Name this movie...
May 29, 2011 8:15 PM Subscribe
What movie did I just see a scene from where a guy uses magic to fly a rocket powered car?
Last week I was on a flight from Kansas City to Baltimore. A row in front of me, someone was watching an interesting looking action film. I only saw a shot where a guy jumps off of a skyscraper, climbs into some kind of car from the 50s, then uses some kind of magic to make the car into rocket powered flying machine to escape whoever was chasing him. Seemed like a dark futuristic setting, a bit of fantasy or sci fi in it.
Special effects made it look recent. The magic powers seemed similar to the guy in I am Number Four, so I just rented that... but... I didn't quite see the scene I remembered.
Last week I was on a flight from Kansas City to Baltimore. A row in front of me, someone was watching an interesting looking action film. I only saw a shot where a guy jumps off of a skyscraper, climbs into some kind of car from the 50s, then uses some kind of magic to make the car into rocket powered flying machine to escape whoever was chasing him. Seemed like a dark futuristic setting, a bit of fantasy or sci fi in it.
Special effects made it look recent. The magic powers seemed similar to the guy in I am Number Four, so I just rented that... but... I didn't quite see the scene I remembered.
Response by poster: What was that, like five seconds?
Thank you very much, I'll check it out.
posted by brownbat at 8:25 PM on May 29, 2011
Thank you very much, I'll check it out.
posted by brownbat at 8:25 PM on May 29, 2011
I just watched The Sorcerer's Apprentice yesterday, and I don't remember a scene like that. The car is older than the 50s and never flies. Nicolas Cage's character does jump off of a skyscraper at one point but he flies away on an animated statute of an eagle, not a rocket powered car.
posted by jedicus at 8:39 PM on May 29, 2011
posted by jedicus at 8:39 PM on May 29, 2011
I think the car turned in to a rocket powered car, not a 'flying machine' per se.
posted by Think_Long at 9:03 PM on May 29, 2011
posted by Think_Long at 9:03 PM on May 29, 2011
Or not...didn't read the original post thoroughly.
posted by GeneticFreek at 9:04 PM on May 29, 2011
posted by GeneticFreek at 9:04 PM on May 29, 2011
Here's a 'making of' featurette of the scene in question. Does it look familiar?
posted by Think_Long at 9:04 PM on May 29, 2011
posted by Think_Long at 9:04 PM on May 29, 2011
Response by poster: Hmm. Watched the Sorceror's Apprentice. Not quite right.
The car was more of a 50's car, and he jumped off a roof before climbing into it. It seemed like he had to start the "car" before it hit the ground, then it became rocket powered.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is too old, this is a bit more recent.
It may have been more sci fi.
Maybe my memory is betraying me.
posted by brownbat at 7:20 AM on May 30, 2011
The car was more of a 50's car, and he jumped off a roof before climbing into it. It seemed like he had to start the "car" before it hit the ground, then it became rocket powered.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is too old, this is a bit more recent.
It may have been more sci fi.
Maybe my memory is betraying me.
posted by brownbat at 7:20 AM on May 30, 2011
What airline were you flying?
posted by Think_Long at 7:46 AM on May 30, 2011
posted by Think_Long at 7:46 AM on May 30, 2011
I mean, if it was an inflight movie, we could look up what the airline has on rotation. If it was a personal device, then we'll have to try something else.
posted by Think_Long at 7:47 AM on May 30, 2011
posted by Think_Long at 7:47 AM on May 30, 2011
Best answer: My guess, based on only watching the awesome trailers, is that it might be Black Lightning (Chernaya Molniya) a recent Russia movie about a flying Volga: trailer with fan English subs.
posted by skynxnex at 2:01 PM on May 30, 2011
posted by skynxnex at 2:01 PM on May 30, 2011
Response by poster: Not inflight, personal device.
And yes, it is clearly and most definitely Black Lightning.
Exactly that.
posted by brownbat at 2:51 PM on June 5, 2011
And yes, it is clearly and most definitely Black Lightning.
Exactly that.
posted by brownbat at 2:51 PM on June 5, 2011
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posted by patronuscharms at 8:19 PM on May 29, 2011