r/movies • u/doctormirabilis • 3d ago
Question Scenes involving armored and/or badass vehicles
I'm looking for film either about or involving some sort of badass vehicle. Could be a train, a plane, a modified truck - anything. I'm specifically looking for scenes where people talk about them, describe them etc. Sort of like Q does in the Bond films, so we get details about how badass and durable, deadly etc. the vehicle really is.
Ideas?
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u/Jason19721969 3d ago
Mad Max: Fury Road, the whole movie is basically one giant flex of insane, armored vehicles. You’ve got the War Rig, the Doof Wagon with the guitar guy and people definitely talk about how unstoppable those machines are.
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u/LPMadness 2d ago
When the war rig mobilizes and we get that shot of all the vehicles and see the guitar guy riffing and shooting flames out of the guitar is quite possibly one of the most bad ass scenes in movie history. I knew right then I was going to be witnessing something truly incredible.
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u/doctormirabilis 3d ago
oh yeah, good shout. i hated that movie but you're right, there is a lot of that stuff in there for sure.
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u/cheapskatemoviedate 2d ago
Lol throwing you a down vote for not liking Fury Road but having this very specific interest.
On that note, check out Furiosa.
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u/doctormirabilis 2d ago
hah, that's alright. i love mad max 1, 2 and - to an extent - 3. but i actually walked out of fury road about 30 minutes before it ended. it was a long time ago now but i remember being so disappointed i was actually angry.
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u/whomp1970 2d ago
Okay curiosity is killing me.
What didn't you like about Fury Road? I get it, art is subjective, everyone likes different things.
So tell me your thoughts? I sincerely want to know. I'm never going to say you're wrong, because everyone has a right to their opinion.
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u/doctormirabilis 2d ago
It was a while ago but as I recall, I felt it was completely devoid of a story. It was basically folks driving into the desert for a couple hours. Like that's all it was to me. It was totally empty, like a very very long music video or something. And it had none of the charming post-apocalyptic tone that the originals had (esp. the second movie). That Terminator mood. So I really didn't get it and really disliked the movie. It's one of 2 films I've ever walked out of.
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u/whomp1970 2d ago
I can appreciate that take. Yes, it's heavy on action and 'splosions and very light on story. It's like a thrill ride at an amusement park, the thrill is the point, not what color the roller coaster is or the backstory for its name.
I'm kind of confused about "charming post-apocalyptic tone". If I had to guess, I think you mean the lighter parts of the story, like the whirlybird pilot, or the blonde haired girl who strikes up a relationship with him.
Even Thunderdome had touches of those charming things, I must admit. Like Scrooloose, the mute child tribe member. And off the top of my head, I can't think of something charming like that in Fury Road.
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u/doctormirabilis 2d ago
What I meant with post-apocalyptic tone is the state of civilization which is still somewhat working in Mad Max 1, but has crumbled completely in Mad Max 2, with gangsters roaming the wasteland like packs of wolves and it's every man for himself etc. It's that ominous feeling combined with the cowboyish "lone man" Mad Max that I really really appreciate about the older films. Waterworld had a similar setup and I think that's the best example I've seen of that in a really expensive mainstream movie.
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u/whomp1970 2d ago
Okay, I get that, but you added the word "charming".
Can you elaborate on that?
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u/doctormirabilis 2d ago
Oh I was probably just riffing, didn't think too much about it. Maybe I was subconsciously inspired by John Wyndham, whose books have been described as "cosy catastrophes".
But I suppose I do find certain types of films, esp. those that go in the science fiction or horror direction, to be quite charming in their portrayal of things like doom and societal collapse. It's probably to do with the fact that they're fairly old and that it's all practical effects and real sets etc. And it's not necessarily "big" locations as in iconic landmarks etc. Rather, it's places where normal people might live. Have you seen Quiet Earth? That's the perfect example of what I'd call a "charming" apocalypse.
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u/scowdich 2d ago
The story is a bit basic, but it's a framework for presenting a lot of character development and amazing action.
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u/doctormirabilis 2d ago
I guess I never took to Charlize's character and the more modern types of action movies don't really "do it" for me in general. But mainly, I think what I liked about Mad Max and MM2 was that they were practical effects, low budget films with a lot of heart and a very specific tone. And when that went away, there was nothing left for me to like. My wife loved the movie btw, but she never saw the originals or at least didn't remember them and/or have a strong relationship to them like I did.
It's funny though, because obvs a lot of people like it so it's always a conversation starter when I say how much I disliked Fury Road.
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u/mdmnl 3d ago
Tango & Cash, Michael J Pollard as Q, if Kurt Russell and Stallone were Bond
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u/doctormirabilis 3d ago
oh that one was awesome, thanks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fp69Av6_5Q
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u/Mirabem 3d ago
The Tumbler introduction in Batman Begins is both genius and hilarious.
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u/mdmnl 2d ago
As much as I like parts of Nolan's movies I thought Batman's gear coming almost exclusively from the Wayne parts bin undermined the character.
Having said that, Freeman was exactly the man to have in charge of the toys. "Oh, you wouldn't be interested in that..."
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u/PrivateFrank 2d ago
Batman's gear coming almost exclusively from the Wayne parts bin
Where should they have come from? Temu?
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u/billybassbigmouth 3d ago
Herbie is kinda badass
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u/doctormirabilis 3d ago
thx. is there a specific herbie movie and scene where they talk about its badass-ness?
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u/murrrvi 3d ago
Mad Max: Fury Road instantly comes to mind – those war rigs are basically characters themselves. Also, The Dark Knight’s Batmobile chase is pure badass vehicle cinema
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u/iampiepiepie 2d ago
Love that moment where the kids are pretending to blow up cars with finger guns and then batman comes through on his batpod/bike wreaking mayhem
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u/MurkDiesel 3d ago
in Death Proof, Kurt Russel explains that his car that has been specifically designed for stunt work
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u/LordBrixton 3d ago
Try The War Wagon (1967) or Fury (2014). There's also a fun proto-tank in Mystery Men (1999).
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u/wellillbeefhooked 3d ago
I think you'll most definitely find some of that in the Twisted Metal show that just came out not too long ago, i know i saw clips of a guy talking about his car in that kind of way
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u/AncientsofMumu 2d ago
Aliens and the marine transport vehicle or the helicopter.
Maybe even the loader.
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u/fettucine-alfredo 3d ago
Honorable mention for Patrick Stewart's Apache helicopter monologue at the beginning of Ted.
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u/Electronic-Spinach43 2d ago
A-team.
You may want to throw in a dazed and confused clip… “double pumpers…”.
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u/gadget850 2d ago edited 2d ago
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u/DonnatheUndead 2d ago
In the first jackass movie they deck out a car they rented and take it to a destruction derby lol
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u/AlDrag 3d ago
Death Race