Amph The Fast & The Furious (Fast X)

Same here. Find away to send Brian O'Conner off into the sunset while preserving Walker's last moments on film.

 

Was thinking the other day that this is probably about the time we'd be getting a trailer had Walker not died.

So depressing.

 

Are you guys talking about the fake death of Paul walker cause the lisence plate on the car he got into was different then the one at the crash I think its a hoax

 

Bitter over Ice Cube getting snubbed for a Teen Choice award for the Fast & Furious crew?

 

They keep getting more over the top, but I still watch them.

 

Looks awesome

 

From humble beginnings of stealing electronics...

Anyways, DAMN. These are the movies I LOVE to see with my dad. Especially Fast & Furious, which is always THE EVENT to see over here in Southern California. Nobody goes without seeing a new F&F movie over here.

 

Seeing the movie on Tuesday

 

It wasn't of the same standard as the last two, but not that far off. I think a lot of the problems that exist with the movie are driven by Walker's death and both having to work around that, and the changes that they might have made to the story as part of it.

While not 100% fitting in with the rest of the movie (despite the little pieces placed throughout about how important family is), the coda for the movie was cathartic for people that have been watching the series since the start, and you could see it was for the actors too.

 

Do you reckon there will be two more? I'm so pumped that Kurt is in this.

 

Saw this last night.

1. In terms of hilariously ridiculous moments, Statham's first scene takes the cake. The final punchline shot nearly killed me.

2. Action-wise, it peaks with the Caucasus sequences and never succeeds in reaching those heights again. That said, for the most part, the remaining set pieces manage to be pretty enjoyable (the one exception being the factory ambush, although that at least gave us the shot of Kurt Russell in sun glasses.)

3. Speaking of Russell, he's terrific and it's a crime that he completely disappears after the second act. As for the remaining new additions, Nathalie Emmanuel is fine (though adding yet another hacker to group felt redundant), Djimon Hounsou is utterly wasted, and Tony Jaa and Ronda Rousey do what they do best.

4. One area where this entry definitely felt inferior to the last two was the CGI. There were a number of moments that looked very unfinished.

5. With regards to the stuff shot after Paul Walker's death, there's a few shots that approach the uncanny valley, but overall it felt pretty seamless. Also, the final send off was pretty moving.

6. As to where the franchise goes from here, they need to either call it a day or give the formula a serious overhaul. The "Fast Five, only bigger" approach has been fun, but by this point there's a definite sense of diminishing returns.

Overall a good, if somewhat patchwork entry. Though considering what the production had to deal with, the fact that it was good at all is a damn miracle.

 

Furious Nein, you mean.

 

Despite the film's running time being a bit too long, and some other things, I still thoroughly enjoyed this entry.


Semi-random thoughts!:


1) To add to the thought that Djimon Hounsou was wasted in his role: all of the focus with the villain ought to have remained with Deckard Shaw. It's rather simple, really: he wants the God's Eye in order to properly track down & kill Toretto, O'Connor, etc.


2) I would hope that Kurt Russell is back as "Mr. Nobody" for Fast/Furious 8. Sure, his role wasn't that amazing, but it's Snake Plissken Kurt Russell, damn it!


3) Given that Helen Mirren has expressed interest in doing a film in this series, if that occurs, how would she not be the Shaw matriarch? It's too perfect for that not to happen.


4) The L.A. chase/fight finale sequences could have been easily trimmed. Take out the silly helicopter stuff, and stick with some car chases, leading to a showdown with Shaw & Toretto.


5) I'm sorry, Dom... there's no way that Corona is better than a Belgium Ale.


6) Drinking game material: A shot for every time the world 'family' is uttered AND for every booty shot. Too many booty shots.


7) Why did they have give Letty back her memory? I loved & respected the fact that in Fast 6, she doesn't get it back. Should have stayed that way.


8) During the bus/cliff section of the Caucus Mountains action sequence, specifically as the bus is about slide off the cliff with O'Connor still inside, I immediately thought of these two scenes:






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9) Lovely tribute to Paul Walker at the end. They couldn't have done that any better.

 

Spoiler

 

i have to agree about some points.

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Hounsou , i was surprised, was finished off, and Shaw is still alive at the end.

It's really become almost 2 seperate series in a way. The first 4 were about street racing and some crime. The last 3, and in particular the last 2 , have become just completely overblown action movies. I had to think of the prequel thread whether there was too much cgi in Star Wars. Here's a movie that's 'real world' and the cgi is running rampant. All traces of realism are gone. You have practically a war in downton L.A., cops basically nowhere to be found, no armed forces. Even Mr. Nobody's black ops team is out gunned by some mercenary squad?! I thought it was especially funny where Ludacris' suv gets hit from the front with about 200 bullets, but the fully exposed tires never get hit.
And has the Rock basically reached the point where he's playing the same guy in every movie? Was this Hobbs or Roadblock or his wrestling character.
anyways.

 

Seeing Furious 7 tonight

 

Saw the film, it was pretty good but Fast Five still remains the best of the series

 

I'm seeing this...eventually.