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Smokey & the Bandit appreciation thread

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    #32
    ShatterAlan
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    beertons wrote: »
    Sat down with the kids and it was on the telly when we turned it on. Got a few questions, who is he, what year was it released in. Did they swear a lot back then. Ha.


    Sit through Goodfellas with your kids. They'll think Smokey and the Bandit was a nursery rhyme.


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    #33
    Feisar
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    Dunno why but I want to go watch Roadhouse. Tits, roundhouse kicks and Sam Elliott.

    First they came for the socialists...



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    #34
    ShatterAlan
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    whisky_galore wrote: »
    Saw it for first time ever.

    Not particularly funny, like an extended Dukes of Hazzard. Had to have subtitles on, I can see why rednecks liked it. Terrible nonsense plot too.


    I speak the Queen's English and I could understand it. English isn't your first language?


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    #35
    Cocoon
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    Still makes me laugh every time :D


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    #36
    For Forks Sake
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlehP761fE8


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    #37
    bazz26
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    "THE GOD DAMN GERMANS AINT GOT NUTHIN TO DO WITH IT"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyWVPHoFGJA


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    #38
    fryup
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    "what did he say?"

    "Shut up! one sh!t at a time!"


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    #39
    BorneTobyWilde
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    #40
    BorneTobyWilde
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    #41
    ZX7R
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    I really really hope that they don't do a remake.
    It's a classic movie.


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    #42
    murpho999
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    SmartinMartin wrote: »
    I'll be kind.

    It did not age well.

    I hate when people say this.

    A good film will always be a good film and a bad one will remain bad.

    I don't say how they age?

    Just because they may have been made in a time with different values or norms does not mean a film is suddenly poor.


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    #43
    NewbridgeIR
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    The KKK scene in Smokey & The Bandit 3 is hilarious

    "Here's how you handle the Klan..."

    Warning: some lads with beards may find this "problematic".

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_WVNcmcSzg


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    #44
    [Deleted User]
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    NewbridgeIR wrote: »
    The KKK scene in Smokey & The Bandit 3 is hilarious

    "Here's how you handle the Klan..."

    Warning: some lads with beards may find this "problematic".

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_WVNcmcSzg

    That was fcuking brilliant!


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    #45
    Junkyard Tom
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    NewbridgeIR wrote: »
    Warning: some lads with beards may find this "problematic".

    Muslims? Vikings? ZZ Top?


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    #46
    [Deleted User]
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    Just ordered the three movies on Blu-ray box set from Amazon, €20 delivered, golden discs want €35 plus delivery!


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    #47
    fryup
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    NewbridgeIR wrote: »
    The KKK scene in Smokey & The Bandit 3 is hilarious

    "Here's how you handle the Klan..."

    probably the only half decent scene in Smokey III

    Smokey II wasn't much better, wish they didn't make the sequels the first one was perfection


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    #48
    roadmaster
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    At the risk of being told I am an out off touch redneck can someone tell me what was so offensive about the movie that RTE ran a warning before they aired it?


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    #49
    Sky King
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    "SNOWMAN! YOU GOT YOUR EARS ON?"


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    #50
    McDermotX
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    roadmaster wrote: »
    At the risk of being told I am an out off touch redneck can someone tell me what was so offensive about the movie that RTE ran a warning before they aired it?

    Didn't see RTE's showing but can only presume it might be down to Sheriff Buford T. Justice's liberal use of the word "boy", despite him and other cops throwing it at every colour during the film.
    Plus he comes across a black Sheriff at one point, with a throwaway phrase about 'what the world has come to' to Junior, IIRC.

    Deeply offensive stuff I'm sure you agree but I suspect its mainly down to already formed opinions about a portrayal of sh1tkickers in America's south, albeit a comic one.


    Other than that ? Perhaps Burt and co's back and forth with the ladies. Desperate stuff for a film made in the 70s, obviously.





    Barrel of monkey nuts !


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    #51
    fryup
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    roadmaster wrote: »
    At the risk of being told I am an out off touch redneck can someone tell me what was so offensive about the movie that RTE ran a warning before they aired it?

    did they?


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    #52
    roadmaster
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    fryup wrote: »
    did they?

    Yeah i forget what she said but it was along the lines please be aware of this movie....


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    #53
    Manic Moran
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    When I was in the area, I made sure to drive through Texarkana. It’s a split city, on a state line. Unfortunately, it looks nothing like the movie, which isn’t surprising as it was filmed in Georgia.

    A couple years ago, they made a Bandit Edition trans am, based on a Camaro. 840hp, and signed by Reynolds. Only made 77, sadly. They go for about $200k.

    New-Bandit-Trans-AM.jpg

    The interesting thing, though, if you look up the original Trans Am, the power output was anemic.


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    #54
    Snake Plisken
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    It's up on Netflix for all to enjoy!


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    #55
    Sky King
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    Manic Moran wrote: »
    A couple years ago, they made a Bandit Edition trans am, based on a Camaro. 840hp, and signed by Reynolds. Only made 77, sadly. They go for about $200k.

    But the Trans Am was made by Pontiac, Camaros are made by Chevy :confused:


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    #56
    An Ri rua
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    whisky_galore wrote: »
    Saw it for first time ever.

    Not particularly funny, like an extended Dukes of Hazzard. Had to have subtitles on, I can see why rednecks liked it. Terrible nonsense plot too.

    Some b1tch, boooy!! How you only seeing this first time? You did not come outta this thread's loins boy...

    Coincidentally caught a great 15-20 minute documentary on the making of Smokey on YouTube over the weekend. Very very enjoyable for those who appreciate the film.

    Never seen it? Some b1tch, boooy!


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    #57
    Doctors room ghost
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    “Well the more wheels I got the better I like it,bugity bugity bugity”


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    #58
    fryup
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    roadmaster wrote: »
    At the risk of being told I am an out off touch redneck can someone tell me what was so offensive about the movie that RTE ran a warning before they aired it?
    fryup wrote: »
    did they?
    roadmaster wrote: »
    Yeah i forget what she said but it was along the lines please be aware of this movie....

    well what were they doing showing it unedited on a saturday afternoon?? bit daft


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    #59
    Manic Moran
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    Sky King wrote: »
    But the Trans Am was made by Pontiac, Camaros are made by Chevy :confused:

    Both owned by GM, and they tended to share the same underpinnings.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_F_platform

    The difference was really more in the trim. A bit like the Mercury Cougar being the same underlying vehicle as the Ford Mustang (or later Torino), the Cadillac XLR being a refined Chevy Corvette, or Infiniti G35 being a snazzier Nissan 350z.

    The last official Trans Ams were built around 2003, so there is a cottage industry in converting the current generation Camaro into Trans Ams as if Pontiac were still in business.

    https://transamworldwide.com/


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    #60
    BorneTobyWilde
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    Smoggy And The Dipwit is a classic for sure. Not entirely sure of it's impact 20 seconds after the movie ends though. Doesn't last long, it doesn't leave a mark.


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    #61
    McDermotX
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2raUpkI2EA


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