. What he _needs_ is a team that _supports_ him, all the way to the _finish_ line.
Christian Bale is a beast of acting in this one. Also if you liked the movie, another amazingly good one is "Rush". Daniel Brühl with a killer-performance. ( you know him from marvel and inglorious basterds )
This isn’t the first stage of F1 this is its own separate racing league! The movie Rush will show you the very early stages of F1 Also this is based of the actual true story of what happened
I agree with you on Norris, I like him too. I think in the right car he could be World Champion. George Russell also has the talent to win the WDC, in my opinion. It's cool that you are into F1 racing. It has been a passion of mine since I was a child.
Carroll Hall Shelby was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. Shelby is best known for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, which he modified during the late 1960s and early 2000s. Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca was an American automobile executive best known for the development of the Ford Mustang, Continental Mark III, and Ford Pinto cars while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and for reviving the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s. Kenneth Henry Jarvis Miles was a British sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the US and with American teams on the international scene. He is an inductee to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
I’ve read and heard that Beebee wasn’t anything nearly as bad as this movie makes him out to be in real life, they just needed an antagonist for the movie. Lee Iacocca went on to be the head of the Chrysler corporation and saved them from going out of business. He brought Carroll Shelby along to Chrysler doing several collaborations of different car models, and also a huge part in designing Chrysler’s own sports car, the Dodge Viper. The scene contrasting where Ford flys away in a helicopter to just come back later while Enzo sticks around just taking a quick break for a meal is pretty much to be expected. Enzo was a racer who also sold some cars. Henry Ford was a car corporation owner who just happened to dabble in racing just to help sell some cars.
Just found this. Multiple people say that Leo Beebe was not like that irl. I have not dug into too much, but while the movie is based on history there are changes made for hollywood.
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i love that his "enemy" is showing way more respect to ken miles, than his own company.
Respect for reaching for the same goals makes people understand each other.
Enzo wasn't his enemy; he was Ken's competition. His enemy was Beebe and... well that was it! You hate competition on the field of battle and in the heat of battle because it drives you to do better. But afterwards, you respect and sometimes are even friends with the competition. I don't think Ken or Shelby would ever be Leo Beebe's friend, or even respect him as a person.
@@arthurcamargo8416 thats why i said "enemy" both work for the same goal. both respect each other for trying to be the best.
Yeah, Ferrari respected his driving acumen. The ford exec’s ego wouldn’t allow that.
"Competitor" not "enemies". Enemies wanna kill each other , competitors don't
Bisscute: "I don't know that much about cars."
Also Bisscute: "He can engine brake, right?"
Credit to Josh Lucas making Beebe into such an insufferable bastard. The whole cast was brilliant.
According to Lee Iacoca he was
@@mottorcyle5052That's why I have no respect for Ford and their dicksucking products.
His best roles are with very relatable characters. I like him in "A Beautiful Mind". But here, he plays the villain very well...
I watched that film too and he nailed the role. Also him being the main in stealth (2005)
35:16 Everyone laughs at Mr. Ford crying then BAM right in the feels
Always respected Christian Bale's acting performances, but this is one of the best ever on screen by anyone. Mindblowing.
The Ford guy rooting for Shelby and Miles, Lee Iacocca, became the head of Chrysler. In the 1980s he brought Shelby on to make a whole bunch of sports cars.
This is one of my favorite movies ever.
Top movie,Rush is also based on true story,worth a watch
Rush is better than this, with more engaging characters.
$200 in 1965 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1,940.90 today, an increase of $1,740.90 over 58 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 4.00% per year between 1965 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 870.45%.
Because the $ is not backed by gold anymore, so now they keep printing out play paper (worthless unto itself) and everyone is duped into thinking it has value, when it does not. It's all a scam. 🤷♂️ GOLD AND SILVER is what has value, and the paper dollar was simply representing how much gold or silver you had, NOT to take the place of that gold or silver. This would be as dumb as me saying the deed to my house can take the place of the house itself. 🤣🤦♂️ Big scam. 🙄
@@Northanteus Kooks like you have been spouting this nonsense for decades. And yet the dollar remains the single greatest currency in the world. As if anyone would rather have Russian Rubles or the Japanese Yen.
@@Northanteusend the fed. We know how it happens..
Unfortunately Ron Paul was never president so doesn’t do much to complain about it now.
Ferrari did not win another Le Mans until this year (2023). A Ford GT40 won four straight years but a Ford has not won since then.
The movie did not kill Ken Miles for the story, he was killed while testing a new Ford prototype in August of 1966. Carroll Shelby was not present at the track that day but Ken's son was.
Ford won again in 2016 with a GT.
@@JABzHobbies, yes, a Ford GT did win its classification (GTE Pro) that year but not the overall title won by a Porsche 919 Hybrid.
My favorite F1 driver is Louis Hamilton, not only a great driver but a great person as well.
For a brief clarification:
-The original GT40 was designed by Eric Broadley of Lola Cars for Ford
- Ford Engineers and contractors redesigned it to install a Ford 427/ 7 liter engine, to give it enough horsepower to exceed 200 mph on Mulsanne. But the car was really too heavy.
The "J" Car was the name that the Ford prototype with a chassis/tub of honeycomb panels, to lighten the car. This car eventually morphed into.....
The Ford Mark IV, that won both 24 hour races in 1967, and was retired/outlawed (no more 7 liter engines).
The cars that won in 1968-69 were derivatives of the original, small block powered GT40s, not the Mk IIs with 427s.
@JABzHobbies and Ferrari also won many times in GTE, but overall is obviously what this comment was referring to.
If you like movies about competition, "The Right Stuff" (1983) is amazing. Oscar-winning true story film. Lots of famous faces in the cast.
My suggestions are Le Mans by Steve McQueen (1971)and Rush by Ron Howard (2013)
I don't normally go for sports movies but have always loved this one. If you enjoyed this, have a look at Rush (2013).
1:05 - Formula One is different than the 24 Hours at LeMans (the first and last race in this movie). LeMans is a 24 hour endurance race (F1 is about 90 minutes). F1 focuses on open-wheel, single seat driving while LeMans has more flexibility in terms of vehicle design. F1 emphasizes engineering tactics and strategy (e.g. optimal chassis airflow design) and LeMans tests how well (or not well) a vehicle will last within 24 hours of continuous stress on the vehicle's parts.
4:06 - He wasn't really going to fire everyone; it was just an attempted motivational speech.
22:19 - $200 a day in 1966 would be similar to making $1900 per day in 2023. The average daily wage ($50k yearly) in the United States today is about $24 per hour ($192 for an 8-hour shift).
To give you some historical context, this movie showcases Lee Iacocca (Jon Bernthal's character) and Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon's character). Iacocca started his career at Ford and was responsible for the design and release of the Mustang, Pinto, and Fiesta. He went on to Chrysler in the 1970's and not only prevented its bankruptcy, he brought the company back to profitability as well as purchasing and bringing Jeep back to profitability.
Shelby was already a race car legend in 1966 and his Cobra roadsters were already doing 0-100 km/h (0-60 mph) in four seconds, which today is performance similar to supercars like Lambos and Ferraris.
$200/day was a lot of money in 1964. The minimum wage was one dollar or less.
They decided to redesign the car for the 7 liter/427 cubic inch NASCAR engine, because they needed enough power to go 200mph, and run for 24 hours. The 427 was the only engine they had that fit the bill. It didn't hurt that it was a "production" engine, that you could order in your new Ford.
Phil Remington was one of the greatest race engineers/mechanics. His job was to come up with solutions for all of the problems found during testing.. He learned metal fabrication while working in the Southern California aviation industry, and migrated into building road racing cars. The Cobras and the GT40s would not have been what they were without him.
For what it is worth, Ken is generally recognized to have won the race even though he officially lost. It wasn't even close.
I noticed a couple English expressions you didn’t understand: Ferrari actually called Ford “pig-headed” which means “stupidly stubborn” and a blank check is way to say any amount of $ you need. When you write someone a blank check, you leave the amount empty and the other person writes in whatever they need.
Thanks for watching this movie with us. I saw this at the cinema when it first came out and have seen it a few time since and hit still hits hard. Loved your reaction.
Now you’ve got to watch Rush, which is the story of Niki Lauda and James Hunt and their battle for the F1 World Championship.
Since you watch F1, Niki Lauda was part of the Mercedes team until he passed away a couple of years ago. He was a mentor for Lewis Hamilton.
I love all the authentic northern English vocabulary and accents from Christian Bale and the actress, Balfe, playing Mollie Miles.
The Wrekin is a plateau in the English Midlands. "Going round the Wrekin" is a slang idiom for taking the long way, or the scenic route.
A Cob is another word for a bun, in particular a large sandwich bun, in certain parts of England. There are many names for the same thing.
A Pillock is a term of abuse, relatively mild, in between a twat and a cretin.
Buggered technically, literally means penetrated in the arse, i.e. activity which used to be a crime. But in British slang, it mostly means wrecked, broken, ruined. It's milder than fucked, because something buggered can still be repaired, whereas if it's fucked, it can't be repaired.
To lamp, as a verb ("don't make me lamp you with this") means to punch or hit. It's lamp as in putting someone's lights out; knocking them out.
I loved this movie more with your translations. I was excited to know what they were saying. It was like watching parts for the first time again. Great reaction.
NASCAR stands for National Association of Stock Cars. 'Stock' is the magic word here. Stock USED to mean cars off the assembly line. Now there's nothing stock about them except body style. Formula 1 racers are open wheeled and the tracks have lots of curves or on city streets, while NASCAR races oval tracks counterclockwise.
That's why I stopped watching NASCAR it stopped being Stock Cars.
NASCAR does road courses as well, but not very often. Ovals are fun, but it can get a bit boring from time to time.
Back in these days, the races weren't necessarily about what car could go the distance fastest... It was more about, how far can it go without breaking down.
That's why all the companies wanted to race. To show dependability.
Thanks for the passionate reaction, with bonus Italian translation.
The GT-40 is a great looking legendary race car. This is such a fantastic but also heartbreaking movie. Unfortunately being a true story means they sadly couldn't change the tragic fact Ken Miles died.
As a car enthusiast I would have liked to see scenes about the initial design and engineering process for the first GT-40 prototypes. We only get to see the cars tested. Then of course the racing.
Bisscute did you know
Enzo Ferrari's ego & snobbery is also what inspired Ferruccio Lamborghini a tractor manufacturer to start the Lamborghini car company.
Bisscute you need to see more classic cars. Yes new cars are safer, more efficient and a few expensive ones are not bad looking, but most are boring lumps of thin metal and plastic that stop working after just a few years because of too much technology.
A classic car is simple and can be maintained and driven forever because they don't have computers that stop working properly after a while.
Car manufacturers want people to buy a new car every few years but thats expensive and clearly terrible for the environment.
There are many classic cars that are beautiful like metal artwork, with curves like a woman. Very few new vehicles have that kind of character.
There's also the Baja 1000 vehicles a Ford can go through. While the beautiful road cars are hypnotistic, them Gods of Terrain are just raw metal muscle.
You don't find that anywhere near today with Trophy Trucks. Class 8 is the example of those muscle trucks tanking the environment
The comment Ferrari made about Ford being "Henry Ford the second" had a deeper meaning. Ferrari was already known for saying that in racing only winning counts, and nobody remembers who came second. With this he was basically telling Ford that he's irrelevant, because he isn't first.
I STRONGLY recommend you watch "Rush" - it is a gem of a movie.
If you’re only familiar with Christian Bale from American Psycho and this film, then you’ve got a treat in store with many of his other movies. Starting with Empire of the Sun, his first when he was a kid, then The Machinist, The Fighter, American Hustle to name the favourites. And various Batmen
Don't forget his role as Dick Cheney in Vice. The man became another human being in almost every way, it was terrifying and captivating. On the whole, it's just an average movie, but his performance is scary.
Equilibrium!
Empire of the Sun wrecked me when I was a teenager when it premiered.
Empire of the Sun is an outstanding movie that I wish more people would react to.
"Hostiles"
$200 in 1965 is roughly 1,770 euros today. That is what he was offered every day plus expenses
See RUSH please!! This movie was good, but Rush was awesome...
Your reaction and comments were spot on. I have watched over 10 other reactions to this movie. This was the best one. Thank You.
Wow, thank you
The World’s Fastest Indian is a fine speed machine movie.
Thank you for reacting to this.
The real-time Italian translation was so good. I (from North America) travelled to Sibiu and Medias a few years ago. I thought my Spanish/Italian would get me farther than it did. Transylvania seems to have its' own thing going on...
This is the best reaction that I have ever seen !!!
Du bist eindeutig eine der besten und wichtigsten Menschen auf TH-cam. Am wichtigsten deswegen weil du es mit deiner Sympathischen Ausstrahlung und deinen ehrlichen Emotionen schaffst, einem wieder Freude zu geben wenn es einem mal nicht so gut geht. Wünsche dir für die Zukunft im privaten und beruflichen viel Erfolg!
I truly love your reaction to this. You are wise beyond your years and your emotions are so refreshing.
$200/day in the 60's was a lot of money.
I loved this reaction. I watch this movie every week. I loved that you could feel and understand the underlying emotion.
Happy you loved it
I heard an interview of a woman who ordered a new red Ferrari back in the late '60s or early '70s. She showed up at the dock to pick up her new car and found out that it was yellow, not red. The explanation was that Mr. Ferrari refused to sell a red Ferrari to a woman. So old Enzo was a real piece of work, lol.
I super happy a generation like u understand about this movie world cuz there is some history and real car world on this film
Miles was like a Mozart of car building. Imagine what cars would be like today if he had not left us so early.
Him and Phil Remington. That GT40 was really a yardstick. They are still fast sports cars by modern standards. Amazing.
Great review! I couldn't have described the emotions I had when I first saw this movie as well as you did. I am old enough to remember when this actually happened back in the late 60's. I have always loved cars and racing and this was such a big deal in America when Ford won Le Mans so many years in a row over Ferarri. Amazing story.
Sometimes its about the journey, not the destination. He knows he won, and it felt good.
Try rush, it's also based on a true story, if you liked this one you would love that one
Biss, I know you love doing reactions because you do them so very, very well, which is why I'm always watching them. Another great reaction & this movie will always be my favorite racing movie.
Another fine reaction 'Biss'. Apologies but at 37:23 I almost spit my drink (See my Yodas)... LOL
Late to party & I don’t know how I missed this one. 1 of my most favorite movies & reactor!
I take off every Le Mans weekend although as American we don’t get best coverage. Especially loved when teams had to manage their car’s more to survive. Nowadays they run full out the entire race.
I watch MotoGP. I stopped watching after Rossi retired. I might get into again. I still get notices, and I love the skill and abilities of motorcycle riders. Then there's the Isle of Mann TT, which is an insane race, and people still get killed in it.
So Ken Miles would have been (and is still considered to be) the only driver ever to win the Triple Crown. That’s the 3 most prestigious races in the same year.. Le Mans, Daytona, Sebring. He won Daytona, Then he won Sebring. And he only lost Le Mans because he was asked to slow down for a photo. No driver has ever actually completed the Triple Crown. However, many racing fans consider Ken Miles to be the only driver to ever achieve this accomplishment. At least in the hearts of many, Ken achieved the impossible. Even if the record books say otherwise
Seems there are as many definitions of the Triple Crown as there are people who supposedly won it. My understanding of the Triple Crown is Monaco, Le Mans and the Indy 500. Is there like a sportscars/prototypes Triple Crown I'm not aware of?
I loved watching this reaction for seeing you react to Enzo Ferrari's insults while they happened in Italian! That was delightful.
Haha happy you loved it
@BissFlix Also Beebe was a real man at Ford, but he was very different to how he was portrayed in the film - he was as much on Ken's side and wanted him, and Ford, to win at Le Mans, just like Shelby did.
(He also wasn't the one who suggested the three Fords crossing the line at the same time - I believe that was Shelby.
Whoever it was, nobody at Ford knew that the Le Mans race rules would have the run to the car act as a tiebreaker on distance and cost Ken the win.)
U need to watch Rush as well it’s a great racing movie based on a true story.
Carroll Shelby lived another 13 years, after a successful heart transplant, and will be known as one of Americas most innovative car builders! Ken Miles is also remembered as one of the finest road racers that ever lived! Both were EPIC human beings!!!!!!
$200 in those years is about same value as $2000 with today inflation and value of a dollar
So Ford was offering $2000 a day plus paying for expenses that’s a very good deal
I absolutely love the scene where he’s realized he’s reached the pinnacle of his career on the mulsanne straight. Literally the fastest spot on the fastest racetrack in the world. Going well over 200 mph he looks into the rear view mirror with the world disappearing at the speed an airliner would fly below 10,000 feet. He’s all alone though and decides that it’s better for him to be a member of a team than to blitz for a win. It’s an amazing story about a group of men that produced a beautiful car during an amazing time. Ferrari was an amazing adversary and just as formidable as Ford. Keep in mind it’s that big block NASCAR v8 that pushed sports cars into the future. Start your engines people.
Great review..............Thanks for the translation. Always need that.
Please keep doing the reviews.
My father was just beginning his autocross career when Ken Miles was a star, and while he didn't know Miles well, they did meet a few times at Laguna Seca. He says that while the story was mostly accurate, Ken Miles would never engage in violence- he was thoroughly polite. But he considers it one of the best films about racing, nevertheless.
A certified chronometer, is a stopwatch/watch that has undergone extensive testing to ensure that it is accurate to +/-2 seconds per day.
“Sometimes words r not useful.” How true, how true.
thank you for the italian translation! that was really cool.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans will not be run by F1 cars but by HYPERCAR, various LMP classes and GT cars at the same time.
Now it's time to watch Rush! This time a real F1 story. Depending on how much you know about it, you should look at a report bag afterwards, it will enrich your comment extremely.
"YOU SEE MY YODAS!!" great line lol, this is one of my favorite movies. glad you liked it, till the end of course :(
Hehehehe. Watching your reaction to Enzo's cursing in Italian was HILARIOUS. Legend has it that's almost literally verbatim as to how the conversation went down. Enzo always was a smug, prideful bastard lol. And that mindset, sadly, was passed down over the decades into modern-day Ferrari's interaction with their customers and the media as well.
The philosophy behind factory sponsored racing is what wins on Sunday, sells on Monday.
I do love your reactions, this one stands out. Great job!
It was and is ...a great film. I used to watch 24 Hours when they were broadcast in years gone by and loved the race. I saw many and managed to catch several of the Ford Wins but missed this one. And I'm truly thankful Ken was so honored. Shelby was a hell of a man...and friend. I've always loved the, Cobra, and saw one the other day it still gets my juices flowing.
Excellent video Biss. Movies like this are great that are based on real life people and their story. The series that these GT40's raced in were not actually formula one cars tho, the formula one cars are open wheel with no roof on them. Much more dangerous back in these days than the sedan type cars.
$200 in 1964 when this took place would be equivalent to $1,972.20 a day or around $1,800 euros a day so yeah that’s a shit ton of money especially considering when they made him the offer he was only brought on as a technical advisor not a driver
54:14 "The disgust I have, right now..."
...is disgust we _all_ felt, at this point in the movie. We understand.
Consider Ferrari's conduct, in this race. They had a well designed, well built _car._ They had a properly trained _driver._ They had a NASCAR-trained _pit_ crew. It seemed like they had _all_ the things they needed to win _this_ race, just like they had won the last _several._ But it wasn't enough.
_Ford's_ car, aside from the door, was _better_ designed. Ford employed a _better_ driver who had worked on that car's _assembly._ Their pit crew wasn't anywhere _near_ as fast or efficient, but it didn't matter.
But Ferrari cheated _all_ this by buying off the _judge._ Yeah. It's _all kinds_ of revolting.
Well, James Bond did drive a Mustang in Diamonds Are Forever, but that movie came out in 1971. 😁
Beautiful movie, I love your reactions. I'm generally a Ferrari fan, but as an Argentine, today I'm a fan of Franco Colapinto. Kisses, thanks for your channel.
Great movie! And great reaction Biss! One of your best! Your too funny!
That was great to finally know what the was said in Italian. He survived so much in the race to die in a test drive.
You know racing, not sure what form, maybe Formula 1, but you know the concepts. Go Max.
Love her passion, she's got heart.
Presuming they're working on the car as the same year as the race (1966) and getting paid the same amount for the 90 days they need the car ready by, $200 in 1966 is about $1,887 today (pretty nice for a day's pay!), so after 90 days, that's $169,828.33.
Thank you for filling in the Italian parts 🙏❤️🙏 very cool
When she said "I used to drove a Ford Focus" I said Out loud "I know"
19:46. Bad read here. He was talking specifically in code directly to Ken. Carroll Shelby is anything but a sell-out.
$200 is equivalent to roughly $1,886.98 today. So that's $13,208.86 a week, $52,835.44 a month, $634,025.28 a year. In short, it's a ridiculous salary. That's of course if you work every day for that time frame, so that's the theoretical maximum.
While I don't watch modern F1, or any racing for that matter really, I put my stamp on Ayrton Senna.
FYI Bisscute, being paid $200 per day plus expenses was a LOT of money in the 1960's! In fact, it's still a good salary today. 👍😊
Great reaction for a great racing movie, Bisscute. And thank you for all of your wonderful translations. It was so nice to finally learn what the Italians were saying. 👍😊❤ Also, you are not the only one who was mad about how Ken Miles was robbed of his win. 😡👎
Was so excited for you to watch this, my favorite film!! You didn’t disappoint!! Great reaction!! And to answer your question: Hamilton.
Recommend: Dragon The Bruce Lee Story. 1993 film.😊
22:26 it would be the equivalent of about $1900 a day today, so yeah , good money for sure.
Many of these men were taken care of, and they still are. From ww2 ,Korea, Vietnam, to the gulf wars, war on terror most of these men are taken care of very well. Some are not but we are working on it. But many are to prideful to recieve help.😢
True story based Biss. You are YOU to judge kiddo. Those afraid to judge are afraid of their own faulty morality. I watch Indy. Marco Andretti. 1969 Ford Couger!!!
Your editors style is excellent - very awesome new style.
"my name is Carroll Shelby and performance is my business"
Love your command of Italian!
Field Of Dreams would be an interesting reaction. It's set in the world of baseball though it's not really the story...kind of ends up being the subplot really
Your opinion of the end of the movie was spot on.
42:54 "He's pushing the car too _hard!_ _That's_ not the plan!"
🤔 Oh. Pardon me. I thought the plan was to _win._
50:49 "Shelby, Miles needs to be a team _player."_
Ken Miles _is_ a team player. What he _needs_ is a team that _supports_ him, all the way to the _finish_ line.
i wonder if they lined up back to back instead of side to side would ken still lose?
Christian Bale is a beast of acting in this one.
Also if you liked the movie, another amazingly good one is "Rush".
Daniel Brühl with a killer-performance. ( you know him from marvel and inglorious basterds )
This isn’t the first stage of F1 this is its own separate racing league! The movie Rush will show you the very early stages of F1
Also this is based of the actual true story of what happened
I highly recommend The Worlds Fastest Indian starring Anthony Hopkins. Based on another motorsport legend Burt Munro.
I agree with you on Norris, I like him too. I think in the right car he could be World Champion. George Russell also has the talent to win the WDC, in my opinion. It's cool that you are into F1 racing. It has been a passion of mine since I was a child.
I avoided watching this movie until this year. I always thought it would be some goofy racing movie, was i wrong. One of my favorite movies.
$200 a day back then was like $2,000 a day today.
Carroll Hall Shelby was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. Shelby is best known for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, which he modified during the late 1960s and early 2000s.
Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca was an American automobile executive best known for the development of the Ford Mustang, Continental Mark III, and Ford Pinto cars while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and for reviving the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s.
Kenneth Henry Jarvis Miles was a British sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the US and with American teams on the international scene. He is an inductee to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
I’ve read and heard that Beebee wasn’t anything nearly as bad as this movie makes him out to be in real life, they just needed an antagonist for the movie. Lee Iacocca went on to be the head of the Chrysler corporation and saved them from going out of business. He brought Carroll Shelby along to Chrysler doing several collaborations of different car models, and also a huge part in designing Chrysler’s own sports car, the Dodge Viper. The scene contrasting where Ford flys away in a helicopter to just come back later while Enzo sticks around just taking a quick break for a meal is pretty much to be expected. Enzo was a racer who also sold some cars. Henry Ford was a car corporation owner who just happened to dabble in racing just to help sell some cars.
Although Enzo himself never travelled to Le Mans, even tho it was one of his loves, but it is accurate to what he would do if he had gone I would say.
Just found this. Multiple people say that Leo Beebe was not like that irl. I have not dug into too much, but while the movie is based on history there are changes made for hollywood.
Maybe, thanks for watching