The best car movies you've seen

sjcherian · 15th December 2005, 17:29

I have been attempting to build up a collection of the "car" movies I liked. Have managed to put together the following favourites on VCD/DVD and have watched them countless times:

The original Gone in 60 Seconds & the remake
The original Italian Job & the remake
Fast & The Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious
The Transporter (Cant wait to see version 2)
Matrix II (yes just the chase applies to this subject but it was pretty good)

Have seen the following and loved them as well been searching for these movies to add to the collection for a while now:

Ronin
Bullit
Duel
Silver Dream Racer (A bike movie though)

quicksilver · 15th December 2005, 17:53

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Originally Posted by sjcherian

I have been attempting to build up a collection of the "car" movies I liked.

You might want to add "Days of Thunder"... pretty old one but good to watch.

sjcherian · 15th December 2005, 18:38

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You might want to add "Days of Thunder"... pretty old one but good to watch.

Thanks. Shall check this movie out at the earliest.

abhibh · 15th December 2005, 22:26

Hi,

Actaully all of you have listed my favs but there's one which i saw and loved it. It's like Fast and furious and Dhoom.. (Dhoom has copied the bank thieving concept from this movie).. And the name is "Taxi" released in 1998.

Godfather · 19th December 2005, 01:58

gone in 60 seconds, fast and furious and transporter. just love them

revtech · 19th December 2005, 02:01

i must add the transporter to my list.its got an awesome car chase.

Rev
ps. if anyones seen the movie can you tell me what he does when hes on the bridge.he does something and then just lands on the trailer.

Godfather · 19th December 2005, 02:21

revtech i dont think that is humanly possible(correct me if i am wrong).. and that has to be special effects.

sjcherian · 19th December 2005, 10:02

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revtech i dont think that is humanly possible(correct me if i am wrong).. and that has to be special effects.

It looked too good to be true but who cares ...it was awesome. I have seen that movie(just for that chase alone ) too many times to keep count but still love it.

Also added Days of Thunder to my favourite list (and to my collection) on Sunday. It had the righ amount of humour and a good dose of high revving engines to keep me happy.

Now am on the lookout for another movie I remember seeing but forgot till I did a Google Search for car chases : "Vanishing Point"

islero · 19th December 2005, 10:27

hey sjcherian, have you seen Rendevous, a 10 minute french film that is all about blasting through 1960's Paris in early morning in an italian sports car? It was full of rushing through signals, intersections, turning into 90 degree turns at crazy speeds and lots of close calss and tyre squealing. It had an overdubbed soundtrack from a racing ferrari, and is surely one of the most evocative movies I have seen.

MustangMan · 19th December 2005, 11:44

Islero: Its a Ferrari 275 driven in early morning paris, there are no special effects here. If you see carefully, the guy has some close shaves. regarding the sound, i think it is more to do with the equipment then and the conversion to digital that makes it seem like it was dubbed. Great ***** out driving nevertheless.
See Climb Dance, its ari vatannen's drive up pikes peak...I think its better than Rendevous.

angelfire · 19th December 2005, 11:59

Fast nd furious...2F2F...gone in 60 secs..just love that under bridge scene in it where he presses this tiny red button and the car just zoooommms!!!

sjcherian · 19th December 2005, 13:22

Thanks Mustangman&Islero - I shall keep a watch out for the movies you listed as well. They sound like interesting movies.

Maverick5490 · 19th December 2005, 13:51

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Originally Posted by sjcherian

Now am on the lookout for another movie I remember seeing but forgot till I did a Google Search for car chases : "Vanishing Point"

Just love that movie.. seen it only once yrs back n star movies.. but still remains fresh in my memory.. the ending was awesome.. Amazing movie!!

Maverick5490 · 19th December 2005, 13:54

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Originally Posted by sjcherian

I have been attempting to build up a collection of the "car" movies I liked.

U must also add the "Back to the Future" Trilogy.. a movie way ahead of its time.. and fun to watch!!

sjcherian · 19th December 2005, 14:25

@Maverick5490 - I didnt want to go the science fiction route as there are way too many movies there that I like :-). I love the Back to the future series but felt it didnt fall into the "action" genre that most car movies fall into.

I saw Vanishing point on cable as well when I was in the USA. There was some channel that used to show "car" movies on late Saturday night. Hvant seen the movie since.

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sjcherian BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 493 Thanked: 585 Times	I have been attempting to build up a collection of the "car" movies I liked. Have managed to put together the following favourites on VCD/DVD and have watched them countless times: The original Gone in 60 Seconds & the remake The original Italian Job & the remake Fast & The Furious 2 Fast 2 Furious The Transporter (Cant wait to see version 2) Matrix II (yes just the chase applies to this subject but it was pretty good) Have seen the following and loved them as well been searching for these movies to add to the collection for a while now: Ronin Bullit Duel Silver Dream Racer (A bike movie though)
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abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Hi, Actaully all of you have listed my favs but there's one which i saw and loved it. It's like Fast and furious and Dhoom.. (Dhoom has copied the bank thieving concept from this movie).. And the name is "Taxi" released in 1998.
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Godfather Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore / Atlanta Posts: 1,387 Thanked: 70 Times View My Garage	gone in 60 seconds, fast and furious and transporter. just love them
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revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	i must add the transporter to my list.its got an awesome car chase. Rev ps. if anyones seen the movie can you tell me what he does when hes on the bridge.he does something and then just lands on the trailer. Last edited by revtech : 19th December 2005 at 02:03.
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Godfather Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore / Atlanta Posts: 1,387 Thanked: 70 Times View My Garage	revtech i dont think that is humanly possible(correct me if i am wrong).. and that has to be special effects.
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islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	hey sjcherian, have you seen Rendevous, a 10 minute french film that is all about blasting through 1960's Paris in early morning in an italian sports car? It was full of rushing through signals, intersections, turning into 90 degree turns at crazy speeds and lots of close calss and tyre squealing. It had an overdubbed soundtrack from a racing ferrari, and is surely one of the most evocative movies I have seen.
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MustangMan BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Delhi/Indore Posts: 231 Thanked: 9 Times	Islero: Its a Ferrari 275 driven in early morning paris, there are no special effects here. If you see carefully, the guy has some close shaves. regarding the sound, i think it is more to do with the equipment then and the conversion to digital that makes it seem like it was dubbed. Great ***** out driving nevertheless. See Climb Dance, its ari vatannen's drive up pikes peak...I think its better than Rendevous.
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angelfire BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mangalore/Chicago Posts: 251 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Fast nd furious...2F2F...gone in 60 secs..just love that under bridge scene in it where he presses this tiny red button and the car just zoooommms!!!
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sjcherian BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 493 Thanked: 585 Times	Thanks Mustangman&Islero - I shall keep a watch out for the movies you listed as well. They sound like interesting movies.
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sjcherian BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 493 Thanked: 585 Times	@Maverick5490 - I didnt want to go the science fiction route as there are way too many movies there that I like :-). I love the Back to the future series but felt it didnt fall into the "action" genre that most car movies fall into. I saw Vanishing point on cable as well when I was in the USA. There was some channel that used to show "car" movies on late Saturday night. Hvant seen the movie since.
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