Driving films

[dougc]

stephen300o said:

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.

That accepted, he was shifting at some points
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/Rendezvous.sht...

[Jimski]

Its deffinatly had the speed turned up - the 50mph ish 2CV gives it all away

[The Riddler]

Love the Beast.

[Stu R]

Taxi! In a fun and silly way of course

The Riddler said:

Love the Beast.

[ChuckieEgg]

Weslake-Monza said:

The Italian job

On Film 4 now as it happens.

[43034]

43034 said:

shakotan said:

Cannonball Run

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

Just watched it now. Seeing that clip again last night made me dig out the VHS and watch it!

[CarbonM5]

'Duel' is a good one with Speilberg over working the viewers imagination as always.

[Pesty]

Best car chase for me

Live and Die in La. Awsome with loads of tension.


Best driving film 'Vanishing Point' as mentioned above

'Fear is the key' has a long chase scene but I think its very dated now

[ritmo]

ChuckieEgg said:

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.

The reason why the car chases in Ronin were so good is that both films were directed by the same director
If you're interested in cars in fims there was a good book written a few years ago on the subject.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cars-Films-Moments-Post-wa...

[The Riddler]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is also about an epic trip, well worth a watch

[kiteless]

CarbonM5 said:

'Duel' is a good one with Speilberg over working the viewers imagination as always.

Great film, and an even greater demonstration of how average 1970's American cars really weren't keen on corners. Then again, Dennis Weaver almost deserved a pasting for driving on those roads at 40mph

[Pesty]

Weslake-Monza said:

So the chase in Fear is the Key is dated but what about the jump onto the floating bridge (do the sills touch the floor after the jump?)

you can see the whole thing here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLmk0x94wNU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfHbpTgf1g0&fea...

[Rach*]

Thelma and Louise

[CarbonM5]

kiteless said:

CarbonM5 said:

'Duel' is a good one with Speilberg over working the viewers imagination as always.

Great film, and an even greater demonstration of how average 1970's American cars really weren't keen on corners. Then again, Dennis Weaver almost deserved a pasting for driving on those roads at 40mph

Indeed,and there is always the thought that if we were driving that shed then the big bad truck wouldnt have stood a chance.

[Halb]

Smokey and Cannonball Run are both classics, thank you Hal

[Mr Dave]

The new Dukes of Hazzard is pretty great actually. I really like it.

[funkyrobot]

Great film!

This has reminded me. In driving films why is that even when cars are racing down a straight nearly flat out, someone then simply changes gear and passes the other car, and vice versa. How many gears do they have and why didn't they just put it into topgear beforehand??

[XJR500bhp]

Death proof, quentin tarrantino, pretty mad.

Two first Taxis

Dirty Mary crazy larry all day, all cannonball movies, two lane blacktop and errrrrrrrr Vanishing point

[timmo]

A few films which were in my opinion very good road movies

James Taylor - Two lane backdrop
Vanishing Point

both brilliant and very 70s

[71notout]

Blues Brothers
Hooper