OT: Best Movie Car Chases

[BMWDriver]

I watched Bullit yet again (1968, starring Steve McQueen) and am still amazed at the car chase scene.

A green Mustang pitted against a mean looking Dodge Charger in the streets of San Francisco. There is no intrusive music but that of the engines singing their low pitched high revs tunes accompanied by tire screams, and the rubbing of metal on metal.

I thought the camera work to be awesome. It feels and looks so real. There's no useless pizzazz.

What a thrill. I heard the French Connection also has one hell of a chase scene too and that Blues Brothers wrecks alot of cars. Gotta rent those soon.

So, which is your favourite?

[Sidney Rough-Diamond]

Ronin. The Italian Job ( orginal ). Check Youtube.

[Barney Paull-Edwards]

Ronin. The Italian Job ( orginal ). Check Youtube.

Has to be Ronin,Jean Ragnotti and Remy Julienne(bloody french!) Anybody who can drive from Paris to Lyon on two wheels has got to be good.

[Sam-Son]

Ronin obviously I had an E34 in it. Next I'd say Vanishing Point and Bullit

[Dr. evil]

some good bimmer shots in TAXI

[Turbo Ready]

Ronin. The Italian Job ( orginal ). Check Youtube.

^^^^^^^ X 10000000000000000000

[Turbo Ready]

Ronin obviously I had an E34 in it. Next I'd say Vanishing Point and Bullit

It actually had several e34's in it The complete one that drove, one rolling chassis towed from the front, rear half of another towed from the front, rear half towed from the front, and then the one that took the plunge which might be the same rolling chassis.

All the sound clips were recorded from the complete e34 on a race track with no computer enhancement.

All the stunts were done by a French stunt driver except when the e34 plunged to it's death, other than that no dummies were involved.

I have the DVD and looked at the movie with and without narration, quite a few times, I love it.
You would be amazed at how that movie was made if you looked at it with the narration.

[choccibicci]

Ronin is excellent, quite like some of the scenes from the Bourne series too

[infurno]

last 20 or so min of Gone in 60 Seconds. I especially liked how they interacted with the the environment. They went a little over the top with the flying car but other then that I think its great.

I cant recall the model but the cops chasing had a black BMW.

[Ross]

Oh Yes! Fantastic chase.
The unobtrusive music is by Lalo Schifrin, lots more where that came from.
Seven hubcaps fly off from the Charger as I recall.
DONT miss French Connection. Blues Bros. also excellent in a different way.
After those two watch Vanishing Point.