*** Official "2 FAST 2 FURIOUS" Discussion Thread

Bruce Hedtke · 06-06-2003, 09:23 PM

The only reason I want to see this is because John Singleton directed it. Can he inject some smarts and new perspectives into the film...or has he totally lost his mind when he agreed to direct this? I liked the first F&F so I'll probably check it out this weekend.

Bruce

Patrick Sun · 06-06-2003, 09:30 PM

I doubt you'd find much "Singleton" in this film, as it seems to be done more by a journeyman director (or director-for-hire).

But there's good chemistry between Tyrese and Walker for the most part.

Malcolm R · 06-06-2003, 10:11 PM

(Paul Walker) had the good fortune of being in the first one, so he's carrying on the franchise for now.

He was intended to be the star of the first one. It was his "vehicle," so to speak. :wink: The whole Vin Diesel thing was sort of a surprise (and not a good one if you're Paul Walker).

EDIT: I knew this belonged here...just as I hit "submit" in the other thread. :b

steve jaros · 06-06-2003, 10:45 PM

I'm predicting weak box office for 2 Fast - vin diesel was the franchise and he's gone. I doubt the kids will show up just to see more rice rockets. But i guess we'll see.

As for Singleton - he's had his moments but not recently. "Rosewood", for example, is IMO one of the worst films of the past 5-6 years. He lost his touch after "higher learning".

Scott Weinberg · 06-06-2003, 10:58 PM

To quote everyone's favorite Gallo-basher:

I hated hated hated this movie.

By the time the finale showed up, I felt like I was being pummeled with indifference and complete ineptitude.

The cars sure are flashy. Yay.

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Mark Palermo · 06-07-2003, 12:57 AM

I was worried about this movie precisely because of Singleton's involvement. He hasn't matured at all as a filmmaker since Boyz N the Hood. 2 Fast 2 Furious is really boring stuff, lacking even the neon beauty of Ericson Core's photography on the original film.

Mark

Alex Spindler · 06-07-2003, 02:28 AM

I thought it wasn't bad, and didn't embarass itself in ways I feared based on the trailer.

Tyrese and Walker work well together, Eva Mendes is pretty worthless, Cole Hauser was a minor bright spot, and the rest just did their part.

The cars were pretty and some of the stunts were nice (although I would have loved to not know the car was going to get worked over by the semis).

However, it didn't begin to get the magic of the first one, and Diesel was just a part of it. Call it 0.7Fast 0.7Furious.

Jason Whyte · 06-07-2003, 03:15 AM

Okay gang, this is the Official Discussion Thread for "2 Fast 2 Furious". Please post all discussion items here.

The official review thread for "2 Fast 2 Furious" can be found HERE.

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Chris · 06-07-2003, 10:28 AM

I said it in the review thread; 2 fast 2 furious is 2 stupid 2 be good. Very dissapointing.

Tim OK · 06-07-2003, 10:41 AM

I haven't seen the movie yet, and it's because of the trailer. I'm a car nut, and even though I'm not into the import scene, I'll got to just about any car movie to watch some good driving and stunts.
Nothing is worse than a car movie with CGI cars. Its so bad that it was easy to spot in the trailer, even though the CGI cars were only on screen for half a second.
The modellers can never get them to move right, and the car "models" look even hokier than the ones in Driven.

I'll catch this one on HBO.

Alex Spindler · 06-07-2003, 12:03 PM

and even though I'm not into the import scene

For what it's worth, some American muscle cars get a huge amount of screentime.