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[Men_in_Boxes]

Car chase scenes (and foot chase scenes) are literally the worst thing in human history.

They're all the same. They're all a waste of time. They all hit food carts in the street, motorcycles are always involved, and there's always a container of highly explosive fuel involved.

There are only 2 outcomes. Rabbit gets caught. Rabbit gets away. During the 3 minutes of bull**** you can, with 99.9 percent accuracy, predict the outcome based on where the car chase is placed in the movie.

Which one of you still supports this madness?

 

[dr_octagon]

Trigger warning: At OP's request Men_in_Boxes is a moran.

 

[teezzy]

This thread sucks

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I attempted suicide in the theater during this movie. The darkest period in my life was watching a 90 minute car chase scene. Please trigger warning your post for me.

 

[Jennings]

This thread will eventually turn into a "Best Car Chase Scenes" thread.

I like many of the car chases in the Transporter series.

 

[Ironbunny]

There are car chase scenes and then there are fast and the furious scenes. I like a good well made car chase scene but I dont like a quick shot fast and the furious green screen shit with tanks and miracle machines..

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

This thread will eventually turn into a "Best Car Chase Scenes" thread.

 

[Mr Hyde]

I like car chases when they are well shot and edited. Matrix Reloaded probably has the best chase I've ever seen on the silver screen, but Mad Max Fury Road is a top contender too. Very exhilarating scenes. But car chases can be incredibly fucking boring too, dragged out, loud and obnoxious. It's an art form and creating a good chase takes some serious skills.

 

[dr_octagon]

I attempted suicide in the theater during this movie. The darkest period in my life was watching a 90 minute car chase scene. Please trigger warning your post for me.

Updated post. Welcomb.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Updated post. Welcomb.

Thank you. People are kind. You just have to see eachothers humanity.

 

[badblue]

 

[dr_octagon]

Thank you. People are kind. You just have to see eachothers humanity.

Thank.

 

[dr_octagon]

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

Who like Chinese food?

It's so context dependent I can't say mate

 

[12Goblins]

 

[protonion]

Most are boring yes.

Here is a great one (Raid 2)

 

[mxbison]

There are some good ones but I agree that they are usually shit.

 

[HAYA8U5A]

 

[cormack12]

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

People just taking dumps in my beautiful thread and moving on without saying a word.

Silent dumping assassins...I weather your barrage!!

 

[VN1X]

Trigger warning: At OP's request Men_in_Boxes is a moran.

GENUINE MORAN!!!

 

[Melfice7]

Well made chases? absolutely. Generic trash thats usually made today? meh

 

[NeededSleep]

Ronin, god damn i loved the car chase in this movie.

 

[AlteredForms]

The entire Fast and the Furious franchise is one big care chase at this point. One I saw recently was Batman's pursuit of Penguin in the latest movie.

 

[dr_octagon]

 

[thefool]

They require skill to film which is why very rarely they are more exciting than you driving your car.
But when they are good, they are great.

 

[jason10mm]

A properly constructed car chase, where you can follow the action, see the peril and thrill as the driver avoids it, and understand the stakes for failure, is a joy.

A CGI mess with .5 second cuts to hide that the cars are all stationary or imaginary, you cant follow what is happening, there are no shots of folks hitting brakes, ebrakes, or shifting,....yeah, those blow.

2003, the year of Bad Boys 2, Matrix 2, and Terminator 3, was car chase nirvana!

 

[xandaca]

A car chase is like a fight scene: if it's just some people thumping each other for three minutes (or a few cars in mindless pursuit and crashing through things), that's no good at all. What matters isn't so much the chase/fight as the staging and stunts, the stakes, its place in the story, how it demonstrates the protagonist's competence and capacity for inventiveness. The Citroen chase in For Your Eyes Only is the best car chase in Bond for my money because it isn't just Bond wiping out his opponents one after the other using his gadgets - that can be entertaining, but for reasons less about the chase and more as a tech showcase - but instead being placed in a much weaker car than his opponents, unarmed, and having to use his driving skills and cooperation with Melina (Bond girl) to adapt to different obstacles and come out on top. It's not a particularly fast or spectacular chase but has all the dramatic ingredients on point, plus a touch of character, humour and an absolutely banging Bill Conti score.

 

[Braag]

Most car chase scenes are boring af.
Mad Max was the exception as most of the movie revolves around it.

Most are boring yes.

Here is a great one (Raid 2)

This is pretty great too.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

A great car chase scene can be amazing. What I can’t stand are all these movies now with stupid chase scenes, no matter what the movie is, where you just have a 5 minute slog with people crashing through CG bullshit with zero purpose other than to fill time. Or young Leia running through the woods, no wait now some space city…THAT is boring. I feel like every movie has one of these sequences nowadays and I’m sorry but after the 900th time it just doesn’t land, you idiots.

 

[Susurrus]

One thing that ruins them is when they take place in cities I'm familiar with and the routes they take make absolutely 0 sense are not connected. I don't remember what movie it was, but I remember there was one with a car chase scene in Paris and like it didn't make any sense, they were just doing it around famous things that were nowhere near each other, like Louvre, Eifel Tower, and Notre Dame were all just right next to each other.

 

[BigDeadFreak]

You are a moron and I have the proof




This second one isn't actually a chase but it was filmed in one take in an illegal race through the streets of Paris.

 

[Havoc2049]

Great way to introduce an amazing character.

 

[Doom85]

Over 30 replies and no one posts one of the GOATs?!

 

[DragoonWalker]

You can't convince OP with car chases (even the best ones) out of context. His problem is he's not engaged with the whole concept.

To that I say, why have action movies, or even action scenes? Foot chases? Fight Scenes? Shootouts? Escapes? Heists? ANY Set pieces? During the __ minutes of bull**** you can, with 99.9 percent accuracy, predict the outcome based on where the action scene is placed in the movie. In fact, you can probably predict the outcome of most conventional action/superhero/Hollywood movies from the start! Why do they make 'em? Why do you watch 'em?

Take it easy OP. It's the thrill of the hunt, the chase, the journey, that people enjoy, and not always the destination.

 

[killatopak]

I really enjoyed car chase scenes in Terminator 1 and 2.

Then every Terminator after that still had car chase scenes and it becomes formulaic and boring. T3 is still kinda good just due to how bombastic it is but the rest seems to fade into memory. Like I cannot recall a chase scene post T3.

 

[Patrick S.]

I like them when they feature some really awesome cars and don't violate logic and physics laws. Stuff like rivets popping and floorboards falling out while there's a "danger to manifold!" alarm going on on a laptop plugged in to your lighter is just pure cringe.

 

[MrA]

The problem is you're asking something from loud roller coasters, if you're looking for a fast thrill they're great, but if you're looking for something else they aren't going to deliver
I'm not saying there is anything wrong with thrills or that other movies are better just different
Watch the French connection (nothing like it will ever ever be made again. Took place in live New york traffic) for the height of an intense chase that is wits vs nerve
Or the under appreciated early Spielberg movie Duel, where the car chase becomes a psychological thriller

 

[dem]

I’m with you OP. Car chases are so boring. Especially when they go on and on.

Ronin is the only movie I have ever walked out of.

 

[Trunx81]

One of the best chase scenes is in the movie “Whats up, doc?” with Barb Streisand. Seriously, watch that movie. You’ll be laughing so hard!

 

[KrakenIPA]

John Wick 2 has many examples of how not to edit a car chase scene.

Mad Max:Fury Road has many examples of how to edit a car chase scene perfectly.

Most movies flub this aspect of story-telling, but the ones that do it right? They are great.

 

[DragoonKain]

when they’re done well, they can be awesome. Love the ones in the Bourne movies.

 

[Nico_D]

Bourne mini chase is great.

 

[Spaceman292]

This thread is bad and you should feel bad

 

[Spaceman292]

This thread is bad and you should feel bad

 

[dr_octagon]

 

[macfoshizzle]

More than car chase scenes, I love watching real police chases on youtube. These idiots think they can run away with helicopters on them, it's super entertaining to watch.

 

[dr_octagon]

 

[TheInfamousKira]

The freeway sequence (seventeen minute action scene) from Matrix Reloaded invalidates this argument.