Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Fast Five

Sure the original was something fresh, new, and somewhat original. But the sequels have been anything but. Yeah i know it's high octane fun, but you can say the same thing about Michael Bay films. Am i saying that these sequels are as bad as Michael Bay films? No, but each one offers nothing new, well, unless you count drifting, and that isn't saying a lot. Hopefull this new installment can bring something fresh to the table.

I never thought i would say this, but i actually enjoyed this movie. I went in with low expectations, and came out pretty damn satisfied. Sure the movie had a lot of the same moving parts, but what really made this one stand out is how it actually changed the pace of how they normally do things.

First, they didn't have a damn drag race every 10 minutes. In fact, they barely had any. Which really is a genius idea, because when the time did come to have an awesome driving sequence, you were begging for it. Finally, someone with brains stepped into this movie and said let's save all of our bullets and unleash them in the end.

So with a series that relies heavily on their driving sequences and less on their script, how do you keep your audience entertained? Well, the first step is to incorporate another major actor, enter The Rock. Next, you really need to buff up your script. Okay, here is where it gets both good and bad. It's good because the movie takes a ton of it's credit from the "Ocean 11" films. Yeah, it's stealing an idea, but it injecting more action into it, which is pretty cool. But the reason why i say it's also bad, is because it's still packed with bad cheesy one-liners, poor acting, and some really tarnished plot outlines. But does that take anything away from the fun.......not really.

30 comments:

  1. It's true, they getting out of great idea's of movies. Sad thing, but its hard to find OC ;)

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  2. I think I would like to see it.

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  3. Fast and the Furious was played out after the first imo.

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  4. i dont think anything can be as bad as a Michael Bay movie. sadly however this does not interest me much but im glad you enjoyed it.

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  5. Meh not a fan of Fast Five. I do love The Rock though.

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  6. Not a fan of F&F but I heard Fast Five was pretty good. I have yet to go see it!

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  7. I was not anticipating this movie and it's no surprise to see it isn't that great.

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  8. Due to the trailer I expected a new Fast and Furious that does not only contain driving and I was right. I agree on the aspect of the better script, but especially The Rock had the really really awful OneLiners and too much well lets call it confidence in things he did. I really liked the ending.
    Thank you for your review though :) I hope to read a lot more in the future.

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  9. My short review: piece of shit.

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  10. Ive not seen this but I think Ill give it a go.

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  11. Hmm I gave absolutely no credence to this film but after this, I guess I'll give it a second thought. Thanks! Following.

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  12. Looks exciting but I worry about the lack of a decent story.

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  13. I'd go see it expecting to see a bad movie, thus lowering my expectations and actually liking the movie.

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  14. I walked out of it pretty impressed- but then I realized it was because I had gone into it with expectations that were lower than some of those actor's IQs

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  15. looks fairly interesting, i think i shall look into this

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  16. EVERYONE has been talking about this movie. WHY haven't I seen it yet??!

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  17. It seems that if it isn't a remake then it's another poorly written movie that lacks any sort of mental processing. It's so sad that movies could be a great form of art and expression and they are just another way to make a buck. Thanks for the heads up though, following.

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  18. I heard this was pretty good. I normally don't enjoy the fast & furious movies, don't really know why. I hope this one changes my mind.

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  19. Netflix. also, like your blog man.

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  20. Ehhh I still wouldn't pay to go watch it ^_^

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  21. Doesn't sound too bad, i am going to watch it.

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  22. Ill wait for it to come out on dvd.

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  23. didnt see the fifth one yet, but everybody says its cool, gonna see it soon

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  24. No, too much F&F. First part - OK, Second - OK. Tokyo - eeee, not much. 4th - NOT!. 5th - I won't see.

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  25. Did not like it one bit. is the creme de la creme of cheese.

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