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Summary: Pedal to the Mental
Review: Wow, what a corny, insipid, annoying piece of junk! This flashy, gaunt and desolate mess of a movie has captured the attention of preteens all across the country. They like the fast pretty cars and the bright lights and the "hott bods". Those children fail to recognize the bleak material that's shoved in their face. The cheezy dialogue, the paper mache acting, the middleschool direction, the ungodly actors (ugh Vin), the contaminated "plot" that's been recycled over and over and over again. There's nothing fresh or refreshing here.No doubt all the little Vin Deisel-groupies are gonna scorn this review. Hey, I'm just speaking truth here. Look facts in the face; if you actually enjoy this testosterone-fueled garbage, you're clearly void of any intelligence and common sense.
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Summary: Oh, please
Review: Once upon a time, somewhere in Hollywood, someone said, "Hey, lets [mimic] Point Break, make it brainless and unwatchable, and it will become a box office SMASH!" Naturally, he was immediately rushed to the funny farm and never heard from again. Oh, no, wait a minute, this is Hollywood! They went through with it and it made millions. The only thing that kept me awake throughout this "movie" was the loud DVD sound. (By the way, I'm 16, so don't think I'm some stiff old professor type) The plot? There was none. Unless the stupid street racing thing was supposed to be a plot. Sadly, I think it was... Anyway, if you crave a movie with a plot and at least halfway-decent acting, stay far away. Okay, you can click "not helpful" now...
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Summary: outlaws
Review: Since me and some of my friends are into fixing cars especially me , This movie represent us in similar ways. Its not getting into truble what I like, but the rush you get from it. After the movie first was shown my friends and I went for a get together ,lined up, hit the exelerator and took of ,when the cops shold up and some were cought but the smartest drivers got away. I love the moves these cars made and the restpect they had for there friends even thou the situation they were in werent all good. True friends stick together. Iam looking foward to the next movie./
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Summary: An honest to god waste of time
Review: Just like XXX would be James Bond for the MTV drones, The Fast & The Furious is Days of Thunder minus the NASCAR label for the MTV drones. A forgettable plot, sloppy editing, ethnic stereotypes, and characters you just can't care for are abound here (just about all of which director Rob Cohen would bring to XXX), and the sappy, cheesey dialogue won't bowl you over either unless you listen to Ja Rule or Linkin Park music and wear Fubu clothing. Vin Diesel, who has actually put on half decent performances in Saving Private Ryan, Boiler Room, and Pitch Black, is just here to brood around and show his muscles, nothing more. Any talent that any of the actors have is beyond wasted, and in the end The Fast & The Furious is stupid and almost unwatchable (and I thought Gone in 60 Seconds was bad...). All in all, those with a functioning brain should check out good films like Minority Report, Blood Work, Reservoir Dogs, Frailty, or The Royal Tenenbaums if they actually want to watch something worthwhile; just skip this.
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Summary: Oh Please...
Review: Hollywood has reached an all time low with this movie. Even the fact that I'm female (i know there are others out there like me too) even I had to laugh at this movie. First it doesn't show the real street racing. Every person had their cars picture perfect and what not. You go out here on the East Coast, you got all kinds whether its stock, sleeper, ricey or whatever. Nobody's get together is like that. Second, the information was wrong. I laughed so many times at the almost humilating wrongness of the movie. Almost makes me embarressed to drive a Honda (which i do, and i'm proud). I saw this movie once and not because I wanted to, and I strongly recommend the real tuners and racers out there to just skip this movie and F & F 2 all together. except for Vin Diesel. If he wasn't in it, I would have turned it off after I saw Brian shifting 6-7 times in a 5 speed eclipse. i think i'm gonna be sick now.
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Summary: accept it for what it is
Review: 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.
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Summary: LOVED THIS MOVIE.........
Review: I LOVE THIS MOVIE. I LOVE EVERYTHING BOUT THIS MOVIE. THE CARS AND WAY THEY ACT AND EVERYTHING. I LOVE JA RULE AND VEN DISEL THEY BOUT ARE 2 FINE HARD WORKERS. U CANT NEVER GET ENOUGH OF THEM 2. I WATCH THAT MOVIE EVERY CHANCE I GET AND SOMETIMES I WATCH IT JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE IN IT. I LOVE THIS MOVIE AND THIS IS ONE MOVIE THAT I CANT GET TIRED OF. THIS IS THE MOVIE I WOULD CALL "OFF THA CHAIN".
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Summary: The ultimate guy flick
Review: "The Fast and the Furious" is, if nothing else, the ultimate guy flick: full of fast cars, hot chicks, and macho dudes who beat each other up before bonding over barbecue and Coronas. It is a testosterone-fueled, pumped, hyperkinetic dude fantasy that draws on old '60s and 70s chase films like "Bullitt" and "Grand Theft Auto," but adds a rewarding layer of character and relationship depth. Mind you, when we're talking about character depth, we're not talking about "Glengarry Glen Ross" here, but unlike recent car-chase flicks like "Gone in Sixty Seconds," we at least understand what drives the relationships. Heck, we see that there are relationships. The central relationship revolves around Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker). The former is a street racer who has a side business hijacking trucks; the latter is an undercover cop who infiltrates Toretto's gang. Of course, there's a male bonding experience here - Toretto beats O'Connor in a race (run through curiously traffic-free Los Angeles streets), and afterwards O'Connor saves Toretto from being picked up by the police. Soon thereafter, O'Connor is more or less accepted into Toretto's gang, and while the central purpose of of this is to bust the gang, O'Connor finds himself becoming friends with his intended collars, and drawn into the alluring world of street racing. He also falls in love with Toretto's sister Mia (Jordana Brewster), even though that would seem to violate every rule known to undercover police work. Of course, "The Fast and the Furious" isn't a realistic crime caper; if it were, would Toretto's gang really rip off trucks while they're moving? Their method is to surround the truck with a small flotilla of hopped-up compact cars, shoot a rope from one of the cars into the cab of the truck, and use the rope as a bridge to jump onto the truck. From there, I suppose it'd be a matter of gaining entry into the cab, subduing the driver, and stealing the truck. Now, all this is pretty exciting stuff on screen, but hasn't it occurred to Toretto that it'd just be easier to rip off the truck when it's parked? But realism isn't the point here - adrenaline is, and "The Fast and the Furious" delivers just that, with a healthy dollop of style and testosterone. Enjoy the movie, but just don't think about it too much.
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Summary: Stupefyingly dull.
Review: In The Fast and the Furious, Paul Walker stars as an undercover cop who's seduced by the underground world of drag racing. Vin Diesel is the head of one particular gang that get their kicks from stealing DVD players off trucks, preferring to do so while the truck is moving at high speeds, perhaps for the sheer thrill of it (and spending countless money on NOS, no less). That's just one of the movie's many idiocies, which would be forgivable if the movie was consistently entertaining. It's not. What's most surprising about the film is its lack of action. Aside from a couple of chase scenes near the end (more on those later), we mostly see Walker getting accustomed to this illegal lifestyle. In the hands of a first-rate actor, this might be compelling. In Walker's hands, it's flat-out dull. He's the movie's protagonist, and he's as boring as they come (to be fair, though, Walker did improve his acting skills in Joy Ride). He's not the only poor performer here. Even worse than him are the likes of Matt Schulze and Michelle Rodriguez, both of whom look like they'd be more comfortable posing for a magazine than enunciating dialogue. Faring much better than the rest of the cast is Vin Diesel, whose deep, hypnotic voice is enough to compel alone. Otherwise, he's at least a decent actor, capable of displaying a wider range of emotions than anyone else here, though he's certainly not aided by the giggle-inducing dialogue ("You break her heart, I break your neck"). Playing his sister is Jordana Brewster, a real cutie whose only purpose is to play Walker's love interest and be the instigator for his "internal conflict." The role might have been more interesting with some nudity, but alas, it was not to happen. The story can be summed up as Point Break with cars, which might sound cool, but then again, I didn't much care for Point Break in the first place. So I suppose what matters here is the action, and for whatever lack of it we get in quantity, at least the quality is above average. There's a thrilling sequence that will remind a lot of viewers of the climax of The Road Warrior, if nowhere near as exhilarating. The stunts are impressive, but hardly anything we wouldn't otherwise see in any dozen summer blockbusters. So while the finale is reasonably fun, it's too little too late by then. For truly thrilling, mindlessly enjoyable car chase mayhem, watch The Road Warrior or (for more recent-minded viewers) The Transporter instead.
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Summary: Great stunts!!!
Review: I really enjoyed this movie. I've always been a car kinda guy, and just loved all the stunts that were involved in making this film. It was also a real eye-opener to see the "underground" car racing world.
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