How to Convince Your Sweetheart to Watch a Car Movie on Valentine’s Day

Yep, it's Valentine’s Day and we all know what that means: having to choose between Made of Honor and Eat, Pray, Love for our February 14th viewing (dis)pleasure. Is there nothing a heterosexual man dreads more than having to sit down with his partner to watch a boring, car chase-free romantic comedy?

Fortunately, we at Carscoop share your pain. We had to endure the horrors of the Sex and the City movie and overwrought melodrama of Julie & Julia. We’ve seen the worst and lied about it to our significant others afterwards. So, here’s how you get out of it: describe your favourite car movie as something that you'd interest her. It’s easier than you think:

Transformers

What it is: Giant robots that can transform into cars / helicopters / fighter jets fight each other in a struggle against flat acting, huge explosions and frenetic editing.

How you describe it: A troubled love story set amidst a violent, long-running civil war. It’s like Captain Corelli's Mandolin, really.

Black Lightning

What it is: Russian youth saves lives and fights crime in a flying Volga. It’s like Batman Begins, if Batman Begins was freakin’ insane and filmed in Moscow.

How you describe it: After the sudden death of his father, a Russian teenager takes over the family business and strives to live up to his old man’s image. It’s a touching story about courage, responsibility and personal growth.

Gone in 60 Seconds

What it is: Car thieves rush to steal fifty cars in a week to appease a mob boss.

How you describe it: A young man struggles to prove himself to his older brother, who is the only father figure he’s ever had in his life.

Bullitt

What it is: The most boringly realistic crime film you’ve ever seen, redeemed solely by an epic car chase between Steve McQueen in a ’68 Mustang fastback and a black Dodge Charger.

How you describe it: Like American Gangster with Steve McQueen.

The Transporter

What it is: Jason Statham drives a black Audi and kicks the living crud out of hundreds upon hundreds of faceless henchmen.

How you describe it: It has Jason Statham in it, and he’s sometimes shirtless. Also, he’s British.

The Fast and the Furious

What it is: Paul Walker and Vin Diesel fight to see who can underact more while competing in increasingly dangerous street races.

How you describe: An undercover cop and a criminal with a heart of gold forge a special relationship through their mutual interests.

Ayrton Senna Documentary Receives Positive Reviews at Sundance Film Festival [with Video]

Seventeen years after the great Ayrton Senna died, the documentary about his life, aptly named 'Senna', was shown at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival last week and was met with critical acclaim. The work of British director Asif Kapadia and screenwriter and executive producer Manish Pandey, Senna tells the story of one of the greatest drivers who ever lived exclusively through archive footage.

That means that all the great racing sequences are there, showing incredible overtaking maneuvers, spectacular crashes and some of the greatest rivalries that Formula 1 has ever seen.

According to the LA Times, the documentary not only shows Senna’s incredibly competitive personality, but also his spiritual side.

“Though he drove like the devil, he was a spiritual person who believed deeply and profoundly in a higher power. A philosophical mystic with a jewel thief's nerves and a poet's sensitivity (and good looks), Senna was an altogether remarkable human being”, the review states.

The Brazilian pilot entered the world of racing driving karts and at the height of his career he won 33 races and three Formula 1 World Championships. Senna died aged 34 in a crash at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

The official trailer of the Senna documentary is available below.

Bumblebee Transformers Car

Check out this cool transformers car - the Bumblebee 2010 Chevy Camaro Transformers Special Edition. The $995 appearance package can be applied to LT (V6) and SS-trim Camaros in Rally Yellow with or without the optional RS package. 

This is what you get for $995 package:

• Autobot insignia fender badges and wheel caps
• An embroidered Autobot insignia on the center console
• Gloss-black rally stripes with Transformers logos
• Transformers-logo doorsill plates

50 Cars from the movie 'Gone in 60 Seconds'

Showcasing pictures of the 50 cars that need stealing on the list from the movie gone in 60 seconds, some cool, some not so cool. The movie 'gone in 60 seconds' was a car lovers dream featuring 50 seriously cool cars. The movie if you haven't seen it is about a retired master car thief who must come back to the industry and steal 50 cars with his crew in one night to save his brother's life. Here are all 50 cars that were on the list along with their codenames. 

1. 1999 Aston Martin DB7 - Mary

 2. 1962 Aston Martin DB1 - Barbara

 3. 1999 Bentley Arnage - Lindsey

 4. 1999 Bentley Azure - Laura

5. 1964 Bentley Continental - Alma

6. 1959 Cadillac El Dorado - Madeline

7. 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham - Patricia

8. 1999 Cadillac Escalade - Carol

9. 2000 Cadillac Eldorado ETC (El Dorado Touring Coupe) - Daniela

10. 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible - Stefanie

11. 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 - Erin

12. 1953 Chevrolet Corvette - Pamela

13. 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Big Block - Stacey

14. 2000 Ford F350 4x4 modified pick-up - Anne

15. 1971 DeTomaso Pantera - Kate

16. 1969 Dodge Daytona - Vanessa

17. 1998 Dodge Viper Coupe GTS - Denise

18. 1995 Ferrari 355 B - Diane

19. 1997 Ferrari 355 F1 - Iris

20. 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB 4 - Nadine

21. 1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello - Angelina

22. 1987 Ferrari Testarossa - Rose

23. 1956 Ford T-Bird - Susan

24. 2000 GMC Yukon - Megan

25. 1999 HumVee 2-Door Pickup - Tracy

26. 1999 Infiniti Q45 - Rachel

27. 1994 Jaguar XJ 220 - Bernadene

28. 1999 Jaguar XK8 Coupe - Deborah

29. 1990 Lamborghini Diablo - Gina

30. 1999 Lexus LS400 - Hillary

31. 1999 Lincoln Navigator - Kimberley

32. 1957 Mercedes Benz 300 SL/Gullwing - Dorothy

33. 1999 Mercedes Benz CL 500 - Donna

34. 1999 Mercedes Benz S 600 - Samantha

35. 1998 Mercedes Benz SL 600 - Ellen

36. 1950 Mercury Custom - Gabriela

37. 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda - Shannon

38. 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner - Jessica

39. 1965 Pontiac GTO - Sharon

40. 1999 Porsche 996 - Tina

41. 2000 Porsche Boxster - Marsha

42. 1961 Porsche Speedster - Natalie

43. 1988 Porsche 959 - Virginia

44. 1997 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo - Tanya

45. 2000 Rolls Royce Stretch Limousine - Grace

46. 1966 Shelby AC Cobra - Ashley

47. 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 500 - Eleanor

48. 2000 Toyota Landcruiser - Cathy

49. 1998 Toyota Supra Turbo - Lynn

50. 2000 Volvo Turbo Wagon R - Lisa

If a new gone in 60 seconds movie was released today, we wonder which cars would be on the list? One can assume the Bugatti Veyron special edition would be on the list somewhere.  Let us know what other cars you would include by commenting below and we will publish.