Apex: The Story of the Hypercar (2016) User Reviews

Koenigsegg

[krishnakoenigsegg · 8/10 · 16 November 2018]

I respect Christian von koenigsegg he's like a einstein in hypercar world right now Can't believe a small swedish company is demolishing a company like Bugatti

A Well Made Documentary About Hypercars and Certain Person Behind Them Especially Koenigsegg

[ShadowRomeo1784 · 7/10 · 25 July 2018]

My Personal Rating - 6.8/10

Obviously this documentary is made for Car People and it's purely focused about cars and their history. The ones that are interested behind the cars especially Koenigsegg that has interesting story behind them and it's founder and yes they are my most favorite Car Manafacturer in Automotive World. It also includes interviews with Chris Harris , Horacio Pagani which i found interesting too. It's just worth to watch it if you are interested in those person i mentioned.

Pros:

• Interesting Story Behind Koenigsegg
• Decent Cinematography
• Interviews From Chris Harris and Horacio Pagani and Christian Koenigsegg himself and more.

Cons:

• Only Focused On Car People
• More Focused on Koenigsegg Than Other Manafacturers

Rating On Each Aspect

• Cinematography: 7/10
• Atmosphere: 6/10
• Dialogue: 7/10

A new class of documentary

[jackfuchs · 10/10 · 16 April 2016]

I watched it without any expectations and have to say, you get some real entertainment here.

In a nutshell, it explores three car manufacturers building the next big thing. The ultimate street legal racing machine. It does not go too deep into the details, but its very interesting to see how the people behind such projects think and act.

In a world overblown with content, such pieces of art are the things that stand out.

A little downside: Some of the commentary from the interviewed guys are kind of mediocre, but it does not affect the overall experience. If you are into cars or motor sports in general, or just a fan of visually pleasuring cinematography that's built upon a process of design thinking, you won't regret a look.

A must-see for (modern) car enthusiasts.

[erikaak · 9/10 · 22 October 2016]

I am used to see so much car-related material on TV/streaming/internet etc. that I have gotten a bit critical of what I am about to spend my time on watching. There's just so much junk out there. Luckily there's also documentaries/shows/clips that IS worth spending time watching, and "Apex: The Story of the Hypercar" is definitely one of them. Interesting from start to end, with beautiful pictures of fantastic cars and interviews with fascinating, interesting and inspiring people. Throughout the documentary you'll get a little bit closer to the major hypercar manufacturers, but as a red line it follows the story of Koenigsegg, whom you'll get to know the best. Not giving it a 10 score rating only because I think it should be a longer, even more "in depth", documentary.

Excellent primer on Supercars

[shivashetty-343-438943 · 9/10 · 1 October 2016]

Little surprised to see 1 user comment. This deserves a wider audience and more TLC. Stumbled into this little gem on Netflix. I am not an ardent car nerd but I was hooked on this intimate insight into the world of hyper cars.

The close ups on the cars are almost erotic in its intensity and the pacing is very well managed. Ideally you wan to get together with some fans of F1 and cars to really enjoy this. They pay special attention to Koenigsegg and give the viewer a bonus look into the racetracks of legend in Europe (esp Nurburgring)

Totally worth the investment in time.

Good Angle To Take

[iquine · 9/10 · 30 August 2017]

(Flash Review)

If you like cars, appreciate speed and innovation, you'll enjoy this. This film covers all the heavy hitters in the exotic car industry. Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche, Pagani and it focuses on Koenigsegg. It isn't just a YouTube video of these cars doing hot laps and sliding their tails out. They talk with some CEOs, engineers and designers to hear what drives them to do what they do and what inspires their thinking on design and technical innovations. There are some nice behind the scenes factory shots. The cinematography is great and high dollar. It is fun to see how Koenigsegg approaches their goal of breaking the track record for a production car at the Nürburgring; AKA: The Green Hell as it is an historically dangerous and challenging track.

Slow and Pretentious

[skinwalker1-246-382559 · 2/10 · 4 December 2018]

Given this documentary is about the attainment of speed it somewhat ironic that the pacing of the direction was so slow. I made two attempts to watch this all the way through, but failed on both occasions. The interview soundbites showed a bunch of pretentious gits waxing lyrical, comparing the cars to "the iron man suit" and "God on earth". Some nice views of cars, so it doesn't rate a zero / one.

A lot better than I thought it would be.

[alexpenner-42615 · 9/10 · 21 October 2020]

I was going into this movie with low expectations, as I had previously heard it was slow and boring, adding on to the fact that the budget of the movie couldn't even pay for a 10th of what the cars were. I didn't find it slow at all, in fact there were some points where I wish they would have elaborated a little more. Maybe if you had no previous knowledge about cars in general, then maybe it could be a little boring, but if you care even a little bit about the history if cars, then I think its definitely worth a watch. The movie talks about hypercars in general, instead of just Koenigseggs, so the movie instantly became a lot more interesting to me because of that. All the camera work was extremely well done, and the interviews didn't drag on for too long, so if you're into car documentaries, then this is definitely a must-watch, even if it is a few years old by now

Koenigsegg Regera Ending

[naqiudeanmuhammad · 10/10 · 7 October 2021]

Apex: The Story of the Hypercar was Car created a new car ending the named is Koenigsegg Regera.

The Koenigsegg Regera in appears a Racing Games franchises.

Tedious, dragging, boring.

[sam-102 · 2/10 · 8 July 2019]

I enjoy a good documentary about passions and technology, and I've enjoyed quite a few similar car documentaries, but this one was just unwatchable. Just drags on and on and on with no point, no plot, no punchline. It's like the entire documentary is an "intro" to another documentary, I sat there waiting and waiting and waiting for it to start, and by the half-hour point just gave up. Devoid of any fascinating technical details, exploration of the car, survey of the design process, view of the production process, etc. This entire documentary could have been a three minute special, with two or three shots of the car and an interview with the team leader. Instead, you got about three hundred shots of the car from every angle over the course of an hour, and still, no meaningful interviews...all style with no substance. Watching this documentary is the equivalent of staring at a few pretty magazine pictures, with small, poorly informative captions underneath. Don't waste your time.

Okay for those who love cars and high speed

[Horst_In_Translation · 4/10 · 27 November 2016]

"Apex: The Story of the Hypercar" is an American documentary from this year (2016) that deals with hypercars. If you are like me, you probably wonder already what is a hypercar. It is probably what you would guess, a really fast aerodynamic sports car. This film runs for slightly under 1.5 hours, 85 minutes approximately, and was directed by J.F. Musial and Josh Vietze. the writer is Mike Spinelli. All three of them have some filmmaking experience, but really not that much, at least according to their bodies of work. As a consequence, their work here is what you would expect pretty much I guess. The description in the title of my review is very accurate. People who love speedy cars will have a good time watching these cars rush over the course, they will enjoy listening to the engineers talk about the equipment or hear the riders talk about their experience on the track. But on a negative note, this film here is not one that gets people really interested in the world of speed racing. I can say that from experience here as I have certainly never been interested in cars that much and I am yet to see a film or documentary that gets me interested in the subject. But a lot of my criticisms here have to do with my subjective opinion that you could also call personal bias perhaps. Anyway, I think this is a very generic documentary and I cannot give it a thumbs-down. Unless you really love cars, I suggest you watch something else instead.