Another favorite, Bullitt, but not as risky as French Connection

>> ^ChaosEngine:

Ok, I came here to post a smart arse comment about how there was only one time a ford driving around SF was awesome, but sweet monkey jesus, that was freakin' epic. Full on, throw-up-the-devil-horns awesome.
And if you've ever driven around San Fran and not wanted to do that.... you have no soul.


no, no, no. "Epic" would have been if he'd found a parking spot.

Ok, I came here to post a smart arse comment about how there was only one time a ford driving around SF was awesome, but sweet monkey jesus, that was freakin' epic. Full on, throw-up-the-devil-horns awesome.

And if you've ever driven around San Fran and not wanted to do that.... you have no soul.

>> ^LukinStone:

Boo. You know what would have made this movie great? Car chases. 1:38 is about right to show you nearly all it had to offer. There's a good one at the very beginning and this one near the end. The entire film is terribly paced. Really over the top violence kicks in way too late, to the point where folks in the theater I saw it in were laughing.
You want good car chases (an not a bad film overall), rent "Ronin."
Oh, and while I'm at it, the new "Gone in 60 seconds" also had crap car chases. The movie consisted of characters looking at cars, admiring them, then cutting to the scene after they stole them. Lame.
Sorry, a pet peeve.


yeah, you should sue them.

I don't really think the car chases were the point of Drive. FWIW, I thought it was a really good movie.

You're right about Ronin, though. Best car chase ever committed to film. Although "Bullitt" is a close second, mainly because Steve McQueen is god.

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>> ^Tracon:
anyone for a car chase competition? let everyone decide the best car case ever?

I don't think I'd call it the best, but the chase in "To Live and Die in L.A." is pretty awesome.

the quiz said i was a Mercedes SLK. but it's wrong. dig ragtops, but too showy.
the 3 cars i grew up obsessed with were:

lamborghini countach - never wanted to actually own one, mind you. terribly impractical. so, not really 'me', but, from a design museum perspective? bitchin'.

1973 XB GT Ford Falcon Coupe - first car i searched for yesterday, to rechannel into * wheels.
better known as, the last of the V8 interceptors... woulda' been a shame to blow it up.
sorta' the yin to lambo's yang, though, so... not really 'me'.

i'd have to go with door #3: the mustang.

I will always pick Bullitt as certain scenes, such as when you see Bullit come over the hill behind the Dodge, are filmed as you see it. The shot was of the actual rearview mirror, in the actual car, with the actual driver in the shot, and the Mustang perfectly framed. No cut and paste, no camera tricks. It's the pure truth of it. Steve McQueen drives the Mustang except for the most risky of the stunts, while Hickman is driving the Charger. It's the closest to true I've seen.

I discount the Gone in 60 Seconds original movie as you've never heard of the guy and actually driving like that out in general public is just stupid.

my top 5:

Bullitt - look at the chase scene camerawork, before & after, this film. it's a little like watching buddy action movies, before & after Lethal Weapon.

French Connection - you have no idea, what it took, for that scene to be filmed. unless you DO know what it took, which is like 5 ppl here including me, in which case you know what i'm sayin'.

To Live And Die In L.A. - Friedkin does it again.

any chase scene from any of the Mad Max flicks

Blues Brothers - also funniest chase scenes ever

The Agony and the Ecstasy
Grapes of Wrath
On the Waterfront
Some Like It Hot
Raging Bull
Easy Rider
M.A.S.H.
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (gross!)
Midnight Cowboy
Rear Window
King Kong
Bullitt
Dirty Harry

(for the constipated)
Bigger Than Life
From Here to Eternity
The Long Goodbye
The Thin Man

oh and all *vintage of course

From YouTube:

The setting is the mean street of San Francisco...superstar Steve McQueen has just started filming what would become a cinematic classic, "Bullitt" "The Making of Bullitt" is a behind the scenes look at the filming Steve McQueen's 1968 ground breaking detective drama "Bullitt," also starring Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Vaughn. "The Making of Bullitt" transports the viewer onto the set of one of the most exciting films ever made as you get a behind the scenes look at the preparations and filming of what many consider the finest and most hair-raising car chase scene in movie history. Shot entirely on location, this program gives you an inside look at not only the technical aspects of filming a complex scene on city streets, but also a better understanding of the mindset of its star, the legendary Steve McQueen. "The Making of Bullitt" is a fascinating look at the intricacies of film-making and of the inner drive that made Steve McQueen an enduring giant of the silver screen. Includes original theatrical trailer and "Hollywood Hot Wheels."

I was going to go with a whole "classic car chases" theme (for example: The French Connection, Bullitt, The Italian Job (1969), but the Blues Brothers is the one I enjoyed most, and I decided just to stick with this one.
As far as newer movies go, The Transporter, Ronin, and The Rock had pretty good ones. I'm sure other 'sifters have their favorites...