Car Chases, anyone?

Man with the Golden Gun

No Sheriff Pepper or the Slide Whistle in this version, either.

AMC FTW. Love the flying Matador

italian job

Ever since I saw that movie in the theatre when it first came out, I've wondered if there really was an AMC dealer in Bangkok.

The Bond franchise has always been good for product placement...I recall a scene from Live and Let Die where Bond is riding in a taxi on the highway in New York City, and every single car on the highway is a 1973 Chevy Impala.

stuart in mn wrote: Ever since I saw that movie in the theatre when it first came out, I've wondered if there really was an AMC dealer in Bangkok. The Bond franchise has always been good for product placement...I recall a scene from Live and Let Die where Bond is riding in a taxi on the highway in New York City, and every single car on the highway is a 1973 Chevy Impala.

well, to be fair, almost every car on the road in the mid 70's was an Impala of some sort.

Watching that, it is hard not to say to yourself during most of the chase:

"boingy boingy boingy, sprong, boingy, boingy...."

What makes a good car chase? Does it have to be a cool car? Does the locale have to be iconic or pretty?

Platinum90 wrote: What makes a good car chase? Does it have to be a cool car? Does the locale have to be iconic or pretty?

No, the best one I've seen was accurate. I've forgotten the name of the movie, but I believe James Woods was in it. He was driving a Ferrari, and his friend was driving a Prosche 911. It took place on Sunset Blvd, from east to west--a road I drove at least once a day for years. It showed every curve in real time. No jumping from one convenient curve to another, no missing a segment of road, all at speed. I was amazed. Excellent editing, escellent driving. Fastest speed was maybe 70, but, in traffic, without missing a single turn--it was awsome.

Platinum90 wrote: What makes a good car chase? Does it have to be a cool car? Does the locale have to be iconic or pretty?

Start here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6lGBb-uYPw&feature=related

Plus a little of this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLokDBOb7-U

And a dash of this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFB6FfaNQ40&feature=related

Pretty much any car chase where the stunts were actually done with a car rather than a computer.

triumph5 wrote: No, the best one I've seen was accurate. I've forgotten the name of the movie, but I believe James Woods was in it. He was driving a Ferrari, and his friend was driving a Prosche 911. It took place on Sunset Blvd, from east to west--a road I drove at least once a day for years. It showed every curve in real time. No jumping from one convenient curve to another, no missing a segment of road, all at speed. I was amazed. Excellent editing, escellent driving. Fastest speed was maybe 70, but, in traffic, without missing a single turn--it was awsome.

"Against All Odds"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElVLfd9rapE

-Rob

Thanks.

Is it time for this semi annual thread again already?

In reply to triumph5:

IIRC, the friend was Jeff Bridges. And the girl they were fighting over was Rachael Ward. Why do I remember that?

ddavidv wrote: Is it time for this semi annual thread again already?

Eh, get different people, get different results.

Live and Let Die Boat Chase Part One

and

Live and Let Die Boat Chase, Part Two

Got to love you tube! This is another one of my favorite chases.