"Need for Speed" movie

[sjordan2]

Supposedly, sort of a poor man's "Fast and Furious," except with a lower grade of acting and a weak script. But the car scenes look totally amazing, and I can only imagine what they look like in 3D. Even more amazing -- it's all real. There is no CGI, all the stunts are as filmed on location. It's what the director and stunt director call "practical stunts," the sort of real-life things their stuntman fathers used to do.

Not to worry, however. No supercars were harmed in the making of this movie. All the wrecked cars are specially rigged replicas of the real ones, based on CAD drawings supplied by the manufacturers (the producers had to sign multiple pages of non-disclosure waivers).

Time to use my cinema gift card.

[Miatatom]

Aaron Paul stars in it. I hope he's just doing it for the money. His work as Jessie Pinkman in Breaking Bad was good enough to garner Emmy awards. Maybe he wanted something brainless to do after the marathon that was Breaking Bad.

[Lunajammer]

A workmate and I were just talking about how we're due for a really good, really driven (read as no CG), epic car stunt movie that becomes a lasting standard. What I don't get is why these movies always shoot themselves in the foot with brainless, paper thin scripts. Does Hollywood think that devoted car guys just want eye candy and fragmented one liners? Maybe marketing says they do, but I still have faith in the expectations of the thinking car guy.

[CJ1971]

I think you're wrong about there being no CGI. I've seen some "making of " scenes and there's definitely CGI being used in this movie.

[Bill J]

Some of the physics that are ignored for these movies can only be done with CGI, despite what anyone involved in the film tells you. I wouldn't watch this movie if you paid me to go. I was never a F&F fan either, I think the plots are ridiculous. Then again, I am not as young as I once was

[Harry P.]

I was never a F&F fan either, I think the plots are ridiculous. Then again, I am not as young as I once was

Plot?

Isn't the "plot" of movies like this the chases and crashes? I mean, we're not exactly talking Citizen Kane or Rashamon here...

[2000-cvpi]

Of all of the video games to make into a movie, they chose this game. I am still hoping for a Halo movie.

[Scuderia]

Of all of the video games to make into a movie, they chose this game. I am still hoping for a Halo movie.

Quoted for truth, and yeah the plot seems very very F&F which I only watch if one of the lady friends see's it on TV and wants to catch a few minutes of it. But considering the 'hero' car (to borrow a video game term) I think I'll check this out. Still have my college ID so get a discount

[slusher]

Looks very interesting to me, I want to see it. It has to be better then whats on TV everyday.

[2000-cvpi]

Looks very interesting to me, I want to see it. It has to be better then whats on TV everyday.

Flip a coin. It very well could not be as good as some of the better TV shows. Not reality garbage, but Breaking Bad style shows.

[Austin T]

Does anyone know how much of a connection there is to the movie and the game series? I stopped with EA period after the hot mess known as "Need for Speed The Run". This is one of those movies I'm not gonna pay to see in theaters but if it's on tv or I'm over at a buddies place and he has it I may watch it.

[martinfan5]

Never was a fan of the games, so I will wait tell this one hits Netflix

[Aaronw]

They shot part of this in the county I live in which might make it kind of fun trying to recognize shooting locations. Otherwise I'm not expecting much.

[CJ1971]

Most of these so called "car movies" these days are throw aways... Not worth the time you lose watching them, they're just so far-fetched & to ridiculous to even begin to believe, including the F'n'F franchise. The cars are cool & that's about it. There's nothing else redeemable about them.

It seems odd to me that out of all the movies being re-made today, that 1 of THEE best car movies/chase scenes of all time, that actually HAS a plot, has yet to be re-made... Bullitt ??

( yes I know about that failed TV show that tried, badly, to re-create the iconic chase scene, but that's no movie. )

Edited March 15, 2014 by CJ1971

[dustym]

A workmate and I were just talking about how we're due for a really good, really driven (read as no CG), epic car stunt movie that becomes a lasting standard. What I don't get is why these movies always shoot themselves in the foot with brainless, paper thin scripts. Does Hollywood think that devoted car guys just want eye candy and fragmented one liners? Maybe marketing says they do, but I still have faith in the expectations of the thinking car guy.

Have some of you ever seen the car movies of the 60's and 70's? Times havent changed that much, just the cars.

[lordairgtar]

If you want plot, see faith Grainger's Deuce Of Spades. She tours with this movie and it's out on DVD. She is making another movie about the Deuce. She's practically funded this thing on her own and did a lot of the work...produce, direct, write and act in it. Very good movie.

[sjordan2]

Well, I Googled around and couldn't find any reference to CGI in the car stunts. Most of it's like this...

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/18/need-for-speed-kicks-cgi-to-the-curb

[Lunajammer]

Have some of you ever seen the car movies of the 60's and 70's? Times havent changed that much, just the cars.

Yeah, I guess you're right Tim. I've just always thought the potential for a great story and great, real life car action can coexist together. That goes almost more so for WWII aircraft movies.

[sjordan2]

The guys who made this movie have first-hand experience in old-school "practical stunts" as seen in movies like "Bullitt," "Smokey and the Bandit," and "The French Connection." Stuff like inboard air guns or ultrasonic devices that can make a rear window made of sugar to look like it's been blown out by a shotgun; ramps that send cars into the air like "The Dukes of Hazzard," huge undercarriage air apparatuses that can lift a car into the air, plus film pyrotechnics experts (usually referred to on a set as"Sparks") who produce electronically controlled explosions, machine gun holes and fires at the push of a button. Old-school, pre-CGI special effects used in the 70s and 80s also allowed for editing that could remove visible cables, etc., but the stunts were still real. I mention all this based on my experience as a film student and former intern at Warner Bros.

It's called movies, and if the visuals are unrealistic, that's what they're going for.

Edited March 15, 2014 by sjordan2

[knarf]

i'll let you guys know what i think tomorrow evening when i get back from seeing it:)

[Dennis Lacy]

It seems odd to me that out of all the movies being re-made today, that 1 of THEE best car movies/chase scenes of all time, that actually HAS a plot, has yet to be re-made... Bullitt

The problem there is that if a new modern-day Bullitt movie was made it would SUCK. The new version would have the McQueen character played by someone retarded like Zac Efron so women would want to go watch it.

Look at how badly Gone In 60 Seconds got butchered. The original had one of the most epic, 30 minute, filmed in 1 take with no permit! car chase scenes ever put on film. The new one is a total POS. Terrible plot. TERRIBLE cast. Terrible "car tech".

The only decent car action/car chase movie in recent times is Tarantino's "Death Proof" because he was passionate about making a real car movie and Kurt Russell was perfect for that role.

[Aaronw]

Some of the best car chase movies were not really action movies at all. Bullit, The French Connection and the 7 Ups were all rather slow paced police dramas that happened to include some spectacular car chase scenes. It is a lot easier to have a plot when the car chases are a highlight, not the focus of the movie.

You see the same thing with sci-fi movies, some are based on good writing with a real plot, others put the focus on special effects. Relatively few combine the two well.

[Psychographic]

Have some of you ever seen the car movies of the 60's and 70's? Times havent changed that much, just the cars.

Grand Prix-1966

Le Mans-1971

I don't think I need to say anymore.

[Miatatom]

I always thought Bullitt was the greatest car chase ever. I now saw that Ronin and Bullitt are tied but Bullitt wins the tiebreaker with the cars. The chase in Ronin is awesome.

[Craig Irwin]

The trailers were more than enough for me, I'll stay home and find something to do .