{"id":14336,"date":"2016-09-30T01:34:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T05:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=14336"},"modified":"2016-09-30T02:09:27","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T06:09:27","slug":"dvd-faster-horse-a-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=14336","title":{"rendered":"DVD: Faster Horse, A (2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FasterHorse\"Film<\/strong>:\u00a0Very Good<\/p>\n

Transfer<\/strong>: \u00a0Excellent<\/p>\n

Extras<\/strong>:\u00a0n\/a<\/p>\n

Label:\u00a0<\/strong>FilmRise<\/a>\u00a0\/ MVD Visual<\/a><\/p>\n

Region:<\/strong>\u00a0(NTSC)<\/p>\n

Released:<\/strong>\u00a0December 15, 2015<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Documentary \/ Automotive History<\/p>\n

Synopsis:<\/strong>\u00a0Brisk chronicle of Ford’s decision to redesign the hallowed Mustang sports car for its 50th anniversary in 2015.<\/p>\n

Special Features:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0(none)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSo many people came up to me and said \u2018Don\u2019t screw this up\u2026 If you screw this up, you\u2019re screwing up the entire country.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cA car is really rolling art when you get right down to it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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David Gelb\u2019s ode to the mythic Mustang automobile actually covers Ford\u2019s decision to redesign the company\u2019s most iconic brand in 2009 and get the job done in time for the Mustang\u2019s 50th anniversary in 2015. Woven between vignettes and candid slices of challenges faced by the new design team are plenty of rich sounds and archival images spanning the brand\u2019s debut in 1965, its place in pop culture, and the major design changes that kept the car alive and well, with an unwavering international recognition factor.<\/p>\n

The Mustang\u2019s creation is really a remarkable tale of a car whose makers were also imbued with a wild and rebellious nature. After the debacle that was the Edsel<\/a>, Henry Ford II didn\u2019t want another risky venture, so the Mustang was developed in secret until timing was right, in terms of company cash flow, Henry Ford\u2019s temperament, and a savvy pitch by Lee Iaccoca<\/a>: build a car that\u2019s \u2018fast, fun, and affordable\u2019 for the emerging baby boomers.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a car created ahead<\/em> of a demographic\u2019s emerging financial independence, and one designed to stand out among the standard sedans and blah family cars, which is why the Mustang is so beloved, and fans are so defensive. It\u2019s also a car designed to sway buyers on an emotional level rather than practical logic, which is also Gelb\u2019s filmic approach: keep the techno-babble low (if not impressionistic); weave through past, present, and future emotional relationships between designers, assembly plant workers, buyers, and the media; and make sure the look of the film is as commercially glossy as a Mustang magazine ad.<\/p>\n

Will Basanta\u2019s commercially pure cinematography packages the film like a slick advert, but it\u2019s also a celebration of car details which fans rightly adore and fetishize, from chrome logos, hubcaps, trim, grills, and tires to the sound of the car moving and gunning up to speed on a test track. The rack focusing, interpolated slo-mo shots, and porous visages have a Michael Bay sheen, but certainly on an emotional level, A Faster Horse<\/strong> is effective in tugging at the hearts of fans for a brand that\u2019s always been cool, and instilled envy and fanciful daydreams among auto enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

Although FilmRise\u2019s DVD sports a sharp transfer, it\u2019s unfortunately a bare bones release, whereas the Blu-ray features bonus interviews and deleted scenes.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2016 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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External References:<\/strong>
\nEditor’s Blog<\/a> — IMDB<\/a>
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\nVendor Search Links:<\/strong>
\nAmazon.ca<\/a>\"\" \"\" —\u00a0<\/span> Amazon.com<\/a>\"\" \"\" —\u00a0<\/span> Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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