Fever pitch on film4

TheOne2Smooth · Post by **TheOne2Smooth** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:21 pm

now! get in !! great film

Number 5 · Post by **Number 5** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:24 pm

Found the book to be much better. Gotta say though, I'm unsure if Colin Firth is actually a gooner or was at time of filming, but he portrays a typical Arsenal fan to perfection! Quality.

GoonerJim · Post by **GoonerJim** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:56 pm

Crap film imho.

History of Arsenal in N5 is a much better book.

Red Gunner · Post by **Red Gunner** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:07 am

Number 5 wrote:Found the book to be much better. Gotta say though, I'm unsure if Colin Firth is actually a gooner or was at time of filming, but he portrays a typical Arsenal fan to perfection! Quality.

According to this site, he became one after making the film:

"I wasn't an Arsenal fan before. But I am now. I'm a shameless nouveau convert, at a time when there's a kind of nauseating gentrification of the game going on. But I didn't become a fan because it was fashionable. While making the film, the whole thing started to go way beyond the research stage. I was kind of sucked into a family. Now I'm at Highbury whenever I get the chance.

What I gained from Fever Pitch was the feeling of camaraderie when you share moments of sheer exhilaration with a crowd. It gave me a sense of belonging that I'd never properly experienced before."

http://hem.passagen.se/lmw/she.html

GoonerJim · Post by **GoonerJim** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:09 am

So much so he didnt support them or go to any of their games for well over a decade... Sorry he's full of shite when it comes to some parts of his book.

dvbrisgooner1 · Post by **dvbrisgooner1** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:31 am

I love the film (just watching the end now). I enjoyed the book, but I agree with Gooner Jim that Nick Hornby is not the great fan he would have us believe. He admits to supporting Cambridge during his student days. Many fans have a "second" team (I don' t by the way) but to say you supported someone instead of Arsenal for a few years is utter bollocks. The man is an arsehole imo.