tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post5206303038268710875..comments2023-04-22T15:15:21.275-07:00Comments on Hitchcock's World: Hold On, Hold On, You Can't Keep a Fast Car Out of the Race... Actually You CanJohn Hitchcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373653979400552490noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-84744679011771972392015-02-18T17:53:33.519-08:002015-02-18T17:53:33.519-08:00That it's pointless and silly kinda is its poi...That it's pointless and silly kinda is its point. The FF movies are meant to be enjoyed purely on surface level. I think this one succeeds at this. Most of the six films in the franchise do this with the last two being the most outrageous, and pointless, yet fun. I totally get that they're not for everyone. However, I'm not sure 15 minutes is enough time for an all out dismissal. After all, I've ended up liking a number of movies I hated at the beginning. They won me over. I've also wound up disliking movies I really liked through the first 15 minutes. Those lost me. I can't say this one will win you over, but you'll never know if you never give it a chance.Wendell Ottleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472743980681912924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-40717511750285585532015-02-18T11:39:51.616-08:002015-02-18T11:39:51.616-08:00I enjoy a good action flick but I am with you on t...I enjoy a good action flick but I am with you on this one. My hubby enjoyed it a bit more but we both realized there was no point to this film. One at least needs a point. We didn't turn it off but I started to look at a magazine and read something else while this was on. Sad that Vin Diesel was great in Guardians and his only line was "I am Groot"-which he said more than once but that's it:)Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-25608771807576635082015-02-18T05:35:07.672-08:002015-02-18T05:35:07.672-08:00Oh yeah, that's probably because I adjusted th...Oh yeah, that's probably because I adjusted the settings to acknowledge that there was "adult content" on my blog (even if it wasn't consistently featured). If anything, I should probably the be the one taking the blame for not realizing sooner that there was a content warning option on blogger.<br /><br />Anyway, I might be willing to give it another go at some point, perhaps when I have a bit more free time.John Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373653979400552490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-74047290800522320712015-02-18T04:32:34.226-08:002015-02-18T04:32:34.226-08:00Aw, give it a chance man. Like Kevin said, it'...Aw, give it a chance man. Like Kevin said, it's pure popcorn, but this is such a fun movie, even if the sequels beat it to death. This was one of my favorite movies as a teenager (with no taste, obviously), and I still enjoy it for what it is. Great soundtrack, great action scenes, fast cars, fast women...it has it all!<br /><br />And, just as a side note, but you're still getting a 'blogger warning', even for this post :-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-39794662737120078332015-02-17T22:18:01.205-08:002015-02-17T22:18:01.205-08:00I think it's hard to compare the original Fast...I think it's hard to compare the original Fast and the Furious to something like Terminator or Terminator 2. With those, you're talking about real visual effects geniuses working with an truly visionary filmmaker in James Cameron. <br /><br />Fast and the Furious is popcorn, man. Entertainment for the masses. For teenagers like me, who, at 16-years-old, went to see this flick in the theater three times because it had cool cars and drag races and hot chicks and rap music and an easy, silly plot that anybody can get into. It's a movie you'd go see on a Friday night with a group of friends because you're trying to get with one of the cute girls that's going along. My point is...this movie is not trying to be a good movie, or even a good action movie, for that matter. It exists to sell tickets, to give the street racing fans of the early 2000s something to talk about. <br /><br />The Fast and the Furious is not a movie for me now. It's poorly-written and takes itself way too seriously. But I liked it when it first came out. I remember it fondly actually. And, if one of these comes on TV, I always get sucked in for a few minutes. It's about time and place. And I have seen way worse movies. I think you should give it another try. At least watch the whole thing. Kevin Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219017960488448934noreply@blogger.com