Does humorous ones count??
Smokey and the Bandit 2. :0D
Does humorous ones count??
Smokey and the Bandit 2. :0D
A comment left by someone else who (I assume) also got sucked into trying to watch all of the BMW films, (this channel has 8 of 'em, NMNA)
After watching a bunch of other chase scenes, the one from F/X is rather 'meh'.
Easy way to pick a good car chase: it has Carey Loftin or Bill Hickman doing the driving.
Hal Needham was also pretty good until he moved to directing.
These guys are all larger-than-life to me. I would have loved being a stunt driver, and I own a 1960s American car, so I know just how much skill it took to do the things they did.
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Joie Chitwood (Sr and Jr).
I believe it was Sr who perfected 'skiing'; driving a car on two wheels.
He also did work for film studios in between performing in his traveling stunt show.
"It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" too old to make the list?
How about Cannonball? No, not with Burt and Dom, the one with David Carradine.
In reply to RealMiniNoMore (Forum Supporter) :
Yes! That movie is so hard to find.
In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
Watched it recently on one of the free streaming channels. It was so 70's, so bad it was awesome.
When I saw Mary Woronov, I knew it would be a Paul Bartel movie
In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
I think it might still be on tubi.
I almost forgot! The car chase that made my dad fall in love with the BMW 2002:
RealMiniNoMore (Forum Supporter) said:In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
I think it might still be on tubi.
If it isn't at my local DVD store, I don't watch it. For various reasons I don't stream movies.
David S. Wallens said:"Twisto biker, scoot jockey.”
One of my all-time favorite films.
Fun fact: Not sure how I got my wife to sit down and watch it, but we thought ourselves the Australian sign language phrase "crazy about you" seen in the film. We'll use it on each other every once in a while
Speaking of Max, isn't Fury Road the best, because the entire movie is a car chase?
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chandler said:David S. Wallens said:I’m going to add two to the list, and they involve a little history lesson.
All the way back in 2001, a car company–BMW, perhaps you’ve heard of them?–promoted its latest wares through, yes, car chases. And car chases involving all the usual ingredients, including crashes, gun play and even more crashes. Think more 007 than CHiPs.
You could watch the shorts on a dedicated site. This was before YouTube and all of today’s social media. Old school.
But, if you were one of the chosen, you could get your hands on a DVD containing the series. I got mine from my dad–I think he got it via the BMW CCA.
To make these shorts, BMW enlisted some of the biggest names possible: Madonna, James Brown, Ang Lee, John Frankenheimer, Guy Ritchie, Don Cheadle, Gary Oldman, Danny Trejo, etc., etc.
The series starred Clive Owen as the nameless “the Driver.”
“The Hire” series debuted with “Ambush,” and I think it’s the star of the original run.
Why I still put these features on a pedestal all these years later: Each short contains a full narrative that happens to contain a chase. It’s more than just gratuitous cars crashing into things; the chase is needed to move the plot from here to there.
Also, the sound work. Listen as the car knocks over the orange traffic posts. You can feel that hollow “boink” as each one bounces off the BMW’s front bumper.
And then there’s the central character. Despite not saying much, “the Driver” brings in ethics, warmth and humanity. His simple “Buckle up” goes far.
BMW ended the original run in 2002 but brought back “the Driver” for one more appearance in 2016’s “The Escape.”
“I might be a little rusty right now, but I’ve been doing this for a long time. I’m very good at that.”
I can relate, mystery man, I can relate.
I have the DVDs as well, were they that difficult to get? I can't remember how I came by them... I also have the comic books which are a pretty cool read.
The DVDs were easy to get, I think it was just fill out a few things online and it was free in the mail. Not sure where I put my DVDs at, but they were the first DVDs I ever got and had them before I had a DVD player so I couldn't play them for a while lol.
Colin Wood said:David S. Wallens said:"Twisto biker, scoot jockey.”
One of my all-time favorite films.
Fun fact: Not sure how I got my wife to sit down and watch it, but we thought ourselves the Australian sign language phrase "crazy about you" seen in the film. We'll use it on each other every once in a while
Fun fact: that signing she does is actually just gibberish. It's revealed as such in the director commentary.
aw614 said:The DVDs were easy to get, I think it was just fill out a few things online and it was free in the mail. Not sure where I put my DVDs at, but they were the first DVDs I ever got and had them before I had a DVD player so I couldn't play them for a while lol.
The Hire DVDs were initially only available to members of the BMW CCA, so they were sort of exclusive. At some point later on they were made available to everyone. I remember there was a flurry of excitement among CCA members when we received our DVDs in the mail.
I always thought Clive Owen would have been good choice to play James Bond.
In reply to stuart in mn :
I seem to remember that about BMW CCA members getting it first, but don’t quote me. My dad was already in the club, so maybe that’s how he got it.
Clive Owen as 007 would be cool, too.
Pete. (l33t FS) said:RealMiniNoMore (Forum Supporter) said:In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
I think it might still be on tubi.
If it isn't at my local DVD store, I don't watch it. For various reasons I don't stream movies.
Tell us more about this DVD store... Is this a chain?
stroker said:Pete. (l33t FS) said:RealMiniNoMore (Forum Supporter) said:In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
I think it might still be on tubi.
If it isn't at my local DVD store, I don't watch it. For various reasons I don't stream movies.
Tell us more about this DVD store... Is this a chain?
Didn't know there still was a dvd store; besides the ones with no windows
stroker said:Pete. (l33t FS) said:RealMiniNoMore (Forum Supporter) said:In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
I think it might still be on tubi.
If it isn't at my local DVD store, I don't watch it. For various reasons I don't stream movies.
Tell us more about this DVD store... Is this a chain?
Actually, yes. The Exchange. They mostly sell video game stuff now, and while they used to do a lot of trading in buying/selling used items, they do a lot of new/overstock purchases.
They also sell vinyl!
In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
Is a portal into a simpler time?
We had a tiny video store near us. It was a small, narrow place with the usual floor-to-ceiling shelves. Despite its small stature, you’d always find something. We’d walk there.
Be kind, please rewind.
David S. Wallens said:In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
Is a portal into a simpler time?
We had a tiny video store near us. It was a small, narrow place with the usual floor-to-ceiling shelves. Despite its small stature, you’d always find something. We’d walk there.
Be kind, please rewind.
There was a video game/movie rental shop near my house until Covid hit. They advertised free video game rentals for As on report cards 
There are something like six or seven or maybe more Exchanges in the Cleveland area, and they have a computerized inventory setup so that if you are looking for a specific game/movie/CD, they can locate one in their other stores. And the employees are generally awesome, too, they seem to be the kind of person who works there because they love working THERE.
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