Cinema Icarus (Netflix Russian doping doc)

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Sex Chicken

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Amazing documentary. Russian doc is a great character. I recommend it to everybody.
 

Team Bisping

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it's a crazy watch, fascinating doc, one of the best about doping in general.
 

Team Bisping

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Amazing documentary. Russian doc is a great character. I recommend it to everybody.
yeah man, such a nice bloke, hard to hate for his actions in the scandal but then if it came from pressure from above which threatens his livelihood, then we can hardly blame him i guess
 
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Sex Chicken

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yeah man, such a nice bloke, hard to hate for his actions in the scandal but then if it came from pressure from above which threatens his livelihood, then we can hardly blame him i guess
Yeah if you believe his story (I do) he was railroaded into that psych hospital and helping with the Sochi program was his way out. I can't blame him.
 

Greek777

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Thanks for posting, been wanting to check this out and forgot. Gonna watch and will report back
 

benjo0101

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benjo0101 @benjo0101 did u watch icarus?

also, im watching 60 minutes right now, and they are saying that tour de france bikers may have have motors in their bikes for decades LOL
Will watch if available in the UK. Should get it watched tomorrow.

Mechanical doping has been largely ignored until these last 2 years as they had enough issues with regular doping to worry about. As the positives in cycling become more infrequent they could focus on other areas. No question in the lower ranks mechanical doping has been rife.
 

benjo0101

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Watching now K @Kaladin Stormblessed Will comment when finished rather than throughout.

Hope it is good. I have watched a LOT of these and read at least a dozen books on the subject. A lot of the same stuff. A new light would be fun.
 

benjo0101

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K @Kaladin Stormblessed You wanker. I can normally work and watch docs. This one has me gripped. I have done ZERO work.

So far, jaw on the floor.

How fucking lucky is this doc maker. Forget his initial idea, he found one of the greatest atheltics scandals in history. Lucky for him, very lucky for us the viewer
 

benjo0101

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Unbelievable doc. Brilliant access, so lucky that guy was so open throughout or we would probably have another dead russian on our hands.

Very Enjoyable watch. I am even more disturbed by Russian doping than before.
 

otaku1

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Gonna watch.
Reminds me of the 30/30 documentary on Ben Johnson. The whole doping scene of the 80s....
oh and for the record: f Carl Lewis!
 

Robbie Hart

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Anyone watch this? I'm 60% thru it. Pretty wild. No idea how it's gonna end but I'm scared.... :-/
Thanks, dittent know this was out there....I will hopefully be able to watch tonight and will advise on my thoughts which you all will be allowed to hear/see
 

Robbie Hart

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Gonna watch.
Reminds me of the 30/30 documentary on Ben Johnson. The whole doping scene of the 80s....
oh and for the record: f Carl Lewis!
And there was me always thinking "no, no way" whenever someone accused these people of doing drugs........he/she wouldn't do that, no way......man I was such a fucking ignorant person
 

Brigsy

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Great doc. Really enjoyed it. SIde note: I can never get over that fact that Victor Conte played bass in Tower of Power. One of the best brass funk bands going.
 

kaladin stormblessed

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K @Kaladin Stormblessed You wanker. I can normally work and watch docs. This one has me gripped. I have done ZERO work.

So far, jaw on the floor.

How fucking lucky is this doc maker. Forget his initial idea, he found one of the greatest atheltics scandals in history. Lucky for him, very lucky for us the viewer
Haha I saw ur initial message and figured u were early in tje doc. I didn't want to spoil it by respondoing

Yeh u hit te nail on the head. The doc turned a complete 180 fTom interesting into gold
 

benjo0101

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And there was me always thinking "no, no way" whenever someone accused these people of doing drugs........he/she wouldn't do that, no way......man I was such a fucking ignorant person
I think the unanimous feeling I think will come from this doc is. Fuck Russia. In all sports. Fuck them.
 

Robbie Hart

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I think the unanimous feeling I think will come from this doc is. Fuck Russia. In all sports. Fuck them.
I thought it was ending and I checked and I'm only about 1/3 of the way through