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26may1989 wrote:And the book version of Fever Pitch was better than the film ...
You're quite right. Bought it a few years back for my Dad for its in-depth accounts of individual matches from the sixties. It really brought it back for him. It's a really good read.
The film is still really good, though. Is Colin Firth really a Gooner?
I'm not sure I read somewhere he was a Spud and over people have told me he is 100% Gooner so not to sure
Just found this...
Colin Firth off some website wrote:"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."
that last line Colin wrote should be in a book somewhere
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."
TheOne2Smooth wrote:that last line Colin wrote should be in a book somewhere
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."
...should also be on every seat at the grove to make sure people understand why so many fans get upset about early leavers.
