Category: Fast & The Furious Franchise

Principal Cast : Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eiza Gonzalez, Cliff Curtis, Helen Mirren, Eddie Marsan, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Hart. Synopsis: Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity. ******** As preposterous as the last couple of Fast & Furious instalments have been, none of them will prepare you for the physics-defying antics of Hobbs & Shaw, a spin-off film utilising the raw action chops of both Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, reprising their…

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Director :   F Gary Gray Year Of Release :   2017 Principal Cast :  Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Scott Eastwood, Nathalie Emmanuelle, Elsa Pataky, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, Tego Calderon, Kristofer Hivju, Don Omar, Luke Evans. Approx Running Time :   128 Minutes Synopsis:  When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before. ***** As the modern pinnacle of “big dumb fun”, the…

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– Summary – Director :  James Wan Year Of Release :   2015 Principal Cast :  Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordanna Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Chris Bridges, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey, Nathalie Emmanuel, Kurt Russell, Jason Statham, Elsa Pataky. Approx Running Time :  137 Minutes Synopsis:  Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother. What we think : Showing no signs of slowing down (ha), Furious Seven catapults our heroes into a continuing stream of car-themed stunts and action sequences,…

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Featuring nobody you’ve ever heard of, in a country on the other side of the globe, Tokyo Drift remains a divisive franchise entry for fans – it contains plenty of the car-based mayhem we’ve come to expect, but lacks the enthusiasm of a Paul Walker or Vin Diesel to really sell it. The story is inconsequential, the direction solid as a rock, and the soundtrack thunders along beautifully; in essence, it’s a perfect Furious film following the template laid down by the original.

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Slick, entertaining Furious film delivers plenty of the stuff you want, and very little of the stuff you don’t (such as plot, character development, and logic) so for that reason it works well. Franchise newcomers Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges and Eva Mendes, all of whom would go on to reprise their roles in the fourth, fifth and sixth entries in this amazingly durable series, deliver solid back-up to the awkwardly wooden Paul Walker, although John Singleton’s frenzied editing almost undoes most of his good work. It’s loud, dumb and fun, and if that’s all you ask of a film, then you’ll find this one a corker.

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– Summary – Director :   Rob Cohen Year Of Release :   2001 Principal Cast :  Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune, Chad Lindberg, Johnny Strong, Matt Schulze, Ted Levine, Thom Barry, Ja Rule. Approx Running Time :    100 Minutes Synopsis:   An undercover cop infiltrates the underground street-racing fraternity to break a case involving hijacked trucks. What we think :   Sound and fury cannot overcome a desperate lack of coherence in this, the original Furious movie; the visuals and Rob Cohen’s direction are fantastic, and the cars…

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Gangbusting, terribly written, yet utterly entertaining Furious entry – the 6th, now – does more of the same: fast cars, girls, guns and stunts. While it’s painfully obvious that Vin Diesel cannot act to save himself, it almost matters not, thanks to a gargantuan cast of hangers-on and some insanely ludicrous stuntwork that keeps the pace frenetic even when the emotional beats threaten to overwhelm audience goodwill.

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Action-packed 5th film in the Fast & The Furious franchise is actually an improvement over almost all the previous installments. While that may not actually mean it’s a good film (it is actually a pretty terrible one by cinematic standards) by comparison to the others this is finally a F&F entry which deserves its success. The pairing of Diesel and Johnson in the same film is dynamite, and the stunts, while bordering on the physically impossible, are superb.

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A few years back, a little film came along that sparked the imagination of hoon drivers and reckless idiots everywhere, and a resurgence in the underground street-racing scene had authorities worried. The Fast & The Furious, a testosterone-fueled action flick featuring hot cars, and hotter women, took the world by storm and propelled the art of street racing into the mainstream. Starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, the film would go on to spawn two less-than-critically-successful sequels, before everything seemed to fall apart, and talk of a fourth film waned into obscurity.

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