Just came back from FF^4. Total candy. Stupid candy. But fun.
My wife said "Now I know what's been missing from my track experience - gold lame hot pants!"
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April 9, 2009 11:24 p.m. Keith UberDork
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April 10, 2009 1:33 a.m. Wally UltraDork
The first step to solving a problem is recognizing it.
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April 10, 2009 4:24 a.m. Jay Dork
Duke wrote:
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 10, 2009 9:02 a.m. Clay Reader
It's crazy how there is "nothing new under the sun". I had no idea the original Dukes was so different than the later episodes (that I grew up on). I'll have to see those for sure. AND I had no idea the show was based on a movie before that. I guess it's true that there are only SO many plots out there and we just keep reissuing the same old stuff. I liked the movie I am Legend, but all my friends thought it was something new. Nope, been done 2 other times...
And I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the greatest car movie of all.... Day of Thunder!
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April 10, 2009 11:16 a.m. Trans_Maro Reader
Pixars "Cars" FTW!
They even got Luigis suspension right. REAL movies can't manage that.
Shawn
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April 10, 2009 12:24 p.m. poopshovel SuperDork
Trans_Maro wrote:
Pixars "Cars" FTW!
They even got Luigis suspension right. REAL movies can't manage that.
Shawn
+1. There's a guy with a stack of Hudson Hornets on the way to work. I can't see them without thinking "Doc."
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April 10, 2009 12:30 p.m. aircooled SuperDork
P71 wrote:
...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 HIGHLY suggest you NOT watch Bullit then. You will miss one of the best car chase scenes ever filmed, but I guess you have to have you standards.
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April 10, 2009 12:39 p.m. P71 Dork
I actually own Bullitt on DVD there aircooled. There's a BIG difference between Bullitt and Deathproof... Bullitt is actually good the whole way through. Never compare a classic piece of film to that over-hyped B-Movie E36 M3 again thanks!
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April 10, 2009 8:42 p.m. jde Reader
Wally wrote:
The thought of my Nephew saying "Oooh, I loved Smokey and the Bandit. That Will Farrell is funny" makes me sick.
I'd watch Norm McDonald as the Bandit.
Comedian Tim Wilson would also probably make a good Snowman.
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April 11, 2009 1:53 a.m. Wally UltraDork
That could almost work, but Hollywood is just a likely to screw it up.
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April 11, 2009 6:31 a.m. Appleseed Reader
Trans_Maro wrote:
Pixars "Cars" FTW!
They even got Luigis suspension right. REAL movies can't manage that.
Shawn
Pay attention to Flo's cafe's rooftop. The plugs have a Ford flathead firing order.
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April 11, 2009 6:42 a.m. Grtechguy UltraDork
maroon92 wrote:
things like that always bother me.
by the way, if F&F did anyone notice something wrong with the Subaru when it rolled at the end?
that was my first thought at that scene......"what happened to the rear drive shaft?"
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April 11, 2009 10:12 a.m. Trans_Maro Reader
Appleseed wrote:
The courthouse has an old moto-meter radiator cap for a facadeTrans_Maro wrote:
Pixars "Cars" FTW!
They even got Luigis suspension right. REAL movies can't manage that.
Shawn
Pay attention to Flo's cafe's rooftop. The plugs have a Ford flathead firing order.
The jet contrails in the sky are tire tracks.
There's a lot hidden in that movie, real car guys worked on it.
Shawn
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April 11, 2009 12:00 p.m. Keith UberDork
I visited Pixar while they were working on Cars - one of the guys there wanted to see the Locost. It's fair to say that yes, there are car guys there. There was a Nash Metropolitan in the parking lot, and they're right across the street from Fantasy Junction.
So, last night I flipped on the TV - and Smokey and the Bandit, Driven and the Blues Brothers were all playing. I went for the first, I've never actually seen it (gasp!). Quite enjoyable. I probably wouldn't have watched it if it hadn't been for this discussion!
One of the rolled cop cars in Smokey was very clearly missing any sort of transmission and engine. 32 years before that Subaru in FFFF & FFFF.
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April 11, 2009 4:45 p.m. spdracer315 New Reader
poopshovel wrote:
Trans_Maro wrote:
Pixars "Cars" FTW!
They even got Luigis suspension right. REAL movies can't manage that.
Shawn
+1. There's a guy with a stack of Hudson Hornets on the way to work. I can't see them without thinking "Doc."
+2. that was a great car guy movie, but it also reached out to non car people (ie girlfriends...) So thats a good one.
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April 12, 2009 12:13 a.m. Wally UltraDork
CArs may have been the perfect movie. I watched it as few hundred times in the hospital with my wife and nephew and only came up with a few small changes. I would have replaced Bob Costas with Ken "Country" Squire. When I think Nascar Commentator he's the first that comes to mind. I Also would have tried to work AJ Foyt in, even if it couldn't be a speaking role since it was a kids movie. Maybe he could have thrown something at the Rust-eze boys.
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April 12, 2009 11:46 a.m. Rusty_Rabbit84 Reader
i want Mario Andretti to be a voice of a character so he can remind me to check my tires...
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April 12, 2009 11:58 a.m. 4cylndrfury HalfDork
Clay wrote:
And I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the greatest car movie of all.... Day of Thunder!
or its amazing sequel Days of Thunder
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April 12, 2009 2:47 p.m. Toyman01 Reader
Hooper-The Greatest Stuntman Ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLokDBOb7-U
Saw this one in theaters when I was a boy. Loved it then, still do. One of the better car stunt movies.
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April 12, 2009 10:51 p.m. Wally UltraDork
Rusty_Rabbit84 wrote:
i want Mario Andretti to be a voice of a character so he can remind me to check my tires...
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April 13, 2009 1:51 p.m. Ian F Reader
JFX001 wrote: King of the Mountain
I remember seeing the TV trailer way back when, but never actually saw the movie... and have been searching for it ever since. Was it ever released on VHS?
Apparently this movie is part of the TCM library....
Click on this: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=80357&atid=0 and vote for it to get released on DVD.
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April 13, 2009 2:29 p.m. JFX001 Dork
Ian F wrote:
JFX001 wrote: King of the Mountain
I remember seeing the TV trailer way back when, but never actually saw the movie... and have been searching for it ever since. Was it ever released on VHS?
Apparently this movie is part of the TCM library....
Click on this: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=80357&atid=0 and vote for it to get released on DVD.
Yes, I bought it from a Mom & Pop video store that was going out of business.Cheesy rock & roll plot (or sub-plot depending on your point of view), but a decent car flick.
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April 13, 2009 4:20 p.m. Mental UberDork
P71 wrote:
I actually own Bullitt on DVD there aircooled. There's a BIG difference between Bullitt and Deathproof... Bullitt is actually good the whole way through. Never compare a classic piece of film to that over-hyped B-Movie E36 M3 again thanks!
Whatwhatwhaaaatt?
Robert Vaughn even admitted Bullit doesn't make any sense. In fact he talkes about a conversation with Steve McQueen that he admitted it didnlt matter becuase the movie was about the chase.
The acting might be very good in Bullit, but to be honest, I like Kirk Russell and thought Deathproof was well acted for it's cheesiness. But to claim Bullit is good the whole way through is just a bit of a stretch.
Among terrible movies with a fun car chases lie No Man's Land and The Wraith but you need to have a pretty high Charlie Sheen tolerence
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April 13, 2009 4:32 p.m. Keith UberDork
Oh good. I can't stay awake for Bullit. So it's not just me. Whew!
Now the original Gone in 60 Seconds, that's awesome because the acting is so awful. Like Graham Hill levels of awful. But that's okay, because they're just going through the motions to set up the chase.
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April 13, 2009 6:04 p.m. P71 Dork
The Original Gone is better skipped to the second half...
And yeah, I really did like Bullitt.
I love Cars though.
