‘Bicycle Thieves’ with Jonathan Ellsworth & Simon Stewart (Ep.14)

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‘Bicycle Thieves’ is widely regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made, so we thought it would be a fitting way to introduce our first bike film on Blister Cinematic. Jonathan is joined by BLISTER senior bike editor, Simon Stewart, to talk about the film, why it still matters, and why they believe that everyone who loves bikes ought to see it.
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‘Bicycle Thieves’ is widely regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made, so we thought it would be a fitting way to introduce our first bike film on Blister Cinematic. Jonathan is joined by BLISTER senior bike editor, Simon Stewart, to talk about the film, why it still matters, and why they believe that everyone who loves bikes ought to see it.

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‘Bicycle Thieves’ with Jonathan Ellsworth & Simon Stewart (Ep.14), BLISTER
‘Bicycle Thieves’ with Jonathan Ellsworth & Simon Stewart (Ep.14), BLISTER

Bicycle Thieves is widely regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made, so we thought it would be a very fitting way to introduce our first bike film on Blister Cinematic. I’m joined by BLISTER senior bike editor, Simon Stewart, to talk about the film, why it still matters, and why we believe that everyone who loves bikes ought to watch it.

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TOPICS & TIMES:
Why This Film? (1:30)
Why It Still Matters (7:46)
Pacing (10:48)
Most Rewatchable Scenes? (17:08)
What’s Aged the Best & Worst (40:35)
BLISTER+ Award (45:33)
‘Gimme More’ award (47:10)
‘Burning Questions’ Award (51:50)
Should it Get Remade Today? (54:59)
Memorabilia You Want Most (1:04:48)
‘Best Life Lesson’ Award (1:07:54)
Who Won the Movie? (1:10:38)
Our Final Grades (1:13:59)

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1 comment on “‘Bicycle Thieves’ with Jonathan Ellsworth & Simon Stewart (Ep.14)”

  1. Jonathan, I think you are trying to make some of us a little more sophisticated.
    I gave this one a shot, I kept waiting for a positive turn where the hero wins. Well we know how that went.

    Agree best line was “Let’s get drunk”

    We now know 100% what “ride it like you stole it” means.

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