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    Fast and Furious Franchise Discussion

    I didn't see the third, but I guess they are getting close to the entire cast of the first film back... Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Paul Walker and Vin...

    I didn't hate the first film but I liked Vin's character...

    potential to be mediocre? or as bad as Tokyo Drift probably was...





    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU-Jm...ture=rec-fresh

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    Tokyo Drift was the best of the three. By a large margin.
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    Tokyo Drift was the best of the three. By a large margin.
    It's true yo.

    As terrible as it should have been, the third one is actually extremely well-made for what it is. Lin seems to be the only director of these so far that knows how to make the action somewhat engaging.

    He's doing this one too so as much as I hate to admit I'm looking forward to this one... I kind of am. The last one surprised me.

    Edit: OK maybe a bit less now after watching that interview and remembering how much I hate Paul Walker.
    Last 11 things I really enjoyed:

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    trailer:

    http://www.myspace.com/trailerpark

    Although it's more of an extended sequence.
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    I thought the second one was the only non-atrocious entry so far.

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    Quote Quoting Skitch (view post)
    I thought the second one was the only non-atrocious entry so far.
    Maybe it was not atrocious because it was unwatchable.
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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    Yeah, the second one is just absolutely terrible. And I also am in the minority when I say that the first one is a pretty fun, albeit dumb, movie.

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    The second one is definitely the best, though they are all awful.
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    Quote Quoting Justin (view post)
    Yeah, the second one is just absolutely terrible. And I also am in the minority when I say that the first one is a pretty fun, albeit dumb, movie.
    I'm not hard on the first, actually. Vin Diesel made it entertaining. Paul Walker is a walking pile of shit, though.

    The Fast and the Furious - *1/2
    2 Fast 2 Furious - 0
    Tokyo Drift - ***, close to ***1/2
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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    Ah the rating game. Fun.

    The Fast and the Furious - **½
    2 Fast 2 Furious - *
    Tokyo Drift - **
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    Tokyo Drift - ***, close to ***1/2
    Really? I just might have to see it.

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    The Fast and the Furious - **.5
    2 Fast 2 Furious - .5
    Tokyo Drift - *

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    I really like Vin Diesel, but he seems to be wasting his energy and talent with all these sequels. Looking forward to his directorial debut though.
    Sure why not?

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    Quote Quoting Watashi (view post)
    I really like Vin Diesel, but he seems to be wasting his energy and talent with all these sequels. Looking forward to his directorial debut though.
    I like him to. I am looking forward to Babylon A.D.

    I would love for his SF stuff to be more successful. He loves the genre, and it's cool to see someone treat it with some respect, even if the films are less than perfect. Riddick is a character and franchise I would support.

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    Quote Quoting Daniel Davis (view post)
    I like him to. I am looking forward to Babylon A.D.
    Don't be.

    Babylon A.D. hits theaters this coming weekend, August 29th, but apparently it's not going to be the movie that even its director, Mathieu Kassovitz, wanted it to be. In a rather eye-opening interview with AMC, Kassovitz opens up about the problems he had with Fox and the troubles with the film. If you're one of those people who thought it wouldn't be a problem if Fox ended up getting the distribution rights to Watchmen, just wait until you read about the things they did to Kassovitz and the situation they've left him in - I think you'll change your mind. This is truly a tragic story to hear and unfortunately it's too late to do anything anyway. "I never had a chance to do one scene the way it was written or the way I wanted it to be. The script wasn't respected. Bad producers, bad partners, it was a terrible experience."

    Kassovitz starts off this tragic tale by explaining that "the scope of the original book [that this is based on] was quite amazing." But unfortunately the result is not the same. "It's pure violence and stupidity," Kassovitz says. And that's not a good thing that he's describing. "The movie is supposed to teach us that the education of our children will mean the future of our planet. All the action scenes had a goal: They were supposed to be driven by either a metaphysical point of view or experience for the characters… instead parts of the movie are like a bad episode of 24." If a director is saying that about his own movie, you definitely know something went wrong, very wrong. Kassovitz attempts to explain how the entire film slipped out of his hands and into Fox's, which is where all the problems began.

    Apparently the film had production problems from the start, including weather delays and budget concerns. "Fox was sending lawyers who were only looking at all the commas and the dots. They made everything difficult from A to Z." Then, as we know, Fox stepped in around April and cut the film down, quite a bit. The official running time is supposedly only 90 minutes, but apparently that's much shorter (or different) than it could have been. Kassovitz says that "I know what I had — I had something much better in my hands but I just wasn't allowed to work." And he goes on to say "I don't see how people who went through all these amazing blockbusters like The Dark Knight and Iron Man this summer will take it." That's probably the smartest thing I've heard, considering most filmmakers just shrug off other movies like that.

    I knew there were problems with Fox and Babylon A.D. earlier this year when we reported that they were cutting it down, but I didn't even know Kassovitz was this upset. That explains why he's not doing any press for the film. I actually was excited to see this, based on the trailers, but now I'm not even sure I will. Hearing what Kassovitz said has left me quite depressed and quite angry at Fox. Now you know why I am so adamantly fighting against their acquisition of Watchmen. Hearing a director say "I had something much better in my hands" is such a sad thing to hear. And if we can leave you, or anyone, with a bit of wisdom, we'll let Kassovitz tell it to you. "I should have chosen a studio that has guts. Fox was just trying to get a PG-13 movie. I'm ready to go to war against them, but I can't because they don't give a shit."
    Sure why not?

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    Oh great - another good SF film gets the Hollywood fuck up.

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    I'm pretty pissed about that. Really pissed. The movie sounded fantastic when I first heard about it and saw all the pics. Then the trailers make it look like XXX IN DA FUTURE!
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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    I just cannot ever bring myself to give two shits about cars.

    To me, their function begins and ends with transportation.
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    I also enjoyed Tokyo Drift to a certain extent. Not a terrible movie by any means.

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    New trailer:

    http://www.davestrailerpage.co.uk/

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    hhahahaha @ the end

    im so seeing this

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    Quote Quoting Dukefrukem (view post)
    hhahahaha @ the end

    im so seeing this
    I'm afraid the rest of the movie can't live up to that bit. :lol:
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    Blah.

    It's no Tokyo Drift. Better than the first two, I suppose.
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    Blah.

    It's no Tokyo Drift. Better than the first two, I suppose.
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