Better because: The bad guy wins the car chase. William Friedkin directed the greatest car chase you’ve never seen. It goes the wrong way on the 405. No music. Just screeching metal and the scream of a Porsche 928. Unlike Fast X, nobody walks away with a witty one-liner.
Why it’s better: The original vigilante-on-the-streets movie. Charles Bronson’s architect turned executioner is grim, morally ambiguous, and terrifyingly effective. Extreme Streets might borrow the premise; Death Wish invented it with gritty ’70s New York authenticity. extremestreets 10 movies better
While not a "car movie" per se, John Wick does the "streets" part of ExtremeStreets better than the actual movie. Keanu Reeves’ assassin uses cars as weapons (the famous "assassin parking" scene) and drives a classic Mustang Boss 429 for emotional reasons. Better because: The bad guy wins the car chase