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To me a car movie isn't just about cars, but the lives around cars that make them interesting...

For example, unless I'm forgetting something, IMO 'Thelma & Louise' was the last good car movie (I haven't seen the remake of The Italian Job and don't plan to).

I like the ORIGINAL 'Gone in 60 Seconds' as a straight-out car movie, but I'd go with 'American Graffitti' as my favorite.

Steve

Ya, gone in 60 seconds was pretty good, the fast and the furious duo were just plain shitty ass movies. There was an old movie made in the 70's with Sarah fawcett (I think) called the great american race or something like that. Now that was a kick ass car flick, there was a japanese team in it with a black Subaru GL Hatch filled with computers. You guys know what flick I'm talking about ??

Mark,

LegacyT wrote:There was an old movie made in the 70's with Sarah fawcett (I think) called the great american race or something like that. Now that was a kick ass car flick, there was a japanese team in it with a black Subaru GL Hatch filled with computers. You guys know what flick I'm talking about ??

Mark,

Cannonball Run with Burt Reynolds and Dom Delouise. One of the original car movies, and by far my favorite. Espically the hot girls in the Lambo that get pulled over by the lady-cop.

The actress was Farah Fawcett.

Ronin.

Cannonball run!!! Thats it, no idea how I got the great american race

Farah, Sarah same thing Was pretty close tho heh. She was an original Charlie's Angel right?

Mark,

i think the only car movie ive seen is tfatf

Thrust.

TFATF is a prime example of why this decade sucks

LaureltheQueen wrote:Thrust.

OMG, that's right. Was way too buzzed when we watched that. Almost forgot about it.

come on, 300 psi is a normal boost rate, besides, who can beat softcore porn mixed in with cars?

You know their team is DANGEROUS!! They're running NAWWSSSSS!!!!

it's okay. with my freon cooled intercooler, i can be pushing 300 pounds of boost. then i'll fuck the godfather in his shop/studio apartment

Yukonart wrote:Ronin.

Ahh yes, awesome car chase in that movie. Handbrake turn in an Audi. I cried for the center diff in that one

Cannonball Run, definitely. What about the doctor guy that's with Burt Reynolds in the ambulance?? The part where they get pulled over was freakin hilarious!!

I got to agree with Art, I like Ronin. Not the best movie as far as content, but man, the movie is like a two hour long car chase. It's great!

cannonball run all the way, i didn't know there was a subaru in it so it looks like i'll have to rent it

"Better Off Dead"

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... or mad max. if you look closely on road warrior most of the cars are turboed v8's.

...bullitt gets surround sound points.

FG!! wrote:... or mad max. if you look closely on road warrior most of the cars are turboed v8's.

Damn, I forgot all about the Road Warrior The Interceptor is by far the coolest car EVER...

ronin was the shit.

The road warrior again was the shit too.

Any of you see that movie where this truck chases down this car in the hills around cali? It's an old 70's movie....don't remember what the name of it was.

Another good truck/car movie is the one by stephen king, maximum overdrive.

Gotta be Bullit or Ronin. Oh, and nobody's mentioned Speed Zone either.

You guys dont even know. Allow me to demonstrate the list of ultimate car or car chase movies.

Ronin
The Chase
Transporter
The French Connection
Blues Brothers
To Live & Die in L.A.
Bourne Identity
Bullitt
Vanishing Point
Mitchell
Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Road Warrior
Three Businessmen
Jade
Way of the Gun
original Italian Job
The Seven Ups
Point Break
the rock
Short Time

bourne identity? wth

The point was easily available movies with good car chases. Story quality doesnt matter.

The transporter wasnt so good either, but the car chases where fun and Qi Shu is a tasty little morsel.

Top three:

Italian Job (the original obviously...)
Ronin
Cannonball Run

My favourite bit in Ronin is the chase at the end where De Niro is in the white Peugeot 406 chasing the baddies in the BMW. Next time you see it, notice how scared he looks! Apparently this is because Remy Julienne Equipe (the French stunt team who also did the original Italian Job) used a right-hand drive 406 (ie UK model!) with a dummy wheel on the other side for De Niro to cling onto. The stunt was filmed real time with actual stunt drivers in all the other vehicles so the part where they're driving up the wrong side of the road is REALLY HAPPENING and De Niro is just a passenger...

The Subaru in the Cannonball Run was one of the early 4wd hatchbacks - don't know what they were called with you guys, but the nose is similar to the Brat pickups. From memory - could be wrong...

I liked the chase in Bullitt but the rest of it was pretty boring.

Josh, that movie was DUEL, spielberg's first movie, I believe. That is a good one.

Ciper's seen the good stuff. How about:

Two Lane Blacktop
Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
Lost Highway (a couple cool car scenes)

Steve