Pete M Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 Watching "Bullitt" just now and started thinking about other chase scenes in cinematography. What are your favorites? I've got a thing for the parking structure chase in "Tomorrow Never Dies". Bond cars are the best. Oh, and there's "Bullitt" of course, the grand pappy of the modern chase. :D :popcorn:
mnkyboy Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 i almost watched bullitt tonight too. My favorite would have to be the original gone in 60 seconds
WBKrazy Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 vanishing point! (the original one) also black dog with patrick swayze has some good chases in it
jpdocdave Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 i almost watched bullitt tonight too. My favorite would have to be the original gone in 60 seconds x2
freakjeep93 Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 i like the last fast and furious when the main characters are escaping with the drug lord through the desert. not a police chase but still really cool in my book
Automan2164 Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 The chase scene in "Taken" where he is putting the XJ through the paces. EDIT: How could you guys watch the original gone in sixty seconds? I had a headache from trying to follow it with all the cut-aways, and weird camera shots. :dunno: Rob L.
kro10000 Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 James Bond, Diamonds are Forever, love the 71 (72?) Mach 1 getting chased by the cops. That was one of the few American Bond cars (dare I say the only?). Also liked the original gone in sixty seconds, also Taken (besides the added V8 soundtrack)
mnkyboy Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 The chase scene in "Taken" where he is putting the XJ through the paces. Rob L. How about the XJ chase scene in goonies EDIT: How could you guys watch the original gone in sixty seconds? I had a headache from trying to follow it with all the cut-aways, and weird camera shots. :dunno: Rob L. Its definitely not a big production film and thats what i like about it. they couldnt afford alot of actors so they used regular people,for example the cops are real cops. there are no special effects so pretty much all the crashes were real,some were even accidents that they caught on tape the movie is also far more realistic then the newer one,you might be able to learn to be a car thief by watching it.
Xacto Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 I've always liked the chase in The Seven Ups: No crashes with enormous fireballs, no cars flying off ramps disguised as fruit stands, no CGI, just 10 minutes of pretty realistic high speed chasing in NYC and out into the country.
Incommando Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 I read the back story on the Bullit chase...That Mopar kept walking away from the Mustang...
Pete M Posted June 13, 2010 Author Posted June 13, 2010 I read the back story on the Bullit chase...That Mopar kept walking away from the Mustang... Yup. nothing they did could get the 289 to keep up with that 440. big-blocks ftw! :D best lookin' mustang ever though. just needed some more horses.
Comanche County Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 Yep, the original Gone is 60 Seconds, Bullitt of course, and one I forgot the name of: its Deniro in Amsterdam I think, The Heist maybe...
dasbulliwagen Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 The final scene from the original Gone in 60 seconds is great, but I also LOVE the final chase scene form The Blues Brothers! I just love how many cop cars they wrecked for that! We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, its dark, and we're wearing sunglasses..... HIT IT!
Pete M Posted June 13, 2010 Author Posted June 13, 2010 whoops! :doh: you are correct. :thumbsup: not sure why I was thinking 289.
kro10000 Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 :cheers: Id rather have a high strung 289 than a dog of a 390 anyway. I'm not a big fan of the FE engines, except the Cammer 427 :drool: :drool: :drool:
Pete M Posted June 14, 2010 Author Posted June 14, 2010 Oooo, the chase in "the french connection", where he's following the train. I love that one.
Justin_k Posted June 14, 2010 Posted June 14, 2010 surprised no one has mentioned the dukes of hazzard :???: . The new movie in the traffic circle was pretty sweet. . .then again so was the whole movie
wyk Posted June 14, 2010 Posted June 14, 2010 James Bond, Diamonds are Forever, love the 71 (72?) Mach 1 getting chased by the cops. That was one of the few American Bond cars (dare I say the only?). That's a big dare, especially considering Ford made the Aston Martin DBS in Casino Royale and possibly QOS, having owned AM at the time both films were in production ;) I dunno about chase scenes, but my favorite car inspired scene is probably the Daytona(or modified vette...) scene in Miami Vice. Nearly an entire minute on TV with no dialogue - unheard of at the time.
WahooSteeler Posted June 14, 2010 Posted June 14, 2010 the Italian Job remake with the Mini's is pretty cool.
oldrusty Posted June 16, 2010 Posted June 16, 2010 I read the back story on the Bullit chase...That Mopar kept walking away from the Mustang... Yup. nothing they did could get the 289 to keep up with that 440. big-blocks ftw! :D best lookin' mustang ever though. just needed some more horses. The chase scene from bullitt takes the cake in my book.....Although I seem to drawn to any movie/tv show with a big block mopar.....lol
shelbyluvv Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 The OG, Vanishing Point... "The Beast" was awesome. "It takes a Mopar, to catch a Mopar!"
streetjeep2.5 Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 I know it can't compare to modern chase scenes, but the police after Robert Mitchum in "Thunder Road" was good. Except, at first the chasing car was a 57 chevy, but became a 57 ford somewhere on the road! BTW, I have steel bodied very detailed 1/25 models of both Bullitt cars!
Incommando Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 The Bullet car was a 390 not a 289 FoMoCo still brought a knife to that gun fight :yes:
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