Best car movie....

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Best car movie....

Post by LoveCurryPies » Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:25 pm

....so many to chose from. Vanishing Point was pretty good. Le Mans and Le Mans ‘66 both great films. Is there a better car film?

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by jdrobbo » Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:27 pm

Italian Job (original)
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Re: Best car movie....

Post by Belial » Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:35 pm

Bullitt?
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Re: Best car movie....

Post by mill hill claret » Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:41 pm

Chitty chitty bang bang
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Re: Best car movie....

Post by LoveCurryPies » Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:44 pm

Ronin was pretty good and the Bourne films had some great sequences.

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by mill hill claret » Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:51 pm

What about dual ...where a bloke driving to work gets followed by a tanker ...that's how I seem to remember it

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by Claretforever » Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:54 pm

The Love Bug has to be up there. :D
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Re: Best car movie....

Post by California Colner » Wed Oct 27, 2021 12:26 am

Ford V Ferrari
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Re: Best car movie....

Post by superdimitri » Wed Oct 27, 2021 1:45 am

Senna worth a watch if you follow(ed) F1. New Schumacher movie is worth a go too.

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by dermotdermot » Wed Oct 27, 2021 3:36 am

I’ll go for Bullit even though that little Beetle does appear a little to often.

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Post by gawthorpe_view » Wed Oct 27, 2021 7:06 am

Another vote for Ford V Ferrari, fantastic film.

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by Tall Paul » Wed Oct 27, 2021 7:13 am

Baby Driver

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by ClaretAL » Wed Oct 27, 2021 7:19 am

Gone in 60 Seconds

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by Billy Balfour » Wed Oct 27, 2021 8:35 am

mill hill claret wrote:
Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:41 pm
Chitty chitty bang bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was military slang for a permission slip that granted leave from the front or barracks to visit local brothels. There was even a bawdy WW1 song about it.
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Re: Best car movie....

Post by Billy Balfour » Wed Oct 27, 2021 8:55 am

Taxi Driver - well, it's a car film.

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:02 am

The first few Fast and Furious films were good if you're a car fan.

Baby Driver is another good suggestion and of course Gone In 60 Seconds.

Really enjoyed the Ford Vs Ferrari film of recent times.

Bullitt - it's ok, but I haven't watched it in its entirety for years now, just doesn't appeal to me anymore.

Smokey and the Bandit is a good one
Transporter

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by Bosscat » Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:03 am

Cannonball Run is amusing

Gumball Rally also

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:04 am

I forgot about The Gumball Rally (1976)
Now that's a great car film.

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by SalisburyClaret » Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:14 am

Another vote for Baby Driver - and I don't like car films

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by Steve1956 » Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:20 am

Gran Torino..strarring the one and only Clint Eastwood
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Re: Best car movie....

Post by AfloatinClaret » Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:44 am

Jeny..Jennav...Genavi.. Gennervive... Oh Sod it; Bullitt.

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by Ric_C » Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:01 am

RUSH is pretty good. All about the battle between James Hunt and Nikki Lauda
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Re: Best car movie....

Post by dsr » Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:13 am

Genevieve. Great film.

And as well as The Love Bug, the Lindsay Lohan sequel Herbie - Fully Loaded was pretty good too.

And another vote for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Though the child catcher is pretty scary, for a children's film!

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by Devils_Advocate » Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:20 am

Herbie Goes Bananas
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Re: Best car movie....

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by Dark Cloud » Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:59 am

The one with Clint Eastwood. Grand Torino. Excellent film.

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Post by fzr162 » Wed Oct 27, 2021 11:01 am

Blues brothers, not a car film as such but has a brilliant car chase.
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Re: Best car movie....

Post by Darthlaw » Wed Oct 27, 2021 11:13 am

No votes for Death Race? :lol:

Bullitt is not really a car film as to a film with a great car chase scene. Ronin is another for this, along with Bourne Identity and the Mini car chase.

If its a car movie, I'm going for Baby Driver or maybe even Transporter.

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by AlargeClaret » Wed Oct 27, 2021 11:25 am

Le Mans 66 was a great film, I think they had to release under another name for the yanks though due to their ignorance

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by 4:20 » Wed Oct 27, 2021 11:35 am

Goodbye Pork Pie

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by tiger76 » Wed Oct 27, 2021 11:38 am

Christine is worth a mention, not strictly a car movie, but the main character was a car.

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by Steve1956 » Wed Oct 27, 2021 11:39 am

Not a car movie..but certainly the best car chase in a movie....
https://youtu.be/kuKYtRuDiuw

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by LoveCurryPies » Wed Oct 27, 2021 12:12 pm

I seem to remember an excellent chase scene in ‘Ronin’ with Robert de Niro.

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by Quicknick » Wed Oct 27, 2021 3:14 pm

The original Vanishing Point.

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by Firthy » Wed Oct 27, 2021 5:10 pm

Fast and Furious 1

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by gsyclaret » Wed Oct 27, 2021 6:22 pm

Another vote for Christine

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by KateR » Wed Oct 27, 2021 6:46 pm

so many good car movies, all mentioned I think, as a family it seems we all like cars and a couple of fanatics, for me it would have been Bullet but many because of my age and SM staring in it. Several mentioned enjoyed as a family and good fun/laughter, Baby Driver I enjoyed but mainly for the music, I was convinced recently to go and see Ford V Ferrari, didn't want to go but have to say this would be my favorite car movie now.

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Re: Best car movie....

Post by minnieclaret » Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:21 pm

mill hill claret wrote:
Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:51 pm
What about dual ...where a bloke driving to work gets followed by a tanker ...that's how I seem to remember it
Duel. Steven Spielberg first made for tv movie and your correct it’s a good un.
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Re: Best car movie....

Post by HahaYeah » Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:30 pm

Duel is a must see film,Dennis Weaver aka Mcloud as the victim/hero.

Two-Lane Blacktop is a worthy contender. :geek:

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