Car chases
 

I haven't seen Matrix 2, but the discussion got me thinking of movies with great car chases. I guess the obvious one is Bullitt, but two recent ones that havereally stuck out are Ronin and The Bourne Identity.

Others?

The Seven-Ups, a 70s cop film with Roy Scheider.

All of the BMW films "The Hire" shorts. Obviously if BMW is footing the bill all of the car and driving scenes are going to be good.

And I second Ronin. Excellent.

Blah, the french connection of course!!!
zac

Blues Brothers

Bourne Identity

The third act of The Blues Brothers is unsurpassed after 23 years.

The original "Italian Job" had a tremendous chase scene. I hope the remake's as good...

The Transporter, and The Great Escape

THE ROAD WARRIOR - the entire movie
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - the last chase where they try and take over the truck
THE FRENCH CONNECTION

I have to say, the car chase at the beginning of THE TRANSPORTER looked like it was difficult to pull off, but the way it was filmed was completely ASS.

What about Gone in 60 Seconds?

And Keith... What did you mean by ASS?

By 'ASS' I mean the way that it was filmed was completely crappy. All quick cuts, seemingly with no rhyme or reason except to show disorientation. I couldn't even tell what was going on most of the time.

I suppose we can chalk that up to the MTV style of editing that's all the rage these days. I still enjoyed the movie. I thought it kicked ASS :)

On the other side of the coin, and slightly off topic, I just recently watched Risky Business again for the first time in many years. I was absolutly awed by some of the shots in that film, particularly the scene where Rebeca DeMornay and Tom Cruise first meet.

1974 or 2000 version?

I'm a bit of a Nicolas Cage fan, so it would be the 2000 version. I usually avoid modern remakes, but having never seen the original, I wasn't worried about it not measuring up...