01-09-2013, 01:35 PM | #211 | |||
Snow Don't Hurt!
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited 6MT CBS
Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Posts: 2,538
Thanks: 6,416
Thanked 1,497 Times in 902 Posts
Mentioned: 42 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Interesting connection between The Dark Knight Rises and The Fast and the Furious. One thing they both share is charisma, I think. They both also have bald dudes that are supposed to appear bigger than their actual size. Coincidence?
Looking over what to expect from the next F&F, I'm most anxious about this: Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
|
|||
01-09-2013, 01:38 PM | #212 | |
Wish Nissan made one
Join Date: Feb 2012
Drives: '13 WRB BRZ Premium
Location: Lake Orion, MI
Posts: 886
Thanks: 129
Thanked 360 Times in 189 Posts
Mentioned: 18 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
You are exactly right! The certain feel you are touching on is the "scene" or "culture" centered around the passion for owning and modifying cars. People assume it was about street racing, but that's not really it. The street racing just happened to be an activity that the car culture of that time participated in. Clearly nobody endorses that nowadays. But what made the first movie so great was the culture. The idea of owning and modifying and personalizing your car. Inclusion into the group whether you had a $500 or $50,000 car. The cars were co-stars in the first movie. They were relegated to tools in second and third movie (exception of when they built the mustang with the RB26 in Tokyo Drift). The 4th and 5th went to exotics as eye candy and chase scenes.. They lost the magic! That's not to say I don't still enjoy the movies.. they certainly have more exciting plots, star power, special effects, etc.. But the magic of the original movie is gone. |
|
The Following User Says Thank You to eikond For This Useful Post: | chanomatik (01-09-2013) |
01-09-2013, 01:40 PM | #213 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Drives: 16 LM STI/13 LM BRZ/04 AVALANCHE
Location: Ohio,Dayton area...
Posts: 318
Thanks: 196
Thanked 89 Times in 53 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
I think I will check out the rest of the series then.
|
01-09-2013, 01:58 PM | #214 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Drives: 13' DGM Built FBM BRZ
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland
Posts: 1,280
Thanks: 761
Thanked 250 Times in 195 Posts
Mentioned: 31 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
|
I heard from movie nerds that theres actually going to be a lot more F&F movies coming out. With the other random characters that we do not really see a lot.
|
01-09-2013, 02:03 PM | #215 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Drives: Subaru BRZ LT
Location: NC
Posts: 759
Thanks: 7
Thanked 124 Times in 71 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Tokyo Drift was fucking awful. But so was the 2nd one.
|
01-09-2013, 03:11 PM | #216 | |||
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Drives: 2006 Evo IX SE
Location: Southern California
Posts: 997
Thanks: 115
Thanked 254 Times in 170 Posts
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
Quote:
But it's hard to expect the cars to be that recognizable now, since a lot of what made the original cars so recognizable was their crazy appearances, from the body kits (which have gone a bit out of style) and the colorful paintjobs with unique graphics on the side (which have also gone out of style and aren't even seen that often at import shows), things we don't really see now. Though again, the cars aren't really even "co-stars" anymore, since the cars now seem to be used only in a scene or two, then switched with something else, without much focus on the car's features or why that specific car is being used, aside from Dom's affinity for his dad's Charger (and the newer Chargers having been jacked from the police station in the fifth film). Quote:
It was, if you expected movie stars headlining it, as a big criticism was that the main characters from the previous movies didn't really have anything to do with it... which is why people like the fourth and fifth movies even though they don't really involve the tuner scene anymore. I guarantee that if the movie were exactly the same but with Paul Walker still being the lead (with the storyline adjusted to fit his character since he's not a teenager) or something else like that, there would have been fewer criticisms of it. But like I said, not everyone was into the movie focusing around drifting (still not exactly a huge draw within motorsports) and being set in Asia without a strong American actor as an anchor. Plus the country boy didn't make it any better, nor did the storyline centered around high school kids and all of their BS. |
|||
01-14-2013, 04:39 AM | #217 |
Connoisseur
Join Date: Dec 2012
Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited WR Blue
Location: VA
Posts: 11
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
|
01-14-2013, 05:12 AM | #218 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Drives: 2002 Acura TL
Location: West Caldwell
Posts: 432
Thanks: 74
Thanked 191 Times in 76 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
here our beautiful brz from F&F 6 along with others
http://prptvs.blogspot.com/2013/01/t...l#.UPPaCG8qboI |
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to DIG1992 For This Useful Post: |
01-14-2013, 06:30 AM | #219 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Drives: Toyota GT86, 66 beetle, 11 GSXR 750
Location: Las Vegas, NV.
Posts: 1,382
Thanks: 575
Thanked 836 Times in 436 Posts
Mentioned: 32 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
It might be me, but I don't remember any "ricey" cars in the last two films... None that stick out in my mind at least
|
01-14-2013, 12:09 PM | #220 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Drives: 2013 Raven FRS
Location: Virginia Beach, Va
Posts: 496
Thanks: 30
Thanked 143 Times in 93 Posts
Mentioned: 18 Post(s)
Tagged: 3 Thread(s)
|
YESSSSSSS!! Widebody Challenger!
|
01-14-2013, 12:48 PM | #221 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Drives: 2006 Evo IX SE
Location: Southern California
Posts: 997
Thanks: 115
Thanked 254 Times in 170 Posts
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Vin Diesel isn't 6'1" at all (though they do what they can to make him appear taller, especially next to Paul Walker who is more like 6'3"). He was standing on a platform when he was face-to-face with The Rock in Fast Five (which you can't see in the movie itself but you can see it in some of the behind-the-scenes footage).
|
01-14-2013, 10:53 PM | #222 | |
Connoisseur
Join Date: Dec 2012
Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited WR Blue
Location: VA
Posts: 11
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
__________________
2013 Subaru BRZ World Really Blue 6MT
|
|
01-14-2013, 11:03 PM | #223 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Drives: 2006 Evo IX SE
Location: Southern California
Posts: 997
Thanks: 115
Thanked 254 Times in 170 Posts
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
He's more like 5'11" but he claims 6'. Again, he often wears thick-heeled boots.
|
01-14-2013, 11:14 PM | #224 |
Connoisseur
Join Date: Dec 2012
Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited WR Blue
Location: VA
Posts: 11
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
He might be able to fit in it, I'm not slender myself and I fit in my BRZ without difficulty. My only thing is I have to get used to this car being low, I'm used to driving four door cars that sit a little higher.
__________________
2013 Subaru BRZ World Really Blue 6MT
|
|
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Who wana see FR-S in next Fast and Furious movie? XD | Bangduk | NY / NJ / CT / PA | 36 | 11-28-2012 09:20 PM |
JRP FR-S featured in PAS magazine part 1 | Stav | Canada Classifieds | 4 | 09-07-2012 06:44 PM |
Rays 57 Xtreme Featured FRS | SpecPer | Wheels | Tires | Spacers | Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack | 42 | 08-03-2012 02:32 AM |
Toyota 86 vs Furious 5 | davey90 | AUSTRALIA | 12 | 07-14-2012 06:00 PM |
FT-86 featured in the NEW Hot Version 103 BEST MOTORING | KyShro | Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum | 49 | 02-18-2010 02:42 PM |