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Title: Best or worst car movies ever
Post by: timsatx on June 12, 2011, 06:59:49 AM: Following the previous war movies I thought about making this thread, but since there are bound to be not nearly as many I figured to combine them:

Vanishing Point
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
Bullit
Gone in 60 seconds (both)
Ronin
Death Race 2000
American Graffiti
Fast and Furious series (Tokyo Drift kinda sucked, but otherwise...)
Black Dog
Breakdown
Christine
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Post by: Aussie in AZ on June 12, 2011, 07:07:44 AM: Worst: Running on Empty. Aussie film 1980ish

Best: Mad Max of coarse ;D

Aussie
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Post by: booger on June 12, 2011, 07:43:18 AM: Christine
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Post by: sherob on June 12, 2011, 07:46:32 AM: The Italian Job... both... got to love those Cooper's 8)
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Post by: DeansZG on June 12, 2011, 08:02:27 AM: worst: dude, where's my car?

best: majority of those you mentioned, timsatx
I would add; White Lightning / Thunder Road / Smokey & the Bandit
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Post by: Bob on June 12, 2011, 08:42:10 AM: Best: Grand Prix

worst: Days of thunder
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Post by: MizzouMike on June 12, 2011, 09:09:11 AM: Does Fandango count.. It is about a road-trip?
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Post by: JetJock on June 12, 2011, 12:34:02 PM: Best: Bullit with Steve McQueen, no argument
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Post by: not2old on June 12, 2011, 04:59:22 PM: I just watched "Drive Angry" with Nic Cage. Might be one of the worst ever-the cars are nice though,always liked the Charger.
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Post by: DarrellB on June 12, 2011, 05:15:04 PM: Bullit . I agree is the best. Worst but pretty funny is cannonball run
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Post by: martin_14 on June 12, 2011, 06:03:56 PM: Quote from: sherob on June 12, 2011, 07:46:32 AM
The Italian Job... both... got to love those Cooper's 8)

I didn't know that was a car's film. I just can't get past Charlize Theron... :P
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Post by: Pynikal on June 12, 2011, 06:07:24 PM: worst: RPM

best: cannonball run

HM: maximum overdrive
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Post by: croach1776 on June 12, 2011, 07:17:51 PM: Best = Tie Lemans/White Line Fever

Worst + Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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Post by: Kazairl on June 12, 2011, 07:49:04 PM: As far as movies with cars in it, The Fast&Furious series is pretty entertaining. The F&F as car movies? They pretty much suck. But I don't let that stop me from watching them.

My entry, Torque. Which is technically a motorcycle movie. And I'm not going to say if it's on my best list or my worst list. Lol
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Post by: GeeBeav on June 12, 2011, 08:19:38 PM: Quote from: Kazairl on June 12, 2011, 07:49:04 PM
The Fast&Furious series . . . Torque.

Too much CGI.

Dirty Mary and Crazy Larry?
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Post by: Y0ssarian on June 13, 2011, 04:40:41 AM: Good:
Two Lane Blacktop
Vanishing Point
Monte Carlo or Bust! (Those Magnificent Man in their Jaunty Jalopies)
Mad Max
To Please a Lady
The Great Race
Grand Prix
LeMans
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Greased Lightning
Smokey & the Bandit
The Driver
The Hollywood Knights
Used Cars
Heart Like a Wheel
Streets of Fire

Bad:
Death Race 2000
Corvette Summer
Convoy
Six-Pack
Gone in 60 Seconds
Transporter 2

Good Chase Scene:
Bullitt
THX1138
The French Connection
The Seven-Ups
Freebie and the Bean
McQ
Mr. Majestyk
The Blues Brothers
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Post by: Maille Man on June 13, 2011, 12:29:44 PM: Worst: Corvette Summer
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Post by: just gone on June 13, 2011, 02:02:49 PM: Fear is the Key, had a very good chase segment. I do believe they were trying to capitalize on the success of Vanishing Point as
Barry Newman was the driver in both. I'll second everyone that said Mr. Majestik, The French Connection, The Seven-Ups,
The Driver, and of course Bullitt. Ronin was a good as well, but those skinny little European streets give me the willies, especially the ones
made entirely of rounded edge pavers.
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Post by: SteveJ. on June 13, 2011, 06:08:37 PM: Quote from: JetJock on June 12, 2011, 12:34:02 PM
Best: Bullit with Steve McQueen, no argument
+1

A classic.
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Post by: Pynikal on June 14, 2011, 06:47:16 AM: there are a couple of good scenes in the transporter movies.
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Post by: Assassin 11B3P on June 15, 2011, 01:24:24 AM: the blues brothers has some great car chase scenes...i can't even imagine how much all that cost.

ronin- best car chase scenes EVER! while some other movies have their moments, have any of them come close to the ones in this movie? bonus: the rest of the movie is pretty damned good on its own!
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Post by: Strawboss on June 15, 2011, 09:40:21 AM: I like to fast forward to the scene in Vanishing Point where the blond is riding around naked on a bike in the desert.
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Post by: Frontier on June 15, 2011, 01:36:28 PM: Cannonball- lots of Dodge Charger action + 351 Cleveland powered Pantera
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry- Great Dodge Charger action.
Fast and Furious- Blown Charger
Gumball Rally- 427 Cobra and Ferrari V-12 music.
Mad Max- 1973 Ford XB Falcon 351 Cleveland powered
Heart like a Wheel- crisp injected sb chevy fuel dragster
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Post by: Strawboss on June 15, 2011, 01:41:22 PM: I bet the folks along that street look forward to you driving by.