tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post1059630957752933267..comments2023-11-05T01:59:43.451-08:00Comments on Windmills of My Mind: Let's Cut to the Chase!Damian Arlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937513879456460221noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-2379992592949808102007-05-03T05:43:00.000-07:002007-05-03T05:43:00.000-07:00I would say the chase sceen in Bullitt is importan...I would say the chase sceen in <I>Bullitt</I> is important because of its historical value, and because it set a kind of standard for its day: a car chase through real city streets (not the back lot), putting microphones on the engines to emphasize the power of the cars, extended length (not just filler but a showcase), etc.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, like any fine moments of filmmaking, many others have used the <I>Bullitt</I> scene as their starting point and taken it much further, and sometimes better. But very few will have the historical value as the one in <I>Bullitt</I>.Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561135235230975798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-6840818111335283832007-05-02T16:23:00.000-07:002007-05-02T16:23:00.000-07:00Cineboy:Getting Lily ready for the fourth one, eh?...Cineboy:<BR/><BR/>Getting Lily ready for the fourth one, eh? :)<BR/><BR/>Yeah, the <I>Raiders</I> truck chase is great. I think when Harrison Ford rides out on that white horse, the character of Indiana Jones officially achieved mythic status. <BR/><BR/>The <I>Stagecoach</I> and <I>Raising Arizona</I> chases are also great.<BR/><BR/><BR/>RC:<BR/><BR/>I guess that depends on what you mean by "modern" car chase. One could argue that <I>Bullitt</I> had the first modern-style car chase and that all subsequent chases followed the same basic style (including <I>The French Connection</I> and <I>Raiders</I>). If, however, by "modern" you mean "more contemporary" or "more recent," i.e. something within the last 10-12 years, I happen to be a big fan of the taxicab chase from <I>Die Hard With a Vengeance.</I> I also like the car chases in <I>Ronin</I> and The two <I>Bourne</I> films.Damian Arlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937513879456460221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-971882862238662882007-05-02T11:20:00.000-07:002007-05-02T11:20:00.000-07:00one man's car is another man's tankor so I've been...one man's car is another man's tank<BR/><BR/>or so I've been toldTuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561135235230975798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-80695822447990395002007-05-02T08:22:00.000-07:002007-05-02T08:22:00.000-07:00huh? good choice.what's your favorite modern car c...huh? good choice.<BR/><BR/>what's your favorite modern car chase?RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-43190318277654184752007-05-02T06:45:00.000-07:002007-05-02T06:45:00.000-07:00Great selections, Cineboy. The chases from Raiders...Great selections, Cineboy. The chases from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Stagecoach, and Raising Arizona are brilliant! I may be criticized for this, but the highway chase from The Matrix Reloaded is also very memorable for me. Another good one is the tank sequence from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The gunshot duel (with goeth in the tank and Indy on horseback) is particularly good.Ted Pigeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789041055263853568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-42183360717905305582007-05-02T05:41:00.000-07:002007-05-02T05:41:00.000-07:00Damian, a couple of nights ago I introduced Lily t...Damian, a couple of nights ago I introduced Lily to Indian Jones. I figured it was time. We watched <I>Raiders</I> and she loved it. Later I told her that my favorite scene was of the truck chase. I'm glad you have it in your top three of chase scenes.<BR/><BR/>...although, I was just remembering the chase sequence in John Ford's <I>Stagecoach</I> - from which the <I>Raiders</I> scene borrows just a little. That one might be in my top three.<BR/><BR/>...and then I just remembered the "Huggies" scene in <I>Raising Arizona</I> and well...Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561135235230975798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-29892897874659686542007-05-02T05:39:00.000-07:002007-05-02T05:39:00.000-07:00As I told Moviezzz, my favorite chase scene is pro...As I told Moviezzz, my favorite chase scene is probably the duster scene from North By Northwest. To me it's such an interesting chase to once be watching this plane dusting these crops in the distance and the next second be dodging for your life.<BR/><BR/>But The French Connection is right up there. As is Raiders Of The Lost Ark.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-22716010306978794672007-05-01T21:27:00.000-07:002007-05-01T21:27:00.000-07:00I couldn't even make it through the FRENCH CONNECT...<I>I couldn't even make it through the FRENCH CONNECTION clip,...</I><BR/><BR/>Too intense for ya, eh? ;)Damian Arlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937513879456460221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-34334889829960973262007-05-01T19:16:00.000-07:002007-05-01T19:16:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.TALKING MOVIEzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11621046844665110326noreply@blogger.com