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Offline Lazy B'stard

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Re: What's the Greatest Car Chase in a Movie? (so far)
« Reply #45 on: June 01, 2007, 01:58:54 pm »
I once saw a wierd Ausi film ( i was half cut at the time- so have no idea of its name) from what  i could make out, it was set in some backwater town where alien zombie types had taken hold. The hero tore about in a mad Bedford HA popemobile cum ice cream van with lifesize cut outs of the Beatles in the window above him. It was very low budget and very silly- at one point our hero scoops his own brain back in after falling off a cliff. Ace!
Does anyone know what its called? Or was it just a Strange dream?
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Re: What's the Greatest Car Chase in a Movie? (so far)
« Reply #46 on: June 03, 2007, 11:15:23 pm »
Quote from: sconefinger on June 01, 2007, 01:58:54 pm
I once saw a wierd Ausi film ( i was half cut at the time- so have no idea of its name) from what  i could make out, it was set in some backwater town where alien zombie types had taken hold. The hero tore about in a mad Bedford HA popemobile cum ice cream van with lifesize cut outs of the Beatles in the window above him. It was very low budget and very silly- at one point our hero scoops his own brain back in after falling off a cliff. Ace!
Does anyone know what its called? Or was it just a Strange dream?
Bad Taste. Peter Jackson's first film shot for 25000 dollars over three years with his chums. Won a major prize and the rest is history. Followed by Braindead which is even gorier! Lawnmowers rule!

Both excellent and highly recommended.
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Re: What's the Greatest Car Chase in a Movie? (so far)
« Reply #47 on: June 04, 2007, 10:49:26 am »
Nice one- are they availabe on DVD?
On the subject of obscure Aus films whats the one with Nick Cave in set in a maximum security prison in the outback? Great film but cannot remember its name. I think C4 showed it a few years back.
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« Reply #48 on: June 04, 2007, 10:59:34 pm »
Quote from: sconefinger on June 04, 2007, 10:49:26 am
Nice one- are they availabe on DVD?
On the subject of obscure Aus films whats the one with Nick Cave in set in a maximum security prison in the outback? Great film but cannot remember its name. I think C4 showed it a few years back.

Yes they are. Try Amazon.

I suspect that the Nick Cave film is probably Ghosts... of the Civil Dead. Circa 1988.

HTH.
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Re: What's the Greatest Car Chase in a Movie? (so far)
« Reply #49 on: June 05, 2007, 09:12:28 am »
Thats the fella. You certainly know your films!
Going to order a copy of Bad Taste this w'end.
Thanks again.
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Re: What's the Greatest Car Chase in a Movie? (so far)
« Reply #50 on: June 05, 2007, 09:27:55 pm »
Quote from: sconefinger on June 05, 2007, 09:12:28 am
Thats the fella. You certainly know your films!
Going to order a copy of Bad Taste this w'end.
Thanks again.

That is probably because I gave up television three years ago. Bad Taste really is superb. Watch out for the green vomit! Ditto Braindead. Both dvds are really cheap. Why not order both, invite a few friends, invite their girlfriends and then open a book on who will throw up first?

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Re: What's the Greatest Car Chase in a Movie? (so far)
« Reply #51 on: June 29, 2007, 02:18:24 am »
Even though Redezvous wasn't a chase, it was a renegade film certainly. Thoughts?
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Re: What's the Greatest Car Chase in a Movie? (so far)
« Reply #52 on: October 13, 2007, 12:21:00 am »
Bullitt.

Here's a link to my "Then and Now" page for the movie including the chase.

http://www.rjsmith.com/bullitt-locations.html

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Re: What's the Greatest Car Chase in a Movie? (so far)
« Reply #53 on: February 10, 2008, 08:14:53 pm »
Vanishing Point..... kicks the shite out of all other road movies!
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Re: What's the Greatest Car Chase in a Movie? (so far)
« Reply #54 on: February 12, 2008, 08:45:42 pm »
How about adding DUEL to the list.

Well, not quite a car chase per se, but car chased by an 'king big dark brown/rusty lorry.
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Re: What's the Greatest Car Chase in a Movie? (so far)
« Reply #55 on: March 13, 2008, 01:48:16 am »
Not a car chase but a chase anyway......


Steve McQueen on the bike in The Great Escape.

However changing the subject a little bit to chasing the World Land Speed record.

Have a look at 'The Fastest Indian' with Anthony Hopkins. True story and a good film to watch.
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Re: What's the Greatest Car Chase in a Movie? (so far)
« Reply #56 on: March 19, 2008, 01:24:45 pm »
the best driving clip EVER i cant remember the name of but he drove through a town in a Ferrari early hours of the morning flat out & i think the film was banned BUT

i think it was recently used in the Video - "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol ;)
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Re: What's the Greatest Car Chase in a Movie? (so far)
« Reply #57 on: March 19, 2008, 01:57:36 pm »
Quote from: Kev_mk3 on March 19, 2008, 01:24:45 pm
the best driving clip EVER i cant remember the name of but he drove through a town in a Ferrari early hours of the morning flat out & i think the film was banned ...
Thats Rendezvous, and its a fake
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Re: What's the Greatest Car Chase in a Movie? (so far)
« Reply #58 on: March 19, 2008, 02:27:43 pm »
Quote from: Lorry on March 19, 2008, 01:57:36 pm
Quote from: Kev_mk3 on March 19, 2008, 01:24:45 pm
the best driving clip EVER i cant remember the name of but he drove through a town in a Ferrari early hours of the morning flat out & i think the film was banned ...
Thats Rendezvous, and its a fake
FAKE  :o can i ask how its fake?
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Re: What's the Greatest Car Chase in a Movie? (so far)
« Reply #59 on: March 19, 2008, 02:44:26 pm »
The soundtrack is almost certainly dubbed over the top, and you get an unrealistic impression of speed from the low mounted camera.

As for Bullitt, the soundtrack's a GT40, not the 'stang, and IIRC the car manages 13 simultaneous upshifts in a row - that's some gearbox  ;D

Both still good tho'
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