Car chases are ubiquitous in films, and they're usually terrible. A really good car chase can lift a mediocre film into acceptability and can make a good film great.
Best car chase ever? Discuss.
Blankman's favorites:
Ronin- Seeing how it must have been for Princess Diana cruising through the streets and tunnels of Paris at supersonic speeds.
The Italian Job (original)- greatest rooftop car circus ever!
The French Connection- White knuckle terrifying race to beat an elevated train- filmed with no permit, and no insurance!
The Blues Brothers- Just how many Chicago police cars can be destroyed in one film? Apparently all of them.
Bullitt (natch)
Best car chase ever? Discuss.
Blankman's favorites:
Ronin- Seeing how it must have been for Princess Diana cruising through the streets and tunnels of Paris at supersonic speeds.
The Italian Job (original)- greatest rooftop car circus ever!
The French Connection- White knuckle terrifying race to beat an elevated train- filmed with no permit, and no insurance!
The Blues Brothers- Just how many Chicago police cars can be destroyed in one film? Apparently all of them.
Bullitt (natch)
-Transformers. It's gotta be a good chase scene when the semi turns into a two story robot.
-Indiana Jones and the Temple of doom. Not really a car chase but a mining cart went through some pretty crazy stuff.
-Bourne trilogy. Hard to pick one, not only do they have some wicked car chases but some great foot chases too.
The Rock......most of the memorable ones come from San Fran
Bullitt - look at the chase scene camerawork, before & after, this film. it's a little like watching buddy action movies, before & after Lethal Weapon.
French Connection - you have no idea, what it took, for that scene to be filmed. unless you DO know what it took, which is like 5 ppl here including me, in which case you know what i'm sayin'.
To Live And Die In L.A. - Friedkin does it again.
any chase scene from any of the Mad Max flicks
Blues Brothers - also funniest chase scenes ever
I discount the Gone in 60 Seconds original movie as you've never heard of the guy and actually driving like that out in general public is just stupid.