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Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:52 pm

Everyone has their favorites. If I had to pick 3, they'd be (in no particular order)

The Bourne Supremacy (at the end)
Bullit
Ronin

What are yours?

Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:09 am

"No Mans Land" Charlie Sheen & D.B. Sweeney 911 vs Camaro
The Original Italian Job
Cannon Ball Run
Smokey & the Bandit
The French Connection

Movies All about Car Chases
The Duel
Vanishing Point
The Car

Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:56 am

the Original "gone in 60 seconds" not the re-make with what's his name

Sun Mar 27, 2005 2:37 am

huh? I ain't never heard of them. Bullitt, the Alpha and the Omega the First and the Last.

Sun Mar 27, 2005 2:37 am

The Blues Brothers.

Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:54 am

The Deltra force is a crappy movie, but there is a 5 minuite chase scene where Chuck Norris out runs A Peugeot 404 truck in a bay window bus. The bus goes down flights of stairs and get all shot up.

Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:10 am

I was thoroughly impressed with the car chase scene in "The Bourne Supremacy". Not just pedal to the metal, but loads of downshifting/upshifting, spins, and especially the way he trips up and rams the guy driving the SUV.

The chase scene in the original version of "Gone in 60 Seconds" was not filmed with stunt people or actors. They actually planned out the scene and drove through actual streets at regular hours. When you see people running for their lives, that's because they actually were running for their lives.

The remake of "The Italian Job" had great car chase scenes.

Stupid movie, but "Days of Thunder", where the stock car drivers beat the hell out of their rentals.

Sun Mar 27, 2005 9:27 am

My favorite is the chase scene from the Clint Eastwood flick "deadpool" with the RC car loaded with C-4.A very off beat chase.Then there is "Bullit" and of course all the car chase scenes in "It's a mad,mad,world" (with an early convertible beetle).

Sun Mar 27, 2005 10:25 am

I automatically thought of 'Vanishing Point' when I saw this thread; the whole movie is a car chase. :D There's a also a handful in my all-time favorite film: Mad Max(the original, not that Thunderdome crap).

Here's a couple others I thought of:
*The Bourne Identity(that Mini was awesome)
*The Gumball Rally

Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:26 am

Those BMW films ("The Hire" et al) are pretty damn good too.

Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:18 pm

Grand Prix----------the whole movie. :D

Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:20 pm

Bullit

Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:31 pm

I liked the first scene in Beverly Hills Cop. But the best is the end of What's Up Doc? with Barbara Striesand. On TV they cut out the part where the VW delivery van tips over after all the cars hit it.

Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:50 pm

The Goonies. Hands down.

Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:51 pm

Vanishing Point
Gone in 60 Seconds (both versions)
Bullit
Crazy Larry and Dirty Sally or Crazy Harry and Gravy Salmon (anyone know what movie I'm thing of?)

Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:21 pm

Butters wrote: Vanishing Point
Gone in 60 Seconds (both versions)
Bullit
Crazy Larry and Dirty Sally or Crazy Harry and Gravy Salmon (anyone know what movie I'm thing of?)

Dirty Larry and Crazy Mary, perhaps?

Sun Mar 27, 2005 9:34 pm

Butters wrote: Crazy Harry and Gravy Salmon (anyone know what movie I'm thing of?)
LMAO big time. :lol:

Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:42 pm

Icy wrote: Quote: I was thoroughly impressed with the car chase scene in "The Bourne Supremacy". Not just pedal to the metal, but loads of downshifting/upshifting, spins, and especially the way he trips up and rams the guy driving the SUV.

That's just it. This chase is the best because of the sense of absolute desperation on the part of Matt Damon's "Bourne". He's at the end of his rope, just barely hanging on beating the hell out of that poor Lada taxi like its a WRC race or something.

Mon Mar 28, 2005 1:50 am

French connection is one of the all time greats definately set the bar for all others to follow.
Bullit - can't argue with that, especially as he did all his own driving!
The OG Italian job - deffo!!
I'm sure 'Freeby and the Bean' (sp??) had some good stuff in there too.

Anyone remember 'Driver' (Another Steve McQueen film) - the scene in the car park where he's showing his skills is pretty good as far as I can remember and I'm sure there's probably some chases in there too. Again - pretty sure he did all the driving himself.

And worth watching - 2 Lane Black top with James Taylor and Brian Wilson - more of a road movie but a classic none the less. (Think Easy Rider but with Tri-Chevy's instead of Harleys). They spend thier time racing in illegal road races in thier '55 Chevy for cash.

Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:00 am

[quote= They spend thier time racing in illegal road races in thier '55 Chevy for cash.[/quote]
Same 55' that Harrison Ford drove in "American Graffitti".