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View Full Version : Best car chase scene? Brian 10-16-2003, 09:10 PM I watched Bullitt last night and I just really loved the car chase scene. It reminds me of another excellent car scen in The French Connection. Enter this thread. Which of the two had a better car chase scene? It's close but I think the one in The French Connection was better. It was thrilling like the one in Bullitt but it was more full of action. TJL 10-16-2003, 10:29 PM Both were great chase scenes, but I would have to vote for French Connection. The sheer danger of a car speeding down that street (I've driven there) is frightenting. Plus, the shot of the car crashing wasn't supposed to happen, but they left it in anyway. It's just a more suspenseful sequence. dandelion wine 10-17-2003, 12:33 AM The French Connection Janice 10-17-2003, 12:47 AM The car chase sequence in The French Connection is regarded by many as the most exciting, even to this day. Who can forget the woman with the baby carriage who narrowly escapes. http://www.edmunds.com/news/feature/general/42969/page004.html Penny Lane 10-17-2003, 01:24 PM The best car chase scene happens to be an entire movie! Steven Spielberg's "Duel".:eek: Brian Damage 10-17-2003, 08:01 PM Bullit dr frasier crane 10-17-2003, 11:16 PM The French Connection, of course! Janice 10-18-2003, 12:49 AM Originally posted by Penny Lane The best car chase scene happens to be an entire movie! Steven Spielberg's "Duel".:eek: I love that movie Marlene! Dennis Weaver was great. It was scary and suspenseful. :eek: That was Spielberg's first film or major film. An early sign of his genius. dlemond 10-18-2003, 12:58 AM "Ronin" had an incredible car chase sequence. Absolutely top five, at least top 10. Janice 10-18-2003, 01:24 AM T-3 Rise of The Machines had an incredible chase scene. More good chase scenes. Ronin's in there dlemond. http://www.moviesforguys.com/articles/top10chases.shtml TJL 10-18-2003, 04:46 AM Originally posted by dlemond "Ronin" had an incredible car chase sequence. John Frankenheimer directed Ronin and French Connection. Yes, Ronin did have some great chase sequences. I read that Frankenneimer used race car drivers who drove the cars from the passenger seats while the actors sat in the "drivers" seat so he could film them driving at breakneck speeds. I said in my previous post that speeding through the streets of Brooklyn was scary, but that was nothing compared to the tight one lane streets of France! No doubt about it, Frankenheimer knows how to direct a car chase! The Modfather 10-18-2003, 10:30 AM Bullitt! TJL 10-18-2003, 11:18 AM I love that avatar Lucas Beatty! :lol: Brian 10-18-2003, 01:48 PM Originally posted by TJL John Frankenheimer directed Ronin and French Connection. Actually it was William Friedkin who directed The French Connection. TJL 10-18-2003, 01:53 PM Originally posted by Brian Actually it was William Friedkin who directed The French Connection. D'oh! Man, I've gotta stop posting when I'm drunk. :lol: Jenya 10-18-2003, 02:33 PM I like the bus chase scene in the movie Speed. :) |