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[phaedrus]

 

[Goalus]

Here is a well-done motorcycle chase scene:



Talented actors and no CGI, that's what makes it so great.

 

[AJUMP23]

As long as they are not shot by Paul Greengrass with shaky cam, I like them.

 

[BLAUcopter]

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

This! One of the best action scenes ever filmed. Starts in the chateau and doesn't let up until the trucks collide on the freeway. It's fucking epic and doesn't get the love it deserves.

 

[stn]

Ronin: the thread. Love that movie.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

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

Um, it's kinda the poster boy for OP's argument.
That movie is practically 90% car chases or their pedestrian equivalent, the animu-style slo-mo fight between edgy clothes and edgier hairstyles.

 

[dr_octagon]

 

[dr_octagon]

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I have used this thread to cure my insomnia. For that, I thank you NeoGAF.

Here is the only good car chase scene in the entire thread. It has all the necessary fundamentals that are required...




Fundamentals:

1. No cars. Cars are dumb and all city streets look the same.

2. Doesn't overstay its welcome. 60 seconds is nice. Everyone's 7 hour car chase videos are dumb.

3. Outcome is unknown. Tom Cruise has the microchip and he's in a Mercedes getting chased by dumb French authorities who don't know that it's impossible to catch Tom Cruise.....That's dumb.

I apologize if your increased adrenaline levels make it harder for y'all to sleep now.

 

[Roman Empire]

Picks Popcorn. Time to watch some of the best car chase scenes.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Um, it's kinda the poster boy for OP's argument.
That movie is practically 90% car chases or their pedestrian equivalent, the animu-style slo-mo fight between edgy clothes and edgier hairstyles.

Matrix Reloaded? Nah, man, disagree.

Intro/security fight *
Neo/Trinity intro
Captain's Meeting
Agents vs. Neo *
Smith intro
Zion return
Sweat rave
Councilor Harman's nighttime musings
Bane/Smith escapes Matrix
Neo vs. Seraph *
Oracle consult
The Burly Brawl *
The Merovingian meeting
The chateau battle *
The freeway scene *
The power outage plan *
The Architect monologue
Trinity rescue
Escape

* marks action sequences. Freeway scene is 17 minutes out of a movie that's two hours and some change, so it's definitely not a MINOR sequence, but this is the first time I've ever seen the amount of action scenes being a complaint in The Matrix: Reloaded. It's easily the slowest film in the series.

 

[Sub_Level]

Uh Terminator 2 car chase scenes are some of the best action scenes in film history. Holy shit.

 

[I_D]

Many of the posts in favor of car chases are mentioning movies which rely heavily upon practical effects.
I tend to agree.


Chase scenes are boring nowadays because they're almost entirely fake.
When done properly, they can be exhilarating.