posted June 15, 2006 10:27 AM
Edited By: fish_antlers on 17 Jun 2006 09:00
The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift is Universal Studios' latest installment in the Fast and the Furious street racing flick series.
Thanks to Bikeland's own Maddog I had a chance to sit in on a sneak preview Wednesday night. The film follows the bad boy character Sean Boswell (played by Lucas Black) who is in so much trouble with his local PoPo that he is sent off to Tokyo to live with his father or risk going to jail. Black's character, and the majority of the other characters in this film are supposed to be high school students heavy into the underground street racing scene - the only problem is that this doesn't translate to the big screen as the 24 year old Black looks more like he's in his mid 30's and not a 16 year old schoolboy punk.
Either way the cheeseball script provides a few minor chuckles, but mostly groans, especially from scenes detailing the character development of Black's on screen sweetheart "Neela", played by Nathalie Kelley. Black and Kelley share a romantic bonding moment about "drifting", and what it used to be like to "drift" when all Kelley wanted to do was get away and "drift". Painful as the scene was, it was safe to say that nobody in the audience was there to appreciate either the script or the acting.
Of course in Hollywood, where problems are usually solved by things like having break-dancing competitions or rap-battles instead of court cases and fist fights, problems in this flick are solved in the only way possible in the Fast and the Furious world... by Racing. Like the previous Fast and the Furious installments, the film is packed full of action, racing and stunts sure to be duplicated by countless fools on our public roads. Combined with slick cinematography, the stunning backdrop of Tokyo's street scene and tons of tricked out Ricers, the film has no problem drawing you in and keeping you glued to your seat.
The basis of the film is the art of "drifting" or cornering your car flat track style. Entertaining to watch, the film will easily up your driving aggression level from the moment you leave the parking lot.
Is it a good thing that we have movies like this being made? Well, if you're in law enforcement - probably not. If you have a heavy gas pedal foot you'll think it was a great idea!
The hard hitting sound track and the amazing driving sequences make this film worth checking out. Just remember to leave your brain at the front door - you wont need it for the next hour and a half of your life.
The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift opens nationwide in a theater near you Friday, June 16, 2006.
Source: Bikeland.org
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posted June 15, 2006 11:11 AM
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posted June 15, 2006 11:21 AM
The fast and the stupid again !!!! The last two movies cause 100s of deaths across the USA , some of the death where in the parking lots where the movie where shown.....Thanks Hollywood for teaching the youth of American stupid new tricks to do with their little jap crap cars Just to fill your over stuffed wallets ....I for one will not be adding money to your pockets ....
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posted June 15, 2006 12:53 PM
if this is anything like the last 2, i definteily dissagree with "worth checking out". the first one was painful, and i wasnt able to get past about 5 minutes of the second one. action scenes and crazy stunts are only entertaining if they are at least mildly believable. the shit i've seen is akin to the bike dragraces on dirt, and pisses me off enough that any entertainment value is completely obliterated.
posted June 15, 2006 01:39 PM
I'd rather gouge my eyes out with a plastic spoon than watch that crap.
And if I hear it advertised on the radio one more time, I'm taking a screwdriver to my eardrums.
I'm not kidding, I'll do it.
posted June 15, 2006 02:08 PM
Edited By: ZREXER on 15 Jun 2006 15:19
It would be great to see some car/bike movies that would actually appeal to people old enough to actually drive/ride.
Fast & Furious movies based on the stupid scripts would seem to be writtren to appeal to the 12 to 14 year old crowd mainly!
I'm basically turned off on movies period these days, not sure why Hollywood is surprised that attendence is down when 95% of the movies are crap now.
quote: action scenes and crazy stunts are only entertaining if they are at least mildly believable. the shit i've seen is akin to the bike dragraces on dirt, and pisses me off enough that any entertainment value is completely obliterated.
showing your feminine side again ?
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posted June 15, 2006 03:13 PM
Edited By: zxhoya on 15 Jun 2006 16:17
The 1 stop web site! Is thier nothing that I can not get from Bikeland? Now movie reviews from the Fish, impressive. Last three movies I've seen were Akeela & the Bee, X-men and The Break-up. I recommend all.
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posted June 15, 2006 04:15 PM
Voz, did you see Cars yet???...I saw it with my son, he's 13 now and said that he didnt want to see it because it looks like a movie for a 4 year old...I dragged him anyway and in the middle of the movie he says Dad it's not soo bad
I liked it, the movie was visually geared toward the kids but had a simple adult story line and was entertaining...
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posted June 15, 2006 06:55 PM
cars shmarzz... kick backa few brews, check yer brain at the door and go see some people trash a bunch of cars in the Fast n Furious .. far more satisfying ____________ What business is it of yours where I'm from, Friendo?
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