In the course of trying to improve the morale of an underfunded research
group to whom we have to issue layoff notices and then recant when a grant
comes in at the last minute, we've been showing some "car flicks" during
lunch hour and/or late Friday afternoon.
We have the following in our collection:
Gone in 60 Seconds - original and remake on DVD
Bullit (sp) on DVD
A Man and a Woman (and 20 Years Later) on VHS
The Italian Job on VHS
Grand Prix on VHS
LeMans on VHS
Winning on VHS
Any others you would recommend for our collection? Thanks!
~ Ken Stolz
Big Sky Region 38 - Missoula, MT
'01 Subaru Impreza RS - #12 STS - "AUTOXER":
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-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn Mann [mailto:shaw.mon@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 4:26 AM
To: autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Driven to Winning
> I saw " Winning" when it first came out also, yes I'm that old, but I
> made the mistake of reading the book first and we all know the movie
> never lives up to the book. Maybe I could give "Winning" another chance
> it's been a long time since I've seen it. "Gone In 60 Seconds" was good
> now how many of you remember the original movie of the same title?
>
Can't say that I liked the new "Gone in 60 Seconds," some nice cars, some OK
chases, but that fakey CGI final jump?? Ugh. Now the original, man,
greatest chase movie ever, in my book. Dirt cheap production values, half
the time the microphone isn't close enough to hear the dialogue (not
necessarily a bad thing), but when that Mustang slides wide on a turn and
bounces off a row of parked cars, you get the feeling that it wasn't
completely planned that way. I forget his name, but the guy that wrote,
directed, starred, and drove the stunts in it was a former stuntman, who
fancied himself a filmmaker. There's also a sequel, called "The Junkman."
Not as good, but still some crazy stuff. From what I'm told though, this
time the guy took the stunts one step too far. ISTR that he actually died
filming the final jump. Maybe compressed spine, something like that? Both
movies are virtually impossible to find on video. Don't bother
w/Blockbuster for sure. Los Angeles residents can ask me where to find it
here.
shawmon
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