Why cant Hollywood make a good car movie?

[98ssnova]

Guys these are movies and most people don't want to see cars doing normal driving or "realistic driving" scenes they want tire shredding, smoke belowing, motor revving from light to light this is what sells these movies. Trust me it pisses me off to and the F+F series is what it is but the "ricers" go crazy after these movies come out and act like total idiots. I wish that these guys would have more respect for themselves and so some class instead of how big their exhaust is. Sorry rant off

[Jim Nilsen]

Heart like Wheel, I think that is the name?

The story about shirley Mulldowney is a good movie.
Grand Prix is one of my favorites too.

I think when it was said that it takes a good story and a good director who gets it !!!! A good movie or show can happen.

The Rockford Files had a plain jane Firebird that always impressed me for what it could do, mainly survive the punishment

[shiro666]

I have tried to see the best stuff out there for car movies. Only a few recent ones:

Highwaymen: Starring Jim "Jesus" Cavezil. More of a suspense movie, but great car stuff.

Vanishing Point: THE BEST CAR MOVIE EVER. Brings more glory to white RT Challanger's then anything I could imagine. Great plot and acting. The remake from the 90's is awful.

The Driver: Classic chase movie from the 70's.

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry: Non stop car excitement. Peter Fonda in his prime.

Fast Company: Tough to find, but great Funnycar movie. Highly Dubious, but you will enjoy.

Fast and the Furious: "He was in my face!" "well now i'm in your face!" Just kidding that was awful.

Go get 'em from netflix and you will be happy. Your wife/girlfriend/pet will look at you strangely for yelling at the tv.


-Nick

[svp]

I agree with you guys as well.....I am often commenting or yelling at the screen. I hated boyd's show...especially when they had a full quarter panel and cut it in half seeming it straight up over the wheel...I mean, come on! Also that Wrecks to Riches show....so many things to pick apart....like when they did the Marauder...painted the car and then AFTER paint they steam clean it to clean up the dirt and grease! Monster Garage with all the "FREEBIE" commentary. I did like Overhaulin......in the end though I have found that many people now seem to think that all shops can build an entire car in 7 days....they fail to realize the behind the scenes support and sheer number of people they used. No common sense among many today.

Dukes of Hazzard with the tire squealing on dirt constantly.

I have corrected more kids than I can remember about using the word "NAWS"

I hate what the 2nd Gone in 60 seconds has done....nearly everyone now looks at a 67 Shelby and calls it an "Eleanor" and I have yelled at a couple of people who looked at my '67 in the corner of the shop and said "Are you going to build an Eleanor?" The color combo and the wheels are what made that car....I can't stand the skateboard ramp hood bulge and the faux fuel door on the side of the car.

Knight Rider....I can't see how ANYONE thinks this is a good show....I saw 30 minutes of the first episode and that is 30 minutes of my life I will never get back!

Anyone remember the Auto Fix it show called "Shade Tree Mechanic"....I always found it funny that despite the name of the show they always had the latest and greatest in gadgets and $30K worth of tools and tool box in the corner. Finally they changed the name but if you are going to call a show "Shade Tree mechanic" then you better have an oak tree in the back yard with a chain fall on it!

As for the part that reality isn't interesting....I disagree or maybe I am the only one that feels this way but watching vintage Trans Am Racing is enjoyable to me....that is real and not some CGI exaggerated stuff.

There can be movies made that entertain but have realistic values with the cars and actions....unfortunately I suspect that many of these that make the films just have no credible technical advisers or maybe no desire at all to have such.

[Orng Crsh]

Does anyone remember a movie from the 80s entitled "King of the Hill?" Granted it's been 20 years since I've seen it, but, as I recall, it had some pretty good car scenes. Harry Hamlin played a mechanic who worked at a Porsche shop owned by Dan "Grizzly Adams" Haggerty. On the weekends, Hamlin would race people down Mulholland in his modified Porsche spyder. The climax was when he raced Dennis Hopper at the end in a primered mid-sixties Vette. Hopper had a stopwatch taped to his rearview mirror. As I recall the racing action was filmed pretty well.

[rwhite692]

The most hilarious thing I have seen in a car movie is that scene in "Fast and the Furious" where the black charger is supposed to be doing a wheelstand with rear tires spinning, smoke pouring out the wheelwells at the same time...The producers needed a little help to overcome the laws of physics, LOL....

[countryboy]

I'm with you fellers,(oops aint that a movie quote). I just got the original gone in 60 sec, loved it. I wanted to go off on them at the theater when i watched f&f 2 at that jump scene. Had a buddy and the ole lady with me trying to calm me down. I felt sorry for them! lol

hey V8TV hows your deal going, seen you at the frog follies and lookin for an update.

BTW I sell nitrous and when that noss crap started it was a nightmare. I just wanted to strangle those morons. And they thought it went on everything from hondas to geos!

[TonyL]

Originally Posted by 98ssnova

Guys these are movies and most people don't want to see cars doing normal driving or "realistic driving" scenes they want tire shredding, smoke belowing, motor revving from light to light this is what sells these movies. Trust me it pisses me off to and the F+F series is what it is but the "ricers" go crazy after these movies come out and act like total idiots. I wish that these guys would have more respect for themselves and so some class instead of how big their exhaust is. Sorry rant off

Uh. that model Rx7 *did* have a three rotor wankle.

[andrewmp6]

The first gone in 60 sec was great two lane black top was great too.My science project,lone wolf mcquade and mad max had a part where they turned the blower on.Death proof is the only newer car movie i seen i liked and was more real then rest.