"The Transporter"!
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Topic: "The Transporter"!
Posted By: larzyh
Subject: "The Transporter"!
Date 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! ------------- Larzyh. Previously or currently, in the family: '77 E21 320, '78 E21 320, '79 E21 320, '87 E28 520i, '88 E30 325iC, '95 E34 525i, '98 E39 528i, '98 Z3 2.5, '98 E38 740iL, '95 E36 Compact, '99 E36 318iT, '02 E46 318iT, '96 E34 525tdsT, '98 E38 740iL... |
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Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 09-December-2008 at 21:34
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The props are as good as the acting! If you want to watch a good car flick then watch Ronin! ------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: larzyh
Date Posted: 09-December-2008 at 21:37
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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. ------------- Larzyh. Previously or currently, in the family: '77 E21 320, '78 E21 320, '79 E21 320, '87 E28 520i, '88 E30 325iC, '95 E34 525i, '98 E39 528i, '98 Z3 2.5, '98 E38 740iL, '95 E36 Compact, '99 E36 318iT, '02 E46 318iT, '96 E34 525tdsT, '98 E38 740iL... |
Posted By: kdevitt
Date Posted: 09-December-2008 at 23:29
...not that plausible, it can't get away from a Pug 405. ------------- http://www.bmw-driver.net - BMW-Driver.net |
larzyh wrote:Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 10-December-2008 at 08:13
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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 ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: Sporty1
Date Posted: 10-December-2008 at 09:30
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It's a 406.
......ETA, the M5 is being driven by a 'girl', ( ducks for cover ).
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Posted By: deeko1973
Date Posted: 10-December-2008 at 10:36
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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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Posted By: Ben O Brien
Date Posted: 10-December-2008 at 14:32
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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. ------------- 99' 740iL 99' 728i Sport 98' E39 M5 - Avus Blue, Dec Car! 96' M3 Saloon - Estoril Blue 94' M3 3.0 Convertible 91' E34 M5 - 3.6, Macau Blue *E36 M3's Breaking* |
Posted By: shinyb1
Date Posted: 10-December-2008 at 14:59
| yes it is a 735i manual . |
Posted By: MarkIrl
Date Posted: 10-December-2008 at 17:55
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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! |
Posted By: curnrik
Date Posted: 10-December-2008 at 18:32
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Gonna see the 3rd one this weekend. ------------- http://www.richardcurran.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bmws/cunrik1024x768.jpg - My E36 323 pic1 |
Posted By: kdevitt
Date Posted: 10-December-2008 at 18:45
Ah well that explains it then...  ------------- http://www.bmw-driver.net - BMW-Driver.net |
Posted By: larzyh
Date Posted: 10-December-2008 at 19:47
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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. ------------- Larzyh. Previously or currently, in the family: '77 E21 320, '78 E21 320, '79 E21 320, '87 E28 520i, '88 E30 325iC, '95 E34 525i, '98 E39 528i, '98 Z3 2.5, '98 E38 740iL, '95 E36 Compact, '99 E36 318iT, '02 E46 318iT, '96 E34 525tdsT, '98 E38 740iL... |
Posted By: nn_dd
Date Posted: 11-December-2008 at 03:06
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 ! ------------- E39 530d Touring |
Posted By: Sporty1
Date Posted: 11-December-2008 at 09:30
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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Posted By: bulletproofbomb
Date Posted: 11-December-2008 at 12:39
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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/ (Couldn't make hyperlink work for some reason) |
Posted By: Maniac
Date Posted: 11-December-2008 at 20:54
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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)
Edited : I have to watch "Ronin" - seems like I missed something good... ------------- I dont wear seatbelt - I die like a man! E39 523i |
Car is in bad condition, but way they drive it is just so typical in Russia.Posted By: Maniac
Date Posted: 12-December-2008 at 03:41
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Crazy russian movies with BMW-s Enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K2XQBYmrdQ&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K2XQBYmrdQ&feature=relat ed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSgkJ99fiXE&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSgkJ99fiXE&feature=relat ed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2CZXPwZ_EI - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2CZXPwZ_EI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXN9RxptINI&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXN9RxptINI&feature=relat ed ------------- I dont wear seatbelt - I die like a man! E39 523i |
