Africa is really going for the gold this week. First, we post the video of the bungee jumping woman and now this ridiculous car chase that features a policeman going to town on this pickup truck trying to escape from him. What multiple point-blank shotgun blasts to the back of the cabin can’t handle, a leap from the police car (that’s not a police ca… Click to read more

“If you only see one stop motion Matchbox car chase this year…” was the reddit headline that caught my attention, and it could not be more true. The cars are little but the action, sound and special effects are enormous.

Ever watch an action scene in a movie and think to yourself, “that definitely wouldn’t work in real life”? Heck, ever see an action scene you think would work? See, action heroes aren’t just heroes, they’re gods. Plug yourself into any action movie situation, even the seemingly plausible ones, and it becomes obvious: even with the right training, you would hopelessly, hopelessly fail. Take these five common scenarios:

Most of the time, when you think of a “crazy” police chase, you think of dudes doing 100MPH down the highway, ending in some innocent Toyota Camery getting smashed to bits like some sort of bloody Gallagher gag. But this time, it’s more a kind of wacky-crazy, like there’s a clown driving the car instead of an insane woman.