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by **TheBard** » Sat 08.04.2006, 20:35

Just in case you don't have time to watch Highlander this weekend, try it here in thrity seconds, with bunnies...

http://www.angryalien.com/0905/highlanderbuns.asp

and even more bunny insanity at http://www.angryalien.com/.

Be warned, Resevoir Dogs is not work safe!

by **nitroman** » Thu 13.04.2006, 01:07

I believe these are the same methods employed in assembling the Elan.
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honda.php

by **Jeff** » Fri 21.04.2006, 02:05

Hope this isn't a repost....

http://www.dissonant.org/~pjammer/movies/Rendezvous.mov
> August morning, 1978 - French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted a
> then-newfangled gyro-stabilized camera to the front bumper of a Ferrari
> 275
> GTB and had a friend (a professional Formula 1 racer), drive at
> breakneck
> speed through the heart of Paris. The film was limited for technical
> reasons
> to 10 minutes; the course was from PorteDauphine, through the Louvre, to
> the
> Basilica of Sacre Coeur.
>
>
>
> The driver completed the course in about 9 minutes, reaching nearly 140
> MPH
> in some stretches. The footage reveals him running real red lights,
> nearly
> hitting pedestrians, and driving the wrong way up one-way streets.
>
>
>
> Upon showing the film in public for the first time, Lelouch was
> arrested. He
> has never revealed the identity of the driver, and the film went
> underground
> until it was released to DVD few years ago.
>
>
>
> For many years it has been enjoyed as an almost Masonic secret among car
> enthusiasts. Whisper the words "Have you seen "Rendezvous?" and you'll
> receive either a knowing, "No, but I've heard it's unbelievable" or a
> smug,
> "It is un-be-lieve-able."
>
>
>
> Subsequently the film went underground - occasionally shown in front of
> a
> Lelouch full-length feature on theatrical release.
>
>
>
> Outside of this, only poor quality pirate copies on VHS or a badly worn
> print were available. These would be played at car club meetings and
> slowly
> the film attained its mythical status with the arrival of the internet
> helping to spread the word.
>
>
>
> What we do know is that there are no special effects or speeding up the
> film
> - Lelouch simply mounted the camera on the front of the car and shot it.
>
>
>
>
> <http://www.dissonant.org/~pjammer/movies/Rendezvous.mov>
> http://www.dissonant.org/~pjammer/movies/Rendezvous.mov
>
>
>
> FYI - this is about a 34 mb file.

by **Fubar1764** » Fri 21.04.2006, 02:59

THAT was cool!

by **F1 LOTUS** » Fri 21.04.2006, 04:11

Sacre bleu! :shock:

N-I-C-E Post mon ami

by **Doug** » Fri 21.04.2006, 05:15

Holy S-H-I-* !!

He has never revealed the identity of the driver

clearly WE all know who is was -- he's all Greek to me! :wink:

gotta go change my pants now :oops:

by **F1 LOTUS** » Fri 21.04.2006, 06:12

Doug wrote:Holy S-H-I-* !!

He has never revealed the identity of the driver

clearly WE all know who is was -- he's all Greek to me!

gotta go change my pants now

My thoughts exactly :lol:

by **stevo** » Fri 21.04.2006, 22:29

WOW. he didn't even lift throught the red lights. proper balls out driving, although missy would of kicked his ass.

by **Doc Fizzix** » Thu 27.04.2006, 17:13

Anyone like ping-pong? This is funny:

http://www.618drunks.com/drunk/displayi ... =12&pos=22

by **TheBard** » Mon 01.05.2006, 03:54

After watching "C'etait un rendez-vous" I had to wonder why sound and picture didn't go together.... The story sounded too good but I wanted to be proved wrong...

So for those of similarly enquiring minds, here is what I found...

IMDB's review http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169173/
Check the "Trivia" for...

According to recent claims by Claude Lelouch, he was driving his own Mercedes in the film, and later dubbed over the sound of a Ferrari 275GTB to give the impression of much higher speeds. Calculations made by several independent groups using the film show that the car never exceeds 140 km/h (85 mph), which seems to lend credence to his recent comments.

Which sent me to http://www.lesfilms13.com/dea_a_z/news/news87.htm where Lelouch clearly states the camera car was a 6.9l Merc....

An abridged version of events can be found on Wikipedia @
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C'%C3%A9tait_un_rendez-vous

I'll now go back to proving Father Christmas does exist :roll:

by **Doug** » Mon 01.05.2006, 07:01

Good to see that!

I was about to swear that the tire screaching sounds were a bit too much and didn't seem to match the energy and exact turning of the car. Also it sounded just a bit too much the same exact pitch each time even when on different surfaces . . .

still a great video to enjoy none-the-less :-D

by **Monty** » Fri 12.05.2006, 22:17

Got this of NORLOG, what a kool advert :smt023

http://www.pirellifilm.com/thefilm/viewFilm.jhtml?videoType=wmp&videoQuality=high&lang=null&country=null

by **Doug** » Sat 13.05.2006, 00:47

um, I'm a gunna try and not say anything bad about the above -- interesting for sure, but definitely long--so be preparred!

Anything with John Malkovich in it is cool with me, but what's the point?

Certainly is not going to get me to buy Pirelli's that I already am not fond of . . .

Makes me think they should not waste a million dollars on a dumb flick and instead lower their prices and then maybe they'd be worth buying!

anyways . . .

by **nitroman** » Sat 13.05.2006, 05:52

This was damn funny, but stop play after the unexpected English accent and you'll be happy you did.
http://callcentermovie.com/movie/movie2.html

by **Monty** » Thu 18.05.2006, 23:39

Think this guy has got the Wilwood brake kit fitted :-D

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/124227/abs_new_type/

by **nitroman** » Fri 19.05.2006, 03:30

When your neighbor pisses you off too many times... http://www.devilducky.com/media/43495/ :shock:

by **F1 LOTUS** » Fri 19.05.2006, 08:17

Onboard a race bike for a racing lap of the 37 mile road TT Circuit

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5255276898198867389&q=isle+of+man+tt

by **nitroman** » Fri 26.05.2006, 23:25

I was all ready to ridicule this idiot with his chicken-helmet, kerosene hot-water-bottles & such, but then he lived! Go dumb dude!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9DWAuqP-CQ

by **F1 LOTUS** » Sat 27.05.2006, 00:19

This is fun, Elises racing at Bathurst...Enjoy!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... urst+elise

by **Doug** » Sat 27.05.2006, 01:15

reminds me of L.A. traffic

I hope no one minds fibreglass/paint scratches :shock:

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