Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Best Chase Scenes

I haven't seen Premium Rush yet, but... (nor have I seen The Seven-Ups, The General, Tell No One, Vanishing Point, Ronin, The Road Warrior... and it has also been a long time since I've seen the Blues Brothers.)

Special mention for those films which are largely one long chase (Thelma & Louise, Catch Me If You Can, The Fugitive, Logan's Run...)

Additionally, Run Lola Run isn't exactly a chase, a couple of short scenes aside, but it sure feels like one:


23. RocknRolla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4rO60aoJ04

22. No Country for Old Men


21. Trainspotting


20. The Dark Knight





19. The Italian Job (Edward Norton, what is on your face?):


18. North by Northwest. Short, but iconic:


17. Terminator 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I0EbZL8J5c

16. The Matrix - Neo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwtifqCmGuw

15. Tomorrow Never Dies (motorcycle chase)


14. Inception
 

13. GoldenEye - Bond and Xenia Onatopp. It may not be one of the most thrilling, but I wanted Xenia's outfit and car like crazy when I saw it:


12. The Matrix - Trinity


11. Gone in 60 Seconds


10. The Great Escape


9. Seven Chances


8. Death Proof


7. Casino Royale. Parkour comes to Bond.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJubOZLpp4A

6. Point Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CD0hrD9Lp0

5. Bourne Identity


4. Drive - the first scene (here's the first 7 minutes of it):


3. French Connection


2. The Third Man


1. Bullitt. Obviously.


And speaking of Bond, this is pretty great:


As is this (I didn't include the sandstorm in Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, but easily could have):

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