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In Reply to: Re: The Bambi B "I hope never to see again" annual Awards.. posted by rico on November 3, 2004 at 08:59:01:
rico,It's quite amazing how car chases are so fascinating that there are constant programmes of police cruiser camera shots of pursuits.
I was amused a few years ago by an early scene in "The Rock" (ex-military terrorists take Alcatraz hostages with chemical weapons) in which Cage in an "appropriated Ferrari and Connery in an equally stolen Hummer chase through San Francisco with the goal of making the "Bullet" chase look like child's play. In the first place, Connery would never be let out of prison- the same fallacy as Gere's IRA character in "The Jackal", but after the destruction of the cars, a cable car! and property damage that would have been sseven figures plus liability, both Cage and Connery would never see the light of day again. Cage jumping the Ferrari through the shop window onto the street alone would've brought on an "early retirement"
The car chase offers some quick filler between the scenes with guns and should be used sparingly. You're very knowledgable about movies. Do you know of a car chase scene which is really integral to the story- that advances the plot or characters? Ther must be something..
Cheers,
Bambi B
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After seeing "Bullitt" the director of "...Connection" insisted on a car chase.
Frenchīs car chase is the more perfect and more accomplished, donīt you find?
is over the top, yet it works for due to the deadpan reactions of Belushi and Ackroyd, yet it is technically excellent.The French Connection too is superb due to the realism it displays and the reactions of Gene Hackman. This chase is the most emotionally involving one due to Hackman and his mannerisms (and the manic driving). The audience is completely on the edge of their seats throughout the sequence. Director William Friedkin wanted realism and he succeeded brilliantly.
Bullitt is differnet entirely because of the coolness that personified Steve McQueen. The sequence here builds slowly until it's a full blown race. It's the most stylized car sequence for certain.
It's just which style you prefer. I'm a McQueen freak and I love the style in which Bullitt presents it's chase.
I agree. The "Bullitt" chase slowly builds, features the two rival muscle cars of the era, and has those fantastic San Francisco venues. (There's that green Volkswagon again!).
Myself, I've never seen a car lose five hubcaps before. That never gets old for me. :-)
Yes, the car chase in "The Rock" struck me as being WAY over the top.
And I didn't like the film except for the part where the Cage character get a Beatles LP f0r $400.I think the chase in Buster Keaton's "Sherlock, Jr." is extremely well done and filled with wonders. And one might argue that the chases in "Bullitt" and "The French Connection" (the latter inspired by the former) advance our understanding of the "driven-ness" (no pun intended) of each pursuer.
the car chase scenes that take place on a dirt road or in a field of some sort. Ever notice when the driver slams on the brakes or makes a sharp turn, you get tire squeeling? Never figured this one out. Kinda like loud explosions in space where there is nothing but vacuum.
...you see additional sets of tire skid marks where the stunt drivers practiced or extra takes were done. I see this in the majority of chases and for me it is as bad as seeing a microphone in the top of the frame.
There's a bright side: skid marks mean they were real cars and real roads, not CGI. Give them ten more years, you won't see any 'goofs' ever.
Yes, I have often noticed that.
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