October 14, 200817 yr Hmmmmm, I'm split about 50:50 on this one, but I guess push comes to shove I'd say Vanishing Point.......but that's maybe done to the scene with the naked female motorcycle rider.... Ian. Edited October 14, 200817 yr by IanJ
October 15, 200817 yr Two Lane Blacktop needs consideration too, another wonderful film from the same era
October 16, 200817 yr Vanishing point is the clear winner. The film gives the viewer a sense of who the main character is and why he is doing what he's doing. The film has some similarities to "Easy Rider", a troubled, good looking young man on a trip through America, allbeit at speeds well over 100 mph, which ends badly. Why would you risk drawing attention to yourself by going so fast? What if the guy just obeyed the speed limit? Not much of a movie there. All I remember about Bullit was an endless chase scene which ends badly for the Dodge Charger. What else happened? It's been nearly 40 years ago since I saw either one.
October 16, 200817 yr Author You obviously forgot the ending of vanishing point. Was the end not at the beginning, and the rest of the film portrayed the events leading up to that moment ?
October 17, 200817 yr Was the end not at the beginning, and the rest of the film portrayed the events leading up to that moment ? Not the film I saw, that had two endings whether that was at the beginning or end and which end you mean I'm not sure. Great film though but then so was bullit
October 17, 200817 yr Blues Brothers has a great car chase. Must have seen that film 30 times or so by now
October 17, 200817 yr Author How about....Crazy Mary Dirty Larry? Anything with Susan George has to be good. What was the bike film with Robert Redford. Big Hoss Little ???
October 17, 200817 yr You obviously forgot the ending of vanishing point. I doubt I could forget the guy smashing into a pair of D-8 caterpillar blade at 100mph. Not much left to worry about for that guy. I was comparing it to Billy's untimely death at the end of Easy Rider. Might be a stretch but I thought they were comparable in that someone dies a violent death at the end. What did I miss?
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