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larzyh
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Posted: 09-December-2008 at 21:29 |
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I just started watching the beginning of the above titled movie; there is a car chase through Nice in the beginning that's truly preposterous using an E38 as a get-away car. Unintentionally funny, some of the continuity is laughable; in one scene the wing-mirror is missing, in the next it's miraculously reappeared. Half the time the car has rear headrest the other half they're missing. The main character changes an aftermarket wheel, following a puncture, with an original BMW wheel from the boot; in the next clip the car has its four aftermarket wheels back! Don't think I can bear to watch this movie! Edit: Oh yes, and pressing the keyhole on the back of an E38 does not open the boot!!! Edit edit: Actually maybe it does; I am trying to remember. Does it have the microswitch under the handle? Edit edit edit: OK I stand corrected on this one! Edited by larzyh |
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Larzyh.
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kbannon
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The props are as good as the acting!
If you want to watch a good car flick then watch Ronin! |
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larzyh
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Agreed; Ronin is a far superior movie. And it has a good car chase, with a much more plausible get-away car: E34 M5.
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Larzyh.
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kdevitt
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...not that plausible, it can't get away from a Pug 405. |
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Andrew Rolland
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The Transporter is a good laff. It's not for taking too seriously. I didn't like the bit where the E38 got blown up. When I watched it the first time on DVD I couldn't understand why a "735" did not sound like it should like a V8. Then watching the film with Jason Stratham commentating over it, you are told that the car was a special 750, i.e. a V12 which is why it sounds nowt like a V8. Supposedly it was special as they had to request a manual 750 from BMW. The Transporter 2 was on Film 4 on Friday so I watched it and was disappointed to see that the 7 series had been replaced with a, in the words of Top Gear "cock" car, an Audi A8 although it was a W12 engine though. Andrew |
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It's a 406.
......ETA, the M5 is being driven by a 'girl', ( ducks for cover ).
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deeko1973
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At least there is the very beautiful Shu Qi to look at through most of the film! |
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Ronin is one one my all time favourite movies, with two of my all time favourite cars, the e34 M5 and the Audi S8. I havent seen the transporter but isnt it supposed to be a manual 735i?? There is a proper button to open the e38 boot, at least there is on the 740iL. |
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yes it is a 735i manual .
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MarkIrl
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Ronin is a fantastic film - one of my top 10.
Love the old W116 450SEL with the 6.9l engine in it - that car can shift for an old bus! |
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Gonna see the 3rd one this weekend.
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kdevitt
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Ah well that explains it then... |
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larzyh
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I lusted after a 450SEL 6.9 as a twelve year old! They were a very rare sight in my native Denmark but I remember seeing a brand new, dark blue, one on German plates in western Jutland while on holiday, bliss! I never said the car-chase in Ronin was plausible, only that the M5 is a more plausible get-away car than an E38. Edited by larzyh |
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Larzyh.
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My mind is at rest too In some scenes though the M5 turned into a 525 or 535 or something like that. Brilliant car chase though. Best to leave your brains at the door for the transporter ! Edited by nn_dd |
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Sporty1
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Glad I could be of service......... simply pointing out someones error. BTW..... it's a movie guys it's not real life. |
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On a related note, you can check out what films a car appears in using this site: http://www.imcdb.org/
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Russian addition to this list crime/comedy BUMER E38 750 car is just part of the gangsta movie. brilliant! crime/comedy BUMER2 E53 X5 Just nice, but not too much action with car. crime/comedy SHMURKI E34 (Some say it is Pulp Fiction without fancy clothes) Car is in bad condition, but way they drive it is just so typical in Russia.
Edited : I have to watch "Ronin" - seems like I missed something good... Edited by Maniac |
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I dont wear seatbelt - I die like a man!
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Maniac
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I dont wear seatbelt - I die like a man!
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