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.
Paul Walker Vin Diesel Michelle Rodriguez Jordana Brewster Rick Yune Chad Lindberg Johnny Strong Ted Levine Matt Schulze Thom Barry Ja Rule Vyto Ruginis Stanton Rutledge Noel Gugliemi RJ de Vera Beau Holden Reggie Lee David Douglas Peter Navy Tuiasosopo F. Valentino Morales Neal H. Moritz Rob Cohen Kevin Smith Doria Clare Anselmo Glenn K. Ota Mike White Delphine Pacific Monica Tamayo Megan Baker Show All…
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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.
The story of The Fast and the Furious is set in Los Angeles and follows an undercover cop who's assigned to find the gang responsible for stealing expensive electronic equipments, and uses his cover to infiltrate into this world of illegal street racing but soon begins having doubts about where his loyalties lie when he…
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?"
Yes I haven't seen movies in days and today I watched two bad ones. And what about it?
actually cannot believe i got conned into watching this but i didn't honestly watch that much of it
The film that started it all is aesthetically dated by today's standards but so are a lot of aging films. There's a great dynamic between Diesel and Walker, the race/chase scenes are handled well and the film doesn't try to be anything more than a passable action-crime showcase. It succeeds.
Time to see what I’ve missed out on, exactly, knowing full well I’ll probably enjoy the series more as the films get sillier and the stunts get crazier. This has its moments, though, particularly the Mad Max-esque truck chase near the end, but whenever we and the characters leave the insides of the vehicles the shortcomings are painfully obvious; it’s a fairly tepid Point Break rip-off and Vin Diesel exhibits all the charisma and acting ability of a baked potato.
Pretty much everyone knows by now this is essentially a remake of the superior "Point Break," and it's impossible to ignore that while watching it. Still, the last 30 minutes provide a good taste of what the series will eventually become and it does an okay job introducing the main characters in retrospect. It's like the first "Mission Impossible," not a particularly good movie, but still necessary to see first if you're planning on watching the sequels.
alternative titles i thought of while being sad about paul walker:
the ass and car gas
the skank and the skrrt
the gay and the gearshift
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