Drive sux, NFS is good

"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
02/25/2015 at 18:55 • Filed to: None

I just watched both these movies for the 1st time. Drive was terrible. There was barely any actual driving and none of it seemed especially impressive. I liked Need For Speed. I thought it had a good story line unlike Drive and all the cars were sweet. The driving was pretty cool and there didn't seem to be that many completely impossible stunts.

DISCUSSION (24)

bryan40oop > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 18:59

" Drive sux "

Kinja'd!!!

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 19:00

I concur entirely with both parts. Drive was a huge let down for me. But I really liked NFS. It was much less of a cheese-fest than I expected. Plus, the truck they use is pretty BA

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 19:01

You're joking right?

Drive was a fantastic movie. Sure the cars were a bit generic, especially compared to a world where you can just casually drive three Koenigsegg's, but the chase scenes were way more genuine. The acting, story, sound track, and visuals were all better in drive. NFS was a summer blockbuster, poor story, major action and questionable acting. Theres nothing wrong with that but I wouldnt call it better.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 19:02

YOU'RE A REAL HUMAN BEING AND A REAL HERO

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 19:03

This is a strong take.

Scary__goongala! > bryan40oop
02/25/2015 at 19:04

Yes I realized sucks is misspelled, I did do that on purpose.

dogisbadob > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 19:06

Does the NFS movie have these?

Kinja'd!!!

bryan40oop > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 19:06

Not that. It's a good movie. Not really great for someone expecting a car enthusiast flick. But a good movie.

Steve in Manhattan > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 19:09

If anyone here hasn't seen Rush , drop what you're doing and watch it.

Scary__goongala! > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
02/25/2015 at 19:12

I mean if the prize for a race is millions of dollars worth of cars its not going to be done with cars you would normally expect to be street raced. If part of the plot is about how good of a driver they are then it makes sense they would be piloting some of the fastest cars ever made. The scenes in Drive where someone gets killed were pretty poor in my opinion. And as you know Need For Speed is named after a video game where they race these kinds of cars and have chase/crash scenes just the same. Drive as a movie just seemed so slow to me.

Scary__goongala! > bryan40oop
02/25/2015 at 19:13

I knew it was not supposed to be a movie for car enthusiast, but there is barely any actual driving throughout the movie.

Scary__goongala! > dogisbadob
02/25/2015 at 19:15

Unfortunately not, but in the movie cops say use of lethal force was being considered or something like that and it immediately made me think of the game.

Scary__goongala! > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
02/25/2015 at 19:15

Drive just seemed very bland to me.

Forgetful > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 19:18

NFS was terrible. There were plot holes big enough to race a bunch of exotic cars through it.

So... when you win this huge race you walk away with... nothing, because all of the cars that were supposed to be your 'prize' for winning got wrecked. So how are you going to pay that guy back?

It's a good thing the race ends at a dead end so the police can finally catch you.

You're just gonna keep the only evidence that links you to a murder, tucked away in a garage, under a sheet? You're not even gonna fix the damage, maybe repaint the car a different colour?

Ya, the whole thing was just left me scratching my head a lot.

Drive was a decent flick, I don't think it's as great as people make it out to be, but it's just not a car flick.

Le Mans is the best car/racing movie ever. I know this because I watched it again last night.

dogisbadob > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 19:18

boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

That's all I was looking for in the movie, and they had to let me down like that. Fuck them for not using the nukes in the movie.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 19:19

It's meant to have that downbeat tone to it. I can see why it would be a bit bland if you're not really a movie guy.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > dogisbadob
02/25/2015 at 19:19

If you played this game, you are cool.

Fact.

Desu-San-Desu > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 19:21

I think you may have missed the point of Drive...

Scary__goongala! > Desu-San-Desu
02/25/2015 at 19:23

It seemed bland to me. I realize its not supposed to be some action packed flick but I found the movie slow I guess.

AJ Feldman (alecmets2011) > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 19:30

drive is a fantastic movie if you understand the point

Made me gain a lot of respect for gosling.

horspowr1001 > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 19:46

Kinja'd!!!

Drive was hit or miss for many people. Some folks didn't like the "soundtrack only" scenes without dialogue, finding them empty, boring, and even distracting.

Personally, I loved those scenes. I found them to be incredibly powerful and immersive since they really allowed the viewer to take in and process every detail (not just visual) of the scene, rather than the usual "turn your brain off and follow" dialogue.

Corey > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 20:33

Drive wasn't really a car movie. More like a love song to 80s music. Which, when looked at that way, wasn't half bad.

Need for Speed was a series of cliches, but as movies of that sort go, I enjoyed it. And that Imogene Poots girl... Yes.

The only reason NFS sucks is because a helicopter hovered above my apt for several hours in the wee hours of the morning while they shot the street racing scenes.

Saracen > Scary__goongala!
02/25/2015 at 20:38

NFS was shit. Utter shit.

Drive was one of the best movies the year it came out, and one of my favorite genre movies.

"Drive" doesn't just refer to the main character's professions. The movie is about the choices the characters make, and how those choices drive them. It's a character study more than anything.

Unfortunately such movies get criticized these days for being "slow", "dull" and "boring" because they lack booms, bangs, and the MTV-like and ADD-friendly directorial style that marks most modern garbage....I mean cinema...

NavyMercedes > Scary__goongala!
02/27/2015 at 22:39

I honest don't even understand why you're compa these two movies...