Best car crash/chase scenes in a movie.

[Revheadnz]

The Island chase scene was mean, the Cien sounded the business and there was an awful lot of destruction. 👍

 

[TheCracker]

Hey, I think I may have seen the Ronin chase scene the other night. I was flipping channels and I saw a black Citroen of some kind, a smallish black Audi, a large, older, brown Mercedes sedan crewed by DeNiro and some other gomer, and maybe another navy blue Citroen that always seemed to show up a minute too late everywhere.

The Audi kept ramming the Citroen. It eventually ended when the Audi's support crew vectored them in front of the Citroen as it emerged from an alleyway, and they T-boned it into a little cafe. DeNiro/Mercedes showed up seconds later and there was a large fire fight with lots of automatic weapons.

I only ask because I've never seen Ronin, but I was led to believe here that it was the best chase scene ever. This one was decent but nothing special, so was it or was it not the right movie?

If that was Ronin, I was thoroughly underwhelmed.

It was Ronin, but it sounds like you only caught part of one of the many car chases in the film, and not the best.

IMO Ronin has the most original, yet realistic chases in any film. So many films have chases where you sit there thinking 'yer, like that could really happen' - Impossible jumps, improbable stunts, average cars successfully chasing supercars, etc, etc. Not enough films go for reality in their car chases.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Driven was gay...

No, it wasn't. It was horrible, wretched trash with dreadful dialogue, and wooden acting. It took the most appalling liberties with reality (specifically the laws of physics). It was not
1. Of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of the same sex.
2. Showing or characterized by cheerfulness and lighthearted excitement; merry.
3. Bright or lively, especially in color: a gay, sunny room.
4. Given to social pleasures.
5. Dissolute; licentious.

(source: Dictionary.com)

Although you could claim some merit in #3. The only good thing about the film was the way they mixed actual real footage in with the movie footage. I whiled away the boredom playing Name the Driver. Autosport magazine calls it a horror movie.

Hey, I think I may have seen the Ronin chase scene the other night. I was flipping channels and I saw a black Citroen of some kind, a smallish black Audi, a large, older, brown Mercedes sedan crewed by DeNiro and some other gomer, and maybe another navy blue Citroen that always seemed to show up a minute too late everywhere.

The Audi kept ramming the Citroen. It eventually ended when the Audi's support crew vectored them in front of the Citroen as it emerged from an alleyway, and they T-boned it into a little cafe. DeNiro/Mercedes showed up seconds later and there was a large fire fight with lots of automatic weapons.

I only ask because I've never seen Ronin, but I was led to believe here that it was the best chase scene ever. This one was decent but nothing special, so was it or was it not the right movie?

If that was Ronin, I was thoroughly underwhelmed.

That was Ronin, but it wasn't the best chase in the movie. The one everyone talks about is about 40 minutes later, and features a Peugeot 406 chasing a BMW 535(M) through a tunnel.

A comment was made earlier in the thread about the dubbing of the engine sounds in that first Ronin chase. I don't know why they did it, it annoys me too. But they did do some very cool driving in the S8, not least a full oversteering four wheel drift, with all four wheels clearly spinning. To get such a big car to move with such grace was an achievement.

Oh, and Duke, Jean Reno is no gomer...

 

[Duke]

Thanks, guys. I'll have to watch for it again and see the rest of the movie. And I've heard the name 'Jean Reno' but I can't say I know what he looks like - certainly not from 4 minutes of watching brief flashes of him.

 

[MagpieRacer]

I like the one in Driven when they take the CART cars onto the streets.

 

[Cosmic]

Bad boys 2 had a cool chase scene.

What he said.

 

[TwinTurboJay]

A really funny car chase was in HollyWood homicide, starts out with the Saleen Mustang chasing the black Escalade, saleen gets smoked, bad guy jumps in a Merc SUV and good guy jumps in a minivan with the mother and two kids in it...that was pretty damn funny. Also, The Rock, I haven't seen anyone mention that yet, Hummer Vrs Ferrari !with a spectacular end to the ferrari !

 

[benzoboy]

The end of Fast and the Furious where Vin Diesel Flips the GTO(Is that what it was? not sure)

It was a Charger...

And the best Car Crash Scene I've seen was in Speed 1 (Do buses count?) Where the bus goes into the plane. And in the end where the baddies head gets knocked off by the hanging sign in the subway, PURE GOLD! 👍

I also like the bit in MI where the porsche boxster and the audi tt were racing

 

[555]

The Island's car chase was a toned down version of the 1 in Bad Boys 2, which IMO is possibly the greatest car chase ever. That and Ronin.
Oh and Fast n furious.

 

[mustangphreak]

the original gone in 60 secends is probaly the best

though i thought the two chase scenes in Junkman(the movie H.B. Haliki made int the 80's) were pretty good too, especaily the one with the eldarado were he jumps the airplane. Not to mention that movie holds the Guiness World Record for most cars,truck,and motorcyles wrecked in one movie over 120

 

[555]

I forgot to mension Taxi. I refer to the original French film, not the poor American one.

 

[a6m5]

I forgot to mension Taxi. I refer to the original French film, not the poor American one.

I've been wanting to buy the Taxi 1 & 2 for the longest time. Unfortunately, only reasonably priced way to (legally )watch those DVDs are the Chinese Imports, and their quality are really low. I still can't belive they haven't released the Region 1 version yet. 👎 I didn't even bother renting the Hollywood version........... I might though.

 

[555]

You can get a boxset of both on R2 for like £5 at most places.
Plus there is a 3rd one that came out in France ages ago

The American version is ok. But the carchase greenscreen is horrible!

 

[FastEddie12]

1) Bullitt: everything is right: the cars (Dodge Charger and PROPER Mustang), the setting, (SF), the NOISE (WOAH, ferocious V8s being HAMMERED), the realism (esp out in the country, following the Mustang, tail starts to swing, black line appears from the rear tyre... it's all there)

2) The Driver: No'one's mentioned this yet, but look out for it, at least three good sequences. Ever wondered where the "prove you can drive" test in the game "Driver" came from? And the final chase is excellent: Souped up truck vs 70s TransAm. What I like about it is that all through the chase you can see the truck gradually catching up with the TransAm, and you believe it...

3) French Connection: They wanted to out-do Bullitt. A major part of that chase was filmed for real - they clipped a garbage truck and a bus, I believe. The stunt driver just strapped a camera on and took off thru city streets at 80-90... Ask Gene Hackman.

4) Ronin: That scene with the A8 sliding thru Paris near the beginning was driven for real by a French F1 driver, I forget who, they had at least two on the team! Plus I've always wanted to see a chase through those Parisian tunnels, they're like a rabbit warren, you never know where you're going to pop up. And, soundtrack aside, I've always enjoyed the heist scene in Nice. The way that Merc 450SEL 6.9 (yup, 6.9 litres of European muscle...) slips and slides round those mountain roads.. Just love it!

5) Taxi (French version). Same stunt team as Ronin. The opening sequence, complete with Tarantino style music, following (of all things) a Pizza delivery scooter round Marseille, scraping everything at every bend, with the rider wearing Chinos and deck shoes... Only the French can do this sort of thing properly nowadays, without hooking up the Hollywood Improbability Drive at every opportunity.

Fabulous.

 

[PS]

The limo scene in True Lies was sweet. It was reall, too.

 

[Pupik]

4) Ronin: That scene with the A8 sliding thru Paris near the beginning was driven for real by a French F1 driver, I forget who, they had at least two on the team!

Jean-Pierre Jarier assisted with the driving stunts.

Edit: The Wikipedia page needs more information.

 

[FishforRent]

5 year bump!! Sorry

I just watch Ronin again, but this time on BR. Excellent!! That chase scene was good and has been mentioned many times. (I knew there HAD to be a thread on this subject) One of the best car chase scenes not mentioned yet:

To Live and Die In LA (1985). If you haven't seen it, It is a MUST. Same director as the French Connection, same speed sensation and only minimal 'loose' special effects. Recommend it; if you appreciate complex directing and cinematic efforts to pull together a well timed stunt/camera/editing production. 👍👍

The movie is superb as well.

 

[RUI]

To Live and Die in LA.

 

[FishforRent]

To Live and Die in LA.

(dammit) Thanks.

 

[Aldo]

Without a doubt, this is the best chase scene ever!
I doubt the US guys will have a clue about this tv show

 

[Dragonistic]

Without a doubt, this is the best chase scene ever!
I doubt the US guys will have a clue about this tv show

Our obsession of kids TV from days gone by is probably a little worrying, it's a good job nobody on Dirt 2 could hear us... I think .

Edit: Why wasn't Brum wearing a safety harness! He could have been seriously injured! Major health and safety concern...

 

[Aldo]

Lol!
Health and Safety didn't exist when I were a lad
I was laughing so much that I couldn't drive properly... That's my excuse anyway

 

[astrosdude91]

Without a doubt, this is the best chase scene ever!
I doubt the US guys will have a clue about this tv show

They show that show here in the states on PBS. I've watched an episode, it was weird.

 

[Aldo]

They show that show here in the states on PBS. I've watched an episode, it was weird.

Haha
Well it was a kids show in the 90s so I doubt it'd make much sense

 

[Ardius]

Le Mans. I win.

All the classics have been mentioned already, but I will say what are the worst chase scenes:
The Rock - Ferrari F355 versus Hummer H1 and which loses? Oh yes, thats right, the one Nicholas Cage is driving because apparently his character drives as bad as he acts.
Driven - I shouldn't need to explain. C'est terrible!
Goldeneye - Normally the Bond films have some good ones. But this one was short, not sweet and not very good. Its pretty much just showing off flash cars, wasting time..it doesn't add anything and has no point. The lowest point in what is a great film otherwise. (though the redundant Z3 scene isn't great either). Oh, the tank chase scene is much better though, almost forgot about that.

 

[lpb-nissan-gt-r]

Deathproof charger vs challenger tarantino best film imo.

 

[Public'sTwin]

Deathproof charger vs challenger tarantino best film imo.

You will change your mind as you are exposed to more things, I guarantee you.

 

[SuperShouden]

What about the original Gone in 60 Seconds with the yellow Mach 1 Mustang. 1 Car, 1 take, a record set for number of cars destroyed in a movie and the original car still runs.

Bullet's chase was cool, but then again it doesn't get top honors in my book because they had to tune up the Mustang so it'd keep up with the MUCH more powerful Charger...which had a 440 Magnum engine...and in the final scene, when they shot the car towards the gas station, it missed....by a lot.

in fact, every time the Mustang's gone up against the charger, the mustang has had to be modified. Same thing was true during a couple episodes of Dukes of Hazard when the 00 Mustang raced the General Lee. The Lee was a stock Charger and the Mustang was tuned....so it would keep up with the Charger.

 

[gtone339]

Without a doubt, this is the best chase scene ever!
I doubt the US guys will have a clue about this tv show

I've seen that show when I was just a kid lol.

 

[Golfman]

If you're talking about pure braindead adrenaline rush chases that stand out no matter how bad the rest of the film is, then I would have to say the freeway chases in both Bad Boys II and Matrix Reloaded, the original Fast And The Furious and Gone In 60 Seconds.
But for me the ones that top the list would be Batman Begins, Ronin, The French Connection, Bullitt, The Bourne Identity, and Lethal Weapon 3(the one where Mel Gibson is on the police bike and almost cops it).

And for good old fashioned fun you can't beat the 70's Grand Theft Auto movie, and the Cannonball Run and Smokey And The Bandit movies.