Long chase scene better than Bullitt or French Connection
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bobquack — 11 years ago(April 12, 2014 08:22 PM)
For those interested in car chases in movies, here's a good resource:
http://www.filmsite.org/filmchases.html
"Cum Grano Salis" -
bobquack — 12 years ago(September 09, 2013 07:35 PM)
Another good car chase is in The Seven-Ups. I haven't seen all these chases in a while so I can't say which is better or best. But if you read the reviews of The Seven-Ups, several people say its the best, lasting 14 minutes. One review says it's better than Bullitt and French Connection combined. The only memory I have of To Live and Die In L.A. is that the chase begins on the wrong side of the freeway and the action is going against the oncoming traffic.
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barodabulldog — 12 years ago(January 11, 2014 08:05 PM)
The Seven Ups chase see is very good and probably equal to Bullitt. French Connection, the original Gone in Sixty Seconds and Vanishing Point (which is almost entirely a chase scene) are also excellent.
Bullitt is my favorite. Steve McQueen actually drove the Mustang. It gets points from me for that. Plus, the music stopping when the chase starts is brilliant. The sound of the engines and McQueen double clutching is the best soundtrack. -
hnt_dnl — 12 years ago(January 23, 2014 08:26 PM)
Much as I love this movie, I don't think I rank the chase scene that highly. There are many other parts of this film that I enjoy much more than that. The embassy scene is probably my favorite. One thing that kind of hurts the chase scene for me is the music they used, because that same song was used (to much better effect) in the dance club scene in
Collateral
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Collateral
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pt100 — 12 years ago(January 23, 2014 09:16 PM)
I wasn't ranking the chase scene relative to other parts of this movie. I was ranking it vs. some other movies' chase scenes. It's too bad that the music from a film that wasn't made until two years later ruins this chase scene for you.
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mikekrit62 — 12 years ago(January 28, 2014 07:53 PM)
I tend to think the chase through Moscow in Supremacy was better, though it was more of a savage, demolition derby than in Identitybut that's just me. When that car t-boned the driver's door on Bourne's BMW taxi, I nearly jumped out of my skin.