Favorite chase scenes
GoldenEye85
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Throughout the series we have had some great chase scenes. Some in cars, some on foot, some on a motorcycle or a boat. And some in unusual vehicles like a tank. So what are your favorites?
My favorites are as follows.
Car:
Die Another Day: One of the only times that we had a bad guy gadget car go toe to toe with Bond's gadget car.
Tomorrow Never Dies: The parking garage was incredible for being in such a "small" place.
The Living Daylights: An updated Aston Martin on skis and spiked tires? Yes, please!
The Man With the Golden Gun: Might not be a gadget car, but the chase was great anyway.
Goldfinger: The gadget car that started it all, so good, kind of cheesy by today's standards, but who cares?
Boat:
The World is Not Enough: Superb chase scene that took a little to long, but otherwise great.
Live and Let Die: Not a gadget boat and sort of dragged out, but great later in the movie scene.
There was one with an Aston Martin style boat, but I don't remember which movie it was in.
On foot (or skis, including water):
Casino Royale: Great opening scene to start Daniel Craig's tenure as 007.
The World is Not Enough: The skiing against the Para-hawks was just awesome!
A View to A Kill: Not to shabby of a ski scene to end Roger Moore's time as 007. The Eiffel Tower chase was pretty decent too.
License to Kill: It might not exactly be a chase scene, but the water skiing behind the plane was incredible!
Skyfall: The foot chase through the subway system of London was intense.
Motorcycle:
Tomorrow Never Dies: The Chase from the chopper was very good.
Skyfall: That opening chase was great, and it had a little of each element, a car section, a bike section, etc.
Unusual:
A View to A Kill: A fire truck chase through San Fransisco, what more needs to be said?
Diamonds are Forever: That Moon Rover was sweet!
Live and Let Die: The double decker bus in the bayou? Sounds fun to me.
GoldenEye: The tank chase through the streets of St. Petersburg, Russia? I wanna play!
So what are you favorites in each category of chase scene?
My favorites are as follows.
Car:
Die Another Day: One of the only times that we had a bad guy gadget car go toe to toe with Bond's gadget car.
Tomorrow Never Dies: The parking garage was incredible for being in such a "small" place.
The Living Daylights: An updated Aston Martin on skis and spiked tires? Yes, please!
The Man With the Golden Gun: Might not be a gadget car, but the chase was great anyway.
Goldfinger: The gadget car that started it all, so good, kind of cheesy by today's standards, but who cares?
Boat:
The World is Not Enough: Superb chase scene that took a little to long, but otherwise great.
Live and Let Die: Not a gadget boat and sort of dragged out, but great later in the movie scene.
There was one with an Aston Martin style boat, but I don't remember which movie it was in.
On foot (or skis, including water):
Casino Royale: Great opening scene to start Daniel Craig's tenure as 007.
The World is Not Enough: The skiing against the Para-hawks was just awesome!
A View to A Kill: Not to shabby of a ski scene to end Roger Moore's time as 007. The Eiffel Tower chase was pretty decent too.
License to Kill: It might not exactly be a chase scene, but the water skiing behind the plane was incredible!
Skyfall: The foot chase through the subway system of London was intense.
Motorcycle:
Tomorrow Never Dies: The Chase from the chopper was very good.
Skyfall: That opening chase was great, and it had a little of each element, a car section, a bike section, etc.
Unusual:
A View to A Kill: A fire truck chase through San Fransisco, what more needs to be said?
Diamonds are Forever: That Moon Rover was sweet!
Live and Let Die: The double decker bus in the bayou? Sounds fun to me.
GoldenEye: The tank chase through the streets of St. Petersburg, Russia? I wanna play!
So what are you favorites in each category of chase scene?
1, GE 2, CR 3, SF 4, TWINE 5, Spectre 6, TMWTGG 7, DAD 8, LALD 9, AVTAK 10, LTK 11, Octopussy 12, Moonraker 13, TLD 14, GF 15, QOS 16, Tomorrow 17, FYEO 18. TSWLM Not seen much: Dr. No, Russia, Thunderball, Twice, Majesty.
1: Brosnan 2: Craig 3: Moore 4: Dalton 5: Connery and 6: Lazenby
1: Brosnan 2: Craig 3: Moore 4: Dalton 5: Connery and 6: Lazenby
Comments
Boat - The World Is Not Enough
Foot - Casino Royale
Skis - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Motorcycle - Skyfall
Other - You Only Live Twice for the helicopter chase (battle?) featuring Little Nellie
LALD Boast Chase
YOLT Little Nellie
TSWLM Lotus
FYEO Ski Chase
TWINE London Boat chase
I think the best may well be the Aston chase from TLD, a beautiful car, some good quips but not too many, clever use of gadgets and an unconvential mode of transport to end off. A really great well to welcome Aston Martin back to the series. On the other hand the Tuc Tuc chase from OP is my guilty pleasure, completely un-Flemming but just awesomely funny.
Which one? Bond's initial night escape from Piz Gloria is a bit clunky, but the chase where Bond and Tracy are skiing together while escaping Blofeld is stunningly beautiful.
Likewise in Goldfinger, the leisurely Aston Martin vs. Tilly Masterton scenes in Swizterland are gorgeous and fun, whereas the action-packed night chase around the factory is flat and disappointing.
Literally a night and day difference!
1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
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Not crazy about the opening car chase (the editing was too distracting for me), but I agree about the foot chase.
TND...? You make me sad.
Pop the clutch
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS