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Omega99 · 10 Jul 2004, 04:39 (Ref:1031927)

You guys didn't like Driven???? I thought it was HILARIOUS!.... What's that? It wasn't a comedy? They seriously thought cars shot hundreds of feet into the air in a collision?

**Aysedasi** · 10 Jul 2004, 08:22 (Ref:1031986)

Just like GPL......

Mattracer · 12 Jul 2004, 10:59 (Ref:1033973)

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Originally posted by Aysedasi

It was also the first thing I ever taped off the TV when I got a VCR, so my copy of Grand Prix actually dates back to about 1985...... still plays OK as well....

Mine was "Bullitt" for the car chase. Doesn't play very well anymore...

**Tim Falce** · 12 Jul 2004, 11:07 (Ref:1033982)

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Originally posted by Omega99
You guys didn't like Driven???? I thought it was HILARIOUS!.... What's that? It wasn't a comedy? They seriously thought cars shot hundreds of feet into the air in a collision?

I thought it was excellent, especialy the chase through the streets of Las Vegas or wherever. Very real life and believable stuff, why do some of you knock such a classic.
Sly at his best.

OVERSTEER · 12 Jul 2004, 15:07 (Ref:1034279)

Grand Prix and Le Mans are brilliant. Driven although better named "Drivel" was the biggest pile of ****!

EERO · 12 Jul 2004, 18:15 (Ref:1034493)

Since I saw Grand Prix in the Cinerama in Providence back in 1967, I have been hhoked. I just sat through it again for the umpteenth time showing it to my son whose response "THATWASTHEBESTTOTTALYAWESOMEMOVIEEVER!!!!!" was similar to my own.

I love Le Mans, the racing footage is phenomenal-and i just got the DVD-When will Grand Prix be released on DVD, I cannot stand waiting!

I deliberately avoided "Drivel" but caught it recently while flipping around the dial. It wasn't as bad as I feared.

It was worse. Feh.

**Aysedasi** · 12 Jul 2004, 20:54 (Ref:1034672)

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Originally posted by EERO
Since I saw Grand Prix in the Cinerama in Providence back in 1967, I have been hhoked. I just sat through it again for the umpteenth time showing it to my son whose response "THATWASTHEBESTTOTTALYAWESOMEMOVIEEVER!!!!!" was similar to my own.

Marvellous

How old is your son? Gives you a real buzz doesn't it when you get that sort of reaction. When my stepson was 2 years old or thereabouts, he used to insist on my playing over and over again the part of the Duke video of Le Mans 1987 when the works 4WD Porsche 961 goes off at Indianapolis and eventually catches fire......

(I must get that out and watch it again - perhaps he'll watch it with me - even though he's now 19.....

)

rdjones · 13 Jul 2004, 13:19 (Ref:1035346)

If anyone is interested Channel 5 here in the UK are showing Driven on Thursday night at 8pm.

OVERSTEER · 13 Jul 2004, 13:56 (Ref:1035400)

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If anyone is interested Channel 5 here in the UK are showing Driven on Thursday night at 8pm.

I've heard that the "Watching Paint Dry world championships" are on at the same time!!

Pete Fenelon · 13 Jul 2004, 14:57 (Ref:1035472)

Le Mans stands head and shoulders over any other racing film, because Steve McQueen had the racer mentality. And there's no cheesy plot to get in the way of the action

Grand Prix looks and sounds beautiful, except as soon as you find out about the FJuniors you start to spot them all the bloody time! Off-track it's deadly slow though...

I have not yet seen Driven, I'm reliably informed how daft it is and look forward to having a giggle at it this week.

If you like the American sports car racing scene and film noir, the John Cassavetes film The Killers is bloody impressive.

Un Homme Et Une Femme has some great car scenes, but it's a piece of dross as a film.

Red Line 7000 is not vintage Howard Hawks, but some of the NASCAR bits are OK. James Caan was clearly practising for his, er, "detached" performance a few years later in Rollerball

Do the Herbie movies count? ;p

Oh and for fans of tacky British movies, there's always The Green Helmet - with Sid James!!! - it's on TCM sometime soon!

EERO · 14 Jul 2004, 11:09 (Ref:1036249)

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Originally posted by Aysedasi
Marvellous

How old is your son? Gives you a real buzz doesn't it when you get that sort of reaction. When my stepson was 2 years old or thereabouts, he used to insist on my playing over and over again the part of the Duke video of Le Mans 1987 when the works 4WD Porsche 961 goes off at Indianapolis and eventually catches fire.....

He's 11. He's watched racing with me since he was knee-high, but never sat through an entire race. I've taken him to a few tracks and he's enjoyed it but this was the first time he was really focused on the footage. He also said that "If Formula One was really like back then, Dad, then I understand why you like it."

He was a dedicated wearer of Schumacher kit until last season; even he's bored with the red juggernaut.

thebear · 14 Jul 2004, 19:11 (Ref:1036673)

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Originally posted by Pete Fenelon
Oh and for fans of tacky British movies, there's always The Green Helmet - with Sid James!!! - it's on TCM sometime soon!

I saw it (again) a few years back when Spedvision (as it was known befor NA$CAR) had it as part of their Saturday Night "Drive-in" rotation.

Life was simple then.

**Spudgun** · 15 Jul 2004, 21:18 (Ref:1037633)

I just watch the second half of Drivel on Channel 5 just to remind me of how bad it is. I wasn't disappointed.

rdjones · 15 Jul 2004, 21:27 (Ref:1037638)

I saw the first 20 mins then had to pop out, but I was back in time to see the last 20 mins, what a fantastic film.

NOT............

**Aysedasi** · 16 Jul 2004, 08:09 (Ref:1037888)

I watched precisely 5 minutes which I presume was towards the end with Sly apparently able to keep up in 3rd place with his wheel and suspension completely stuffed....... I am soooo glad I didn't watch any more. I turned over for the excitem,ent of price-drop tv instead.......

Fuzzyfelt · 16 Jul 2004, 10:17 (Ref:1037972)

I only caught the end of the film. And even then only with the sound down.

Where was the 'German Grand Prix' supposed to be?

garcon · 16 Jul 2004, 10:24 (Ref:1037981)

Detroit I think...

Dick Spanner · 16 Jul 2004, 10:32 (Ref:1037987)

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Originally posted by OVERSTEER
I've heard that the "Watching Paint Dry world championships" are on at the same time!!

I wish I'd watched it. I'd heard Driven was bad but I didn't expect it to be that bad. You steal a racing car, drive it on public roads at speed's of up to 195mph causing crashes and mayhem and all you get is a fine?
You'd be banged up faster than you could say "I'm Ben Dover your new cell mate, would you mind picking up the soap off the floor there?"

Jordi · 17 Jul 2004, 23:15 (Ref:1039318)

The thing is, for us Champ Car lovers, it's a shame that Driven was so bad. They could have made a hell of a lot of good for CART at the time. Not...

Grand Prix... ah, that's class. And 4 hours of it!

thebear · 18 Jul 2004, 00:27 (Ref:1039332)

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Originally posted by Jordi
The thing is, for us Champ Car lovers, it's a shame that Driven was so bad. They could have made a hell of a lot of good for CART at the time. Not...
Grand Prix... ah, that's class. And 4 hours of it!

That's why Fed-x `bailed' and did not support the flick.

It would have been a tremendous advertising boost.

I am sure Paul Paige had to bite his tongue every time he had to say "the Championship" during the voice-overs.

JustinDawkins · 23 Jul 2004, 11:34 (Ref:1044462)

Le mans and Grand Prix are fantastic films (for racing fans obviously). Driven is shocking, and gets worse with every watch.

Days of thunder was OK, but more of a "fun" film than anything else.

Another good one, although stictly speaking isn't a film, was "the Speed Merchants" - the acompanying film to the book of the same name, a documentary/film about '73 season - kind of "on and Sunday" for cars! Shouws some great period shops, and tracks the lives of the drivers thoughout the season.

**Born Racer** · 12 Apr 2007, 23:30 (Ref:1890080)

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You guys didn't like Driven???? I thought it was HILARIOUS!.... What's that? It wasn't a comedy? They seriously thought cars shot hundreds of feet into the air in a collision?

If you watch this as a comedy, it is entertaining. Saw it again tonight. I couldn't help myself. My dad wanted to see why Bernie put the brakes on this being an F1 film. One assumes he did. Correct?

Fig Jam · 13 Apr 2007, 01:02 (Ref:1890109)

i can't stand that NASCAR one with that little short bloke who was married to Nicole Kidman

Hate the Fast and Furious rubbish as well

Knowlesy · 13 Apr 2007, 15:18 (Ref:1890516)

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Originally Posted by Born Racer

If you watch this as a comedy, it is entertaining. Saw it again tonight. I couldn't help myself. My dad wanted to see why Bernie put the brakes on this being an F1 film. One assumes he did. Correct?

Yes, and thank god he did!

Driven is superbly funny though, a sort of exhibition of blind naivety and cinematic license.

**Aysedasi** · 13 Apr 2007, 15:29 (Ref:1890522)

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Originally Posted by Fig Jam

.....that little short bloke who was married to Nicole Kidman

Man, that has to be my quote of the week..... love it!

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