Best Car Movies You've Ever Watched?

[sharky]

Hey everyone, just like to know what sort of petrolhead movies you consider the best you ever seen. Especially in terms of realism & overall great chase/racing scenes. Here's my humble opinion!

1> Mad Max 1 & 2 - No CGI low budget, extremely violent & in your face, loved it when I was a kid & still do to this day.

2> Italian Job - The original 60s version, not that Marky Mark Crap, gotta love the Mini!

3> Bullitt

4> The French Connection

5> Ronin

6> Gone in 60 Seconds

Sadly very few movies from recent times can live up to the old classics, as for leaving out F&F, well personally, If I want to see a car going at warp speed everytime they turn on the NOS, I'd go and watch Star Trek. But it wasn't too bad, just hated the ricer plague that landed on our streets afterwards.

Well those are the movies that helped make me a silent speed junkie. what about you?

[MasterDon]

i think this has been discussed previousy...no matter...it's fun to do it again

mine are(in no particular order)

* cars(animated flick)

* ronin

* italian job( the original for me as well)

* the wild angels

* biker boys

* Chopper Chicks in Zombietown

* torque

* revoloution(docu)

* the Motorcycle Diaries(che guvera bio pic)

* le mans

* bulitt

* gran prix

* mad max

* transporter 1

[Mani]

I have to vote for Truth in 24, though it's not a movie it's well worth the time.

http://www.truthin24.com/

Edited June 28, 2009 by Mani

[Dominic]

transformers

fast and the furious

ronin

bad boys 1 - and 2

[harshansenadhir]

good thread and recalls me of replaying of certain scenes and try to gauge how far the movie if off from reality well I've included some vehicle related movies as well ... any way here's my list ...

1. Italian job - old version

2. Knight Rider ( i know it's not a movie but one hell of an addiction in the childhood)

3. Gone in 60 seconds

4. Transporter

5. Speed

6. The Fast and the Furious

7. Taxi ( yes the French version )

[Randhiv]

BY far the best I've seen...

1. Vanishing Point

2. C'était un "Rendezvous" ("It was a date") is a short film (under 10 minutes) made in 1976 by Claude Lelouch, showing a high speed drive through Paris..unbelieveable driving.

3. The Gumball Rally

4. gone in 60 secs (original in 1976)

5. Bullitt - Steve McQueen

Just to name a few..

[ferrarif50]

Gone in 60 seconds

Driven

Italian Job

The Fast & Furious

Transporter

Redline

btw, anybody knows a place to buy "Truth in 24" here ?

Edited July 14, 2009 by ferrarif50

[tharinduonline]

Gone in 60 seconds

The Fast & Furious

Italian Job

Transporter

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[dillongt]

"INITIAL D" Is The Best Car Movie Ever ....no BS...

[getposition]

if u guys havent seen this i consider this as the best car movie ever....who ever posted this thread good job!!

the name of the movei is "THUNDERBOLT"....starring Jackie Chan...

movie was shot in 1995 and is in mandarin i think..one of my thai friends told me about this and i loved it..

there is a love story in it ....if u like 3000GT , 240 sx's this is the movie to see

i dunno whether you can find this in SL , its harder to find it here in the US and its not like those main stream movies they produce nowadays..

i like the old italian job as well.

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/9141/thunderbolt.jpg

Edited July 15, 2009 by getposition

[GTAm]

Has anyone watched Quintin Tarantino's "Death Proof"? I got a glimpse of the latter part recently. Seems interesting.

[MRM]

"INITIAL D" Is The Best Car Movie Ever ....no BS...

Totally agree with you

[MkX]

What about Taxi 1 - 3

[dillongt]

What about Taxi 1 - 3

taxi is not about racing but you guys must watch "INITIAL D" ....most people don't know about this movie and it's very populer in japan and here

[GuruG]

taxi is not about racing but you guys must watch "INITIAL D" ....most people don't know about this movie and it's very populer in japan and here

I'm a fan of da movie n the anime series. Thx for reminder, was looking for a movie to watch today.

GTR = Godzilla (I like the funny guy at dafillin station)

Cant remember many, anyways

Driven

Fast and the furious 1,2(fav scene muscle vs jap run)

Death Race

Gone in 60 Sec

Italian Job

Gamball Rally

Cars

Mad Max series

Herbie(old n new)

Taxi (hate da english ver, How can u reduces weight with Queen Latifa drivin)

Speed

Transporter

Transformers (hmmm)

Talledega nights

American Grafitti

Redline (hate da movie, luv da cars)

[MasterDon]

also guys...i watched this french film sometime ago,it was about a guy who works for a car dealership delivering a brand new ferrari(a 575 as i recall) to a wealthy footballer...the guy faces some challenges along the way and is reunited with his estranged daughter...i remember chanell eye or rupavahini airing this sometime ago but i dont know it's title...so if any of you fella's know let me know ok,cos i relly like to watch it again.

[JadeyBlitzen]

also guys...i watched this french film sometime ago,it was about a guy who works for a car dealership delivering a brand new ferrari(a 575 as i recall) to a wealthy footballer...the guy faces some challenges along the way and is reunited with his estranged daughter...i remember chanell eye or rupavahini airing this sometime ago but i dont know it's title...so if any of you fella's know let me know ok,cos i relly like to watch it again.

i've seen this too. good movie

[MasterDon]

i've seen this too. good movie

JB any ideas about the name of the flick?....tried google but to no avail

[bhanu128]

Gone in 60s is good, have any of u watched a old 70 flick called "two-lane black top"...

[HardHat]

any of you guys seen "The Driver"? I think it was from 1978

Edited July 28, 2009 by HardHat

[Devinda_Z]

& Fast and the Furious is back for a 5th !

& they've got quite a cast!

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Edited December 15, 2010 by Devinda_Z

[Pericles]

& Fast and the Furious is back for a 5th !

& they've got quite a cast!

Yeah, apparently The Rock is in it

BTW, Rock's new movie "Faster" is supposed to be a good car movie too. I saw his interview on Leno. Looks quite funky.

And this is what the man was looking like for the movie

http://dwaynejohnsoncentral.wordpress.com/category/rock-solid-muscle/

Definitely a guy movie.

[Pericles]

Salivating. And Zs! Looks more action than cars, but I see all the ingredients I like in my movies.

[TRD_ASA]

Hey everyone, just like to know what sort of petrolhead movies you consider the best you ever seen. Especially in terms of realism & overall great chase/racing scenes. Here's my humble opinion!

1> Mad Max 1 & 2 - No CGI low budget, extremely violent & in your face, loved it when I was a kid & still do to this day.

2> Italian Job - The original 60s version, not that Marky Mark Crap, gotta love the Mini!

3> Bullitt

4> The French Connection

5> Ronin

6> Gone in 60 Seconds

Sadly very few movies from recent times can live up to the old classics, as for leaving out F&F, well personally, If I want to see a car going at warp speed everytime they turn on the NOS, I'd go and watch Star Trek. But it wasn't too bad, just hated the ricer plague that landed on our streets afterwards.

Well those are the movies that helped make me a silent speed junkie. what about you?

Hey.. an interesting topic.. Here is my list.

Gone In 60 Seconds

The Italian Job(Old version)

Initial D

Taxi

Death Race

Transporter

F & F 1,2 & 4

The Driver

[Komisiripala]

hats off to randhiv for mentioning the original gone in 60. that was epic. starred a detomaso pantera. what a lovely car, that. they don't make then like those any more.

also, initial D is really the shi'ite. makes the fast and furious look like sesame street in comparison. those drifts were unbeleivable. correct me if i'm wrong, but i think they used a trueno with a 1.5 liter twin turbo wenkel rotary to get enough rpm to keep drifting those mountain roads endlessly. read that somewhere...