Car chases in movies: Bullitt, Terminator 2, Mad Max 2…

I’ve already talked about gun scenes in movies (From Scarface to Smokin’ Aces: the art of the gun scene), now it is about car chases in movies; it is not a genre by itself but some chases are classics. In my opinion, Bullitt (1968), with Franck Bullitt chasing the bad guys, up and down the steep hills of San Francisco for almost 8 minutes, ... More

From Scarface to Smokin’ Aces: the art of the gun scene

I like gun scenes in movies, but very few directors have mastered the art of the gun scene. I was young but Tony’s death scene in Scarface (1983) was both shocking and exciting (read more about my Scarface experience here). Tony knew he was going to die but he goes out shooting and shouting insults like if he was immortal. That was my first gun scene ... More