I just had an epiphany about Cinefix's top ten: they are not making top ten videos, not really, they simply want to talk about interesting things in films. So they use the top ten as an excuse in order to have some coherence in their argument. So if you are one of those guys who are upset that the Delorian isn't #1 or even the "choice" in its own category, you are missing the point. They did nominated the car but wanted to draw your attention to another film, not because it is better but because it is more interesting. I , as a massive petrolhead, am very happy that they chose this topic and I respect their opinions even if they are different from my own.
I allways thought this was blatently obvious by them saying number 10 is about this Theme. How can you rank themes. They just pick a topic, 10 themes and talk about which movie fits the theme best. Comparing the themes is pointless.
That's why Cinefix is the best. They take the top 10 formula and use it as a canvas to present other movies to us. I lost count of the number of films I learned about through their lists. Hidden Gems aplenty.
"Top 10" is just a great buzzword (or phrase) to get it out there, almost acting like a clickbait intended to sit you down for a short lecture on why cinema is a lasting form of entertainment. Also that feeling when you spot one of those obscure titles that you very much love but can't seem to find anyone else that even heard of it, gives a mini orgasm to your heart.
In one of their Top 10 videos (it’s been a while so I can’t remember which one) they openly admit that the lists are loose and arbitrary and just give them excuse to talk about films.
Honestly, they've set the standard for Top 10 list. In that oversaturated market of content, Cinefix shows how the Top Ten List can be utilized as more than just an opinion piece, but an essay exploring the depth and complexity of the subject; each number highlighting the best of its own class, rendering the list more akin to a showcase, where each selection, from #10 to #1, is equal to each other in their importance and value to the subject at hand.
Every iconic movie car I could think of was mentioned except the German truck from Raiders of the Lost Ark. The entire sequence designed around it is just perfect.
Fun fact, that truck from the film is on display in the queue for the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland. As is one of the mine carts from Temple of Doom.
@@anhtuannguyen3666 I don’t think that matters. The car is still important to the story both as a symbol of Walt’s nostalgia and because it has an impact on the plot. Plus it’s just a cool car.
hell no if they are going to allow anime and other crap the magic school bus who here does not know that damn thing and still use it in memes today? go ahead tell me im wrong.
This list is absolute garbage , no Eleanor... no Paul Walkers Eclipse .. no Ecto 1 ... no Mercury from Cobra... no Delorean... no Monte Carlo from training day . i could go on...
Being norwegian, I instantly went to the comments to type one about how they should watch Flåklypa (Pinchcliffe) Grand Prix as it is an absolute treasure of a movie and the car is incredible, but lo and behold, they were miles ahead of me
Movies Mentioned The Car as a sense of freedom- Nomadland Harry Potter Cannonball Run The Gumball Rally Easy Rider Star Wars Holy Motors Vanishing Point Car as Act of Rebellion- Thunder Road Smokey and the Bandit Thelma and Louise Blues Brothers Ferris Buellers Day Off Car as Symbol -fast and furious -Roma -grease -Jurassic Park -better off dead -tread -Tucker: the man and his dream Car as Status -Iron Man -chitty chitty bang bang -robocop -Mercedes mon amour -the great gatsby (both versions) -American graffiti -akira Indicators of masculinity -take this job and shove it -hooper -bullitt -mad max fury Road -ronin -kill bill vol 1 Car as gadget -speed racer -Batman the movie -the green hornet -inspector gadget -back to the future -the pinchcliffe Grand Prix -black lightning -Goldfinger Car as Weapon -Death Race films -Batman begins -the great race -stripes -death proof -the cars that ate Paris -mad max Cars symbolize character -Wayne’s world -big lebowski -Austin powers: international man of mystery -John Wick Spaceballs -traffic (1971) Dumb and dumber -the a team -scooby doo -ghostbusters -planes trains and automobiles -national lampoons vacation -little miss sunshine Cars that are character -cars -bumblebee -who framed roger rabbit -toy Story -the love bug -my neighbor totoro -the car -wangan midknight -duel -Christine Car is just a fucking car -Ford vs Ferrari -Grand Prix -gone in 60 seconds -two lane blacktop -initial D -taxi -redline -Le Mans
I've never been a car person, so it's a testament to how much I adore these lists that I actually found myself getting excited about each and every entry! :)
The DeLorean can travel TIME!!! it is both symbolic and metaphorical. It is essential for the story on different levels. I am baffled how it wasnt no.1 in one of the lists. It is so obvious for a reason.
Nah, it's just a gadget. Aside from its function as a time travel device, there isn't much the car itself contributes to the movie. If you would switch it with the original idea (a refrigerator), it wouldn't impact the story apart from the fact that the time travel would look a lot less cool. And as much as it pains me to say this, but Back to the Future doesn't beat James Bond when it comes to cars as a gadget.
@@DerMoerpler I respectfully disagree. The whole climax of the very first movie was about the timing of the lightning strike and going 88 mph. Can't go that fast in the refrigerator... And if you use the refrigerator; you just place it next to the clock tower connect some cables and wait. This changes the entire storyline. Throughout the series they used the car to travel and to progress the story. And the fact that the car is futuristic styling is used as a plot point on Mr Peabody's farm. Which is later referenced when Marty pretends to be "Darth Vader" to convince his father. This is on top of the main rotation of the movie around the car being a time machine. Extremely metaphorical in terms of freedom also in the way that the car can literally change your life. They use other cars to symbolize how drastic of a life change Marty has been through; ie the Toyota truck. I was actually quite shocked that in this video they did not mention Back to the Future once. Also didn't mention Herbie if I think about it right now. Those are the two most famous and recognizable cars in movie history.
@@ClimbingEasy I see your point, but I'd argue that most of these are largely plot details. They could get the same "ticking clock" style final act, where they have to meet the exact conditions at the exactly right timing for the time travel to work, without using a car. Again, probably not as cool, but it's possible. And at the Peabody farm it's mostly just a gag. What actually happens in that scene? He crashes in a barn with his time travel device and needs to flee, and because his time travel device ist mobile, he can use that. There's nothing deeper happening here, it's just plot mechanics (which is Totally fine,. BTTF isn't nor should it be a Kubrick or Tarkovsky movie). So none of that actually tells us the DeLorean is anything more than a gadget plot device. It's a tool the characters need to further the plot, therefore = gadget. And it's hard to argue against James Bond in that category. You do have a point with the car as a symbol of freedom though, which would land it in the #10 spot. Though I'd argue it shouldn't win against Vanishing Point in that aspect as well. The freedom thing is one aspect of the movie when it comes to the DeLorean, when in Vanishing Point it _is_ the movie. The entire film is about that car and driving it. I absolutely love Back to the Future, I'd say it's somewhere in my Top 5 favorites of all time, but I can't argue that James Bond and Vanishing Point are better picks for their categories. They did mention the DeLorean and Herbie in their #5 and #2 picks respectively by the way. Also, famous and recognizable by themselves are not really the important factors when it comes to the picks for a Cinefix list, and I'd rather have it this way than if I could predict 8/10 picks beforehand because they just choose the popular ones.
@@DerMoerpler great points! Thank you for the respectful, thoughtful response. It is a rarity here on RU-vid. Sorry I missed the Herbie mentions. The Peabody farm scene is a gag but it serves as a chekov gun for the scene that Marty uses to convince his father. Yeah they could have found another way of to write a ticking clock, but that isn't the movie. And as it is written it would be very applicable. Otherwise I agree with everything you say. Also since you are a back to the Future fan and I am as well; there's one plot hole that always messed with me. In back to the Future 2; doc is hovering in the DeLorean, then get struck by lightning and sent back to 1885... Not going the obligatory 88 mph. Making the climax of both the first and the third movie moot. This is bothered me so much I've even calculated free fall with air resistance. If the DeLorean was 5000 lbs, it would take a fall of 265 ft for 4.1 seconds to reach 88.7 miles an hour. And I know it is ridiculous because it is a sci-fi fantasy and realism doesn't play into it too much. But it's never set right with me, any thoughts?
How I've waited for Redline to finally get shown some love, an action packed spectacle from start to finish, rip roaring with character, music, and style. Maybe someday we'll see it in a Top 10 list of hand drawn films, or art for the sake of art. Here's to hoping!
@@i_so_late CineFix does INCREDIBLE videos full of depth and complexity but it doesn't matter how great you do stuff, there will always be people whining about something. And you are right, the car itself doesn't matter, it's just a tool of his occupation as a taxi driver, which is the true representation of the character. It's like saying Jake LaMotta's gloves are a representation of his character in Raging Bull - no, his boxing occupation is.
I’m glad K.I.T.T. at least got a mention. I would have picked the GT40 over the Porsche and didn’t care for the Kill Bill pick at all but really enjoyed the run through of all the great cars in cinema.
I'm surprised the F1 cars from "Rush" weren't mentioned as stand-ins for their drivers? Also, what about the Bus from "Speed", or the red Ford pickup from "Twister"? Both served as main characters and both films depend on them more than any other vehicle-based movie. It's also no coincidence you released this video, today, when F9 is finally in U.S. theaters ;)
The fact that this list snubbed the DeLorean from the Back to the Future series, the Batmobile (any of them, especially the 1989 one), Steve McQueen's 1968 Ford Mustang GT from Bullitt, the Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters, Travis Bickle's taxi cab from Taxi Driver, AND The Bluesmobile (1974 Dodge Monaco sedan) from Blues Brothers just blows my mind. Thank God they at least had the Aston Martin DB5, that was the first car I thought of as soon as I saw the title of this video. Am I alone in being shocked that these cars didn't make the list?
I'm going to add a mention for the Nova in Repo Man. Villain, escape pod, and ultimately the glue that holds that strange movie together and the concept of car in the 1996 Crash (Rebellion, Symbol, and most definitely Phallus). One off my favorite Top Ten from CineFix. Great job!
How do you talk about movie cars and not even mention Fozzie’s studebaker from the muppet movie. Maybe that wasn’t all that impressive, but it definitely was a character in the movie
Was expecting to see the Driver's 1973 Chevy Malibu from Drive (2011). I always viewed that car as an extension of the character: subtly undercover, but when looked at you'll see a beast underneath the hood, in this case a 350 cubic-inch V8 Turbo-Fire Hydra-Matic.
Only vehicle I could think of that deserved at least a shout out in the 'car as character' spot would be the Green Goblin truck from Maximum Overdrive.
Well done guys. I always cringe when I see a non car channel do a vid like this because it is always wrong and terrible but you guys really nailed it. And so glad to see The Pinchcliff Grand Prix get a mention.
I love how more people are recognizing it is not actually an "Interceptor" but it was a Pursuit Special. Though calling it now a Interceptor Pursuit Special is a good compromise. Props on getting the year and model and engine size right. The 73 still had the 4V option and was more powerful than its post 74 sisters and it was the last (for a time) GT model range Ford optioned on the Falcon. In my eyes and others, it was the LAST of its kind like the movie even said. The XC GXL was just a shadow of the former glory, and the XB was the best of those 3 cars.
I thought they would at least give a shoutout to Nemo's car from The League of Extraordinary Gentleman. It is one of the most unique and most stunning cars out there, but not very practical.
The fact that back to the futures DeLorean didn’t even get a spot in this list is... you know, not surprising at all. This is cine fix after all (love the channel thou)
The DeLorean is an iconic car but the thought that went into this video clearly shows that some real car guys were involved in its making and car guys know that while DeLoreans are pretty cool, they are also total crap. It simply can't compare to a 917 or DB5.
@@wingracer1614 but the list isn't ranking the cars on how well they drive or handle. Each spot goes to the best car that serves a specific function in the story. And I'm not denying what you're saying, but what exactly makes DeLoreans crap?
It's really a testament to CineFix's standard of quality that I see a title like "Top 10 Movie Cars of All Time" and my reaction is "okay, let's see how they found a way to make this legitimately interesting."
I was terrified by the car in "The Car" when I saw it as a kid. I almost believed I had imagined the movie since I never saw it mentioned again when I was older. Thanks for pointing out that obscure reference.
The Delorean is more than a gadget. It is a plot device that makes the story possible (in all three movies) and it provides the greatest moments of action in the first film.
1. Batmobile (obviously, and we could even do a whole list about which one is the best) 2. DeLorean from BTTF ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Ford from Mad Max 4. Spinner from Blade Runner 5. Dodge from F&F 6. Christine 7. Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters 8. Dog Car from Dumb and Dumber 9. Family Car from Vacation movies 10. Mustang from Bullit HM: Audi from I, Robot, Aston Martin from Bond, Cobretti's car from Cobra.
You've missed a car that we actually don't SEE in the movie, but we HEAR it. A true masterpiece in implied comunication between a car and it's driver (and perhaps the best love story in cinema). A little more than eight minutes of roaring through Paris streets with speed limits not taken into account, red lights summarily ignored, intersections not seeming to exist, pigeons almost getting decimated, pedestrians sometimes diverted by a few centimeters, streets used in their opposite direction and sidewalks being used as if they were streets. All this craziness to not miss a date with a beautiful woman in one of the most romantic and beautiful places of the most romantic and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. To top all this, though we're hearing the visceral, metallic and pulsating V12 of a Ferrari 275 GTB, "we" are actually devouring pavement (and paving stones) in a big, luxurious and imposing German sedan powered by a V8 engine: a Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9. So... To me, THIS is the greatest movie car of all-time! The car in Claude Lelouch's "C'etait Un Rendez Vous".
"It [Christine] is definitely not a car you'd want to own" Objection! That's a complete lie. Also, I would argue that 1) Eleanor falls more under "Car As a Status Symbol" in Gone in 60 Seconds. That's literally what she is to Memphis Rains....she is the unattainable unicorn. Definitely not "just a car" in the movie. And 2) Ecto-1 would fit more under "Car is just a car"...she's the ultimate example of "function over form" in Ghostbusters.
You had Mad Max' Special Pursuit, you had James Bond's Aston Martin, you had McQueen's 917 and you had Christine. In those four categories I was like: 'You have to choose ~that~ one'. And you did. :) Great list! I approve!
I would have moved Kurt Russell's Death Proof Mustang to the phallic category and let it take the top. It extends the character's faltering masculinity and weaponizes his lust and frustration. Then again, at the end it couldn't handle its targeted victims so maybe this one goes limp.
No Mustang. First one is a 1970 Chevy Nova, second one is a 1969 Dodge Charger (not to be confused with the white 1970 Dodge Challenger the girls drive, which was the one from Vanishing Point).
As much as I enjoyed it being mentioned, speed racers mach 6 was shown when the mach 5 was mentioned, the difference being that the only gadgets the mach 6 had were the jumpjacks and t180 wheels that all cars in speed racer were equipped with. The mach 5 however was filled with gadgets varying in absurdity from spiked wheels to saw blades to a bulletproof bubble cockpit. Great list, and a lot of great mentions, just wanted to point this out.
"We're looking at the different psychological functions of the automobile on screen"...It doesn't sound ridiculous at all, what are you talking about? It sounds like the coolest thing of all time and exactly what I was looking for.
For "car as representation of the characters who drive it" how can you forget the van made of weed from Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke? I love that the cop who pulls them over because their van is "smoking" gets high from the fumes. Iconic!
I know that some my find the lack of mention of the Dodge M4S from The Wraith is a shame to be left off this list. Not many 4 Cylinder cars of that era made in the US could actually claim to do 200 mph (194.5 to be exact) But this one could.
@@jonathanpal3102 Well, not to be a "plug in" type person, but if you want, you can see the history of that car and its use in the movie on my channel. Its one of my more popular videos.
Great theme and great list (as usual) Happy to see the Renault 4 camper from Trafic on the list. I think the Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S from Michel Valliant deserved a mention too. The car was brutal and served perfect as the bad-guy-car.
I think Vaughan's black Lincoln Continental from Cronenberg's "Crash" (96) deserves a mention. His car is just as scarred and mangled as his own body is, and he drives it the same way he thinks. Dangerously and rebelliously. It's a manifestation of his chaos (and his sex drive, no pun intended), and its perfect that he ultimately dies in it.
OK... Chitty Chitty Bang Bang deserved a significantly better mention than the blip that it got. It was a status symbol, it had cool functions like flying and boating. It was a symbol of the family and of adventure and of budding romance. This car was magic. Give it its due when it cuts across so many of your categories!
These guys really know how to put together a story, this was such a well-researched opinion piece. I dont agree with most of their pics but this was just so entertaining
I submit: The Semi Truck from "Duel," it's foreboding (which you just now said.) The Batmobile 1989, The DeLorean of Back to the Future, Ecto-1 of Ghostbusters.
Off the top of my head: Blofeld's swivel chair from "You Only Live Twice", Palpatine's throne from "Return of the Jedi", dentist's chair from "Marathon Man", Dr. Strangelove's wheelchair
Yes, the Cooper Minis in The Italian Job were iconic. But so was the Lamborghini Miura that Rossano Brazzi drives in the opening sequence of that movie. 3 solid minutes of pure, unadulterated driving bliss.
Excellent! You guys really did your research for this one. As a rabid car nut and a film fan, I think you got it 100% right! Maybe for an honorable mention, we could add the trucks from William Friedkin's remake of The Wages of Fear, Sorcerer...
