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Bullitt vs. Vanishing Point

Started by 73-charger-383, July 28, 2012, 07:55:49 PM

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73-charger-383

July 28, 2012, 07:55:49 PM
I've never seen either movie yet.....In celebration of finally being ready for paint i'm going to reward myself with watching one of them tonight....what would you suggest?

Ghoste

#1
July 28, 2012, 07:59:00 PM
Both.  Sorry thats just the way it is.  You might as well come on here asking if you should date a brunette or a blonde.

myk

#2
July 28, 2012, 08:06:42 PM
Exactly, the correct answer is D: Bullitt, Vanishing Point, Blond and Brunette, or all of the above...

Kern Dog

#3
July 28, 2012, 08:10:16 PM
Bullitt was a B O R E H O L E !!!
The movie bored the hell out of me. The only redeeming parts were the chase scene. A sheet of plywood had more charisma than Steve McQueen. The movie moved slow with minimal action.
Vanishing Point? Oh, hell yeah! It wasn't just the action or the driving. The music was cool. The supporting actors were interesting. The whole "Anti-establishment" theme was well represented. I was 6 years old when Vanishing Point came out, but I first saw it on TV in the early 80s. It is my all time favorite classic Mopar related movie.
I wouldn't recomend that you skip Bullitt, just be aware that the movie got its fame from a single chase scene embedded in a mediocre movie.

c00nhunterjoe

#4
July 28, 2012, 08:49:37 PM
I agree. Bullit bored me until theend. Vanishing point is muc more enjoyable to watch. The remake is pretty good too. There's always 2 lane black top.

FJ5WING

#5
July 28, 2012, 09:37:11 PM
you guys dont like Bullitt because the Charger gets it butt kicked by the Lil Mussytang! :smilielol:
wingless now, but still around.

elacruze

#6
July 28, 2012, 10:55:06 PM
Prolly too late, but VP! I've watched VP maybe 50 times, and Bullitt 10.
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#7
July 28, 2012, 11:09:19 PM
If you want to watch a more car action movie with a green Mustang chasing a bad guy in a black 68 Charger.......the orig "Cannonball" with David Carradine. :D

Bob T

#8
July 29, 2012, 12:32:59 AM
Quote from: 69 OUR/TEA on July 28, 2012, 11:09:19 PM
If you want to watch a more car action movie with a green Mustang chasing a bad guy in a black 68 Charger.......the orig "Cannonball" with David Carradine. :D

We had a Car Club run to a movie night the other weekend and the movie was Cannonball, had'nt seen it before, the cheese was ladeled on heavy in 70's fashion but not too bad a movie for what it was. Man, they beat the Hell out of that Black 68 Charger, the club guys were calling it out as my car  :D
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TK73

#9
July 29, 2012, 12:44:04 AM
Quote from: c00nhunterjoe on July 28, 2012, 08:49:37 PM
I agree. Bullit bored me until theend. Vanishing point is muc more enjoyable to watch. The remake is pretty good too. There's always 2 lane black top.

2 Lane Blacktop is cool... once
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#10
July 29, 2012, 01:02:14 AM
Car movies.........I enjoy them all.  I watch them for the cars and don't set my expectations too high. I except them for what they are.   :Twocents:
Good or bad..........I've got every one of them in my collection.


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myk

#11
July 29, 2012, 02:10:17 AM
Bullitt was a bore but I tried to look at it as an exercise in cool.  No matter what went down, people shooting at him, black Chargers stalking him, a@@hole bosses and most deadly of all: angry whiny girlfriends, Bullitt was too cool to care.  I guess you could say this was also the result of McQueen's inability to act, but whatever.

Quote from: Fred on July 29, 2012, 01:02:14 AM
Car movies.........I enjoy them all.  I watch them for the cars and don't set my expectations too high. I except them for what they are.   :Twocents:
Good or bad..........I've got every one of them in my collection.

Even....The Wraith?

tan top

#12
July 29, 2012, 06:46:20 AM
 neither !!     Dirty Mary Crazy larry  every time  ;D

:yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod: :2thumbs: :coolgleamA: :popcrn:

the original vanishing point is a brilliant film for challenger action  watched that prolly hundreds of times  ,  Bullit ok  , but only fast forward to the Charger stuff  :yesnod:
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TheGhost

#13
July 29, 2012, 10:27:12 AM
Aye, DMCL is my favorite.  I own Vanishing Point, but have only watched it once.  Never seen Bullit.
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Fred

#14
July 29, 2012, 03:59:41 PM
Quote from: myk on July 29, 2012, 02:10:17 AM
Bullitt was a bore but I tried to look at it as an exercise in cool.  No matter what went down, people shooting at him, black Chargers stalking him, a@@hole bosses and most deadly of all: angry whiny girlfriends, Bullitt was too cool to care.  I guess you could say this was also the result of McQueen's inability to act, but whatever.

Quote from: Fred on July 29, 2012, 01:02:14 AM
Car movies.........I enjoy them all.  I watch them for the cars and don't set my expectations too high. I except them for what they are.   :Twocents:
Good or bad..........I've got every one of them in my collection.

Even....The Wraith?

Yes .   :popcrn:


Tomorrow is promised to no one.......drive your Charger today.

bill440rt

#15
July 29, 2012, 04:11:05 PM
I am one of the few that actually like the movie Bullitt.
I watched it first when I was young, didn't like it & thought it was boring. Then I watched it again when I was much older, I thought perhaps there was something else to it that I missed when I was younger. I liked it much better as I got older.

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Kern Dog

#16
July 29, 2012, 05:35:38 PM
Maybe I'll sit through Bullit when I turn 60. That leaves me 14 years to mature.

36 Dodge Brothers

#17
July 29, 2012, 11:51:34 PM
I was born and raised in San Francisco and for that reason I would say Bullitt but like Tan Top mentioned Dirty Mary Crazy Larry is the way to go :2thumbs:
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Mike DC

#18
July 30, 2012, 12:09:56 AM
            
Aside from the chase, "Bullitt" was probably more notable for its influence on future work than the movie itself.  The realism of the whole movie and the too-cool attitude of McQueen were new things at the time.  
         
     
"Vanishing Point" ages better but it was always a B-movie.  It's a product of the days when pro film crews could do weird artsy things.  It's more fun than "Bullitt" but the story doesn't make a lot of sense.  

myk

#19
July 30, 2012, 03:05:49 AM
Quote from: Mike DC (formerly miked) on July 30, 2012, 12:09:56 AM
           
Aside from the chase, "Bullitt" was probably more notable for its influence on future work than the movie itself.  The realism of the whole movie and the too-cool attitude of McQueen were new things at the time.  
         
     
"Vanishing Point" ages better but it was always a B-movie.  It's a product of the days when pro film crews could do weird artsy things.  It's more fun than "Bullitt" but the story doesn't make a lot of sense.  



100% agree with that; personally I couldn't stand Vanishing Point-the first one OR the second one!

Cooter

#20
July 30, 2012, 05:15:27 AM
It kills me how many actually look for meaning in ANY film, car or otherwise from the early 1970's. WTF? You had to be high in order to enjoy them. That was the whole point.
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#21
July 30, 2012, 08:45:42 PM
bullet

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67440chrg

#22
July 30, 2012, 09:22:35 PM
Bullitt. The Charger was the faster of the two real cars used in the movie.

moparstuart

#23
July 30, 2012, 10:15:18 PM
yup they had to de tune the motor so it didnt out shine the hero
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Kern Dog

#24
July 30, 2012, 10:53:47 PM
DEtune?
Uhhh, no they didn't. Get the facts straight. Bill Hickman simply drove slower to allow the Mustang to catch up.
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