History Awesome / Speed

* Pretty much every time Jack (and Annie) keep everyone alive after one nerve-wracking scenario after another. Creator/RogerEbert noted this as a "Bruised Forearm Movie", as in whoever is watching the movie with you will be grabbing your forearm at virtually every intense moment.

* Harry acts as excellent MissionControl and then goes on his own to stop Payne after having a EurekaMoment and tracking him down.

** The part where the people on the bus find out Payne is watching them and [[CameraSpoofing hack the camera]] to just play looped footage while they figure out how to escape. While he ''does'' eventually notice due to a continuity error in the footage, by then it's too late and everyone has already been rescued. His BigNo when he finds out he's been tricked is ''[[CatharsisFactor very]]'' [[CatharsisFactor satisfying.]]

** The part where the people on the bus find out Payne is watching them and [[CameraSpoofing hack the camera]] to just play looped footage while they figure out how to escape. While he ''does'' eventually notice due to a continuity error in the footage, by then it's too late and everyone has already been rescued. His BigNo when he finds out he's been tricked is [[CatharsisFactor ''very'']] [[CatharsisFactor satisfying.]]

** The part where the people on the bus find out Payne is watching them and [[CameraSpoofing hack the camera]] to just play looped footage while they figure out how to escape. While he ''does'' eventually notice due to a continuity error in the footage, by then it's too late and everyone has already been rescued. His BigNo when he finds out he's been tricked is [[CatharsisFactor Very]] [[CatharsisFactor satisfying.]]

** Reporters covering the incident turn out to be helpful too. When they realize Payne has a camera on the bus, they ask the news crew to stop filming so Payne can't see what's going on. They ''then'' conscript the crews into helping film, edit, and pipe in fake video footage so the hostages have enough time to escape. All in a few minutes.

-->'''Jack:''' ''(whispering)'' [[LockedOutOfTheLoop He doesn't know it blew up!]]

-->''(Beat. Mac takes the phone.)''
-->'''Mac:''' [[LetsGetDangerous ...Thirty minutes]].

* There is also the fact that this movie is one blockbuster Hollywood action feature movie where the police are most definitely ''not'' [[PoliceAreUseless useless]], but are for the most part being big-league hard driving action heroes to the male protagonist.\

* There is also the fact that this movie is one blockbuster Hollywood action feature movie where the police are most definitely ''not'' [[PoliceAreUseless useless]], but are for the most part being big-league hard driving action heroes to the male protagonist.

* After he discovers his ransom money is [[spoiler: tainted by a paint bomb]], Payne ascends to the top of the train car in a fit of rage and fights Jack. During the fight, Jack notices another tunnel light heading their way, [[spoiler: Jack pushes up Payne's head, resulting in Payne's beheading]].

** Pretty much every time Jack (and Annie) keep everyone alive after one nerve-wracking scenario after another. [[{{Creator/RogerEbert}} Roger Ebert]] noted this as a "Bruised Forearm Movie", as in whoever is watching the movie with you will be grabbing your forearm at virtually every intense moment.

* The Bus jumping the gap in the freeway, physically impossible yes, but still awesome.
** The section when the Bus enters the city streets and Annie must dodge every conceivable obstacle in that area as cop cars and motorcycles race to the bus in full lights and siren to provide an escort while the film's score hits its highest, most frantic, tempo. Physically possible and even more awesome for that believability.
* After he discovers the money is [[spoiler: tainted by the paint bomb]]. Payne ascends to the top of the train car in a fit of rage and fights Jack. During the fight, Jack notices another tunnel light heading their way, [[spoiler: Jack pushes up Payne's head, resulting in Payne's beheading]].

** And pretty much every time Jack (and Annie) keep everyone alive after one nerve-wracking scenario after another. [[{{Creator/RogerEbert}} Roger Ebert]] noted this as a Bruised Forearm Movie, as in whoever is watching the movie with you will be grabbing your forearm at virtually every intense moment.
* There is also the fact that is one blockbuster Hollywood action feature movie where the police are most definitely ''not'' [[PoliceAreUseless useless]], but are for the most part big league hard driving action heroes to a man.

** And pretty much every time Jack (and Annie) keep everyone alive after one nerve-wracking scenario after another. [[{{Creator/RogerEbert}} Roger Ebert]] noted this as a Bruised Forearm Movie, as in your girlfriend grabbing your forearm at virtually every intense moment.

* There is also the fact that is one blockbuster ActionMovie where the police are most definitely ''not'' [[PoliceAreUseless useless]], but are for the most part big league action heroe to a man.

** The section when the Bus enters the city streets and Annie must dodge every conceivable obstacle in that area while the film's score hits its highest, most frantic, tempo. Physically possible and even more awesome for that believability.

* The Bus jumping the gap in the gap, physically impossible, but still awesome.

* [[spoiler: Payne's decapitation.]]

--> "Yeah? I'm taller."

** And pretty much every time Jack (and Annie) keep everyone alive after one nerve-wracking scenario after another. RogerEbert noted this as a Bruised Forearm Movie, as in your girlfriend grabbing your forearm at virtually every intense moment.