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WOW! A MUST-SEE
This is definitly my favorite movie! It is action packed and has a little humor in it as well. If you are into cars, then this movie is like heaven for you.

This movie is basically based on trust and illegal street-racing. The technology in these cars are unbelieveable, and the stunts that are performed are mind-boggling.

I have never seen so much "interesting" action in one scene in my life. I saw this movie twice in the theaters, and I bought the DVD the first day.

Some of these cars would be anyone's dream car, but each car gets better than the previous. Whether it's the Green Eclipse or the Honda Civics.

This movie is about an undercover cop who joins a racing team in order to find out who has been robbing tractor-trailers for their electronics. Eventually, they find out that it's Vin Diesel's crew, but Scott Walker lets Vin go free because of the friendship that they have developed. Vin, however wants none of Scott at the end, because of his betrayal.

Overall, the plot is a 3 but the action/special effects are a 5+. The cars in this movie are some of the best I've ever seen in my life. I think that this movie is more for the younger crowd, it appeals to us more than adults.

Best car chases since Road Warrior
Think of this movie as a true race car - it forgoes luxuries like plot and acting in favor of pure speed and excitement. The car chases and drag races in this movie are the best I've seen since "The Road Warrior", and this film will go down as one of the best car movies in history. It does an excellent job of capturing the underground street-racing scene, too. There actually is a "club" of kids who race their rice rockets late at night when the cops are sleeping, and their culture is fascinating. They probably exist in your city and you don't even know it.

The paper-thin plot basically follows an undercover cop who befriends the same man he is supposed to arrest. Throw in some awesome cars and you have this movie. I didn't enjoy the squeeky-clean shine that the filmmakers put on everything - every car in the film is waxed with a $5000 tape job, and whenever the racers drive anywhere they drive in perfect synchronization, like ballet or something, and it looks stupid. All the girls are sexy and thinly clad, the lead actors were obviously choosen for their looks rather than their rather poor acting ability. The dialog is boring, and the performances are universally dead-pan and boring. So what. The action scenes are hot. This film actually puts the actors in the cars and hanging off of trucks going 70 mph. The drag races actually manage to turn what is essencially a short, visually boring event into pure excitement, reminiscent of The Matrix and other modern films. You can't read about it, you just have to see it.

THE DVD - the extras on this DVD are the best I've ever seen. You won't find documentary overkill here, just a few great little features that are very effective in helping you understand the film. The clip on editing shows how the director cut some gory footage to achieve a PG-13 rating (and increase the film's take by $100 mil), while a visual effects montage combines storyboard clips with bluescreen shots and final footage in a way that is infinitely better than those boring storyboard stills every other DVD forces you to wade through. The "Making of" documentary is interesting, because of the unique way in which the action scenes were shot and how the REAL racing culture in LA affected this movie. Finally, the audio commentary is informative, but the director's voice puts me to sleep. The audio/video quality of the transfer is excellent. A good dvd.

Life in the fast Lane
"The Fast and the Furious" is not an ordinary movie. It's one of the biggest box-office suprises this year and when you take a
detailed look at the screenplay you might wonder how this movie became such a huge hit. The formula is simple but effective;
Two actors with charisma,(Paul Walker is a real hunk, who has a rather calm acting style in the footsteps of Keanu Reeves and if you close your eyes you might think you are listening to Keanu.
Vin Diesel has a very prominent appearance, and his talent caught Steven Spielberg's attention who did cast him in "Saving Private Ryan". In "Boiler Room" and "Pitch Black" he gave solid performances. But for both actors $10,000,000 + salary barrier was exceeded after the huge success of "Fast & Furious"),
Hot looking but unknown actresses (Monica Tamayo,Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez),
Dynamic soundtrack with literally furious Hip-Hop and R&B songs by popular artists of the genre (including Ja Rule, Limp Bizkit, Faith Evans, R. Kelly, Ashanti, Petey Pablo, Shade Sheist, Gotti etc.)
And most importantly fast hot cars giving us all the excitement and big quantities of adrenaline.
One has to be very optimistic to be able to speak of big performances of the actors or plausibility of the plot, but obviously this formula is working. The concept of street racing is attractive for most of us, maybe even seen as a symbol of freedom, and this cultural phenomenon was successfully made into a movie. (I'm still wondering if the producers of "Grease" are the parents from the producers of "Fast&Furious" ;)
The stimulation doesn't come through the plot but simply through watching all those custom made cars, hence I would highly recommend the DVD with many extras for enjoying the movie over and over, but I wanna repeat a warning from the "Fast&Furious" team:
All of the racing stunts in The Fast and the Furious were performed in a staged environment by professionals with years of training and experience. Please do not try any of these yourself. Be smart. Drive safe. Stay legal.

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