O Grande Desafio

Sir George (Roger Moore) fakes a spectacular suicide in order to make his three step-children participate in a stupid competition, a 'Megathon', in order to determine which of them will inherit his fortune. All this about the competition is in his will...and what follows is pretty lame.

The biggest problem with this German produced movie is that it NEVER is subtle in any way. The stunts are over the top, the characters are one-dimensional and obnoxious, and the film isn't much fun to watch. If this sounds attractive to you, by all means watch...but I think it's one of Roger Moore's worst films.

A Grand Tour of every known logo in Europe; from Pepsi Cola, through Perrelli Tyres, with Swatch thrown in. It's like the brakes they once had at the drive-in movies listing the items for sale at the concession stand, except in this case, the stand is the size of a continent.

Curiously, the stunt work is VERY GOOD! If they had a half decent script, and lost most of those annoying logos, this could have been a really fun movie.

So sad.

my roommate and i spent the evening watching this, and the stunts are great- the plot we didn't quite follow, but don't expect that to matter (we think the old guys had something to do with the plot). buzz aldrin's appearance, the musical number, zany mishaps, and many brightly colored costumes... all probably much more enjoyable when overtired or intoxicated

Firstly, I must admit that my rating is based on pure bias. I've been watching this film on habitual repeat since I was a kid and I never get tired of it.

The plot lacks severely, some of the humour fails to make its mark and we are "treated" to a rather terrible song performed by one of the actors mid-way. Oh and Roger Moore seemed to be just there for... well, I don't know why he was there. But forget all that. None of it's important.

Why, if it's so bad, do I keep watching it? Let's start with the soundtrack - an amazing selection of songs that you can only find on the incredibly rare OST. And then the stunts - a serious amount of awe for the talent of the stunt experts showing off their stuff. I will confess that some of the lame jokes still even rise a laugh from me - as do some of the antics of the teams in the race.

So - if you want a fun stunt film with great music, this is an enjoyable watch. Bear in mind that those giving it a low rating have very valid points, but if you have any appreciation for a mindless romp, here it is.

I was looking for this movie for 13 years. Somehow I didn't remember all the brands showed in the film but I remembered some gags. Sometimes it's just silly and the acting is bad but the stunts are the best I've ever seen.

Despite the heavy placement product, If you look closely it's about corporate companies doing anything they can to win. In the climbing scene you can see one guy drilling the dam to climb up faster and win...

It's a low quality movie but it's a better movie compared with most today's blockbusters.