Posted by semuta (A) on January 19, 2005 at 14:37:00
In Reply to: Bullitt posted by Mali on January 19, 2005 at 12:48:53:
I had the pleasure of seeing this movie on the big screen several years ago in a pristine print. I have to tell you that the car chase scene on the big screen is an incredible visceral experience. You can actually feel your stomach drop when the cars go over the San Francisco hills. The two frinds I saw the movie with had the same reaction. No other movie has ever had that effect on me.
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- The Driver (1978) is the gem of the bunch - grinagog 19:21:01 01/19/05
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In Reply to: Re: Bullitt posted by semuta on January 19, 2005 at 14:37:00:
better car chases, pace and momentum, and better direction than Bullitt, Vanishing Point, French Connection, Dirty Mary/Crazy Larry, Aloha Bobby and Rose, Two Lane BlackTop or Gone in 60 Seconds (original)
The script was originally written with Steve McQueen as the lead; Ryan O'Neill does a creditable job tho'
An added bonus of Isobel Adjani at (arguably) her most gorgeous Grins
- Re: The Driver (1978) is the gem of the bunch - JoeKool 15:39:04 01/21/05
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This brings back memories...foggy ones, I need to rent this and relive the excitment.
- Re: The Driver (1978) is the gem of the bunch - HOK 04:42:09 01/20/05
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I love the "audition" scene with the orange Mercedes. Again, Walter Hill delivers the goods. Two-lane Blacktop is also one of my faves. The attention to detail on all the car stuff is phenomenal.
Great picks all the way around
John
- Two Lane BlackTop trivia - grinagog 04:51:49 01/20/05
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the '55 Chev that James Taylor and Dennis Wilson pilot is the same '55 Chev that appears in American Graffiti
Laurie Bird (the girl hitchhiker at the end) committed suicide in Art Garfunkels New York apartment in 1979
One of the hitchers Warren Oates (GTO) picks up is Harry Dean Stanton
The film has that very strange ending of the film "dissolving" because they literally ran out of budget Grins
- 2 out of 3 - HOK 20:38:02 01/20/05
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I knew about HD Stanton and the car stuff (thanks to an old article in Hot Rod magazine) Sorry to hear about Laurie Bird. Hot Rod Magazine did a road test of the Chevy and the Milner's '32 roaster. According to the article the Chevy was a real bear to drive with an incredibly stiff clutch springs.
They don't make car movies like this anymore :(
John
