tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8458633512632389626..comments2024-03-29T08:01:26.952-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: By popular demand . . .Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-21811685459228517942014-04-07T16:12:52.616-05:002014-04-07T16:12:52.616-05:00It's worth having a look at the extras on the ...It's worth having a look at the extras on the Ronin DVD to see how they didi some of the chase work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-28142777878382110552014-04-07T13:19:42.022-05:002014-04-07T13:19:42.022-05:00One of the best/longest car chase scenes ever was ...One of the best/longest car chase scenes ever was in the original "Gone in Sixty Seconds".Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05920772209272112515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-59882846983497215332014-04-07T01:17:08.698-05:002014-04-07T01:17:08.698-05:00Sendarius:
for the most part, factory Mustangs ha...Sendarius:<br /><br />for the most part, factory Mustangs handled like shit. (Shelby re-designed his Mustangs front end suspension geometry to enable them to go around corners.) My stock '65 Fastback V8/4spd Mustang had trouble hanging with my friend's '60 Chevy Wagon (Delivery Wagon?) in the woods roads. My car was leaving rubber in corners, and he was just moving smoothly. My '71 wasn't any better.<br /><br />Steve McQueen was a race car driver (LeMans, Daytona, etc) so he would have been familiar with transmissions that had no shifting synchros. I suspect that is why he was shifting like that, habit perhaps, and it does sound cool.<br /><br />Also, Mustangs mostly came with ridiculously tall rear end gearing, which may explain the engine note to speed. <br />My '65 came with a 2.80 diff. When I looked in the junkyards for a lower ratio, the best I could find was a 3.00 rear. My factory stock, auto trans '71 came with a 4.11 Detroit Locker (built for a drag classification). Both should have had the others rear gearing, frankly.<br /><br />Steve did the early driving, then the bigwigs saw the daily takes, and decided it was too unsafe for the lead actor to be hazarding himself. BTW, they trashed 3 Mustangs making that movie. It was reported that after one scene, when he opened the door, it fell off! Lot of stress on a car, driving like that. Even a race track beats a vehicle to an early death.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-90815968558087163382014-04-06T23:08:26.292-05:002014-04-06T23:08:26.292-05:00Interesting that you liked the Bullit chase scene ...Interesting that you liked the Bullit chase scene - I found it completely impossible to like OR believe.<br /><br />The soundtrack seemed to be from a completely different movie: there were throttle blips to rev match on the UP shifts, the engine note never matched the apparent speed, and I don't believe the stunt driver (McQueen himself or not) even had a driver's license. <br /><br />Maybe it was the handling traits of ALL American cars of the time, but if that green machine was the best that the US car companies could build, then it is not surprising that they went broke.Sendariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286039362709773644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67106585516940900592014-04-06T22:54:11.089-05:002014-04-06T22:54:11.089-05:00fun driving here
http://vimeo.com/34039780fun driving here<br /><br />http://vimeo.com/34039780Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-84245970355159768842014-04-06T20:45:00.041-05:002014-04-06T20:45:00.041-05:00Dead Pool, the last Dirty Harry movie has a terrif...Dead Pool, the last Dirty Harry movie has a terrific and very funny riff on the Bullitt chase scene. <br /><br />That model car...Peter Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-35082263456249463222014-04-06T18:34:27.775-05:002014-04-06T18:34:27.775-05:00The trouble with CG now is, if you drive a car - a...The trouble with CG now is, if you drive a car - any car, but especially a modern one - headlong into a brick wall, it won't be the wall that breaks. <br /><br />But that's not dramatic.<br /><br />Hollywood frakking with people's understanding of how reality works isn't new, but it's worse now.Coconutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-44705268754858405972014-04-06T14:46:56.974-05:002014-04-06T14:46:56.974-05:00the most unbelievable think is cars exploding into...the most unbelievable think is cars exploding into flame <br /><br />olgeezerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-12923031958225559032014-04-06T13:43:42.276-05:002014-04-06T13:43:42.276-05:00THe Italian Job (the original)THe Italian Job (the original)B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-51908888868508603402014-04-06T13:29:09.372-05:002014-04-06T13:29:09.372-05:00If we're going to allow creative editing, then...If we're going to allow creative editing, then the near 120 mph pass they made under the El in the Blues Brothers deserves a mention.<br /><br />Especially since they really did it at speed.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5201593160031270332014-04-06T11:20:11.322-05:002014-04-06T11:20:11.322-05:00As you say, IF you suspend your disbelief, the Ron...As you say, IF you suspend your disbelief, the Ronin car chase is a great one.<br />On top of the mechanical problems those cars would get in real life, you have to suspend disbelief about where they are driving.<br /><br />Anyone who knows Paris somewhat well can tell you that there is no way, the chase can take place on those different roads since 1) they're all over Paris and 2) there is no way to directly get to any one location at any point in the chase from where the cars were previously. For example, To drive on certain roads or streets, they had to cross the Seine four times overall, back and forth, but they only show it being done once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com