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01-02-2009, 11:56 PM
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Bonnie in Curious Case of Benjamin Button
fyi, Brad Pitt rides two bikes in the movie. One is a blue bonnie....sweeeet.
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01-03-2009, 02:45 AM
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I just got back from the movie about 20 minutes ago and yes, that blue Triumph is a beauty and it gets a good 10-15 minutes of airtime.
It appears in the movie around 1957 to 58 then stays into the 60's.
I couldn't pin the model down but its authentic and not a Indian Jones Harley with disc brakes. 
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01-03-2009, 04:53 AM
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So, how good was the movie? 
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01-03-2009, 01:32 PM
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It's a very story/character driven movie that is almost 3 hours long and I really enjoyed it. It was worth going to the theater for in my opinion.
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01-03-2009, 02:07 PM
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I saw a still picture from the movie of Brad and Kate B. on the Triumph, and it sure looked like a blue Thunderbird, not a Bonneville. If it was supposed to be 1957 or so, that would be more appropriate, too, since the Bonneville was not around until '59. Still a great motorcycle.  I would love to have a vintage T-bird.
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01-03-2009, 03:05 PM
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Not a movie shot but here's Brad on a Bonnie.
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Last edited by Xchoppers; 01-03-2009 at 03:24 PM.
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01-03-2009, 03:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Xchoppers
Not a movie shot but here's Brad on a Bonnie.
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Whoa! For a minute I thought that was me! :-)
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01-03-2009, 04:00 PM
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X, you were pretty ready with that pic of Mr. Pitt. Got a stash of pics of hot dudes on bikes, or are you using the old lady's computer? 
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01-03-2009, 04:06 PM
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So, how good was the movie? |
The movie is decent and a very good example of magical realism. I liked it for the character flow, both how they evolved and how they remained predictable. It was filmed largely in New Orleans from what I could tell.
Another bike in the movie, I think, was a HD Knucklehead.
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01-03-2009, 04:12 PM
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X, you were pretty ready with that pic of Mr. Pitt. Got a stash of pics of hot dudes on bikes, or are you using the old lady's computer? |
Anyone that knows how to use Google can find whatever they're looking for pretty quickly.
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