second time better

Rating: 10/10 (15 August 2003)

i read the book first before seeing the movie, like you are always told to do. of course, the book is better than the movie, it always is. but, when i first saw seabiscuit, i was waiting and expecting certain things to happen and when they didn't, i was disappointed. after two weeks, i decided to go see it again, and i most definetly enjoyed it more the second time, probably because i had the book out of my head, and i could just enjoy the movie. i have always been a racing fan ever since i could remember. i had heard of seabiscuit, but i never knew the story. after reading the book, and doing a little research of my own, i couldn't wait for the movie to come out. you don't even have to be a horse or racing fan to enjoy this movie. the racing scenes let you get right in there with the jockeys and see what they see during a race. i was surprised to find out that gary stevens had a role and surprisingly did very well considering he's not an actor, but a jockey. overall i loved this movie, and the critics love it. they are saying all this stuff about oscar nominations, and even though it would be great if it did get nominated, the critics aren't the ones who vote. it's up to the academy, but hopefully they won't forget about this movie, like they did with road to perdition last year. on a scale of 1-10, i give this an 8.