tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post8614916077954575583..comments2024-03-05T21:05:36.848-05:00Comments on CommentaramaFilms: The Great (film) Debates vol. 90AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-65189347520196390612013-08-19T23:32:45.052-04:002013-08-19T23:32:45.052-04:00Any of the chase scenes from the Bourne movies...l...Any of the chase scenes from the Bourne movies...lots of quick cuts I know which can detract...but intense chases nonetheless...<br />Ronin has great chase scenes...<br />Someone finally mentioned It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World...<br />I love the opening chase from Quantum of Solace...the way it opens with just the sound of the Aston Martin going full throttle.<br />Also, I just watched Die Hard With a Vengeance with the commentary on and the race through central park in the taxi...actually filmed in Central Park NY...with the taxi actually jumping the wall and landing in the street...no green screens or faking it.<br />Voznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-17915578023003122652013-08-19T13:22:44.397-04:002013-08-19T13:22:44.397-04:00KRS, I like Duel a lot. That's an interesting...KRS, I like <i>Duel</i> a lot. That's an interesting film.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-33168148767260422032013-08-19T12:37:53.882-04:002013-08-19T12:37:53.882-04:00I'm kinda surprized these haven't come up:...I'm kinda surprized these haven't come up:<br /><br />DUEL (1971) - Dennis Weaver as an average joe being pursued by some unseen driver of a semi rig.<br /><br />WHATS UP DOC (1972) - Yeah, it's got Barbara Streisand, but it's serously funny.<br /><br />IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (1963)- We might quibble about whether the whole movie is a chase scene or a race, but for a presentation of awesomely stupid people in motion, there is none better - and the cast, Holy Cow... KRSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-5122632190803949882013-08-19T00:45:35.261-04:002013-08-19T00:45:35.261-04:00GypsyTyger, I love the opening to Halloween. It&#...GypsyTyger, I love the opening to <i>Halloween</i>. It's more of a stalk than a chase, but it's really tense and it's so well shot. There are so many little moments where anything could happen, but somehow it never does. Well done!<br /><br /><i>Smokey and the Bandit</i> is hilarious.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-11128372896499079332013-08-19T00:41:28.735-04:002013-08-19T00:41:28.735-04:00Shawn, Sadly, I don't remember that one.Shawn, Sadly, I don't remember that one.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-78788344068973798712013-08-18T22:47:20.913-04:002013-08-18T22:47:20.913-04:00It wasn't really a chase,but Harry Callahan ra...It wasn't really a chase,but Harry Callahan racing through San Francisco from payphone to payphone with the gym bag wile trying to beat Scorpio's time limit is a classic.And let's not forget Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy's running gun battle/car chase between Nolte and Murphy in the cadillac against James Remar and Sonny Landham in the bus,which ends with Nick's caddy being run through the plate glass window of the car dealership. That sets up the epic ass chewing by the captain - "F_ck You Convict!"<br />GypsyTygerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-47242755811016609392013-08-18T22:32:45.988-04:002013-08-18T22:32:45.988-04:00I always do this! A short but very intense chase...I always do this! A short but very intense chase, more of a stalk, I guess, was when Michael Myers attacked Jamie Lee Curtis and then followed her to the house where she was babysitting. He moved like Death its own self,he never sped up,he never slowed down. He just came like the monster he was, determined on gutting Laurie Strode. It was short but it was terrifying,and even when I watch it today I can't look away.And to tie Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis together,we have the helicopter - limousine chase from True Lies. That one was unique in that every chase we've mentioned so far was adversarial - the chaser wanted to catch the runner to kill them or arrest them or take the Ark of the Covenent away from them. Schwarzenegger in the helicopter was chasing Jamie Lee in the limo to save her after the bridge blew up. Just some thoughts.<br />GypsyTygerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-40498887069960782132013-08-18T21:52:20.421-04:002013-08-18T21:52:20.421-04:00I was gonna say The Dark Knight but Anthony beat m...I was gonna say The Dark Knight but Anthony beat me to it. How about Smokey And The Bandit,which <br />A) was itself one long chase and<br />B) contained within it the individual chase scene where Burt flew the transam across the creek where the bridge was washed out.One of the channels,I can't remember which one,has been playing Point Break all month. Point Break has the foot chase where Keanu Reeves tries to run down Patrick Swayze. They run through backyards,living rooms,and Swayze throws the pitbull on Reeves. That was original.The Terminator had two big chase scenes. The first one,that started with Michael Biehn shooting Schwarzenegger in the bar and ended with Reeces arrest,and the second one,that ended with Reece sticking the dynamite in the tailpipe of the tanker and jumping in the dumpster.<br />The Warriors,which Andrew just reviewed,was one big chase.<br />GypsyTyger Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-87712495205834041242013-08-18T21:27:28.243-04:002013-08-18T21:27:28.243-04:00The chase scene in "The Man Who knew too Litt...The chase scene in "The Man Who knew too Little" with Bill Murray in a mini cooper running from the cops. shawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-54029737613909825272013-08-18T20:32:15.902-04:002013-08-18T20:32:15.902-04:00PikeBishop and Backthrow, That is the gag really, ...PikeBishop and Backthrow, That is the gag really, that this chase is about as far over the top as humanly imaginable. They even get the water division and the national guard involved for a car chase! I'm honestly not sure of another way that film could have ended.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-75407696080771086772013-08-18T20:30:36.391-04:002013-08-18T20:30:36.391-04:00Jed, That makes more sense to me. I was going to ...Jed, That makes more sense to me. I was going to say that I honestly didn't remember the chase scene in II you were talking about. LOL! I do like the chase scene in I a lot.<br /><br />You might be right about the "being there" aspect of <i>French Connection</i>. I enjoy it, but to me it isn't all that much better than other good 1970s films like <i>Taking of Pelham</i>. I think the reason is it doesn't seem all that original to me. In fact, by the time I saw it, I'd seen everything it does a dozen times in later films. Popeye Doyle, for example, really becomes the model for every "tough cop" after him. And the tension between him and his chief is now a cliche. So by the time I saw <i>French Connection</i>, it didn't have a real surprise factor for me because I'd seen it all done so many times already.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-78122439399885603122013-08-18T20:05:44.949-04:002013-08-18T20:05:44.949-04:00BTW - I am such an idiot. The car chase and the el...BTW - I am such an idiot. The car chase and the elevated train is from the original French Connection, not the sequel. It is amazing how once you hit 65, you begin to lose your memory for things unless you refresh it. Of course, that is why Al Gore invented the internet. ;) Oh, and Andrew. I just looked at Rotten Tomatoes for FC2. Critics scored it about 10 points higher than general audience. Gee, never seen that before (l.o.l.) I wonder if the critics would have "hearted" it even more if it had only starred Matt Damon and Zooey Deschanel.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-17142513574758175712013-08-18T19:54:50.114-04:002013-08-18T19:54:50.114-04:00Pike - you are not alone :)Pike - you are not alone :)Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-60312603958036086192013-08-18T19:54:07.080-04:002013-08-18T19:54:07.080-04:00Andrew - The French Connection 2, like most sequel...Andrew - The French Connection 2, like most sequels, is not nearly as good as the original ..... except for the chase scene which is one of the top two or three ever. Personally, I don't so much recall people getting reverential about it, the way they did for, say, Godfather 2. I think people liked Hackman, the French villain, and the Popeye Doyle character so much they probably "over" rated it. Having said that, I would never imply FC2 sucked or that I didn't enjoy it. I just think it is was not quite "all that" the way some people claimed. And, then there is that incredible chase scene. What a lot of younger viewers have a hard time with (including myself relative to my parents' generation) is that thee scenes were really kind of groundbreaking when they came out. I have to tell you, I got to see Bullit in HD a couple years ago so I knew how well that scene came off. I haven't seen FC2 in decades, so there is the possibility that if I viewed it today, I would possibly be disappointed (though I doubt it.)Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-3000837527842064652013-08-18T19:37:39.276-04:002013-08-18T19:37:39.276-04:00Pike,
The joke is the pointless, cartoonish overk...Pike,<br /><br />The joke <i>is</i> the pointless, cartoonish overkill of the end chase, which carries over to the SWAT team being called in, and the ridiculous number of guns cocked and trained on our heroes in that final scene in the tax assessor's office. It's like a live action Tex Avery cartoon. <br /><br />Dispatcher: "The use of excessive violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers... has been approved."<br /><br />But I'm sure you're well aware of this and just don't find it funny. C'est la vie. <br /><br />Personally, I think the best part is when Jake and Elwood nimbly (impossible car flip) evade the American Nazis, and the goose-stepping jerks plunge over the edge of the uncompleted overpass, which apparently is higher than the Sears tower-- <br /><br />"I've always loved you."<br /><br />--and the deep hole they make in the pavement also dooms the other pursuing Nazi car. LOLBackthrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02289433396695381105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-69312005382136053502013-08-18T18:44:14.881-04:002013-08-18T18:44:14.881-04:00Am I alone here in thinking that the end chase sce...Am I alone here in thinking that the end chase scene of "The Blues Brothers" is boring, pointless and stupid and just an excuse to wreck 200 plus police cars in a piece of cinematic overkill? Sorry never liked it, but loved the mall chase though.PikeBishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761380937971970762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-46764804826294246672013-08-18T18:13:55.448-04:002013-08-18T18:13:55.448-04:00Jed, In truth, I never cared for French Connection...Jed, In truth, I never cared for <i>French Connection II</i>. I do like I, but not II. Though I don't see why I is worshiped as it is.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-82351845046279119242013-08-18T13:43:03.288-04:002013-08-18T13:43:03.288-04:00Tryanmax - technically the chase scene was French ...Tryanmax - technically the chase scene was French Connection II rather than the original. Onvolved a car under the "el"> Those are great old films. They may not have had the special effects available that they hve now, but these scenes prove how effective a scene can be without trickery.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-24986328159829068872013-08-18T13:31:46.026-04:002013-08-18T13:31:46.026-04:00Anthony, The freeway chase scene is easily the bes...Anthony, The freeway chase scene is easily the best thing in <i>Matrix II</i>. I enjoyed that a lot. The rest of the film... not so much.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-45273539442264693462013-08-18T13:30:40.286-04:002013-08-18T13:30:40.286-04:00Kenn, You know what's interesting is that the ...Kenn, You know what's interesting is that the more I think about it, Bond doesn't have a lot of great of chase scenes. Each film has a chase, but they aren't very memorable.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-73922450742913984832013-08-18T13:27:05.642-04:002013-08-18T13:27:05.642-04:00Mycroft, Films from the 1960s are classics. When ...Mycroft, Films from the 1960s are classics. When you start calling films from the 1990s classics, that would be telling.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-72313544836974716752013-08-18T13:23:18.621-04:002013-08-18T13:23:18.621-04:00Backthrow, That chase in The Great Escape is fanta...Backthrow, That chase in <i>The Great Escape</i> is fantastic. It's made even better knowing that he did the stunts himself.<br /><br />The opening of <i>Casino Royale</i> is fantastic too. I only wish they had done more long shots of the action rather than all the close ups because they do some amazing stunts.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-7350312063244773162013-08-18T13:20:36.188-04:002013-08-18T13:20:36.188-04:00Scott, I love Chan's chase scenes. They are e...Scott, I love Chan's chase scenes. They are easily some of the most creative the way he uses everything he runs across to help him escape. It both comedic and yet just downright cool. I enjoy those a lot.<br /><br />Yeah, <i>Ronin</i> should have made the list! LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-36705705195980508952013-08-18T13:19:22.123-04:002013-08-18T13:19:22.123-04:00tryanmax, You need to see Ronin. That's an aw...tryanmax, You need to see <i>Ronin</i>. That's an awesome film... great writing, great acting.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-22782329006809577672013-08-18T13:18:58.386-04:002013-08-18T13:18:58.386-04:00K, LOL! Good call!K, LOL! Good call!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com