Fast & Furious franchise framers feeling fine for fifth film? [w/POLL]
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Amazing what a huge opening weekend at the box office can do. After debuting with a record-breaking $72.5 million haul in its first few days, the fourth installment, Fast & Furious tapered off a bit last week at $28 million, but that hasn't slowed the franchise one little bit.
In an interview on Friday with Los Angeles radio station 104.3MYfm, star Paul Walker said that a fifth installment is practically a sure thing now: "This was supposed to be it – but without question, Vin and I will be coming back, we're making the fifth one and we're going to Brazil." We hate to say we told you so, but... well, we did.
Based on the results of our previous poll, we're guessing that most of you will be up for another go assuming the trailers and buzz show it to be at least as good as the current film. But what do you think? Is a fifth installment with some Brazilian flair worth doing? Will you see it if they make it? Take our poll after the jump and let us know.
[Source: MSNBC]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
JL 1:32PM (4/15/2009)
why Brazil, I wonder...!??
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Brazil has nothing interesting to show when it comes to cars....
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Derek 1:34PM (4/15/2009)
Have you not seen the girls in Brazil?
the_MVP_X 1:43PM (4/15/2009)
Meh, You can find pretty girls just about everywhere, Europe and again Japan or East Cost would be more better, and I can't think of a good story to fit Brazil.
Yar 1:45PM (4/15/2009)
@ Derek
I've seen a silicone processing plant, does that count?
Sea Urchin 1:45PM (4/15/2009)
I have to say that Brazilian girls are ...on another level. You don't find those at your local supermarket.
Franz 2:00PM (4/15/2009)
There are beautiful women everywhere in the world for sure, but Brazil has probably the highest concentration of them anywhere. Take a stroll along Ipanema or Copacabana beach and you'll get whiplash just trying to keep up with them.
the_MVP_X 2:05PM (4/15/2009)
Yeah, but this it's not a decision factor, after all it's a movie about cars, with the girls as accessories.
geo.stewart 2:23PM (4/15/2009)
combine movies and make it a Canonball Run from daytona beach to South Padre Island over Spring Break.
Paul Walker's long lost little brother is in over his head and owes 5 10-second cars to some druglord's son vacationing at S. Padre Island.
and some local cracker dimwit sherriff in AL is chasing them the second 1/2 of the journey
Martial 2:40PM (4/15/2009)
@the_MVP_X
Since when do F&F movies have good stories?
hashiryu 10:41PM (4/15/2009)
Some of you guys are so gay.
Jeremy B 1:37PM (4/15/2009)
Some dumbass lied to me sayin that the G8 was in this movie. I didnt see one!!!
I tell you what though, think of G8 sales if it was in this movie!!!
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Mr.K 6:52PM (4/15/2009)
There was a G8. It was in the background during the race with the Blue skyline. I believe it was black.
mikemaj82 4:01PM (4/15/2009)
The G8 was in the movie for about a second. In the part where they have to race in traffic, they all go through an intersection and you can see the G8 stopping and just missing getting hit.
Taglane 1:37PM (4/15/2009)
This is gonna get as repetitive as Harry potter/Lord of the rings/ Ghostbusters.
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Sea Urchin 1:44PM (4/15/2009)
How do you compare LOTR and all that other BS you listed. LOTR is a classical book that suffered irreparable damage from the movies, Fast and Furious is a BS as is Ghostbusters.
Taglane 2:05PM (4/15/2009)
Whatever you'd like.
Epyx 2:35PM (4/15/2009)
Sea, Urine,
"LOTR is a classical book that suffered irreparable damage from the movies"
You really are a simple person.
How did the original work suffer irreparable damage from the making of 3 amazing, critically, and popularly acclaimed films?
The films sufficiently played homage to the art of the original work in a new medium.
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Oscar wins for the LOTR films, not counting nominations or other awards.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001):
Best Cinematography
Best Effects, Visual Effects
Best Makeup
Best Music, Original Score (4/13)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002):
Best Sound Editing
Best Visual Effects (2/6)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003):
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Best Costume Design
Best Director
Best Editing
Best Makeup
Best Music, Original Score
Best Music, Original Song
Best Picture
Best Visual Effects
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (11/11)
speedball3 3:07PM (4/15/2009)
Oscar wins do no equate to greatness.
That said, the LOTR movies did a decent job of depicting the books. Sure, they didn't show 100% and took out elements of the books (and made Gimli a bumbling idiot) but at the end of the day, they did a good job.
Sea Urchin 3:31PM (4/15/2009)
Epyx, to begin with movie has no Old Tom Bombadil and his song, they have cut out certain characters and parts alltogerher, thereby butchering a work of art.
Epyx 4:07PM (4/15/2009)
Films are art in their own right. It is not possible to exactly translate a book to the screen - it must be adapted.
Many classic books have made classic movies through a retelling of the story. The Shinning is a retelling. 2001 is nothing like the book. A Clockwork Orange is nothing like the book. The Godfather is not an exact retelling.
The LOTR movies were 3-4 hours long each. It is not conceivable to include every detail. I understand this is disappointing to the uber nerds.