Clarkson: Supercar Showdown - discussion thread - Page 5

janstett · November 9th, 2007, 08:13 PM

Watched it last night (thank you amazon.co.uk), I liked it better than TGTBTU. This one felt more like a casual chit-chat with a buddy, it had a much more informal feeling to it IMO.

Interesting on the car coolness flip flops over time. Several other examples -- the Beetle was in "Top 100 Cars" but now it's satan.

WirelessMonkey · November 9th, 2007, 09:27 PM

lol The preview was in the live show at MPH07. Hammond - "That looks crap" Clarkson - "yes but atleast mine is expensive"

SupraSkylineSTI · November 10th, 2007, 01:02 AM

When he's tesing the Audi R8 and hes driving in town and people are looking at it and shocked by the beauty of it, the song then switches to a techno one, and the mood switches to night time and shows a boat.... Does anyone know the name of the song during that time period ? Thanks a lot guys.

Edit: it's about an hour and eight seconds in.

Capacious Boot · November 10th, 2007, 01:15 AM

I thought this was significantly better than his last couple of DVD's.

Hell, the G-wiz hitting the table was better all by itself. I had just taken a bite of food when it hit and I nearly choked to death. I was expecting something funny but not that.

I was really hoping for some CCX, but oh well. Still really enjoyed it.

Tobias · November 10th, 2007, 05:44 AM

I thought the DVD was great. It doesn't have the same production values as TG--because this isn't Top Gear. Love the cars and I always welcome Jeremy's commentary. It's a combination that cannot lose.

And the G-Wiz vs. Table thing was hilarious. Seeing the trouble Jeremy had with the GT3 was interesting to watch as well!

IceBone · November 11th, 2007, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capacious Boot

I thought this was significantly better than his last couple of DVD's.

Hell, the G-wiz hitting the table was better all by itself. I had just taken a bite of food when it hit and I nearly choked to death. I was expecting something funny but not that.

I was really hoping for some CCX, but oh well. Still really enjoyed it.

looked like the table was secured to the ground, but still, a CAR would have ploughed THROUGH it.

lukenwolf · November 11th, 2007, 09:32 PM

in contrast to to "The Good the Bad and the ungly", this was lame at best images/smilies/wacko.gif

it sort of lacked the Clarkson lunacy and even Sabine couldn't rescue it. I comparison to other clarkson DVD's this apppeared to´be awfully tamed images/smilies/wacko.gif

jonimatix · November 12th, 2007, 03:18 PM

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was much better than this one in my op..

Quote:

Originally Posted by lukenwolf

in contrast to to "The Good the Bad and the ungly", this was lame at best images/smilies/wacko.gif

it sort of lacked the Clarkson lunacy and even Sabine couldn't rescue it. I comparison to other clarkson DVD's this apppeared to´be awfully tamed images/smilies/wacko.gif

Boofster · November 14th, 2007, 06:19 AM

What's the techno song at ~1:00:10?
There should be a music thread for this DVD. Some excellent tracks on there.

EDIT: Found it lol:
http://forums.finalgear.com/top-gear/need-name-of-song-from-supercar-showdown-22928/

The Chad · November 16th, 2007, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starfox07

5. Veyron is anything but French, and all that footage was from the race across Europe, which is what they did with both Hammond's and May's tests of the car as well.

They probably filmed all the segments that they felt they would need for the sake of reviewing when they had the Veyron for the race from Italy. Bugatti has seemingly made it clear that they do not want the possibility of a lap time on a real circuit (even if it's Ascari's test track) to end up in the wild, for whatever reason some conspiracy theorists think it is.

tedb43o2o3 · November 16th, 2007, 07:25 AM

yea it wasnt a great DVD. But I like the Stig driving the "turbo" car and exploded. I like the part Jeremy use wines to show how LP640 works. the crash of the little electric French car is funny, but Jeremy's crash in that old French car was scary....poor Porsche GT3...crashed, but still beat the R8 lol. the Stig rock!!!

Amanaman · November 24th, 2007, 01:57 PM

Argh the bonus disc edition is now sold out on Amazon images/smilies/sad.gif

Frederic · February 24th, 2008, 08:30 PM

I found the 'behind the scenes' more interesting than the original movie!

Alasondro Alegré · February 28th, 2008, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tedb43o2o3

the crash of the little electric French car is funny

The G Wiz isn't French, but whatever images/smilies/biggrin.gif

dominiksm · March 5th, 2008, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skyline

I don´t know where to ask so sorry if it´s OT. Does anybody know the name of the song when JC shows Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano? Thanks for any help.

It's Mirage by Jemstone Productions, Hemstock, Jennings and Stone.

The tune has been recognized here:
http://forums.finalgear.com/entertai...29/#post587721
and as for the day of writing it, can be found on YouTube
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nvZf8PQPrxI
http://youtube.com/results?search_qu...jennings+stone

November 9th, 2007, 09:27 PM	#82
WirelessMonkey Joined: Jul 26th, 2007 Last Online: January 8th, 2009 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Age: 16 Posts: 367 LFS Status: Rep Power: 7	lol The preview was in the live show at MPH07. Hammond - "That looks crap" Clarkson - "yes but atleast mine is expensive" __________________ *"Hey thats was my line! May you bstard!" - Jeremy Clarkson**

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Capacious Boot Joined: Nov 14th, 2006 Last Online: January 1st, 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 122 Car: '03 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 Rep Power: 0	I thought this was significantly better than his last couple of DVD's. Hell, the G-wiz hitting the table was better all by itself. I had just taken a bite of food when it hit and I nearly choked to death. I was expecting something funny but not that. I was really hoping for some CCX, but oh well. Still really enjoyed it. __________________ And now, Maya Angelou, for Penzoil "Oh, magic shining ewer of liquid ball bearings battling armies of viscosity and thermal breakdown, Pennzoil! Change Oil! Every five thousand miles. Keep out of reach of children, Pennzoil is a registered trademark of freedom." - Maya Angelou

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Tobias Loves Vicki... Joined: Mar 26th, 2005 Last Online: 03:45 AM Location: New York Posts: 811 Rep Power: 16	I thought the DVD was great. It doesn't have the same production values as TG--because this isn't Top Gear. Love the cars and I always welcome Jeremy's commentary. It's a combination that cannot lose. And the G-Wiz vs. Table thing was hilarious. Seeing the trouble Jeremy had with the GT3 was interesting to watch as well! __________________ no pictures cluttering the board here

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lukenwolf Joined: Nov 11th, 2007 Last Online: March 4th, 2008 Location: Genthin, Germany Posts: 20 Car: Toyota Paseo, dedicated ring toy Rep Power: 0	in contrast to to "The Good the Bad and the ungly", this was lame at best it sort of lacked the Clarkson lunacy and even Sabine couldn't rescue it. I comparison to other clarkson DVD's this apppeared to´be awfully tamed

November 14th, 2007, 06:19 AM	#89
Boofster Joined: Jul 11th, 2006 Last Online: August 17th, 2008 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	What's the techno song at ~1:00:10? There should be a music thread for this DVD. Some excellent tracks on there. EDIT: Found it lol: http://forums.finalgear.com/top-gear/need-name-of-song-from-supercar-showdown-22928/ __________________ Simply Astonishing! Last edited by Boofster; November 14th, 2007 at 06:32 AM..

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janstett Joined: Jul 9th, 2005 Last Online: January 8th, 2009 Location: Chester, NJ Posts: 1,137 Car: 86 944 Turbo, 2000 Trans Am, 02 Jeep Rep Power: 22	Watched it last night (thank you amazon.co.uk), I liked it better than TGTBTU. This one felt more like a casual chit-chat with a buddy, it had a much more informal feeling to it IMO. Interesting on the car coolness flip flops over time. Several other examples -- the Beetle was in "Top 100 Cars" but now it's satan.

November 10th, 2007, 01:02 AM	#83
SupraSkylineSTI Banned Joined: Nov 10th, 2007 Last Online: January 3rd, 2009 Posts: 19 Car: 2006 BMW Z4 Rep Power: 0	When he's tesing the Audi R8 and hes driving in town and people are looking at it and shocked by the beauty of it, the song then switches to a techno one, and the mood switches to night time and shows a boat.... Does anyone know the name of the song during that time period ? Thanks a lot guys. Edit: it's about an hour and eight seconds in.

November 16th, 2007, 07:25 AM	#91
tedb43o2o3 Joined: Jun 6th, 2006 Last Online: January 5th, 2009 Location: Irvine, CA, USA Posts: 707 Car: 2005 Toyota 4Runner (Parents car...) Rep Power: 15	yea it wasnt a great DVD. But I like the Stig driving the "turbo" car and exploded. I like the part Jeremy use wines to show how LP640 works. the crash of the little electric French car is funny, but Jeremy's crash in that old French car was scary....poor Porsche GT3...crashed, but still beat the R8 lol. the Stig rock!!! __________________

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Frederic Joined: Nov 2nd, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Belgium (Limburg) Posts: 278 Rep Power: 10	I found the 'behind the scenes' more interesting than the original movie!

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