Five years after seeing the 8 films of BMWFilms.com high-production-value short film series, The Hire, I stepped onto the lot of Passport BMW and bought the car I fell in love with in 2001, a 2001 e39 BMW 5-Series.My love affair with the e39 5-Series BMW began when I downloaded Chosen from BMWFilms.com and heard the mesmorizing metalic whine of the BMW engine under acceleration. That wasn’t sound effects. The cars make that beautiful sound! Buy your own copy.It featured a standard silver e29 540i and a little Buddhist boy, possibly the Panchen Lama. The film was directed by Ang Lee in 2001. The good guy, Clive Owen, drives a spry silver Beemer, while the bad guy lumbers around in a Mercedes.
The cars dance and the BMW wins every challenge: better acceleration, tighter turning radius, superior styling, and that light grey leather interior our two cars share.
All of the 8 short films in the BMWFilms.com series, The Hire, are amazing. I searched and found a great place to get the DVD, which is no longer available from BMWFilms.com, and that is from eBay Seller ENJOIWEB.
Check the list of stuff he is selling. He is an awesome seller and I now own the DVD of all 8 films for $25 delivered.
So worth it! Of course, if you want to see it, just ask me. I won’t loan it, but I will come over and we can watch it together.
