Editor’s note: Car guys, and even car girls, can take only so much of those Hallmark holiday movies that fill the airwaves and cable systems this time of year. As an automotive alternative, we’re offering our own suggestions of our favorite car movies for your viewing pleasure. Check out more of our favorite car movies here.
On Saturday, we suggested the original Gone in 60 Seconds film, released in 1974. It followed a man named Maindrian Pace, an insurance agent who moonlit as a car thief.
The 2000 remake of the film uses a different plot line — an aspiring car thief fails to deliver on a huge job and his brother, played by Nicholas Cage, must make up the difference. But the primary storyline is the same as the original: A group of thieves must steal 50 expensive cars at the direction of a crime lord.
Like the original, one of the car’s is code named Eleanor. Like the original, it is a Ford Mustang. But unlike the original, the remake used a modified Shelby GT500 as its Eleanor. It’s a rad car.
There’s some great chase scenes and the acting isn’t terrible — stars Nicholas Cage and Angelina Jolie put in pretty good performances.
Who said a remake has to be bad?
