NGL, I remember this being way better. The footage is cool to see by default, its the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. I like owning this as just a piece of history on its own.
The problem is it tries way too hard to be something it's not, there are a ton of ultra close-ups which don't look the best for whatever reason. Not sure if it's the transfer on bluray or just the way the film was exposed but it is extremely grainy to the point where most details are lost.
It is definitely cool to watch and I loved it the first time I saw it, but second viewing I noticed a lot of the flaws, and the way the games are portrayed starts to become boring after a while, you end up just wanting to watch the actual games themselves but are stuck watching an "artsy" rendition of them with the ultra closeups, slow mo, etc.
NGL, I remember this being way better. The footage is cool to see by default, its the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. I like owning this as just a piece of history on its own.
The problem is it tries way too hard to be something it's not, there are a ton of ultra close-ups which don't look the best for whatever reason. Not sure if it's the transfer on bluray or just the way the film was exposed but it is extremely grainy to the point where most details are lost.
It is definitely cool to watch and I loved it the first time I saw it, but second viewing I noticed a lot of the flaws, and the way the games are portrayed starts to become boring after a while, you end up just wanting to watch the actual games themselves but are stuck watching an "artsy" rendition of them with the ultra closeups, slow mo, etc.
