Top 25 car chase movies
Every car guy should know what movie this still is taken from.
(Credit: Warner Bros.)For as long as there have been cars, people have been chasing each other around in them. Between the roar of an engine, the occasional crunching of metal, and the pumping adrenaline, there's something primal about a good car chase that just gets us going.
Unfortunately, local laws, limited funds, and a general concern for our own safety mean that we can't just go out and crunch up cars everyday. This is where Hollywood comes in, filling our favorite movies with over-the-top car chases that allow us to live vicariously through the celluloid and experience the thrill of the chase from the comfort of our couches.
Check out our chronological list of the 25 best movie car chases that every car lover and wannabe action hero should see. When you're done, let us know your favorite movie car chase in the comments below.
Call me crazy but, I loved the chase scene in the Rock. Granted it was Michael Bay throwing any hip vehicle down the streets of San Francisco, but Hummer, and Lamborghinis flying through the air was pretty sweet!
I hated Speed Racer! Sure it was visually stunning, but it stank!
The only reason to watch it is to calibrate your new HDTV, or if yo ulike Christina Ricci.
Hey, that's my car! Steve! Give it back!
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Check out this 11 minutes scene thru New York: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vACWV5sRcY
Where the good guys are REALLY good and the bad guys are REALLY bad
Get rid of Speed Racer. That wasn't a car chase, it was a pinball game.
The movie is average but in the middle, you are treated with an unexpected car chase which turns out to be extraordinarily intense, conveys the sense of speed better than most, and ends in a way that leaves you with your eyes wide open, your hands gripping the armchair and your heart beating a little faster.
Director William Friedkin pulled off another great chase in "Jade," which is otherwise pretty terrible.
Three more honorable mentions: Spielberg's "The Sugarland Express," Monte Hellman's "Two-Lane Blacktop," and Sam Peckinpah's "Convoy."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vACWV5sRcY
Another movie with great car chases that should be included is "The Junkman" (1982).
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by tuningjapanese
October 30, 2009 8:47 AM PDT
- Is this the best low budget car chase ever?
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