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Old 5 Aug 2007, 02:04 (Ref:1981160)   #1
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Best Car/Road Movies Ever

Ok you asked for it. List your Best Car Movies Ever


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Old 5 Aug 2007, 03:31 (Ref:1981174)   #2
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Goodbye Pork Pie
Taxi 1,2,3 and 4
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Old 5 Aug 2007, 10:45 (Ref:1981375)   #3
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Well, well... what an interesting thread

I'm thinking, in alphabetical order:

Blues Brothers
Bullitt
C'etait un Rendez-Vous
Cannonball Run
Cars
Convoy
Death Race 2000
Duel
Easy Rider
Fast and the Furious
French Connection
Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
Gumball Rally
Italian Job
Mad max
National Lampoon's Vacation
Natural Born Killers
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Road Trip
Ronin
RV
Smokey and the Bandit
Thelma & Louise
Vanishing Point

I'm sure some more will come to mind shortly...

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Old 5 Aug 2007, 12:07 (Ref:1981435)   #4
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Smokey and the Bandit- Now there's a classic!
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Old 8 Aug 2007, 10:35 (Ref:1983903)   #5
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Old 8 Aug 2007, 11:32 (Ref:1983957)   #6
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C'Etait un Rendez-Vous.

I have put this in the race thread as well but it fits in either (sort of).

Very fine.

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Old 8 Aug 2007, 14:05 (Ref:1984063)   #7
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C'Etait un Rendez-Vous.

I have put this in the race thread as well but it fits in either (sort of).

Very fine.

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I just looked up the making of C'Etait un Rendez-Vous. Please someone tell me it is not true.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...99108602105578

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...32539923753088
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Yes it is very true. Kind of ruins it, but I still like it.
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Bugger. I'm depressed now.

Anyway another couple for the list

American Graffiti
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069704/

Starsky and Hutch (TV-Series) not the newer movie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072567/

Dukes of Hazzard (TV-Series) not the newer movie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078607/
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Old 9 Aug 2007, 16:45 (Ref:1984992)   #10
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Movies:
Le Mans
Grand Prix
In der Hölle des Grand Prix
The Speedmerchants
Convoy

TV-Series:
Dukes Of Hazzard
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Just been watching Smokey and the Bandit on ITV3... had no idea it was 30 years old!
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I doubt most people have heard of it. I never had until a friend from NZ keep telling me about it. Finally years later I bought a copy from NZ. It's kinda of weak in some areas, but when one considers it was filmed for $300,000, it's puts that in perspective.
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Old 11 Aug 2007, 05:04 (Ref:1985909)   #15
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It may be unappreciated in many overseas countrys but in Kiwi land It has a very strong following. If the survey was on "NZ Best Movies Ever" this would be up in the top 10 for sure
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Bought it on dvd from Amazon last week - watched it last night for the first time in 20 years - Still great
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For those that have not seen it




The Wellington Chase. Blondini rides again
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