Because the first three were such highly regarded cinematic art, The Fast and The Furious franchise may expand to a fourth
The conjecture machine has characters from the first three movies coming together for another installment of vehicular hijinks. This time, the action will be set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cars will be a mix of old and new, such as a return to the 1970 Dodge Charger used in the original movie, as well as a new Camaro, a South-American Chevrolet Opala, and a Buick GNX may even make an appearance. We can hardly wait, even though we were so rapt watching "Tokyo Drift" that we can't imagine topping that particular masterpiece.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Viv @ Aug 27th 2007 11:09AM
The first two were decent time pass fare. I bleed through my eyes just thinking about the third one.
chad @ Aug 27th 2007 11:16AM
Agreed. That third one was a mess.
epilonious @ Aug 27th 2007 1:51PM
The first one was a complete rip-off of "Point Break"
The second one was a generic sequel.
The third one actually had plot, character development, and some small segment of plausibility. Most of the reviewers who saw it agreed that it redeemed the series.
If you adored the first and second ones... then I can only guess you were going for the car-porn.
Don @ Aug 27th 2007 2:55PM
The first one was pretty cool.
Part deux was total crap.
And the third installment was actually watchable. Great soundtrack, too.
Vinny @ Aug 27th 2007 11:18AM
Maybe this should go straight to disc.
judd @ Aug 27th 2007 11:21AM
YAY!
Neon Jebus @ Aug 27th 2007 11:38AM
They aren't the best movies but there is worse out there. I'm still trying to find the Eclipse with the 15 speed transmission.
Todd @ Aug 27th 2007 11:39AM
I never saw the third one. Was it really that bad?
Regardless, I think making more car movies is a good thing for all.
racer01 @ Aug 27th 2007 11:43AM
I liked the 3rd one more than the 2nd. It has some cool cars.
ed @ Aug 27th 2007 11:47AM
The movie's target audience was a 15 year old male, so if you're looking for a period-accurate interpretation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility in the Queen's English, then you may be disappointed.
Rocket Punch @ Aug 27th 2007 11:50AM
Car movies are like boobs.
Quality > Quantity.
Todd @ Aug 27th 2007 1:30PM
Quantity is pretty good too. (.)(.)
vFlux @ Aug 27th 2007 11:43AM
It's true they're not Oscar contenders. But for a car guy (hey, that's you, right?) it shouldn't matter. Still a bunch of cars going fast on a giant screen with loud speakers, plus hot chicks.
How is that not a good movie experience for a car guy?
Max @ Aug 27th 2007 12:00PM
Any self-respecting car guy sees all the inaccuracies, facades and stupid wanna-be car lingo that fuels misinformation among the ricer ranks.
The F&F movies single handedly ruined a generation of car enthusiasts. Now its all about big wings, NAAAWS bottles that aren't hooked up, yellow painted interiors and all that uber-cool JDM crap.
PiCASSO @ Aug 27th 2007 12:04PM
Well said, Max. Agreed.
Rocket Punch @ Aug 27th 2007 11:47AM
no please.
If it weren't for "Redline", the "F&F" series would be the worst car movie ever made.
Allan @ Aug 27th 2007 2:22PM
You're right. But I think Redline was SOOOO bad that the F&F series can probably bank on another 2 or 3 movies before they're at that level of suck.
G Money @ Aug 27th 2007 11:48AM
YOu guys are crazy. THe 3rd one was BY FAR THE MOST ENTERTAINING and most accurate. Sure those crazy drifts in parking garage werent really believable but the 3rd was a pretty good flick. Not oscar worthy, but pretty good way to spend 80 minutes of my time.
Now the first and 2nd were catastrophies. The first one with SR20 engines in civics, and 9 speed mitsu trannys, etc, the 2nd one with that horrible pink s2000 and aweful acting and story line.
Just keep walker and diesel out of part 4 like they did with 3 and everything will be ok.
Carlos @ Aug 27th 2007 1:17PM
Not believable? The drifting stunts in F&F3 were done for real... there are some pretty well known drivers in the stunt driving list. But I agree, F&F3 was pretty good, at least in the category of mindless, flashy Hollywood summer movies.
F&F1 at least showed a bit of insight into the tuner culture (and features such brilliant ideas as having your big racing competition off of public roads). Yes it was full of inaccuracies, but that's normal... I can watch any WWII movie and point out a billion flaws, and that's just how we geeks are. On the other hand F&F2 was absolutely ridiculous in every way (but colorful).
Just remember everyone... these movies aren't documentaries. F&F is the Pearl Harbor of car movies.
why not the LS2LS7? @ Aug 27th 2007 11:49AM
Translation:
They found enough product placement dough to cover nearly the entire cost of producing the movie, so it's a can't lose situation.