Driving films

[Jimski]

I was talking to some friends about driving films and how car films generally suck now for example

the original gone in 60 seconds

Smokey and the bandit


gumball rally


two lane blacktop

If anyone can add more films I'd be really interested

Edited by Jimski on Friday 7th May 15:47

[vdubbin]

Vanishing Point, Crazy Mary Dirty Larry, Duel, Deathrace 2000

[Jimski]

i completely forgot about death race

[shakotan]

Cannonball Run
Cannonball Run 2
Mad Max

[Lateral-G]

If you can get a copy, try the Japanese real life version of initial-d, cheesy as hell at times, but amazing driving nonetheless.

[Truckosaurus]

Lateral-G said:

If you can get a copy, try the Japanese real life version of initial-d, cheesy as hell at times, but amazing driving nonetheless.

Now then.

Unless there are two versions of the Initial-D film, it was actually a Hong Kong produced film with Chinese actors and dialogue in Cantonese rather than Japanese.

[davepoth]

Convoy. Make sure you get the German version, with extra trucking...

[dougc]

Le Mans
Grand Prix

[ChuckieEgg]

What about Ronin (not really a driving film but got a good couple of car chases in it) or American Graffiti?

I saw the new Death Race a few weeks ago. Not as bad as I thought it was going to be but not what I'd call a good film.

[43034]

shakotan said:

Cannonball Run

That intro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eU8j4MeJ4I

[cazzer]

Christine.....

Yeah yeah I know...but it has a car in it

[thatone1967]

ChuckieEgg said:

What about Ronin

+1

[Romanymagic]

Mad Max 2 - shirley!

Just got this on Blu Ray, so good, you can almost smell the guzzoline!

[War Pig]

Fast and The Furious

[MrV]

Not sure if its classed as a film but Eric banners Love The Beast

[pugwash4x4]

Taxi- The original Luc Besson French version- some very good chase scenese through the streets of Marseille

Also climbdance with Ari Vatenan which "should" count- proabbly on Youtube somewhere

[shakotan]

Truckosaurus said:

Lateral-G said:

If you can get a copy, try the Japanese real life version of initial-d, cheesy as hell at times, but amazing driving nonetheless.

Now then.

Unless there are two versions of the Initial-D film, it was actually a Hong Kong produced film with Chinese actors and dialogue in Cantonese rather than Japanese.

Indeed, and the drifting was filmed in the Guangzhou mountains near where I lived in China.

[shakotan]

Romanymagic said:

Mad Max 2 - shirley!

Just got this on Blu Ray, so good, you can almost smell the guzzoline!

There's a lot less driving than in Mad Max though.

[RosscoPCole]

C'etait un Rendezvous
Eight minutes and 38 seconds of pure driving film.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C'%C3%A9tait_un_rende...

Was used in the video for Snow Patrol's Open Your Eyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk1Q9y6VVy0

Can't find the full version on You Tube, but must be around somewhere.

[stephen300o]

RosscoPCole said:

C'etait un Rendezvous
Eight minutes and 38 seconds of pure driving film.

Gone off that as it turns out it was just a Merc jumping some lights with a redub.