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The Fast and the Furious [DVD] [2001] starring: Paul Walker|Vin Diesel|Michelle Rodriguez|Jordana Brewster

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Rating: - FAST FURIOUS AND A WHOLE LOT MORE

This film delivewrs what you want and exceeds that exceptionally. It has some extremley good stunts and the way it is filmed great. The sound quality is fantastic through a surround sound speaker set and it dosent just stop at the film. The menu is set out perfectly and it has many god bonus features including directors commentary and music vids. The packaging is far more than what you would expect off a normal DVD and every time i watch it i fail to get bored even though there isnt too much of a storyline (it dosent need one though) and when you watch the racing scenes it really puts you at the front of the action visually and via sound. I was nearly blown away by the explosion of the car near the beginning of the film and it is just ojne of the best ever movies i have seen so far.

Rating: - Director's commentary makes it worthwhile

I bought this on the strength of other reviews, and the fact that I'm a petrolhead. However, some of the stuff in this film is so dumb that I just couldn't rate it higher than I do.

It's typically American car sequences - let's go fast in a straight line - and not much else. The heist scenes contain good stunt work, but the trucks which they're trying to take down are driven by typical American truck drivers - they drive in a straight line and never brake (hence all the people that get killed in American films by truck drivers that don't even stop to see what happened).

The director's commentary is the only thing which makes the DVD worthwhile. It gives you insight and an appreciation of the film that you wouldn't otherwise have. However, if you're really looking for a film with great car chases, go get Taxi instead. It's just as silly, but at least it's not trying to take itself seriously, and you get to see things called "corners" and "other traffic" during the chase sequences.

Rating: - ***NO MANS LAND***

The Fast and The Furious is all day-glo coloured cars and polished chrome, lots of high speed car chases, the odd fist fight and plenty of macho posturing. That's not too say it's bad because it's actually pretty entertaining. The Fast and The Furious is a very glossy, testosterone charged male fantasy movie about a cop who infiltrates an auto-theft gang but falls in love with the gang leaders sister, causing him to question his conscience and his superiors to question his loyalties. Sound familiar?

(Does anybody remember the 1987 DB Sweeney/Charlie Sheen movie No Mans Land? If you don't then let me remind you of the plot: Rookie cop goes undercover to catch a wealthy young car thief but finds he likes the wealthy young car thief he's supposed to be trapping, and likes his sister even better).

Okay so The Fast and The Furious is not exactly Schindler's List or The Godfather when it comes to intellectual stimulation but it doesn't pretend to be and it's a very enjoyable movie, if all you are looking for is entertainment (and what's wrong with that?). Its very much testosterone charged but it still has much to recommend it: Good performances by its two male leads; the very muscular Vin Diesel as the gang leader Dom and the very handsome Paul Walker as the undercover cop. Jordana Brewster as the gang leaders sister also makes a very attractive female lead, although in many ways the cars and the stunts are the stars. Talking of stars, Vin Diesel's star is definitely on the rise and Paul Walker is certain to attract a legion of female fans to assure future star status.

The action in this movie is as the title says, fast and furious. It boasts plenty of excellent car chases and enough stunts throughout to keep you interested, if not on the edge of your seat. However, it must be said that some of the quarter of a mile car races, in supposedly super-powered cars, seem to last as long as three trips around Indianapolis's 2.5 mile oval track. It's also fair to point out that some of the dialogue is a bit "naff": In other words it will make you cringe occasionally but ALL IN ALL THIS IS PRETTY GOOD FUN. Plus the DVD boasts some reasonable extras.

(You can check out No Mans Land on VHS but I don't think its available on DVD)!

Rating: - visualy stuning!

This film is truly stuning it's never gonna win any prizes for its story line, but this is not what the fast and furios is about, its about seriously fast cars and seriously sexy women.
This film is technically amazing the atention to detail in the car chases is spectacular. you only need to take a look at the special features to realise the effort thats gone into this film to make it just so.
some people may say the story line has been shamelessly taken from other films but i say "so what" this is a practice thats always been used in the film industry, and this film is a great new twist to an old story.
this film also has an amazing young cast of actors, vin diesel could be the next action hero, and michelle rodriguez wow! need i say more.

Rating: - 5 Stars? that all!

Wow! This film will leave your mouth gaping wide open. The title really sums it up; "FAST". It has a great selection of cars and races. A lot better that gone in 60 seconds. The camera work is outstanding.

The acting within the film is fantastic. Vin Diesel was the perfect man for his part in the film, and the other casting was perfect. Paul Walker also made a great contribution with no false parts.

The wicked combination of fast women ,fast cars, and fast action triumphs and not for the very first time mind you.

A must Buy for anyone with some money !

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