The best car movies you've seen

sjcherian · 13th April 2009, 14:06

I am a car nut and a car movies nut. This thread on T-BHP was what started me off on this. It has resulted in the list of movies I collected over the past couple of years. They may not be the best of list but I have tried to cover a lot of years and tried to group them by theme. Attached is a PDF list I am chasing.
Movies List.pdf

Also additional trivia posted on my blog: Top Car Chase & Race Movies (with free pdf) | Zimbly Cars

SirAlec · 13th April 2009, 17:59

dude! take time to post here, instead of just linking stuff on your or other website.

for that people can use google, can't they? be a sport make our site full of resources.

thanks

sjcherian · 14th April 2009, 02:00

@SirAlec - I have to disagree with your comment. I am not just linking to my blog and other websites for the heck of it. I did so because i felt it made sense to do so and since there was a relevant post there concerned with this thread that I had taken a lot of trouble and time to put together.

I had uploaded a file to this forum with my previous post containing a list of movies as well - of course you may not have taken the time to open it and see it. The list is too large to paste into a forum post in plain text/html. I hope you understand.

SirAlec · 14th April 2009, 02:33

as a matter of fact i already downloaded the file. thanks

But dude believe me you can create a big post, tbhp has sizeable amount of server space.

14000rpm · 14th April 2009, 09:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by downsouth

My best car movie would be Duel, it was directed by steven speilberg in 1971. I think it was a movie for TV only, but considered a master piece. A regular guy is chased by a killer truck driver in a desert. If you love car movies you should not miss this one. Its brilliant shot, crazy characters, nerve racking chase's

more on this link Duel (1971) (TV)

DUEL is indeed one of the best 'car' movies ever. no doubting that. i also love the car chase in Ronin.

sjcherian · 15th April 2009, 01:25

If you like Duel you you may like Joyride where a trucker is chasing a car(1971 Chrysler Newport) because the guys in the car tried to play a prank on the trucker. Ending is a bit gruesome though. Paul Walker of Fast & Furious fame is in the movie and acts well.

petrohead · 15th April 2009, 23:35

My favorite ones are,

1. Cars - A hot-shot race-car named Lightning McQueen gets waylaid in Radiator Springs, where he finds the true meaning of friendship and family.

2. Days of Thunder - Cole Trickle enters the high-pressure world of Nascar racing. He's a hot driver with a hot temper, and this attitude gets him into trouble.

3. Streets of Legend - A romance blooms between Quattro and Noza, two kids caught up in the illegal street car racing scene of Southern California.

4. Fast and Furious - An undercover cop infiltrates an underworld subculture of Los Angeles street racers looking to bust a hijacking ring, and soon begins to question his loyalties when his new street racing friends become the prime suspects.

PS:
In F&F (2001), Vin Diesel was driving was and RX-7, too bad the movie showed the engine with Camshafts and Pistons (the race scene), those have rotary engines and it's not possible for it to have pistons.

andre1774 · 15th April 2009, 23:48

car chasing, may be RONIN, involving some BEEMERS and AuDI

Misguided · 19th April 2009, 13:42

My Favourite is Gone in 60 Seconds.

CaliforniaKnight · 20th April 2009, 23:40

FnF4.for nothing but for the name.

reignofchaos · 21st April 2009, 03:22

Vanishing Point by a huge huge margin. The most epic car movie ever made.

genesis · 23rd April 2009, 16:24

A few months ago they showed the MadMax trilogy on cable.
Brought back many memories of college and also reminded me that 1 and 2 are on top of my list of petrolhead movies...(the one with tina turner was a drag)

Nikhil8485 · 23rd April 2009, 23:00

Fast and the furious anyday...

Bailee_Jatt_Boy · 3rd May 2009, 08:47

Here are the ones that I think I loved!

1) Gone is 60 seconds hands down the best movie ever

2) Fast and the furious series of movies
3) Cars the animation movie. I have seen this I think about 50 times but I still love it. I even got a DVD to show it to my kid when I have one

sjcherian · 6th May 2009, 17:49

Recently got my hands on the Madmax Trilogy on VCD and ended up buying it. Watched the first two and felt the first was was really good while the second one really didnt have too much of the driving aspect or even the chase as such. I would recommend the first one over the second Mad Max.

13th April 2009, 14:06	#646
sjcherian BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 493 Thanked: 585 Times	I am a car nut and a car movies nut. This thread on T-BHP was what started me off on this. It has resulted in the list of movies I collected over the past couple of years. They may not be the best of list but I have tried to cover a lot of years and tried to group them by theme. Attached is a PDF list I am chasing. Movies List.pdf Also additional trivia posted on my blog: Top Car Chase & Race Movies (with free pdf) \| Zimbly Cars
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13th April 2009, 17:59	#647
SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,393 Thanked: 726 Times	dude! take time to post here, instead of just linking stuff on your or other website. for that people can use google, can't they? be a sport make our site full of resources. thanks
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14th April 2009, 02:00	#648
sjcherian BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 493 Thanked: 585 Times	@SirAlec - I have to disagree with your comment. I am not just linking to my blog and other websites for the heck of it. I did so because i felt it made sense to do so and since there was a relevant post there concerned with this thread that I had taken a lot of trouble and time to put together. I had uploaded a file to this forum with my previous post containing a list of movies as well - of course you may not have taken the time to open it and see it. The list is too large to paste into a forum post in plain text/html. I hope you understand.
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14th April 2009, 02:33	#649
SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,393 Thanked: 726 Times	as a matter of fact i already downloaded the file. thanks But dude believe me you can create a big post, tbhp has sizeable amount of server space.
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15th April 2009, 01:25	#651
sjcherian BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 493 Thanked: 585 Times	If you like Duel you you may like Joyride where a trucker is chasing a car(1971 Chrysler Newport) because the guys in the car tried to play a prank on the trucker. Ending is a bit gruesome though. Paul Walker of Fast & Furious fame is in the movie and acts well.
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15th April 2009, 23:35	#652
petrohead BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 106 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	My favorite ones are, 1. Cars - A hot-shot race-car named Lightning McQueen gets waylaid in Radiator Springs, where he finds the true meaning of friendship and family. 2. Days of Thunder - Cole Trickle enters the high-pressure world of Nascar racing. He's a hot driver with a hot temper, and this attitude gets him into trouble. 3. Streets of Legend - A romance blooms between Quattro and Noza, two kids caught up in the illegal street car racing scene of Southern California. 4. Fast and Furious - An undercover cop infiltrates an underworld subculture of Los Angeles street racers looking to bust a hijacking ring, and soon begins to question his loyalties when his new street racing friends become the prime suspects. PS: In F&F (2001), Vin Diesel was driving was and RX-7, too bad the movie showed the engine with Camshafts and Pistons (the race scene), those have rotary engines and it's not possible for it to have pistons.
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andre1774 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 47 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	car chasing, may be RONIN, involving some BEEMERS and AuDI
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19th April 2009, 13:42	#654
Misguided BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 31 Thanked: 7 Times	My Favourite is Gone in 60 Seconds.
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CaliforniaKnight BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: IND + DXB Posts: 980 Thanked: 141 Times View My Garage	FnF4.for nothing but for the name.
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21st April 2009, 03:22	#656
reignofchaos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,542 Thanked: 2,450 Times View My Garage	Vanishing Point by a huge huge margin. The most epic car movie ever made.
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23rd April 2009, 16:24	#657
genesis BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 773 Thanked: 339 Times	A few months ago they showed the MadMax trilogy on cable. Brought back many memories of college and also reminded me that 1 and 2 are on top of my list of petrolhead movies...(the one with tina turner was a drag)
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Nikhil8485 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6 Thanked: 0 Times	Fast and the furious anyday...
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3rd May 2009, 08:47	#659
Bailee_Jatt_Boy BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New York Posts: 127 Thanked: 6 Times	Here are the ones that I think I loved! 1) Gone is 60 seconds hands down the best movie ever 2) Fast and the furious series of movies 3) Cars the animation movie. I have seen this I think about 50 times but I still love it. I even got a DVD to show it to my kid when I have one
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6th May 2009, 17:49	#660
sjcherian BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 493 Thanked: 585 Times	Recently got my hands on the Madmax Trilogy on VCD and ended up buying it. Watched the first two and felt the first was was really good while the second one really didnt have too much of the driving aspect or even the chase as such. I would recommend the first one over the second Mad Max.
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