*Starts Watching Original "Gone In 60 Seconds"

"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
12/26/2016 at 18:09 • Filed to: None

This movie is so 70's in the worst ways. Soft focus, clunky exposition, and terrible dubbing, it’s almost unwatchable.

I’m hoping it gets better.

(update: tow truck chase was kinda neat)

DISCUSSION (18)

CB > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/26/2016 at 18:12

It’s... well, not great. But I enjoyed it.

LongbowMkII > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/26/2016 at 18:15

Honestly there’s only one part worth watching.

kgman > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/26/2016 at 18:24

Yeah its not that great. The chase is only good because its so long

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/26/2016 at 18:36

It gets sooo much better

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
12/26/2016 at 18:54

It definitely is.

shop-teacher > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/26/2016 at 19:05

I haven’t watched that one. I don’t know if I could handle it.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > shop-teacher
12/26/2016 at 19:22

It has gotten much better, it’s like 50% car chase.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/26/2016 at 19:32

It is pure car chase porn in the sense that the plot isn’t why you watch it. It’s just there as a flimsy way to explain why the second half of the movie exists.

XJDano > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/26/2016 at 19:51

Have you seen The Duel? It’s great terrible. I started watching the original Gone in 60 Seconds, but got distracted after the wedding scene in the beginning.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/26/2016 at 20:00

So does the nicest cage remake have a better or worse reputation? Cuz that’s the only one I’ve seen and I can’t tell from what I’ve heard.

Frenchlicker > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/26/2016 at 20:13

You take that back you sumbitch. That movie is cinematic gold and has the best Eleanor.

camaroboy68ss > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/26/2016 at 20:20

its liking watching two lane blacktop, your just watching it for all the car goodness.

Dusty Ventures > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/26/2016 at 20:53

If it helps, this wasn’t a professional film, this was an indie piece done on a shoestring budget. There were no professional actors, writers, directors, stunt doubles, or even stunt coordinators (even for the big finale jump). This was the result of a dude who owned an auto wrecking yard deciding to get the people of his town together and shoot a movie. The main thief in the film is also the director/“writer”, H.B. Halicki (writer is in quotes because the film actually had no script, just several pages outlining the main dialogue sequences). Most of the firefighters in the film are real firefighters, most of the cops are real cops, most of the bystanders had no idea what was going on. The derailed train is real (it derailing had nothing to do with the movie, they just decided to add it when they heard it happened nearby). The high speed crash where he loses control of Eleanor and crashes into the light post wasn’t planned and nearly killed him (he was also injured doing the jump at the end). The car chase that makes up more than half of the movie destroyed a then-record 100 cars and is still the longest single car chase in film history.

Unfortunately he died while filming the sequel in 1989

Your boy, BJR > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/26/2016 at 21:15

It’s a porno, but with cars instead of fuckin’.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Your boy, BJR
12/26/2016 at 22:04

Terrible acting, lots of smashing, and a big bang towards the end, leading to a huge mess all over.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/26/2016 at 23:04

Best car chase ever, bar none. I love this movie, it’s definitely a product of the 70s, which is what makes it amazing. I basically live my life trying to be as badass as HB Halicki was.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
12/27/2016 at 09:18

I couldn’t make it through it. Speed showed it year ago without commercials and I changed the channel 15-20 minutes in.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > PotbellyJoe and 42 others
12/27/2016 at 10:15

You’ve gotta make it to the second half, the first part is just a half assed attempt to justify the awesome car chase.