Jeanskynebu
the audience applauded
VeteranLight
I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
Voxitype
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Portia Hilton
Blistering performances.
Ole Sandbaek Joergensen
It was really fun to see this old movie on the big screen, really enjoyed it and my kids did also, even though they thought it was ooollllldddddd :)But we had a great time and fun to show them something from way back when, that wasn't digitally created and really was old school animation.Location, seating & time: Falkonér, København, Denmark - Bio 1, row 6 seat 3, 5 & 7 - 10.12.2017 at 10.00
kwijibo-3
I first saw this when I was at Universitet i Oslo and I went to the film festival in about 1990.I'd only just arrived and so my norwegian wasn't up to much at the time, however, I knew that what I was seeing was something special.I spent about six years trying to remember what exactly it was called until finally the wonderful internet helped me to find it again.Now, having shown it to my five year old, I know that this film is timeless as she adores it too.I recommend this film to anyone who wants to see something the equal of anything produced by Aardman - my little girl likes the hedgehog best.
tt10
This is simply a masterpiece. It is the most seen Norwegian movie ever, seen by 5,5 million people in a country of only 4,5 million. It is considered to be the best Norwegian movie ever, and with reason. I've seen it around 20 times, and I can't get enough of it. It's one of very few movies out there which can appeal to a five-year old and an eighty-five-year old at the same time, on different levels.Caveat: it is doubtful, however, that one can truly appreciate the ingeniousness of this movie without being brought up in a traditional Norwegian way. This movie reflects in many ways Norwegian culture, and partly makes fun of it. If one doesn't know Norwegian culture by heart, this aspect is lost.
sam_117
Flåklypa Grand Prix is the biggest selling and most watched film of all time in its homeland of Norway. In fact, its ticket sales in Norway is greater than the population of Norway: which should tell you a lot. It is a cultural phenomenon in Norway that is just as popular 30 years after its arrival, which was proved by the video game based on the film that became the biggest selling video game of all time in Norway: 25 years after the films debut. OK, enough "Hype and Wonderment", lets talk about the movie.Set in rural Norway in the mid 20th century, it tells the tale of a bicycle mechanic and his friends who wind up entering a car race with a homemade automobile. It is a story of wonder, adventure, charm, "getting by against the odds" and most of all friendship. It is a family film, enjoyed equally by teens, young-lings and adults alike. The humor is accessible to all ages and types of people, and the emotions that emanate from the screen are always moving the story forward and deepening your involvement about the characters and their environment. It is quite simply, an outstanding film, that should not be missed.To balance my obvious admiration for this piece of work, I will now look on the flip side of this shining coin. Firstly, the film does stereotype slightly, and does so from a 1970 point of view. This makes some characters and jokes seem outdated and "inappropriate" nowadays. However, this is a minor flaw from which most all films of age suffer. The second and final "critisism" is this question: why was a (proper) sequel never made??? This film has had influence on Hollywood without the major public knowing about it. From Back to the Future to Star Wars Episode I, which pod racing scene is almost an exact copy from Flåklypa Grand Prix. If you are an avid film enthusiast and want to have light bulbs appear over your head in regards to finding our where things came from in some major Hollywood productions, then you should watch this film.What more can I say but go and see it :)