"Who wants to watch guys race down a mountain?"

"oldirtybootz" (oldirtybootz) 02/04/2014 at 14:30 • Filed to: None

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From wikipedia's page on Tokyo Drift: Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle said: "[The main character] has no plan and no direction, just a blind desire to smash up automobiles and steal a mobster's girlfriend. [...] As for the racing scenes, who cares about the finesse move of drifting, compared to going fast? And who wants to watch guys race in a parking lot? For that matter, who wants to watch guys race down a mountain, with lots of turns?"

Well I do? I watch Initial D, after all. I just seem to be finding people with extremely narrow views of the world lately.

On a side note, I found this while trying to figure out where Tokyo Drift fits in the F&F timeline. Han is alive in later movies, so does Tokyo Drift actually now take place much later in the timeline or did Han pull a Letty? If it's the former, that's fucking ratarded. Just leave Han dead so it doesn't look like they're racing around a Tokyo where the newest car is from 2006.

ghosty - electric space wizard > oldirtybootz 02/04/2014 at 14:37

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The movies are out of order chronologically.

Judging by the end of the last movie Han's death will be covered in the upcoming movie.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > oldirtybootz 02/04/2014 at 14:44

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Pointing out the royally screwed up timeline and plot "continuity" of F&F was a favorite of mine. That aside, yes movie critics are a fickle bunch. But so are we. I think that's why most "car" movies either have to be incredibly faithful, almost documentary like but for a limited audience (love the beast, Le Mans, Truth in 24) or just throw all that out the window and go nuts but have some cool cars get a bunch of screentime (F&F, Bullitt, Vanishing Point). Trying to walk the line doesn't seem to work too well (Rush).

CPT Speedbump > oldirtybootz 02/04/2014 at 15:00

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" so does Tokyo Drift actually now take place much later in the timeline" yes

oldirtybootz > CPT Speedbump 02/04/2014 at 15:05

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That's stupid and makes the movie awkard to watch. That means it takes place after 2014, when they would have Toyobaru's, the 370Z, the Genesis, etc. but instead DK is driving a 350Z...

oldirtybootz > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/04/2014 at 15:08

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This is an eccellent point. Even the first film which I love has a few lines that make me scratch my head. "Ooo, he's running a Spoon engine and an...exhaust system? You don't say..." In Brian's defense though, he did have a shotgun to his head. Still, some of the car talk has obviously been watered down for non-car views, understandably so.

oldirtybootz > ghosty - electric space wizard 02/04/2014 at 15:09

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I'd prefer he pulled a Letty and faked his death.

CPT Speedbump > oldirtybootz 02/04/2014 at 16:35

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Yeah, in a way, not the first time a series has done that though. The 350Z still makes sense in the way its cheaper to make just as good as a 370..but seeing as he's getting his money from his family, he'd defiantly be in the newest one, lol

oldirtybootz > CPT Speedbump 02/04/2014 at 17:21

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That's what I'm saying, if not a drift spec R35.

CPT Speedbump > oldirtybootz 02/04/2014 at 17:37

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Like the Ben Sopra GTR's, lol

ghosty - electric space wizard > oldirtybootz 02/04/2014 at 17:41

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Me too, I liked Han

oldirtybootz > CPT Speedbump 02/04/2014 at 18:22

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Mmm yes.

CPT Speedbump > oldirtybootz 02/04/2014 at 18:27

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Did they have the blue one running rwd or is it still awd ? Guessing AWD still, as the D1 car was white I believe.. funny enough, they made a 350Z version of that body kit now, don't think they've done a 370, lol

oldirtybootz > CPT Speedbump 02/04/2014 at 18:28

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I just GIS'd it, that's my first time even hearing of it. Sexy as hell though. I always thought the R35 was sexy, I don't get the hate.

CPT Speedbump > oldirtybootz 02/04/2014 at 18:35

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The only thing I don't like about it is how computer controlled it is..and Id rather have a 3 pedal, and it weighs alot,.. The rwd version they did for D1 (Japans big drift champion ship) was turned into a more analog car though, witch makes me happy, Less computers, and converted to rwd only :)

Don't know how it did in its season though..Heres their 350Z body

Stef Schrader > ghosty - electric space wizard 02/06/2014 at 03:52

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Ha, seriously. Han's awesome.