Ron Howard made his directorial debut and wrote the script for this car-chase collage. A rich heiress elopes to Las Vegas with her boyfriend in a stolen Rolls-Royce, prompting... more
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any old rubbish as their last GTA game this generation, but despiteGrand Theft Auto: San Andreasnot being a full sequel (it still uses essentially the same graphics engine asGTA III) it has more new features and ideas than the majority of official follow-ups.For a start San Andreas itself is not a city but a whole fictional county, containing the San Francisco-esque San Fierro, the Las Vegas style Las Venturra and the Los Angeles inspired Los Santos. You can drive anywhere else you like in the countryside, between making the game four to six times the size ofVice City.You can also now start up your own gang in the game, recruiting members and claiming territory--you can even build and operate your own casino once you get the necessary moolah. You can't just sit around and wait for the money to roll in, though--eat too much junk food and your character will grow fat and have to work out at a gym, as well as keep an eye on a new stamina meter.The list of other additions and refinements are almost endless; above and beyond the usual claims of an improved aiming system for weapons you can now swim, ride bicycles, get your hair cut, take part in random break-ins and robberies... pretty much anything you were ever told not to do as a kid (except the getting a haircut bit). --David Jenkins
out any old rubbish as their last GTA game this generation, but despite Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas not being a full sequel (it still uses essentially the same graphics engine as GTA III) it has more new features and ideas than the majority of official follow-ups. For a start San Andreas itself is not a city but a whole fictional county, containing the San Francisco-esque San Fierro, the Las Vegas style Las Venturra and the Los Angeles inspired Los Santos. You can drive anywhere else you like in the countryside, between making the game four to six times the size of Vice City. You can also now start up your own gang in the game, recruiting members and claiming territory--you can even build and operate your own casino once you get the necessary moolah. You can't just sit around and wait for the money to roll in, though--eat too much junk food and your character will grow fat and have to work out at a gym, as well as keep an eye on a new stamina meter. The list of other additions and refinements are almost endless; above and beyond the usual claims of an improved aiming system for weapons you can now swim, ride bicycles, get your hair cut, take part in random break-ins and robberies... pretty much anything you were ever told not to do as a kid (except the getting a haircut bit). --David Jenkins
Advantages: A fun farce with chaos galore! Disadvantages: Nothing like the game.
...Price: £4.97 from Amazon, but i picked it up for £2.99 in blockbuster.
Genre- Action/Comedy
This film was apparently Ron Howards (richie cunningham - happy days) debut into the world of directing. He also starred in this highly underrated film.
The DVD comes with interviews and filmographies and the actual movie.
The Film
The film starts by us finding out Sam Freeman (Ron Howard) is going out with Paula Powers (Nancy Morgan) who is a rich girl. Her father wants her to marry a wealthy boy, Collins Hedgeworth, and thus announces their engagement. Sam and Paula dont want this to happen so decide to jump in her fathers prized car and drive to Vegas to wed.
As soon as they do, the father calls the cops and the chase begins as they desparately try to get to Vegas. So now Collins is also chasing and his mother (Marion Ross - Marion...
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Actor(s): Nancy Morgan, Ron Howard, Hoke Howell, Rance Howard, Lew Brown, Barry Cahill, Marion Ross
Director(s): Ron Howard
Genre: Comedy
Classification: Parental Guidance
Production Year: 1977
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Plot: A non-stop orgy of car chase and crash adventures. Everything from an ice-cream truck to a Rolls Royce is sacrificed in this high octane romp.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 0 (All Regions)
Studio(s): 4DIGITAL MEDIA; PINNACLE VISION
Languages
Main Language: English
DVD Description
Ron Howard made his directorial debut and wrote the script for this car-chase collage. A rich heiress elopes to Las Vegas with her boyfriend in a stolen Rolls-Royce, prompting her father to offer a reward for her return. The promise of the reward motivates a cross-country chase and spectacular crashes.
Technical information
Special Features: A Family Affair - Behind-The-Scenes featurette, GRAND THEFT AUTO introduction by Roger Corman, Audio commentary with Ron Howard and Roger Corman, GRAND THEFT AUTO original trailer
...This film is absolutely amazing! Most people may think that it is a typical bloke's film, but I watched the film and loved it, and went to see it three times! Many people that I know loved it, both male and female, so I would easily recommend it. The basic plot is that a group of bad guys in a gang hire a top grandtheftauto expert, Memphis, to steal a batch of 50 rare and special cars so that the guy can deliver. He has trouble finding people to help and also has trouble meeting the deadlines. Not a top storyline but some good acting and effects to make up for it....
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Advantages: Cool Cars Disadvantages: Not a very good ending
...Gone In 60 Seconds is an action packed grandtheftauto film, a pure thriller...
This film is full of amazing car chases and has many beautiful cars...
Gone in 60 Seconds is about a automobile aficionado, Randall Raines "Memphis", a car theif of legendary proportion. Nothing could stop him, your car would be there, then suddenly gone in 60 seconds. For years Memphis eluded the law while boosting every make and model imaginable. When the heat became to intense, he abandoned his life of crime and left everything and everyone he loved to find a different life.
Now, when his kid brother tries to follow in his footsteps, only to....
I think this is a great film and if you like cars and car chases then you will definetly like Gone In 60 Seconds......
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Advantages: Cars and Lara, oh and a compelling watch Disadvantages: Not enough on the cars
...Vrooming Vinnie Jones, the Hard Man of football, is fast making his presence felt on the big screen utilising the skills he honed on the pitch. In this film he plays a quiet mortuary worker who was previously employed in GrandTheftAuto with his old buddy, Randall 'Memphis' Raines (Nicholas Cage).
Cage plays our hero in this offering who has retired from the 'trade' but is forced into one last job to save his brother's life, (Giovanni Ribisi - Saving Private Ryan, The Mod Squad and Friends).
The job - steal 50 cars, to order, in 3 days!!!
This is a fast paced action film which will appeal to all you petrol heads out there as the cars to be boosted include some hot rods and Italian Stallions! Cage does most of his own driving stunts in this film and has done extremely well.
You see little of Angelina "Lara Croft" Jolie in this film...
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