![]() It felt like they were a setup for something more, but ultimately their inclusion in the narrative doesn’t exactly work. Johnny Tran’s gang) that feels undercook whenever presences and sort of wanes as the movie progresses. This also includes a rival group that Brian and Toretto face off against (i.e. Thus, a lot of the racing scenes are actually more palpable and compelling than a lot of story narrative points. It’s been done before and some parts of The Fast and the Furious story are quite “beat to beat” on how it’s narrative progresses, including love interest, rival groups, and heated pressure on all sides. The film’s story is quite derivate (in nature) seeing a young / reckless cop that goes undercover to one of the more notorious street racers on the block. While the movie has a definite edge of action and racing as the “bread and butter” working on the feature’s likeability, there are some elements in the feature that don’t exactly quite work. Sure, it was super dramatic Shakespearean level of theatrics (in both character or story), but The Fast and the Furious was surely a fun ride and delivered what was promised. Thus, as one can imagine, the street racing was a big highlight of the feature’s likeability and definitely worked to that advantage, with Cohen shaping the film’s narrative around the underground world of racing and how deep O’Connor will go into this dubious world. Because this movie was the first one of the series, the expectations of it was met with mixed reviews, but mostly of its fans found The Fast and the Furious to be a fun action flick that has plenty of different model cars (both domestic and foreign brands) as well as high octane entertainment. Thus, Cohen delivers on that regard, crafting a film that has plenty of street racing of fast cars and piston pumping usage of NOS (Nitrous Oxide) throughout the entire picture. we here’s why….ĭirected by Rob Cohen, The Fast and the Furious movie was definitely a “breath of fresh air” during its initial theatrical release finding the public’s interest (at the turn of the millennium) waning from the plethora sci-fi bandwagon endeavors from Hollywood and wanted something a little bit different. However, after viewing it, I was quite entertained by the movie. Anyway, to be honest, I wasn’t really super thrilled to see the film when it first came out, which is probably why I didn’t “rush” to my nearby movie theater to see. I still laugh about how my class was able to watch the movie (almost in its entirety), without our teacher not really saying (btw…she was in the adjacent office next door for most of the movie). for a “end of the semester” celebration class period. Don’t ask! In truth, we (several members of my class) actually tricked our teacher to letting us watching it during school hours…. I remember I was in high school when this movie came out (my sophomore year) and, while I never got a chance to see it in theaters, I was able to first see the movie in school. Yes, I’m taking about the 2001 original movie The Fast and the Furious. back to the beginning feature film to where it all started. With Hobbs & Shaw (or Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw), the first spin-off motion picture endeavor in this cinematic series, coming on soon, I decided to take a little trip down this franchise…. ![]() As a rival racing crew gains strength, O’Connor must decide where his loyalty really lies. However, O’Connor finds himself both enamored with this new world and in love with Toretto’s sister, Mia. Brian O’Connor, an officer of the LAPD, joins the ranks of Toretto’s highly skilled racing crew undercover to convict Toretto. Los Angeles street racer Dominic Toretto falls under the suspicion of the LAPD as a string of high-speed electronics truck robberies rocks the area. Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordan Brewster ![]() Writer: Gary Scott Thompson, Erik Bergquist, and David Ayer ![]() For those ten seconds or less, I’m free and is the mantra staple quote from 2001’s The Fast and the Furious movie and my latest “cinematic flashback” review. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. ![]()
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