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What are some of the best chase scenes in movies?
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What are some of the best chase scenes in movies (or TV)?
   
''There should be a criteria for 'chase scene' here''
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''(There should be a criteria for 'chase scene' here)''
   
Some nominations:
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== Nominations ==
   
 
* '''Action chases'''
 
* '''Action chases'''
** [http://us.imdb.com/Title?0082694 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior]
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** [http://us.imdb.com/Title?0082694 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior] - Vehicles
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** [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381061/ Casino Royale] - Foot ([[Wikipedia:Parkour]])
   
 
* '''Comedy chases'''
 
* '''Comedy chases'''
** [http://www.imdb.com/Title?0060476 The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]
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** [http://www.imdb.com/Title?0060476 The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery] - Trains
** [http://www.imdb.com/Title?0080455 Blues Brothers]
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** [http://www.imdb.com/Title?0080455 Blues Brothers] - Vehicles
** [http://www.imdb.com/Title?0108598 Wallace and Grommit: The Wrong Trousers]
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** [http://www.imdb.com/Title?0108598 Wallace and Grommit: The Wrong Trousers] - Trains
   
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* '''Other notable'''
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** The Runaway Bride (Episode of Dr Who) - for TARDIS chasing london Cab
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** TRON - more like a race than a chase, but for the computer effects, style and frenetic pace
   
It's a curious point that the two english entries are both comedic, and are both based on trains rather than cars/vehicles.
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It's a curious point that the comedy entries are dominated by english entries, and indeed, by trains!
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* Also, by recommendation only thus far...
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** [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067116/ The French Connection]
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** The Italian Job [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064505/ 1969] [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317740/ 2003]
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* '''70s/80s American Chases'''
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** Bullet
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** Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
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** Vanishing Point
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** Smokey and the bandit
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** Mad Max
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** High Point
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** Subway
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** Shaker Run
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** Double Nickels
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** Moving Violation
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** Corvette summer
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** Speedtrap
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[[Category:Movies and TV]]

Latest revision as of 10:33, 24 September 2008

What are some of the best chase scenes in movies (or TV)?

(There should be a criteria for 'chase scene' here)

[edit] Nominations

  • Other notable
    • The Runaway Bride (Episode of Dr Who) - for TARDIS chasing london Cab
    • TRON - more like a race than a chase, but for the computer effects, style and frenetic pace

It's a curious point that the comedy entries are dominated by english entries, and indeed, by trains!

  • 70s/80s American Chases
    • Bullet
    • Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
    • Vanishing Point
    • Smokey and the bandit
    • Mad Max
    • High Point
    • Subway
    • Shaker Run
    • Double Nickels
    • Moving Violation
    • Corvette summer
    • Speedtrap
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