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Whilst totally agreeing with David and RR, it simply fascinates me HOW the hell they shoot those car chase sequences.

One of the most well known ones was in Bullitt (Steve McQueen). The chase lasted nearly 11 minutes. The Blues Bros chase also comes to mind. At the time of the film's release, it held the world record for the most cars destroyed in one film until it was surpassed by its own sequel. :)

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Description of the Bullitt chase and the cars used: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullitt
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nothing like a good car chase. just love Gone in 60 seconcds.

but what they do to the Shelby is a crime!!

loved Bullitt but then loved most Steve McQueen stuff.

then there is Smokey and the Bandit,

pretty much any San franscisco car chase is good, even the one in The Rock, when they smash into the tram, and out of the car park window. (or was that fast and the furious?)
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Dunno about all time, but I watched 'Hunger games' tonight.

Very not bad. Reminds me of a compilation including running man.
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stui magpie wrote:Dunno about all time, but I watched 'Hunger games' tonight.

Very not bad. Reminds me of a compilation including running man.
Yeah I thought it leaned pretty heavily on the Running Man, just with kids and no gladiators!

I ll certainly see the next one.

Makes you wonder where the ideas come from, not a nice premise at all!!
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Silence of the lambs.
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Freddy got fingered.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXCUBVS4kfQ
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5150 wrote:Freddy got fingered.
Wrong category. That one is in the so crap its almost funny category. Same as bws short film. :wink:
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stui magpie wrote:
5150 wrote:Freddy got fingered.
Wrong category. That one is in the so crap its almost funny category. Same as bws short film. :wink:
Yeah, I know. I just wanted to see if fingered beat the swear filter or wrath of the mods. :wink:
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Black_White wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXCUBVS4kfQ
Lol. I love that one.
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1. The Blues Brothers
2. Kagemusha
3. Jalsaghar
4. Hardboiled
5. Les Enfants du Paradis
6. Pather Panchali, Aparajito and Apu Sansur (taken collectively)
7. Dersu Uzala
8. The Hidden Fortress
9. Rashomon
10. Seven Samurai

There you go - I got two from the last 40 years (but none from the last 30).
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Good choices on 6, 9 and 10. Haven't seen any of your top 5! :oops:

Kurosawa's your favourite director, I take it? :)
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stui magpie wrote:
5150 wrote:Freddy got fingered.
Wrong category. That one is in the so crap its almost funny category. Same as bws short film. :wink:
I introduced Shelbs to that movie earlier this year. Last weekend was Bad Boy Bubby.

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David wrote:Good choices on 6, 9 and 10. Haven't seen any of your top 5! :oops:

Kurosawa's your favourite director, I take it? :)
I can't really separate Kurosawa and Ray. I could have listed a dozen films by either of them anywhere from 2 to 10.

As for my number 1, I guess I have seen that on the big screen several hundred times - somehow, it just never pales or gets tired from where I am sitting. And its role as an educational tool on the small screen shouldn't be under-estimated - both my children were weaned off the Wiggles and the Hooley-Dooleys by repeated doses of Aunty Aretha and Uncle Ray. And Cousin James - well, as Jake says: "Jesus-H-God-blasted-Christ, I have seen The Light".
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Pies4shaw wrote:
David wrote:Good choices on 6, 9 and 10. Haven't seen any of your top 5! :oops:

Kurosawa's your favourite director, I take it? :)
I can't really separate Kurosawa and Ray. I could have listed a dozen films by either of them anywhere from 2 to 10.

As for my number 1, I guess I have seen that on the big screen several hundred times - somehow, it just never pales or gets tired from where I am sitting. And its role as an educational tool on the small screen shouldn't be under-estimated - both my children were weaned off the Wiggles and the Hooley-Dooleys by repeated doses of Aunty Aretha and Uncle Ray. And Cousin James - well, as Jake says: "Jesus-H-God-blasted-Christ, I have seen The Light".
Seriously David?? Never seen it?? Ever?? :shock:

I'm pretty sure the quote above is "Jesus H Tap Dancing Christ, I have seen the light" :lol:

Another one that makes me laugh is the lead in to the ruler slapping -
"Well then, I guess you're really up shit creek"
"I beg your pardon, what did you say?"
"I offered to help you..."
"Mhm"
"You refused to take our money."
"Mhm"
"Then I said- I guess you're really up Shit Creek"

David - just watch it!! Don't even get me started on the "4 whole fried chickens and a Coke" part!! ROFLMAO
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