the opening sequence in "The Transporter", is pretty good
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Wed 23 Apr, 2008 03:45 pm
It was even a different James Bond stunt:
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A speedboat jumping off a ramp and flying through the air can survive the landing and continue driving.
plausible
The Mythbusters obtained a boat which was identical to the model Bond used in the movie. They then converted it so that it could be remote controlled and built a makeshift ramp in Yosemite Lake. They even put a barge with a car under the ramp to simulate the exact scene from the movie. Adam drove the boat at the ramp at a speed of 45 miles per hour, but lost control of the boat at the last second. As a result, the boat managed to clear the car, but flipped in the process. However, seeing that there was no visible damage to the boat, the Mythbusters decided that the myth was plausible.
(Based on a scene in Live and Let Die.)
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George
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Wed 23 Apr, 2008 03:51 pm
The Seven-Ups
Ends with one car getting wedged under a truck.
Roy Scheider somehow avoided losing his head along with the top of the car.
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Wed 23 Apr, 2008 03:56 pm
The French Connection has already been mentioned. William Friedkin directed another car chase in To Live And Die In L.A.. At one point the cars are driving the wrong way on an L.A. expressway.
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CoriCori
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Thu 24 Apr, 2008 10:52 am
farmerman wrote:
The Italian Job(the last version}
The BAnk Dick (WC Fields)
Oh yeah... I second this one!
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Lightwizard
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Thu 24 Apr, 2008 02:39 pm
The funniest car chase is in the Alec Guinness film "The Lavender Hill Mob."
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George
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Thu 24 Apr, 2008 03:47 pm
Lightwizard wrote:
The funniest car chase is in the Alec Guinness film "The Lavender Hill Mob."
Oh wow, forgot about that!
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Setanta
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Thu 24 Apr, 2008 03:53 pm
The world's funniest car chase is the news helicopter video of the OJ car chase . . .
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oralloy
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Mon 12 Nov, 2018 06:51 pm
Gone in 60 Seconds, the original 1974 version.
Starring Eleanor, a 1973 Ford Mustang Mach One with a 351 Cobra-Jet (Q Code) small block.
You'll want to make sure you have a bit of free time set aside when you watch it. It goes on for some time.
