Lol, have to agree - Showing the old scene and the new scene it was perfectly obvious that Lucas Black had aged a fair bit. How old was he supposed to be in Tokyo Drift? 15/16? He had a noticeable receding hairline in the new scene!
That being said, it was great to see him. Tokyo Drift is one of my favourite F&F movies, and safe to say we'll be seeing more of him going forward.
Re 7, loved it. Batsh1t crazy obviously, but anyone who's ever seen a F&F movie before will know what to expect.
The final 5 minutes. Perfect. For a series all about the action, and the OTT, and being 'in your face',
the beach scene, the montage, the side by side drive, the pull back as they go their separate ways and the 'For Paul'
I dunno, I thought not as good as the previous two. The action was good, but it didn't feel like a story. I don't care about whether the plot works or not, obviously that isn't why you watch the film, but it just felt like we watched five action segments and those segments were totally unrelated to each other.
I also found myself, 2/3's of the way in, a little bored. After the team finished their business in the middle east and needed to do more stuff back home, that bit was particularly boring. The action scenes were good, nothing great though. The fight scenes were good, again though, it didn't feel special because we've already seen Vin Disel against the Rock. Nothing can come close to that. Overall its probably a 6. It isn't that great, not that bad, but it'll do well in box office because of Paul Walkers passing.
A note on the actors, I thought Jason Statham was excellent and the scenes with Tyrese Gibson were genuinely funny and well written.
I dunno, I thought not as good as the previous two. The action was good, but it didn't feel like a story. I don't care about whether the plot works or not, obviously that isn't why you watch the film, but it just felt like we watched five action segments and those segments were totally unrelated to each other.
I also found myself, 2/3's of the way in, a little bored. After the team finished their business in the middle east and needed to do more stuff back home, that bit was particularly boring. The action scenes were good, nothing great though. The fight scenes were good, again though, it didn't feel special because we've already seen Vin Disel against the Rock. Nothing can come close to that. Overall its probably a 6. It isn't that great, not that bad, but it'll do well in box office because of Paul Walkers passing.
A note on the actors, I thought Jason Statham was excellent and the scenes with Tyrese Gibson were genuinely funny and well written.
I agree about the tyrese Gibson scenes, they were brilliant and I liked the Jason statham stealth mode, he is one bad ass mofo
Do not think that it is the best fast and furious. Could be better.
I still think Fast 5 is the highlight of the series.
Only negative I have is it is 20mins too long. But I still really enjoyed it. I'd give it a very good 8/10. Thought the ending was perfect for what it had to do.
Vin confirmed Fast 8 will be in New York and with Statham at the end I think he'll play a part in future movies.
I enjoyed FF7 as it was totally mental but I felt that they didn't make the most of Jason Statham although I did enjoy his fight with The Rock!
Also I felt like The Rock was hardly in the film
Does anyone know if a 8th film has been confirmed? As I've read that it won't happen but also that it will happen.I was half expecting an end credit scene but I guess they didn't want to do one after the Paul Walker tribute!
Talking of Tokyo Drift ; it was funny how a character aged about 10 years in a race . they should of never of shown that scene as it looked stupid :
behave. it was a brilliant scene for fans of the series. TD is loved and so is lucas black. i was just gutted he didnt join the team. still the director using the same music as used at start of TD was a brilliant touch.
i love these lil nods to the past like race wars, hector and when brian drove under truck and shouted "old school"
But when he was on screen, it was epic. I'm glad they didn't overuse him just for the sake of him being The Rock. He had his moments to shine.
agreed on the not over using him
overall i loved it, wouldnt say its the best, thats still between 1,3 and 5 for me i guess. but it was still great enjoyment and will be great upon rewatch too
gotta finish with the ending though. say what you want about the genre,franchise etc but that finale was a brilliant tribute to paul walker and his character brian o conner. i had to keep gulping to avoid crying and when i got out of the cinema i have never seen so many grown men looking sad. it was powerful stuff, bravo to vin diesel,the rest of cast and director james wan
What a beautiful, poignant and heart breaking ending. I was in floods of tears and the raw emotion of those last scenes from the rest of the cast was utterly heart wrenching.
It's not the kind of film I'd choose myself, and it felt at least half an hour too long, but I'm sure for people who love crazy OTT action this film will hit the mark.
I've only seen 6 and 7 so no idea whether this is "the best". The ending/tribute was well done and I'm a bit baffled as to which scenes contained a real Paul Walker. I didn't expect him to be in it much.
What a beautiful, poignant and heart breaking ending. I was in floods of tears and the raw emotion of those last scenes from the rest of the cast was utterly heart wrenching.
A stunning tribute.
completely agree.
I completely lost it when the camera pulled back and the cars went down separate roads. Don't think I've ever cried in the cinema before.
I preferred 6, but I enjoyed 7 too, though they did seem to spend too much time making all the story fit and referencing the previous films (for the hardcore fans I guess). I did think it was a nice tribute to Paul Walker though, some very touching, poignant moments for what is essentially a balls out action series.
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That being said, it was great to see him. Tokyo Drift is one of my favourite F&F movies, and safe to say we'll be seeing more of him going forward.
Re 7, loved it. Batsh1t crazy obviously, but anyone who's ever seen a F&F movie before will know what to expect.
The final 5 minutes. Perfect. For a series all about the action, and the OTT, and being 'in your face',
As opposed to the rest of it that is so realistic?
I also found myself, 2/3's of the way in, a little bored. After the team finished their business in the middle east and needed to do more stuff back home, that bit was particularly boring. The action scenes were good, nothing great though. The fight scenes were good, again though, it didn't feel special because we've already seen Vin Disel against the Rock. Nothing can come close to that. Overall its probably a 6. It isn't that great, not that bad, but it'll do well in box office because of Paul Walkers passing.
A note on the actors, I thought Jason Statham was excellent and the scenes with Tyrese Gibson were genuinely funny and well written.
Ending was so sad Was really fighting back the tears in the cinema
I agree about the tyrese Gibson scenes, they were brilliant and I liked the Jason statham stealth mode, he is one bad ass mofo
An estimated $144m (US) & $240m (Int.) equals a rather jaw-dropping $384m global weekend, the 4th highest ever.
Vroom vroom!
I still think Fast 5 is the highlight of the series.
Only negative I have is it is 20mins too long. But I still really enjoyed it. I'd give it a very good 8/10. Thought the ending was perfect for what it had to do.
Also I felt like The Rock was hardly in the film
Does anyone know if a 8th film has been confirmed? As I've read that it won't happen but also that it will happen.I was half expecting an end credit scene but I guess they didn't want to do one after the Paul Walker tribute!
But when he was on screen, it was epic. I'm glad they didn't overuse him just for the sake of him being The Rock. He had his moments to shine.
behave. it was a brilliant scene for fans of the series. TD is loved and so is lucas black. i was just gutted he didnt join the team. still the director using the same music as used at start of TD was a brilliant touch.
i love these lil nods to the past like race wars, hector and when brian drove under truck and shouted "old school"
it is briliant, hahns car is still my favourite, that or brians various skylines.
roll on number 8! i remember when i was just thankful we got the reunion film in 2009
can already picture the crazy car chases on streets of big apple.
agreed on the not over using him
overall i loved it, wouldnt say its the best, thats still between 1,3 and 5 for me i guess. but it was still great enjoyment and will be great upon rewatch too
gotta finish with the ending though. say what you want about the genre,franchise etc but that finale was a brilliant tribute to paul walker and his character brian o conner. i had to keep gulping to avoid crying and when i got out of the cinema i have never seen so many grown men looking sad. it was powerful stuff, bravo to vin diesel,the rest of cast and director james wan
RIP Paul Walker once and for all.
A stunning tribute.
I've only seen 6 and 7 so no idea whether this is "the best". The ending/tribute was well done and I'm a bit baffled as to which scenes contained a real Paul Walker. I didn't expect him to be in it much.
completely agree.
I felt myself really trying to see which scenes were shot after Walker's death, I think the effects guys did a good job.
A nice send off for him, just a shame they couldn't have let the series end too.