The Fast and the Furious | | Cast : | Paul Walker, Vin Diesel | | Director : | Rob Cohen | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound | | Released Date : | June 22, 2001 | | DVD Released Date : | June 03, 2003 | | Language : | Spanish (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 06, 2005 | | Summary | A solid 8 out of 10! | Content
 | This is one of the best movies I've ever seen! There's lots of fighting and car racing, many scenes of suspenseful music, some funny parts, and this is one of the few PG-13s with the "F bomb" in it. Also, there is a ton of good acting and there are many scenes that teenagers and adults would get a kick out of, as well. Vin Diesel, who is one of my favorite actors of all time, does very well here and is cool as always. This movie is great, and I highly recommend it to everyone. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 11, 2005 | | Summary | One of my favorites.... | Content
| This is one of my favorites despite all the critism it receives. This movie had changed the scene of the underground car world. Great story, good cast of actors, pretty good acting, great ensemble of cars(except for the Maxima & Jetta) and appropriate soundtrack. Its a view of the street scene on the Westcoast where it all started. Being a car enthusiast/import tuner, i knew the movie wasnt entirely accurate - especially with the technical lingo used. The movie was shot in places that i was familiar with (LA area) so it was something i could relate to. Paul Walker(Brian) and Jordana Brewster(Mia) had a great onscreen chemistry. Vin Diesel's character was a great addition to the story. I believe this movie put Diesel on the showbusiness map and made him much more popular following his debut in Pitch Black in 1999. The scene in the movie that really got my attention was when the Supra and faced the Ferrari on Pacific Coast Hwy goin to Malibu. Being a MKIV Supra owner myself, i knew what Supras are capable of. So that much i knew was accurate. In a sense this movie immortalized the Supra. It also shows a bit of the old vs. the new school of street race cars. Overall, a good movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 28, 2005 | | Summary | seen this a thousand times | Content
| This is a classic movie starring paul walker and vin deisel. I use to think walker was hot but he is so boyish and too pretty boy for me, like the nsync metro-sexual (heterosexual guys who dress pretty and look gay but are not) I'm more into manly men like vin deisel. He is the sexiest guy i've ever seen. And so is michelle rodrigez. In fact if i were given one opportunity to have one threesome with anyone my first choice would be vin deisel and michelle rodrigez, who dated a while ago. But back to this movie, sorta bad influence on teenage boys who think it's cool to race cars but if it's not taken seriously then it's ok, because it's only for entertainment. Good music, good drama, some humor, and overall good action movie with good actors. But Vin Desiel is the best and when i found out he wasn't in the sequel i didnt wanna even see it at first but i did, in theatre's and it was ok, but a little bit over the top. Some overacting, and to me the asian model that was in the sequel wasn't even that cute. The one that raced at the beginning and as she raced she did a jump over a bridge i think it was and said SPANK MY ASS. I don't know kinda cheesy, lol. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 12, 2005 | | Summary | Cheap thrills aboud in a bad movie | Content
| The Fast and the Furious stars Paul Walker and Vin Diesel as a cop and criminal who form a friendship of sorts in the underground world of street racing.
There isn't much of a plot to speak of. Brian O'Conner (Walker) plays a cop who is going undercover to investigate a series of highway robberies carried out by souped-up Honda Civic drivers armed with little more than a harpoon and a tranquilizer gun. Dominick Toretto (Diesel) is the ringleader of a particularly suspicious gang of misfits, even though Brian doesn't really believe that Toretto is the man responsible.
With this simple setup, the movie takes us on a thrill ride of one car chase after another. The one thing I can give this movie credit for is it's attention to a world that hasn't been covered by many other movies. Even though I don't, for a minute, believe that hundreds of people can show up and race in the streets of Los Angeles without the cops showing up right away, once you get over this little problem, the setting is somewhat convincing.
One other plot twist is the ongoing rivalry between Toretto and Johnny Tran, a ruthless Asian gang leader who controls portions of the city. Johnny is also a suspect in the hijacks.
The only real common sense in the movie comes from O'Conner's superiors who are in the movie only to give a voice to the audience members who are saying "You're a cop! Arrest somebody!" O'Conner feels that all they have is circumstantial evidence, however, and not enough to convict Toretto or anyone else. Also, he's sort of got a crush on Toretto's sister and nothing breaks up a quick romance like a girl finding out your life is one big lie and you're out to send her brother to prison. Ahh, the conflict!
One other aspect of the movie is the attention paid to the "tricked out" cars, of which there are plenty. Any amateur gearheads out there who like working on their cars might get a kick out of seeing these hopped up machines. Personally, I fail to see the real value of sinking $10k-$20k into a Honda Civic, when you could get yourself a REAL sports car for much less money.
At the end, the movie really amounts to basically the equivalent of sniffing gasoline. Yeah, it's a cheap thrill and there are a lot of cool colors and flashes of light, but when you're done you feel slightly confused and repeat exposure to this kind of film will probably make you dumber in the long run. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 16, 2005 | | Summary | WEAK, plot given up to please japanese car enthusiasts! | Content
| For one, the whole sub-culture with the cars like this is stupid. I mean, back in the day you had good old american iron that was rolling out of the factory ready to rip up the road...
The Chargers, the Novas, a Barracuda, Mustangs....
..NOW I'M SUPPOSED TO BE IMPRESSED when some kid who does not have a job buys a honda civic, and then dumps 15 GRAND into it to make it look cool and go fast? Hey kiddies, you can customize that crap with the 300 percent markup parts that you buy for it allllll you want.....ITS STILL JUST A HONDA CIVIC!
I'm sure 50 years from now these cars will be in car shows around the world, and sought after by collectors...NNNNK!! Wrong again ! ITS STILL JUST A HONDA CIVIC!
Okay..with the movie anyways, Vin Deisel...c'mon...he tries to act so bad-azzzz...like he thinks he's the ROCK or something. "I live my life one quarter mile at a time"...OH PLEASE! Could it get any cornier? Paul Walker will come into his own one day but he has to be able to get past the cool-guy 20 year old acting image or otherwise he'll just fade away and 10 years from now noone will remember him or the movie.
CAR GANGS? ASIANS ON CROTCH ROCKETS with UZI's? No wonder southern California is going to hell, what happened to the time when kids actually did something productive, like serve there country, go to college, or work a job? Oh wait that was the good old days now we have people who think their fast car is cool and the engine whines like a bird...remember...ITS JUST A HONDA CIVIC!
This movie has actually been linked with 18 deaths since it's release. That's just great...knowing there are actually kids out there stupid enough to go over 100 miles an hour in residential neighborhoods. Boy when god handed out brains he sure did miss most of these guys!
Just to light, film could have been done better, but my god, the acting, the machismo of Vin...it was sooooo fake! I've never seen anything so stupid in my life! This is my 200th amazon review and over half of those are movies and this one is definitley in a room all it's own! How can anyone with intelligence watch this? How can anyone who knows something about AMERICAN street racing watch this?
The funny thing is, I'll get the last laugh, because these cars and this movie are less than a fad, Disco tops it and Max Headrooms popularity will out-live it. Enjoy your days of plastic parts and "mods" and all the bad movies that represent them, for your days are numbered! Before you know it you'll be broke, your car won't be cool anymore, and you won't be able to go to the next movie that is showcasing some crappy hobby with no depth and little substance!
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