To everyone whining about how this isn't exactly like the original Bullitt chase in every detail: why are you even here? This is not meant to be a copy of Bullitt. It's a different show with a different plot. This chase was patterned after the Bullitt chase as an homage to a famous movie, but it's not trying to copy it exactly, nor should it. It's pointless to complain that the car is blue instead of green, or that the driver is a woman, or that the ending is different. THIS IS NOT BULLITT, and it's not supposed to be. If you want to watch Bullitt, go watch Bullitt. If you appreciate an unrelated show giving a nod to Bullitt in its own car chase, this one is very well done.
Nice. Crazy flippage at the end! Though it's nice to see some real convincing car jumps, they almost always seem to be aided by ramps and/or frenetic editing in most contemporary stunts.
Very cool chase scene, so much taken from the original. The only other car chase scene that was as good was the one from "To Live and Die in LA", holy cow, that car chase is epic...though obviously no Steve McQueen lore to go along with it :D
I'd go for a Challenger personally. Mainly 'cos it's still a two-door, unlike the Charger which has grown an extra pair of doors. Appreciate the effort that they stuck with the Charger for name recognition.
Details they got right from the original: 1. Mustang pulls up behind the Charger ready to pounce 2. Bad guy puts his seat belt on once he realizes who's behind 3. Burnout from the Charger for takeoff 4. Mustang has a near miss from oncoming traffic at the start 5. Green Volkswagen Beetle shown several times 6. Mustang does a reverse burnout after missing its turn 7. Charger feathers the shrubbery on the soft left turn down the hill Everything else was inaccurate or too unrealistic like the rollover at the end after just a tap from the Mustang. Also it was too short and was clearly on a budget from the lack of stunts. Those two cars could've done better on the hill jumps. The original showed them really slamming on the pavement hard with very little support other than a rollcage. If a '68 Charger and '68 Mustang Fastback can do hill jumps with very little damage, I'm sure these newer ones can.
+Iain “Popeondope” Strachan with the way product Tie-Ins work, I'd be surprised if ford didnt mandate the car be that color. To me its one of the most striking and best looking. Im also surprised ford hasnt created a Bullit Mustang model yet....
If they were gonna do a bullitt tribute chase, they should’ve used the r/t Charger and the gt mustang instead of a plain 2010 charger and a 2012 5.0 Mustang
Because the Charger is really just a redesign of the old dodge intrepid. When they redesign the Chrysler 300 then did not want to bring the Intrepid name back hens a 4 door Charger. The Charger, 300 and Challenger will not be there own cars until Fiat decides to put it on a new chassis, there still using the old Merc chassis from 2001.
I am not prejudiced against woman but it should have been a guy driving the mustang even though she seemed like a good driver and the mustang needed to be green.
You said "I'm not prejudiced against women" and then contradicted yourself. What does the driver's gender have to do with it? If it's a person other than Steve McQueen, what difference does it make if it's a woman or a man? If you're upset that it's not an exact copy of the Bullitt chase, then you're missing the point. This is an homage, not a remake. If you want to watch Bullitt, go watch Bullitt.
@1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R. Well Bullitt wasn't really that unrealistic. The circumstances of the chase are unrealistic since a detective would probably never pursue a suspect like that. The chase itself, however, was very realistic since the whole thing was done with stunt drivers and no CGI since it was 1968. The Charger wasn't even modified from it's original stock state except they added thinner tires. They did this because the bad guy driving the Charger was professional stunt driver Bill Hickman. They did it to slow him down so Steve McQueen could keep up. when the driving was too difficult for McQueen, stunt driver Bud Ekins drove.
