The Fast and the Furious
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Movie Reviews of The Fast and the Furious
Movie Review: The most true-to-form DVD I own
Summary: 5 Stars
I own close to a hundred DVDs, and almost none of them have satisfied in the way Fast & The Furious has. The video quality is as great as you'd come to expect of the DVD format, but what really excels (in my opinion) is the audio. The soundtrack shifts from treblecharging nu metal to hard-hitting electronica to bass-heavy rap all throughout the movie and never lets you stop for a breather, putting the term ACTION back into "action movie." Like many have said already; if you're a home audio enthusiast, this DVD is going to pummel you for roughly ninety minutes.Aside from the feature presentation, the extras have been some of the coolest I've seen yet. I've viewed far too many DVDs that have a total lackluster collection of "extras;" most of which usually end up being some boring low-quality movie trailers or a few pointless deleted scenes. With FATF, you get the trailers, the deleted scenes, but also a CG montage, music videos, commentaries, interviews, multiple angle shots of various scenes, "movie magic" spots (which show how some stunts were prepared and executed,) and more. It's literally a ton of awesome extra material to sift through. After exploring, you'll wish other DVDs (with the exception of a select few movies, namely Fight Club) had the volume of extra goodies FATF does.
The DVD Collector's Edition also comes packaged with a bunch of coupons for racing performance mods and accessories, which is nice if you're into (import) racing, as well as a small leaflet which lists chapter information. However, it has little to do with the DVD itself. Moving right along...
I recommend this DVD to anyone looking for a fast-paced action movie, period. Forget the claims that non-racers will hate it, forget the laughable comparisons to "Point Blank" (Patrick Swayze? Are you kidding?!) and forget the sour apples putting this movie down for "not having enough story" -- how often are memorable storylines implemented into action thrillers, anyway? Fast & The Furious is an action movie in its truest form, on all fronts, and is a very impressive DVD package. Buy it today.
Movie Review: A new modern day classic car movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
When The Fast And The Furious came out street racing had pretty much been underground. Years before this movie people had been modifiying their cars in the "import" style and racing them on the streets. This before the civic was as common to modify as a ford mustang. Seeing a car "tricked" out on the street was still something out of the ordinary and new. At the time there weren't any real car movies going about other than gone in 60 sec's (freaking awsome btw!) and that was about it. When The Fast And The Furious came out it was the first time the public got a chance to look into modern day street racing. At the time I had a Honda civic that I tricked out and use to race around in. I remember when this movie came out it meant that basicly our underground lifestyle/hobby was about to get recognized big time.
The Movie The Fast And The Furious is pretty much like point break only featured around the world of street racing instead of surfing. In this movie you hear car lingo instead of surfing lingo. The characters get their thrill in by racing vs. hitting big waves. The story having obviously not too original is so...so but like all action movies you watch this for the action. If your a car fan you probably can enjoy any good vehicle action seen. TF&TF only has a few racing scenes, but the story revolves around the hobby of modifying and racing cars. That's the reason that most car people can watch and appreciate the film.
This is a loveable movie...in the same way those old cheesy zombie movies are loveable. yeah it's corny, cheasy, inaccurate, but that's what makes it a great zombie movie. The Fast and The Furious had a cheesy plot,corny acting, inaccurate car info, but it was so great to see a movie based on racing.
This really isn't the movie to watch if your the type that nit picks at every minute detail that isn't on par with reality. If you look at cinema that way than no movie will ever please you unless it's a documentary. This is just a good ol' car movie.
Movie Review: The best "RACE CAR" movie ever made
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is EXCELLENT in almost every way. It starts off with a guy on a cell-phone telling somebody on the other line that this truck with Rodgers on the side is coming their way. Then three or four honda with green lights under the car pull a stunning stagcoach like robbery. Then, a cut to DODGER stadium and an absolutely gorgeous Green mitsubishi eclipse pulls up with the star Brian O' Conner inside. He races himself and tops out at about 140 mph. Brian then goes to a grocery store/restaurant where Dominic(Vin Diesel)works.He fights Dom's best friendVince and gets in hot water. Brian then goes to race Dom and three other bustas and stupidly enough bets his car and loses it. But, the cops come out of nowwhere and Brian saves Dom from the police. They both are then pursued by Johnny Tran, Dom's arch-rival. Then, Johnny blows up the eclipse and for some reason Dom still think Brian owes him the car. WHY, itwas your fault he got his car shot up to hell. Then, Brian earns trust from Dom only to stab him in the heart when he reveals that he is an undercover cop out to crack the case. This movie is truly MAGICAL. It might not have the greatest plot, but it blends good actors with beautiful cars well. Rob Cohen is an awesome director and this movie is much greaterthan ANY OF HIS PREIOUS WORK. The only bad things about this movie is that Ja-rule has a few lines and there could be more action with cars. Some of the screenplay is downright dreadful, like the part where Jessie comes to Dom's house at the end and when Vince catches Brian snooping around Hector's garage. Hector is a hispanic who is a suspect of the truck-hijackings, but is soon ruled out of the picture once Brian learns that Dominic is a troubled man with a past that would mess anybody's head up. No wonder this movie made so much money!Movie Review: Surprisingly good movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't know what I was expecting, but I know that what I got was a lot more than I had anticipated. I remember seeing the preview and thinking I'd MAYBE rent it, because it just looked like a cookie-cutter action movie, with low-rent talent. I now wish I had taken the opportunity to see this on the big screen.What a pleasant surprise of a movie! There was a pretty good story to it, with a few nice little twists to keep your mind occupied. I can't talk too much about the storyline without giving away the twists, but definately has more to offer than just car racing and women. I am someone who needs a good storyline to go with my action, or I get bored. I was NEVER bored watching this film.
One of the reasons I avoided this film was because of the actors in it. JA Rule? Vin Diesel? And quite a few actors that I had never seen, nor did I care to. Going into it, I thought the highlight would be Michelle Rodriguez, who is one of the best young acresses around (see Girlfight for proof). Were there bad performances? A few, yes. But not out of the actors that I was trying to avoid. Alright, JA Rule was nothing special - but he wasn't in the film long enough to matter. Vin Diesel though gave a pretty good performance, and Paul Walker did a very nice job as well. Both of Paul Walker's bosses gave pretty cheesy performances, but you don't see too much of them anyways.
The action in the film is top notch, and the film just looks great. On top of the great film, you do get some great bonuses with the DVD. I rented this, and flipped through the extras.... THREE PAGES, and not much fluff material here! I only had a chance to look at a few things, but what I saw was great!
I highly recomend buying this movie immediately... and that is coming from someone who a week ago had no desire to even see it!
Movie Review: accept it for what it is
Summary: 5 Stars
okay, let's accept this movie for what it is. it's a bunch of guys running around in fast and flashy cars. what did you expect?? deep, heartfelt, emotional moments??all I hear is that the acting is "b" rated, and I agree to a point. if you carefully listen to all that is said, the dialogue pretty much is exactly what any of us would say and how we would say it.
in movies acting is generally over done. that's what keeps us interested. the people in the movies say and do things in ways people would never do in real life. if you listen to what the actors are saying in this movie, you'll notice that they use common, everyday words and voice tones. is it boring? relatively speaking, I guess it is. but it ads a bit of realism to it. it comes across as if you're not so much watching a movie as you are a fly on the wall; listening in on every-day people's conversations. am I the only one to notice this subtlety?
I admit I found plenty of mistakes, from N20 lines scraping the ground, an engine that has "direct-port nitrous injection" as WELL as a "fogger system", hearing how the guys isn't "double clutching like you should" (you double clutch when DOWN shifting or during heel/toe driving), floorboards that fall out of cars but suddenly reappear, etc. but who cares? it's not a DOCUMENTARY.
I think the movie came across EXACTLY how it was intended.
even with a few production mistakes and some non-conventional acting/dialogue/scripting I really enjoyed this movie. in fact I bought it and watch it nearly every week.