If you're interested in the Dukes, watch Moonrunners, the movie the series was based on. No driving a race car on the streets, but it does have Waylon doing narration, a much better Uncle Jesse, and the girl is not a cousin.
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April 8, 2009 1:38 p.m. slantvaliant Reader
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April 8, 2009 1:42 p.m. Keith UberDork
The Dukes was more of an 80's show, actually. Went on the air in late 1979. I guess I prefer "70's era campiness" to the 00's version.
I'll have to go back to the early episodes, it's been too long.
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April 8, 2009 2:03 p.m. Appleseed Reader
Ian F wrote:
Also, watch the first few, GA-filmed episodes of the Dukes... those are a bit different than how we typically remember the show.. and actually a bit closer in feel to the movie.
I loved the first 6 episodes. Boss and Roscoe weren't such bumbling idiots and had a slightly sinister feel to them. The show had a real "there's a lot of bad, shady things happening in Hazzard and we (the Duke boys) need to clean it up.
In the first episode, we're introduced to three characters that we never see again. One of them is driving the Starsky & Hutch Torino.
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April 8, 2009 2:03 p.m. JFX001 Dork
Eh, I'll wait for the video on F4F4. I actually liked F3F3....better that F2F2. I'll add them to my video collection, mainly because they are car movies.
Don't forget:
King of the Mountain
The Hollywood Knights
Banzai Runner
Red Line
Winning
Born to Run
American Graffiti
etc.
*EDIT....I forgot about Pink Floyd's La Carrera Pan Americana.
I tend to like the originals better than the remakes..original Italian Job is one of my favorites.
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April 8, 2009 2:11 p.m. Ian F Reader
Keith wrote:
The Dukes was more of an 80's show, actually. Went on the air in late 1979. I guess I prefer "70's era campiness" to the 00's version.
I don't disagree... but I can understand the desire to "modernize" the themes a bit...
I'll have to go back to the early episodes, it's been too long.
It was pretty eye-opening... I remember seeign them when CMT was re-running them a few years ago and going, "damn... this ain't how I remember it..." Example (it's been awhile for me as well, so my details may be sketchy): Rosco walks into the Boar's Nest during a fight and fires his pistol into the ceiling and the place goes silent... everyone fears him... not the same at all. The later CA filmed episodes were totally different.
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April 8, 2009 2:13 p.m. Ian F Reader
JFX001 wrote: American Graffiti
Damn. How the hell could I forget that one... I've only seen it a zillion times... and own it on DVD...
Probably one of the best car-related movies ever made...
<-- fail...
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April 8, 2009 2:31 p.m. driver109x Reader
Appleseed wrote:
There is a reason people come back to Bullitt.
They did make a "new" Vanishing Point for TV in 97. Staring Viggo Mortensen no less. Kowalski is trying to get home to see his pregnant wife. Plot made more sense this time, even with the TV cheesiness.
Two Lane Blacktop is a movie in disparate need of a remake. James Taylor and Dennis Wilson had the acting ability of a 2 X 4. But the 55 never looked so evil.
Yeah. I prefer the version of the '55 in this film than in American Graffiti.
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April 8, 2009 2:47 p.m. Jensenman MegaDork
Wally wrote:
Greased Lightning Where Richard Pryor plays Wendel Scott, the first black driver in Nascar.
That was a great movie. It was the first thing I saw Pryor in that wasn't off the wall comedy. It had some good driving scenes too.
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April 8, 2009 3:36 p.m. Rusty_Rabbit84 Reader
ooooooo.... what about REDLINE?!?!?
ive had more fun sticking a hot needle in my eye than watching at rancid piece of lump of pile of !!!!!!
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April 8, 2009 3:55 p.m. Appleseed Reader
Redline? ...Now, I tend to go techno geek with movies, my brother, not at all. This is the first movie we jointly ripped on. What fun.
The thing anyone will remember about this pile is "star" Eddie Griffin killing an Enzo at a media day.
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April 8, 2009 3:58 p.m. P71 Dork
Redline is hilarious as background noise during a party with a keg on hand. Some movies you just can't take too seriously.
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April 8, 2009 4:00 p.m. JFX001 Dork
The RED LINE that I mentioned earlier has Chad McQueen in it, not to be confused with the latest/greatest Enzo wrecking version. My mistake.
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April 8, 2009 4:26 p.m. Rusty_Rabbit84 Reader
P71 wrote:
Redline is hilarious as background noise during a party with a keg on hand. Some movies you just can't take too seriously.
i was in tears laughing when the chicks dad died in that nascar wreck.If you look close enough, it says "COLE TRICKLE" on the roof!! HAHAHA!!!!
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April 8, 2009 8:43 p.m. andrave New Reader
the australian "redline" with the guy turning his silvia into a chop top? I don't remember how that movie was, I was distracted by the pain from burning my eyes and ears out with hot pokers about 7 minutes after the opening credits.
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April 9, 2009 1:17 a.m. spdracer315 New Reader
Oh man REDLINE, what a classic pile of crap. My favorite part was the lambo flying 100 ft into the air then the SLR spinning like a top in one place avoiding it...ahhhh...thats great production value right there. What about Death Proof? probably not the most original movie out there, but come on, a white challenger vs. a black charger, gotta love that!
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April 9, 2009 3:17 a.m. Appleseed Reader
Death Proof was way good...until Stuntman Mike turned into sniveling sally and the girls talked more than they drove. Quentin could have taken a note from Denis Weaver of Duel. Silence can be more thrilling that incessant jibber jabber.
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April 9, 2009 5:04 a.m. SkinnyG Reader
Hey! I found a clip with a wack of GTO scenes from "My Science Project." Cool...
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April 9, 2009 7:20 a.m. Ian F Reader
Appleseed wrote:
Death Proof was way good...until Stuntman Mike turned into sniveling sally and the girls talked more than they drove. Quentin could have taken a note from Denis Weaver of Duel. Silence can be more thrilling that incessant jibber jabber.
True... but then again "machine-gun" dialog is sort of a Quentin trademark... It's what he does...
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April 9, 2009 8:30 a.m. Keith UberDork
All I remember about the Australian Redline is the ending
Seriously.
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April 9, 2009 8:57 a.m. P71 Dork
Death Proof SUCKED. After fast-forwarding through the first million years of the creepy dude stalking the ugly hoes I got bored and did some freaking house work. I don't care how good the supposed ending/chase is, it's not worth that E36 M3 of a beginning!
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April 9, 2009 11:10 a.m. Duke Dork
I guess I'm not the only one who is completely underwhelmed by Quentin Tarantino. I know everyone under about 40 seems to think he's a filmmaking god or something, but I'm only a few years past that, and I just don't get it.
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April 9, 2009 11:18 a.m. aircooled SuperDork
I think the biggest thing to applaud about Death Proof is that they did ACTUAL stunts in it, much like the old days.
Was it campy and stupid? Of course, that kind of the whole point of both the movies!
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April 9, 2009 11:52 a.m. maroon92 SuperDork
I like Tarantino...did you even SEE Kill Bill....epic.
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April 9, 2009 12:02 p.m. Duke Dork
Yes, I've seen both Kill Bill & KBII multiple times. Mildly entertaining, agreed; "epic", not so much. Never saw Grindhouse/Deathproof. I don't think it's possible for anyone in the Western Hemisphere to have avoided seeing Pulp Fiction. Again, a bit entertaining, but hardly incredible.
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April 9, 2009 1:29 p.m. P71 Dork
Kill Bill II blew chunks compared to KBI and even KBI sucked compared to other revenge/fight movies. Ever seen Soldier? And I don't care how real the stunts are in Deathproof, I'd rather watch paint dry then sit through the first half of that awful abortion. Hell, I'd rather watch F&F, 2F2F, Tokyo Drift, and 4F4F in order back-to-back then watch Deathproof!
