Drive, Bullitt, and Cars

So today I got to see Drive. For those of you who haven't seen the previews, Drive stars Ryan Gosling who is a stunt driver by day and get away driver by night. I wasn't totally blown away by the story itself but the direction on the other hand was awesome. There is very little dialogue, the story is almost completely told by action. The movie has a very distinct 80's pop soundtrack that I actually ended up liking, which is kind of surprising. What really stood out to me in the movie though was the car chase scenes. After a little research the reason why became apparent, all the scenes were analog. By that I mean, no CG was used in the car scenes. This style of car chase filmmaking immediately reminded me of one of my favorite movies, Bullitt. Bullitt has by far one of the most famous car scenes of all time. The two cars winding their way through Las Angeles definitely reminded me of the night car chases in Bullitt. Drive certainly isn't he game changer Bullitt proved to be but leisurely watching it one weekend with a friend is something I could recommend. Bullitt however, that is a must see.