Why all the hate toward "the fast and the furious" movies?
12-02-2008, 01:38 PM
#67
The f&f series is corny as hell... But ill admit its cool watching it..
The tokyo drift one probably was the best one, because it was like a real movie, and the cars werent as ricey as the 1st one.
But u all have to admit, the first 1 had the best 1 liners tho.....:d
The tokyo drift one probably was the best one, because it was like a real movie, and the cars werent as ricey as the 1st one.
But u all have to admit, the first 1 had the best 1 liners tho.....:d
12-02-2008, 01:46 PM
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I will admit I enjoy watching the F&F franchise movies for the comedy entertainment. It doesn't bother me that they are so wrong on technical items, I wasn't expecting a realistic documentary film. You have to take it for what it is, an action movie with some class-B actors, mixed with some cars and nice looking women. I sure wish the car casting director on the 1st movie would have picked some better and less rice-appearing cars though.
However, most of us that street raced in the pre-F&F era tend to blame this movie for ruining the street scene for everyone. Until this movie came out, the media wasn't really into blasting street racing, they didn't even pay attention to it. We used to street race here in Houston on an almost nightly basis. Hell, sometimes we even had HPD officers hanging out and watching. Things never got out of hand, and it was late at night in deserted industrial districts. I remember racing from 9pm thru 3am several times, with rarely a cop to be seen. If you got caught, they just wrote you a ticket and you were on your way home.
But, these idiot kids that watched that movie and just got their licenses. Geez. They were brainwashed into thinking that 4-cyl power was the ultimate, and that V8 cars were slow. They also thought that overdone paintjobs with stupid wings and such were the vehicles of desire. They also thought doing donuts and running into other cars in parking lots was cool. They felt weaving in and out of heavy traffic in crapbox cars that couldn't even handle was cool. These idiot ricers began showing up at the street races, losing control of their 200 hp shitboxes, running into cars, tearing up private property, and giving the street racing group a bad name. The media sensationalized it and called it a terrible crime, and now here we are today.
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However, most of us that street raced in the pre-F&F era tend to blame this movie for ruining the street scene for everyone. Until this movie came out, the media wasn't really into blasting street racing, they didn't even pay attention to it. We used to street race here in Houston on an almost nightly basis. Hell, sometimes we even had HPD officers hanging out and watching. Things never got out of hand, and it was late at night in deserted industrial districts. I remember racing from 9pm thru 3am several times, with rarely a cop to be seen. If you got caught, they just wrote you a ticket and you were on your way home.
But, these idiot kids that watched that movie and just got their licenses. Geez. They were brainwashed into thinking that 4-cyl power was the ultimate, and that V8 cars were slow. They also thought that overdone paintjobs with stupid wings and such were the vehicles of desire. They also thought doing donuts and running into other cars in parking lots was cool. They felt weaving in and out of heavy traffic in crapbox cars that couldn't even handle was cool. These idiot ricers began showing up at the street races, losing control of their 200 hp shitboxes, running into cars, tearing up private property, and giving the street racing group a bad name. The media sensationalized it and called it a terrible crime, and now here we are today.
/rant
Corny movie that was entertainment for the time. But the snowball effect screwed us all. 
12-02-2008, 03:46 PM
#72
Nineball's post pretty much summed up the negative effects of the first film, which I guess were reinforced by some parts of the others.
I enjoyed watching the first one because it was a full-up Hollywood feature film (largely) about street racing and/or street racers. Never mind that the first big quarter mile race took like 10 minutes and not 10 seconds... I didn't expect them to be accurate... it's Hollywood after all. I've always enjoyed films about street racing be it American Graffitti or Vanishing Point and F&F #1 was entertainment. Plus... Jordana Brewster.
F&F #2 was pure garbage. I wish I had that 90 minutes of my life back. I should have walked out and done something more useful like fold my laundry, but I was with a group and I didn't drive... didn't want my car in the lot with all of those ricers who were going to run to their cars afterwards all excited like lab rats on crack cocaine and buzz ridiculously around the theater parking lot.
F&F #3 was OK. Like others in this thread, I see no real purpose in drifting just for the sake of drifting.. but the film has some entertainment value.
That's my $.02 if anybody gives a ****.
I enjoyed watching the first one because it was a full-up Hollywood feature film (largely) about street racing and/or street racers. Never mind that the first big quarter mile race took like 10 minutes and not 10 seconds... I didn't expect them to be accurate... it's Hollywood after all. I've always enjoyed films about street racing be it American Graffitti or Vanishing Point and F&F #1 was entertainment. Plus... Jordana Brewster.
F&F #2 was pure garbage. I wish I had that 90 minutes of my life back. I should have walked out and done something more useful like fold my laundry, but I was with a group and I didn't drive... didn't want my car in the lot with all of those ricers who were going to run to their cars afterwards all excited like lab rats on crack cocaine and buzz ridiculously around the theater parking lot.
F&F #3 was OK. Like others in this thread, I see no real purpose in drifting just for the sake of drifting.. but the film has some entertainment value.
That's my $.02 if anybody gives a ****.
12-02-2008, 05:07 PM
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You almost had me? You never had me, you never had your car. Granny shifting not double clutching like you should. You're lucky that hundred shot of NOS didn't blow the welds on the intake! You almost had me?