I for one will be very interested to see if they are able to produce a balanced view of Fischer's life starting with his less than ideal childhood and ending up with his mental difficulties in later years ( & keeping in mind that he was one of the very best Chessplayers to ever walk on this planet ).
Re: Fischer & Pawn Sacrifice film
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You can go to the website IMDB and type in 'Pawn Sacrifice' and watch the trailer. Looks to be an interesting movie.
eager to see the film. watch, if interested, Bobby Fischer against the world, a documentary
Aside from chess nerds, how many would be interested to see a movie about a chess player-even one some think is the best ever?
My guess is that there will be a lot of the usual Hollywood indescretions in the film. Now, if it's an actual documentary, actual events will (hopefully) be presented as they happened.
I think it would take a helluva filmmaker to interest a mass audience to Fischer's life, and, that's what it's about-money. Put asses in seats.
Ruminator wrote:
You can go to the website IMDB and type in 'Pawn Sacrifice' and watch the trailer. Looks to be an interesting movie.---
--- Thanks for the posts.
Ruminator: Thanks for the info.
N_Parma wrote:
eager to see the film. watch, if interested, Bobby Fischer against the world, a documentary
--- Yes I had heard of that film, but have not found it on a dvd yet.
AlCzervik wrote:
Aside from chess nerds, how many would be interested to see a movie about a chess player-even one some think is the best ever?
My guess is that there will be a lot of the usual Hollywood indescretions in the film. Now, if it's an actual documentary, actual events will (hopefully) be presented as they happened.
I think it would take a helluva filmmaker to interest a mass audience to Fischer's life, and, that's what it's about-money. Put asses in seats.
--- You make some very good points there AlCzervik but I guess that we have to hope for the best. I would be interested in more info on his childhood as I think things did not go all that well for him in those early years.
#bringtobybacktospiderman
From what we can see in the trailer, the chess seems to be fairly accurate, using descriptive notation instead of algebraic - which would have been a huge faux-pas. Tobey Maguire and Liev Schreiber look very convincing in the lead roles. And part of what makes Fischer's story so interesting is that it isn't only about chess, but about patriotism and political tension (I suggest the book Bobby Fischer goes to War if you want to read about it), as well as the protagonist's descent into mental instability. More of a brainy movie than audiences are used to, but hey, it cetainly has its appeal with certain demographics.
Here's a still from the movie. Fischer playing Boris the Spastic
Floyd-Pinkerton wrote:
From what we can see in the trailer, the chess seems to be fairly accurate, using descriptive notation instead of algebraic - which would have been a huge faux-pas. Tobey Maguire and Liev Schreiber look very convincing in the lead roles. And part of what makes Fischer's story so interesting is that it isn't only about chess, but about patriotism and political tension (I suggest the book Bobby Fischer goes to War if you want to read about it), as well as the protagonist's descent into mental instability. More of a brainy movie than audiences are used to, but hey, it cetainly has its appeal with certain demographics.
--- Floyd-Pinkerton: Thanks for the nice update, sounds quite interesting.
trysts wrote:
Here's a still from the movie. Fischer playing Boris the Spastic
--- Thanks for the picture Trysts ( but which one is Fischer ? lol ).
Spiderman, obviously.
Never forget...
This was when spiderman was still good.
Thanks for the photo King_undercover_vamp. Yes if we think to the early Bobby Fischer ( ie: Fischer the Good ) before the long & sad downhill-slide started. That is to say going back to 1972 when he sent poor Boris " Back To The USSR " lol.
Watched different documentaries about Fischer, but seeing a biopic is gonna be exciting. Obviously there's going to be parts in the movie where its just to liven the movie. I mean in the trailer Spassky's at a beach, and Fischer says he's coming for him. Nevertheless, looking forward to seeing it. I imagine it depicts his life from his childhood in his rise to chess stardom and then ends with him winning the WCC. And like a ending description to end the movie; of his life and impact.
Are there any other of Fischer's competitors in the movie being portrayed besides Spassky?
Rehcsif_Ybbob wrote:
Are there any other of Fischer's competitors in the movie being portrayed besides Spassky?
Check the cast and who each person is portraying to see if there are chess players you know of here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596345/
trysts wrote:
Rehcsif_Ybbob wrote:
Are there any other of Fischer's competitors in the movie being portrayed besides Spassky?
Check the cast and who each person is portraying to see if there are chess players you know of here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596345/
--- Thanks for the new posts.
Trysts: Thanks a lot for the info.
trysts wrote:
Rehcsif_Ybbob wrote:
Are there any other of Fischer's competitors in the movie being portrayed besides Spassky?
Check the cast and who each person is portraying to see if there are chess players you know of here:
Oh ok coolthanks; Yeah there's Donald Byrne (from the "game of the century"), William Lombardy (Fischer's second), No other soviet players besides Spassky.
Toby Maguire is playing the part of Fischer in " Pawn Sacifice " due for release in September. Has anyone heard much about this movie ? Maguire is a good actor so I hope that this is going to be a good film.