Well, I’ve watched the first 2 F&F movies so far. First one is alright in the end, it is a pretty serious movie I suppose, it does feel like it does try to be a little bit of a drama with Vin Diesel and how far he will go and Paul Walker trying to avoid disaster. I think it’s a decent movie in the end, but it does feel rather short and incomplete, like 20 minutes is missing, and it feels like half the plot threads are just sortof dropped to hurry to the end.
I mean I’ll give it this, I do think that final truck chase is pretty good to watch, there is so many practical stunts and effects, little CGI, you can tell so much of this was done for real. And y’know that final drag race is pretty iconic, I haven’t seen this movie before yet I recognised it, probably from something else.
Don’t think I’ve ever seen Paul Walker in anything else but he’s pretty good and likable in these 2 movies. Vin Diesel is just a man who radiates masculine coolness. I can see why eventually films 4-7 will really excel with their partnership.
So yeah, alright movie. Do find it funny again in hindsight though that Vin Diesel’s crew, who will go on to do insane things in future movies, are all effectively defeated by one truck driver with a shotgun. To be honest, as much as the movie makes out Vin Diesel as this genius for doing the truck heists, they were pretty much doomed to fail. I mean, as soon as the truckers realised they were being targeted, ofcourse they’re going to start arming themselves to defend themselves?
Anyway, alright movie. And honestly, 2 Fast 2 Furious, is pretty alright too, even if it does feel a little bit like a direct to DVD sequel where they could only get 1 actor back. Still, Paul Walker who is teamed up with Tyrese Gibson make a good double act. I know he comes back for Fast Five onwards and I think it’ll be good to see him again, I really liked him in this.
Not much to say about the plot. Blah blah blah Walker and Gibson must work for border patrol to stop evil drug lord to clean their records blah blah blah they basically do so. Very cookie cutter, and also again, feels quite short, very slimmed down movie. I guess if I can give the movie one thing though, it feels like a movie that knows what it is. More cars, more action, more gratutious shots of woman in bikinis. No real pretense of being a drama like the last one, although it does make the movie feel a bit less cool.
The final chase is pretty good with the sheer number of cop cars and I actually do really like Paul Walker’s plan to throw the cops off his tail. Think the opening race is quite weak though, like, ooh, lots of CGI shots of the cars doing basic shit like going around corners, it has not aged very well. And the end credits with the CGI cars looks like an old PS1 game, good grief. Still, not much to say, but it’s a fun time, can’t wait to see Walker, Gibson, and ofcourse Ludacris return later.
I’m 20 minutes into Tokyo Drift. It’s… different, I guess this is basically the Halloween III of the franchise, even if F&F6 will try and put it more squarely into the contintuity of the other movies. See how it goes, but I must admit, I really have a disposition against movies starring high school teens.
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Enough about lame ass Cole, let’s dig into the rest of the cast. Sub-Zero is pretty much the main antagonist and final boss of the movie and he’s fucking awesome. 
Scorpion has some good fights scenes but he’s only in the movie for about twenty minutes. 
Next in line are Kabal, Kung Lao, Jax and Liu Kang in that order 