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This is a "Biker" movie only using the loosest possible definition. There is probably a total of 20 minutes of motorcycles in the whole nine hour series. It's a sad commentary on the Canadian Broadcasting Company's concept of the 1% lifestyle. I'm sure that it was well recieved...in Canada. However, I have watched it in company with some of my friends who are "Bikers" including some 1%ers. The general consensus was that it was shallow (no real plot, to speak of), and more to the point...BORING....in fact, hardly anyone could remember when they last played golf. It even has the obligatory, and completely unnecessary, handicapped person to apparently make it more acceptable to the Canadian public...and of course, to get Canadian Government funding to help the filmmakers finance this snoozer. in fact the only reason that this is nine hours long, when it would have been better cut to about 90 minutes, is so that the CBC could use it to stuff the network to give them their required percent of Canadian content. When some of the "key" individuals die at the end of the movie, you wonder why they didn't just kill them off earlier to clean up the script....actually, by the end of the movie you wish that they would all follow the lead of their Canadian cousins the Lemmings and hurl themselves into the sea. I suppose that Canada felt that had been badly treated when problems arose between clubs like the Rock Machine, Hells Angels, Bandidos, etc.....and tried to 'get even' by producing this movie......it is, however, a complete and total ripoff at anything more than about $9.00....but you'll play Hell finding it at that price. Save your money, or use $9.00 to buy a copy of "Wild Angels"...it didn't have a plot either, but at least they were riding bikes....and it was amusing.Read full review
R. Dupuis was excellent in the tv series Nikita, We took a chance to see how he would do without P. Wilson. R. Dupuis was once again excellent in this tv series with Ironside... Would have loved to see Dupuis with Peta Wilson in another tv series, play, or the big screen. The Last Chapter is worth a throw, in our eyes.. Vee / Boston....
You don't see very often good biker movies (or any biker movies!) and these mini series is a descent to very good approach of what's going on in the "biker world". Don't belive everything that you see though, it's still a movie! Overall a very good biker film / mini series and if you like these stuff you definitely should watch it and add it to your collection.
Great series , enjoyed it !
Verified purchase: No
VERRRY INTERESTING ! Excellent series with an interesting twist...seeing is believing...Outstandingly produced !
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