shropshire 0 #1 March 23, 2008 Bullet.... Never bettered, never will be. So that was a short thread (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #2 March 23, 2008 Bullett is the gold standard. The chase scene in "To Live and Die in LA" with Billy Peterson is also about as good as it gets. jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 197 #3 March 23, 2008 Bullett is good....have you seen Ronin?Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,255 #4 March 23, 2008 Gah, not a real film buff among you - it's Bullitt! But it was the best. The raw '60s filming style and the streets of San Fransisco (with real traffic on them) - unbeatable combination.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #5 March 23, 2008 The Blues Brothers. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 3 #6 March 23, 2008 Vanishing Point, because of the unpredictable ending. The Hitcher. The original Gone in 60 Seconds. And, of course, the ultimate stakes if you got caught would not be arrest but death, so you'd have to vote for Duel. That movie taught me to show respect to big rig drivers. Don "When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,255 #7 March 23, 2008 Quote And, of course, the ultimate stakes if you got caught would not be arrest but death, so you'd have to vote for Duel. Good call! Duel - no-budget masterpieceDo you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #8 March 23, 2008 Quote The Blues Brothers. 2nd best (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #9 March 23, 2008 Quote Gah, not a real film buff among you - it's Bullitt! But it was the best. The raw '60s filming style and the streets of San Fransisco (with real traffic on them) - unbeatable combination. I stand correctedIt's the best because the cars were evenly matched. Found It... The best 10:36 you will ever spend Ronin (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #10 March 23, 2008 Anyone saying Bond gets laughed off the thread (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 0 #11 March 23, 2008 Quote Quote Gah, not a real film buff among you - it's Bullitt! But it was the best. The raw '60s filming style and the streets of San Fransisco (with real traffic on them) - unbeatable combination. I stand correctedIt's the best because the cars were evenly matched. Found It... The best 10:36 you will ever spend Ronin Evenly matched!?!?!? LOL!!!!! The prop master jacked up that Mustang, changed rear gears, stiffened the suspension, better shocks, added bigger sway bars, tires & wheels, then added headers, intake, carb, & cam to the engine. During the initial runs chasing the BONE STOCK Chargers the Mustang couldn't keep up, so they swapped SMALLER tires on the Chargers in an attempt to slow them down. It didn't work. During filming, the 2nd unit director was yelling at the Charger driver to SLOW DOWN because it kept walking away from that poor Ford! BTW, despite the popular urban legend, the guy on the motorcycle that lays it down in the dirt wasn't someone that ran the road block. I think one of the reasons Bullitt turned out so well, in spite of the fact that they showed the same scenes multiple times from different angles & the Charger lost something like 14 hub caps, was the fact that most of the chase was filmed at real speed (though they did under-crank the film in a few parts). Another was the tight "point of view" cameras inside the cars. Watching it at the drive-in, in the early 70's, wrenching on my steering wheel during the chase, convinced my girl friend at the time I was crazy! Yea, Blues Brothers is another favorite. What a quotable movie that was! "It's 107 miles to Chicago. We have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark & we're wearing sun glasses." "Hit it!!"When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dumstuntzz 0 #12 March 23, 2008 Bullitt... steve mcqueen did the driving too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #13 March 23, 2008 Bullet is classic, even if the Charger wasn't supposed to wreck but did and they left it in the script. The original Gone in 60 Seconds is up there as well. Those are the two that all modern movie car chases are compared against. Of course there are some notable scenes. Like the car chase in Live and Let Die where they spiral jumped a car and kept driving. That is notable. So is the bridge jump in Smokey and The Bandit (although that car didn't keep driving).--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 0 #14 March 23, 2008 Bullitt is good, but there is a better one. Well, OK it's not a chase as such but C'était un Rendez-vous by Clause LeLouch is Cinéma-vérité at its very best. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3RUtJhhxPg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybill 18 #15 March 23, 2008 Hi Shrop, Yeah' sure, maybe you didn't see Gene Hackman in the "French Connection????" The "Blues Brothers" is up there too, like great "Slap Stick Comedy" when the car falls apart at the end of the run!! Like just one or two cars doing flips and rolls is cool, "BUT," "The Chase Scene" in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World" has to be taken into consideration. Everybody trying to get to the "Big W." Cars, Trucks and Planes!! Johnathan Winters in the Wrecker, Sid Caesar, Janet Leigh and Ben Blue in the 1916 Curtis JN-4 Jenny and Miclkey Rooney, Buddy Hacket and Jim Backus in the Beech 18 totally out of control!! I don't remember if it was Frank Tallman or Paul Mantz at the controls when he flew thru the "Coca-Cola" Billboard!!! Chills, Thrills, Spills, Fun, Fun, Fun Boys and Girls!!!SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #16 March 23, 2008 the Charger lost something like 14 hub caps.. Quote Wondered if anyone would mention that! It was 7 BTW...but most people don't see it. The best part is at the beginning when the Charger 'loses' him....and suddenly out of nowhere... Bullitt in the rear-view mirror...IT'S ON! Truly the GOLD STANDARD! On a side note: Steve use to keep a hangar at the Santa Paula airport north of LA, and was there just hanging out most weekends...if ya could talk race cars, motorcycles, airplanes or guns...you were welcome! The epitome of COOL! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaerodyne 0 #17 March 23, 2008 Has to be without a doubt this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScDSZWCevhc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #18 March 23, 2008 QuoteBullet.... Never bettered, never will be. I totally agree. It was all real. No computer enhancement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #19 March 23, 2008 Vanishing Point. My Favorite movie of all times. Bullet runs a close second with the car Chase. Kawalski LIVES!! Tarentinos DeathProof (His part of Grindhouse) has some really cool refernces to Vanishing Point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #20 March 23, 2008 Quote Has to be without a doubt this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScDSZWCevhc The gloves are off now (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pontiacgtp00 0 #21 March 23, 2008 Quote And, of course, the ultimate stakes if you got caught would not be arrest but death, so you'd have to vote for Duel. That movie taught me to show respect to big rig drivers. Don Haha Duel was great, a buddy of mine sent it to me after he heard that my daily driver was a plymouth valiant. They did pretty good showing how slow it was! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #22 March 24, 2008 Quote The Blues Brothers. That was my first thought too. But I've never seen Bullitt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #23 March 24, 2008 OJ in the white bronco. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #24 March 24, 2008 I just love driving those San Francisco streets, even at regular speeds! One time I saw a group of skateboarders hauling ass down one of those looong descents...that was ballsy! "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samurai136 0 #25 March 24, 2008 Quote Bullet.... Never bettered, never will be. So that was a short thread Have you seen Death Proof or Ronin?"Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
