Domenic Toretto is a Los Angeles street racer suspected of masterminding a series of big-rig hijackings. When undercover cop Brian O'Conner infiltrates Toretto's iconoclastic crew, he falls for Toretto's sister and must choose a side: the gang or the LAPD.
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I wish I had some Nitrous Oxide so I can make my life end faster.
The action sequences are competent enough and the third act steps up it's game decently, but everything else is either really bad (the script, some of the horrible shaky cam that appears at complete random, the acting ((everyone in this movie either mumbles, screams, or monologues, there's never an inbetween)) ), boring (there's a massive stretch the second act where nothing of interest happens), or incredibly of its time (may be the most 2000s soundtrack I've ever heard).
Even if you're desperate for some decent action, you have to stomach so much empty air that it doesn't end up being worth it at all for…
Let's be honest, this film shouldn't work. It is stupid, shallow and lacking originality apart from perhaps the setting. It deals in stereotypes, dishes out action tropes by the second and has a plot as skinny as all the girls that apparently inhabit the realms of drag racing. On top of that it stars one of the most uncharismatic leading men ever produced in Hollywood.
Now, if you can't step over this you are bound to hate it. If you can, you're in for an enjoyable romp that provides just the right amount of testosterone induced adrenaline, making it entertaining enough to forgive it that it is a complete no-brainer.
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FURIOUS marathon to prep for FURIOUS 7 and upcoming Top 5 Fast & Furious Moments
Top 5 Contenders: N/A
Not Top 5 Contenders: Any Ja Rule scene... Paul Walker's horribly unconvincing lie explaining why he was prowling around a competitor's garage... Vin Diesel's insipid, uninspired (you know, by the story) family confession and "quarter mile at a time" speech.
Far more watchable than I remember it, but alas, no real revisionist history here. If you're going to rip off POINT BREAK that blatantly, then I'm going to say that, despite Walker's best Bill & Ted effort, Brian Spillner doesn't come anywhere close to matching Johnny Utah's earnest intensity or (much-needed, considering) sense of humor... Diesel left me longing for the charisma of Patrick Swayze... and it would have been nice to have even a hint of true internal conflict over Brian's attraction to Toretto's team and ethos. Suppose they'd actually have to give Toretto an ethos first.
Vaya con Dios, Brah.
A surprise hit of its year whose unexpected success spawned a franchise that continues to churn out sequels even to this date, The Fast and the Furious is the sole reason why both Vin Diesel & Paul Walker are household names today and even if it seems a bit dated now, it's still capable of delivering a cinematic ride that's thrilling & fun for the most part.
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Me: "What's the difference between a car and a woman?"
TFatF: "They both got sweet ass curves, and you can ride 'em both all night long, brah!"
Me: "No. The difference."
TFatF: "What?"
Me: "The difference. How are they different, distinct, dissimilar, disparate?"
. . .
TFatF: "The woman one cooks me food?"
I went on the ride at Universal Studios a few weeks ago, and it was one of the worst theme parks rides I've ever been on. I've never seen any of these movies, so I figured I would at least watch the first one to see why the heck they made a ride based on it to begin with, and...it was actually pretty good? I know nothing about cars, but this had some cool action sequences at least. I think I'm actually going to watch this series now, or at least a few of them. We'll see what happens.
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I'm gonna sound like a total square, but goddammit a certain subset gearhead culture bugs the shit out of me. Like when I see some asshole in a souped up Honda Civic weave in and out of traffic on a freeway or zoom past me at 100 mph like they're hot shit and all I can think about is why I pay so much for car insurance. The Fast and the Furious is a movie about these douchebags and for these douchebags. It's a film for people who huff up the lingering fumes of Axe body spray after they've drenched their body in it. The kind of folks who assume *everyone* at the stop light…
Ridiculous, overblown, fun. Hang your credulity and feminist standards at the door. I know nor care nothing about cars but if I did then 💦 💦💦 I can’t help it, this shit is my jam.
Paul Walker 😭
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