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This, very likely, has been posted before, but I just flipped by "Ronin" right before the car chase scene. I was reminded about how f*cking awesome it is and wanted suggestions for other great ones. Some of the highlights are Deirdre running a cop car off the road in the tunnel, causing it to flip over and spin in the middle of the lane, DeNiro times it perfectly and drives by it like it's a revolving door, Gregor (Skarsgaard) nervously pulling his seatbelt on when Deirdre starts going against traffic, the truck running on two wheels for a good 20-30 seconds while smashing 8-10 cars path, and the motorcyclist who gets clipped so perfectly.

I hear that "The French Connection" is best all time, (coicidence that Ronin is filmed in France?) and one of first two Bourne movies has an excellent one.

What else?

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Both Bourne Identity and Bourne Supremacy have great car chase scenes.

Matrix Reloaded has a sweet scene on the freeway when Trinity is on the motorcycle.

The new Dukes of Hazzard movie is entertaining at parts and has a good car chase scene there.

Bad Boys 2 has a pretty sweet car chase scene.

Gone in 60 Seconds and The Rock are also pretty cool scenes.

I'm sure there's more, but I am still on my first cup of coffee.

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My favorite car chase is in "Bullitt." It was filmed in 1968 so there's no computer enhancement. Over 100 mph on public streets...it's worth a look, especially if you're a Steve McQueen fan.

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THX 1138 LOL

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i recall a fairly decent one in "the Italian job".

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Bullitt
The French Connection
Ronin

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My favorite car chase is in "Bullitt." It was filmed in 1968 so there's no computer enhancement. Over 100 mph on public streets...it's worth a look, especially if you're a Steve McQueen fan.

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Definitely the best! Remember at the time it was totally ground-breaking - and featured two sweet cars - Charger vs Mustang GT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36MFh4of6lE

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Blues Brothers FTW

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Not sure it's possible to be a Steve McQueen fan and not have seen Bullitt.

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Death Proof ftw.

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I hear that "The French Connection" is best all time, (coicidence that Ronin is filmed in France?) and one of first two Bourne movies has an excellent one.

The French Connection car chase scene took place in Brooklyn/Queens. I grew up where they filmed the car chase scene. Ridgewood Queens New York.

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Ronin, ftw.

Also, the director of Ronin, John Frankenheimer, also directed the French Connection II.

Another great chase scene (well, more of a chase movie), is The Sugarland Express, but it 's not as good as Bullitt or Ronin.

Chase scenes built on CGI, like anything Matrix-like, don't count, sorry.

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Chase scenes built on CGI, like anything Matrix-like, don't count, sorry.

[/ QUOTE ]why? no matter what you thought about the matrix movies, you have to admit the highway scenes were sweet. and its not even like the majority of the scene was CGI

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The French Connection supposedly has the best chase sequence, but i was underwhelmed. Ronin's chase is far superior.

The Transporter 1 has a couple awesome chase scenes, too.

Here is Ronin's.

I think this is The Transporters unedited.

Here Is The Bourne Identity's

And Here is The French Connection chase.

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oh yeah, taxi 1 and 2 had a couple

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italian job (original and remake)

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Not necessarily the best scenes but some of my favorite ones are from Smokey & The Bandit

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The Hidden opens with a fantastic, violent car chase.

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The French Connection supposedly has the best chase sequence, but i was underwhelmed. Ronin's chase is far superior.

The Transporter 1 has a couple awesome chase scenes, too.

Here is Ronin's.

I think this is The Transporters unedited.

Here Is The Bourne Identity's

And Here is The French Connection chase.

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Nice, thanks for the links.

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Chase scenes built on CGI, like anything Matrix-like, don't count, sorry.

[/ QUOTE ]why? no matter what you thought about the matrix movies, you have to admit the highway scenes were sweet. and its not even like the majority of the scene was CGI

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Agreed. Think of The Crocodile Hunter, if you knew some of the animals were CGI. A whole lot of the coolness factor is that you're seeing something real.

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Death Proof

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Jeez, amateurs, the best car chase sceneS all come from Gone in 60 Seconds (1974).


Im literally about to throw up from some of the suggestions in this thread....death proof..lol....get real.

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Here is Ronin's.

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Short Time has a hilarious chase scene.

It's an underrated movie. Though, you should only expect some goofy laughts.


You Tube delivers again

You'll need to know the basic setup. Dabney Coleman's character has learned he's going to die in a few weeks/months. So, when the call comes in that some cop killers have been spotted, he goes on a death wish chase so his young son will have the money from line-of-duty insurance to go to an Ivy League college.

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To Live and Die in LA

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The Rock....Lamborghini/Hummer scene....Sick.

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The chase scene done in Terminator 3 was one of the better ones done recently, I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet

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Go rent an old movie called The Driver, with Ryan O'Neil.

Set the standard, and a pretty good flick.

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Go rent an old movie called The Driver, with Ryan O'Neil.

Set the standard, and a pretty good flick.

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I personally think H.B. set the standards, but The Driver is ridiculously awesome. Anything with CGI shouldnt really be mentioned imo, as best car chase scenes.


When Gone in 60 seconds was released, it H.B. personalyl went around to movie theatres and did car stunts so the movie house would show it, in exchange for a peice of the ticket sales. Some of the theatre owners would go back on their word, and he sent a "collection man" to get his cut. The collection man was about 6 something 300lbs.

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Chase scenes built on CGI, like anything Matrix-like, don't count, sorry.

[/ QUOTE ]why? no matter what you thought about the matrix movies, you have to admit the highway scenes were sweet. and its not even like the majority of the scene was CGI

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What? The majority of the Matrix entirely was CGI, not just the highway scene.

I'm not here to diss on CGI -- when done well, it can look really good. When done poorly (um, anyone for 2 Fast 2 Furious?) it's so blatantly cheesy as to be laughable.

But the reality is, anything CGI isn't really happening, so it's not a real chase at all. That doesn't mean it wasn't a decent scene in a movie (which it was), but no, it's not even a real car chase, so it can't even really be considered as one of the best car chase scenes.

+1 on the original Gone in 60 Seconds, though.

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yes, I concur. The car chase scene in the matrix was an awesome scene in general, but from the pure standpoint of a car chase scene...it wasnt imo...because it didnt really happen.

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Blues Brothers by miles

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yes, I concur. The car chase scene in the matrix was an awesome scene in general, but from the pure standpoint of a car chase scene...it wasnt imo...because it didnt really happen.

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And that took a ton of excitement out of the scenes for me. Shame, because those scenes are supposed to be all about excitement.

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Blades of Glory

Will Ferrell vs. Will Arnett

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I seem to remember the film Duel being a car chase of sorts. It was an awesome film, so there was probably a really good chase bit in particular.

Not so much a chase, but the crash in Casino Royale was pretty awesome.

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RONIN by a mile

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yes, I concur. The car chase scene in the matrix was an awesome scene in general, but from the pure standpoint of a car chase scene...it wasnt imo...because it didnt really happen.

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Are we forgeting that its a movie??????

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yes, I concur. The car chase scene in the matrix was an awesome scene in general, but from the pure standpoint of a car chase scene...it wasnt imo...because it didnt really happen.

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Are we forgeting that its a movie??????

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Are we forgetting that the car chase scenes from the classic 70s movies actually happened, and were caught on film? How can you not see the difference?