Saw Rush last night (no, not him. Nor them)

The movie about the real life battle between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda for the 1976 World Championship.

I thought it was a very good racing movie that more than makes up for the awfulness that was Sylvester Stallone's "Driven." Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl are both excellent as Hunt and Lauda, respectively.

For me, I LOVED seeing the old racers and their beautiful machines out on the track. I think I was the only one in the theater that laughed out loud when one of the McLaren owners cussed out Emmerson "Fitti-fucking-paldi." Seeing Mario Andretti's black Johnny Player Lotus was a joy and I was actually rooting for him to win in the final race over Hunt and Lauda.

As for the main rivalry of the movie, both Hunt and Lauda are presented equally and as both sympathetic and dastardly. The movie doesn't pick sides and doesn't ask you to pick sides either. Both men are presented as passionate about their sport and they both have an equal respect for the other.

As I said, it's a very good movie and it's probably one of Ron Howard's best.