Any Vanishing Point (1971) Buffs Here?

[RallyeMike]

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I can watch VP knowing it's not a stellar movie and still enjoy the trip. Bullitt to me is just an incredibly boring, crappy movie with a few minutes of cool car chase.

[Mike DC]

 
Bullitt plays like a popular rock album that has one real standout hit on it and the rest is mediocre. 

VP plays more like a classic rock album that lacks a standout track but you like to let the whole thing play from start to finish.



Bullitt probably came off like a better movie in 1968 than it does today (albeit still slow & dreary) because back then the gritty accuracy was a new thing.  It was a real selling point.  That kind of thing has since become completely ordinary in cop movies. 

Whereas VP was such a film-school experiment that it seems kinda weird even now.  It'll never be done like that again.

[Fred]

Most car movies and in particular the earlier one's are pretty flat. I watch them soley for the cars.

[Cooter]

I agree, time to get the movie and watch it again. Hey "Cooter" how is your re-creation of the V.Point Challenger coming along?

Kinda sitting right now Joe. Can't get to it for this damn Camaro of my cousin's I'm restoring..