by "mazda616" (mazda616)
Published 04/10/2017 at 09:34
by "mazda616" (mazda616)
Published 04/10/2017 at 09:34
Tags: Fast and furious
STARS: 5
That lost interest in these movies a long time ago? I think I’m two or three behind at this point and I don’t even care that I haven’t seen the latest ones.
The first few were cool, at least to me then, but these latest ones have gotten so far fetched and so far away from what the movies originally were. Yawn.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/10/2017 at 09:39, STARS: 1
I’ve never watched any of them, but aren’t they basically the same story over and over again?
"mazda616" (mazda616)
04/10/2017 at 09:40, STARS: 1
The first few were about racing and such but the later ones are about like international crime rings and James Bond type stuff but on a lesser plot level than Bond movies.
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
04/10/2017 at 09:40, STARS: 1
I never found any of these movies entertaining.
"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
04/10/2017 at 09:40, STARS: 5
Oh man, I’m in the theater as soon as it comes out... And yes, I paid money to see XXX 3 too. And I even brought my wife along lol
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
04/10/2017 at 09:42, STARS: 0
You are not the only one. The only one I’ve seen all the way through was the first one. That was enough.
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
04/10/2017 at 09:42, STARS: 4
Honestly, I’m glad the movies got away from the “originals”. The first movie was a great exercise in camp and the second should never be spoken of again. Tokyo drift was “fun” but still kinda campy. Honestly, the fifth one was a legitimately good movie. I loved the chase sequence and the whole film made for a great take on the heist genre. I dare say it was a better heist film than the recent Ocean’s films. Six was meh. Seven.....seven must’ve gone through a script revision where at some point someone asked “How much beefcake and guns can we cram into this movie?”. And I still love it. They might run out of gas for the series, but I still enjoy them.
"scoob" (scoobsti)
04/10/2017 at 09:44, STARS: 0
I think the last one I saw in full was the fifth or sixth? Never saw the second one actually. Don’t remember the fourth.
"dogisbadob" (dogisbadob)
04/10/2017 at 09:45, STARS: 0
You’re not the only one. They should’ve stopped after a few of them were made.
F&F jumped the shark before Walker died.
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
04/10/2017 at 09:46, STARS: 0
Saw the first and then have watched parts of others when they go to cable. Little interest. I did however have to see Tokyo drift after working in paddock with one of the guys who helped build the Mustang from that film. He was part of crew for one of guys at NASA Nationals at Mid-Ohio years back.
"Milky" (jordanmielke)
04/10/2017 at 09:48, STARS: 2
Dood I love 2. Its the most fuck it, lets have fun. But to your point about 7, IIRC it was originally written as 2 movies. So yea they shoved double the Furious into it.
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"FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem" (fuelstratifiedinjection)
04/10/2017 at 09:50, STARS: 1
The franchise died with Paul Walker for me. I still credit the first The Fast and the Furious as one of the main influences of me getting into cars.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
04/10/2017 at 09:51, STARS: 1
me either.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
04/10/2017 at 09:53, STARS: 0
2fast is probably my favorite one.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
04/10/2017 at 09:55, STARS: 0
All of my friends that are into cars and I always go see them. Even went to the re-screening of the first one. I will see any movie that highlights cars.
"66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash" (66671)
04/10/2017 at 09:56, STARS: 0
What do you mean by campy?
"TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy" (thebimmerguy)
04/10/2017 at 10:05, STARS: 0
I’ve also lost interest but I’m curious how this franchise is going to put itself down so I might see f8 in theatres.
"fennelbreath" (fennelbreath)
04/10/2017 at 10:06, STARS: 1
I unapologetically love all of them. I’m a snob about many things, but not “F&F.”
"jimz" (jimz)
04/10/2017 at 10:07, STARS: 0
I couldn’t even watch through the first one.
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
04/10/2017 at 10:10, STARS: 0
The wife and I visit the local video store sometimes and each pick out movies to rent, and let the kiddos grab their own.
The F&F movies are those that I go “Meh, there’s nothing I really want to see that’s new.... but the latest F&F movie is out so I’ll watch that.”
Usually we have a free rental on our account so I don’t mind wasting money if its bad, but I can’t remember the last time I turned off a movie I rented because it was THAT bad.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/10/2017 at 10:13, STARS: 1
Today I learned there are still video rental stores. Huh.
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
04/10/2017 at 10:15, STARS: 0
We have a Family Video in town, and several Red Boxes. Sometimes that one movie I want to see just isn’t on Netflix/Amazon/Hulu/Vudu.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/10/2017 at 10:16, STARS: 0
I actually enjoy them. With the exception of Tokyo Drift, I think I’ve seen all of them in the theater.
Are they high-quality movies? No. But they are certainly entertaining, feature a nice variety of cars, and a nice way to kill a couple of hours.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/10/2017 at 10:17, STARS: 0
You know, I’ve never seen any of the XXX movies. I enjoy the Fast and the Furious movies. Would these be up my alley as well?
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
04/10/2017 at 10:17, STARS: 3
Camp/Campy means the movie had a degree of self-awareness either in the writing or the actors that it was a ridiculous plot and they exaggerated certain lines or scenes. Without context, saying something like “I like the tuna here” is a meaningless line. But given the context of the scene, it’s become a bit iconic, even though it’s bad or dumb from a critical standpoint. It’s fun, and memorable.
And to be clear - campy =/= good. Fun for some, yes, but one of the hallmarks of camp is the love it or hate it nature. For example - some people love rocky horror picture show, some of us realize that it’s just a terrible b-movie that tries too hard and it only exists for the social rejects of high school to bond over “loving it”.
"Shift24" (the-nope)
04/10/2017 at 10:20, STARS: 2
Ever since the 5th one I realized they are now action movies and no longer about the cars. And in the 5th one it shows it perfectly, they need new cars, go out looking for a race and then just come back with the cars. Unlike what’s seen in 2fast.
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
04/10/2017 at 10:21, STARS: 0
Yeah well you enjoy the chrysler crossfire so maybe the same brain damage that caused that to happen is also responsible for liking 2fast
"mazda616" (mazda616)
04/10/2017 at 10:21, STARS: 1
And the cars have gotten more and more unrealistic. There aren’t any modified cars. Just Ferraris and such that they end up blowing up.
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
04/10/2017 at 10:22, STARS: 0
"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
04/10/2017 at 10:26, STARS: 0
I watched the last one our of respect for Paul Walker. I’m done now. The first 4 are decent, 7 was actually pretty good.
"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
04/10/2017 at 10:26, STARS: 1
Oh yes! Just don’t forget to remove and put your brain aside beforehand. It’s awesome, really, I’ve seen the first XXX something like 8 times.
Second one is... Meh... No Vin Diesel. Third one is back in line though! First one stays the best by far.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
04/10/2017 at 10:27, STARS: 0
I’m not arguing that it’s good, or even not bad. I just like it haha. However I totally agree with you about Rocky Horror Picture Show. My wife made me sit through that for the first time recently, hated it.
"Shift24" (the-nope)
04/10/2017 at 10:28, STARS: 0
Well to be fair the Ferrari caught fire by itself and then blew up.
But very true, these are no longer cars you are building in your garage. They are fabricating them for more than just racing
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
04/10/2017 at 10:28, STARS: 1
I kept trying to like it but after the third viewing, I realized it’s a movie that thinks it’s better and more fun than it actually is. Much like its fans.
"Milky" (jordanmielke)
04/10/2017 at 10:33, STARS: 0
"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
04/10/2017 at 10:34, STARS: 0
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/in-defense-of-tokyo-drift-1101571789
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/10/2017 at 10:37, STARS: 0
Oh, don’t get me wrong. I like Tokyo Drift. I just didn’t get a chance to see that one in the theaters.
It still kind of hurts my head how they bent the timeline with that one though.
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
04/10/2017 at 10:39, STARS: 0
Like your sunday afternoon seat at a monster truck show, I’m all about the edge.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
04/10/2017 at 10:44, STARS: 0
They’re dumb and stupid and yet I keep going to see them.
The first one came out after my freshman year in college, when I was totally in to the Honda scene with my Integra GSR, and even though the tech dialogue was stupid and incorrect, and the cars had ugly decals all over them, that movie spoke to me .
I was working as a summer camp counselor, and had a few free hours to kill because the campers from my bunk were doing this outdoorsy activity with the outdoor activities people. I just had to meet up with them later that night. So I drove the ~25 minutes to the closest bigger town with a theater, saw F&F, loved it, and motivated by the vehicular hijinks, drove exceedingly fast back to camp just in time to meet up with my campers. I made it just in time and didn’t get pulled over.
They’ve long ago stopped trying to be about the car scene, and they’re dumb, but my group of friends who are still into cars in varying degrees make a habit of seeing them right when they come out, and I go along because I’m now a 34 year old “grownup” with a tweaked-out BMW.
I think #4 was the last one where I was like,
I WANNA DRIVE FAST
afterward but whatever.
"tromoly" (tromoly)
04/10/2017 at 11:41, STARS: 0
Never cared, saw clips from the first three but haven’t bothered after those.
"Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)" (galileo-humpkins)
04/10/2017 at 11:49, STARS: 0
No, I liked the first one but it wasn’t the kind of lasting like where I would want to watch it again after seeing it once. The second and third were okay - at a generous best. Didn’t see 4-6. Caught 7 on TV a few months ago and I’m still trying to figure out who to complain to so I can get those 2 hours back. The writing and acting are fucking horrific. I know there are people who can look past that as long the movie is simply fun. I am not one of those people.
I’m torn on 8 because of one thing, Helen Mirren. I love her and would probably see her in anything, but I know how bad every other single thing in the movie is going to be. I’ll probably wait and waste 2 hours on a Sunday once it’s on HBO or something.