Car Movies!

[P.J.]

So I'm sitting here at work and just got Pissed because before my roomies and I seperated somebody stole all my Fast and The Furious movies. I'm pissed because I gotta buy them again.

The acting in the movies sucks but I just like looking at the cars and hearing all the sound effects and stuff. The races lace realism but I still ike them.

Then I started to think about the other movies out there that are geared more towards the car enthusiast. But I'm not a movie buff so I wanted to know if anybody else knows of any car movies that you could watch over and over without it getting old!

Thanks P.J.!

[BobMs_wht2k2]

If you want a REAL car chase, check out Ronin.

[Munky]

^^Agreed.

[only1db]

i just watched Initial D...great flick!! just make sure you change it to english...i didnt and watch in cantanese...( i think) but still good! re watched in english...it was better...obviously...

there was another one i watched recently too...cant remember the name..the kid drove a black 02 audi A4...and his buddy has a 93 civic that is blue and white...and can also be seen in the original fast and furious...(when they are lining up to race...and you can see it in the backround...the movies were made around the same time...but it too was a decnet movie

[lcanajoharie]

Gone in 60 seconds
... It even has Angelina Jolie in it.

[BobMs_wht2k2]

^^ The ORIGINAL Gone in 60 seconds. That and Bullett. Oh. . . that one with the white Charger. Vanishing Point.

Yeah. . . those had real car chases. F&F . . . .I wouldn't even put them in the same building as most of these movies.

[TheKoreanSaab]

Vanishing point that was a challenger....Speed Zone was a corny movie with awesome cars in it. It had John Candy and the dad from American Pie in it. I am interested in seeing that new movie redline when it comes out April 17th.

[kennef]

Let's not forget Cannonball Run I and II. Fairly Decent.

There was a movie called Death Race 2000 which was a total snooze-fest. Seriously.

Smokey and the Bandit was also pretty good if you can stand watching the constant bickering between Burt Reynolds and that other lady. It doesn't have nearly the car variety that some of these other movies have.

[Seinster]

i just watched Initial D...great flick!! just make sure you change it to english...i didnt and watch in cantanese...( i think) but still good! re watched in english...it was better...obviously...
Dude, come on...as if Initial D is Chinese! I'm not even aware of any Chinese anime! And shame for saying it's better in English! :headshake

Mad Max is a pretty good flick, I wouldn't call it a car film, more of a dystopian sci.fi. but you gotta respect the cars in it. There's another decent Aussie film called Running on Empty. It's pretty lame story/acting but the cars are cool.
The drift bible is a good how-to movie into the world of drifting with Keiichi Tsuchiya.

My other favourite true classics are: Grand Prix and American Graffiti.

[BobMs_wht2k2]

WHEN (not if) wifey and I come to Aussie land, I have already told her that one full day will be dedicated to playing at the dealerships. Camera and fresh batteries! I think you guys have the coolest stuff!

[cclngthr]

^^ The ORIGINAL Gone in 60 seconds. That and Bullett. Oh. . . that one with the white Charger. Vanishing Point.

Yeah. . . those had real car chases. F&F . . . .I wouldn't even put them in the same building as most of these movies.

Exactly. Kids have no idea what a car chase is.

[04 elantra cvvt]

Let's not forget Rain Man. yeah... I'm a very good driver... yeah.

[cobase]

Ronin definitely. The Italian Job is faker. I hear The French Connection had a good chase. Um... one of the Matrix moves (Reloaded?) had one. I liked the brief one in The Peacemaker (MB vs. BMW).
http://www.yayhooray.com/thread/91351/The-best-car-chases
I had forgotten The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy
Oh, and The Transporter. I don't remember if The Transporter 2 had a good one.. he ended um jumping through a wall from one rooftop to another and driving off in some magical car... it was OK until that...

[SuperGLS]

I agree, Ronin is a great movie.

http://www.amazon.com/The-best-Car-Movies-Ever/lm/362SJOT5LACJW

[KeWLKaT]

SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT (trilogy)

I recently bought it, has been a cult movie for me ever since I was a young lad and I used to watch it with my dad

[BobMs_wht2k2]

The original Smokey was decent, the next two were flat out horrible. Kinda like F&F only the first one of those sucked too.

[SuperGLS]

I work with someone that was in the original Smokey and the Bandit.

[P.J.]

Thanks everybody I appreciate the awesome feedback!

I didn't really know about all these good movies until now I appreciate the links too!

Thanks
P.J.

[only1db]

Dude, come on...as if Initial D is Chinese! I'm not even aware of any Chinese anime! And shame for saying it's better in English! :headshake

Mad Max is a pretty good flick, I wouldn't call it a car film, more of a dystopian sci.fi. but you gotta respect the cars in it. There's another decent Aussie film called Running on Empty. It's pretty lame story/acting but the cars are cool.
The drift bible is a good how-to movie into the world of drifting with Keiichi Tsuchiya.

My other favourite true classics are: Grand Prix and American Graffiti.

i am well aware that it was based in japan...sheesh...but on the movie listings for languages...it was set on that language...and yes in english it was better...there were holes in the plot if it wasnt..

car movies are movies about the CARS! all else is second....so has horrible as the first two were the F and F make the list...so does gone is 60 seconds...hell even cannonball run makes the list...

the others mentioned just have cool chases...and what not...i would not consider them CAR movies

[SuperGLS]

I don't know if these count, but, I've always like Days of Thunder. I probably watched it about 20 times when I was younger and it just came out on HBO.

Also, this weekend I watched Cars... excellent movie.

[only1db]

^ hahah yeah what a great movie...my inlaws bought it for my son...i think i have watched it more though.

[04GTboySC]

yea i have cars also, its a good movie

[slyderdai]

whiplash and whiplash 2 up in smoke its cars hot chicks just think (jackass whith horsepower) most def best car movies ever made only downfall is the abundance of honda's