I thought everybody would enjoy a few extras topics for discussion since it has been a little slow on the forum lately.
Things will probably not perk up until we get close to August 19.

This here is a topic I picked to provide hopefully an interesting discussion.

According to to a poll taken in a book of the Top Twenty Movie Car Chases of All Time:

20. Thunder Road 1958

19. Terminator 2: Judgement Day 1991

18. The Rock 1996

17. To Live and Die in L.A. 1985

16. The Matrix Reloaded 2003

15. The French Connection 1971 - during the Muscle Car Wars

14. Die Another Day 2002

13. Taxi/Taxi 2 1998/2002

12.

11. Gone in 60 Seconds 1974

10. Smokey and the Bandit 1977

9. The Blues Brothers 1980

8. C'Etait Un Rendezvous 1976

7. The Road Warrior (AKA Mad Max 2) 1981

6. The Bourne Identity 2002 - one of my favorite movies

5. Le Professionnel 1981

4. The Italian Job 1969

3. The Sevens Ups 1973

2. Ronin 1998

The further the discussion any body want to take a guess at what # 12 and #1 is?????????????????????????

1.

 

Transporter?

Before I saw the list, I would have expected Ronin to be up there. That was an awesome chase scene.

 

#1 has got to be Bullit.

#12 has got to be Vanishing Point.

 

i would agree.

 

Which chase scene from Terminator 2? There is quite a few. The one in the S.W.A.T. truck, the one in the S-10, the one between the Freightliner vs. the Harley and moped, the one in the LTD Crown Vic cop car. Which one.

My only problem with Bullit is I heard they had to drive slower with the Charger because the Mustang wasn't fast enough. I like the movie makers to be accurate.

 

Yea, that is funny that you say that because it all done by computers and special effects, now nobody cares about accuracy. Everybody just want to be woowed and wowed at the movies. Look at he Fast and the Furious and the Matrix 2.........all special effects but it does look cool but scientifically very accurate.

They were as accurate as they could be back in the day and they used many cars at high speed.

They have reduced this cost and increased safety with special effects computers.

 

I wonder why didn't the James Bond flick "Diamonds are Forever" with the Red Mach II Mustang make it in the top twenty poll?

I'll post the #1 and #12 on Wednesday evening.

 

I WOULD HAVE TO SAY CRAZY LARRY AND DIRTY MARY [YELLOW DODGE CHARGER GREAT FLICK #12
AND VANISHING POINT 1 AND VANISHING POINT 2

 

There was that movie with John Wayne and his Formula Firebird, The Man with the Golden Gun (AMX Hornet-AMC did try) but I believe the best was Bullit.