Furious 7 (Short Review) (1 Viewer)

steve jaros · Apr 3, 2015

Two+ hours of the most absurdly over the top, non-stop action I've ever seen in any film (and we all know the competition is withering), followed by the absolutely classiest tribute to a deceased cast member I've ever seen done by any film. The last 10 or so minutes is worth the price of admission alone.

6/10

Malcolm R · Apr 3, 2015

$15.8 million in Thursday previews. Weekend projections possibly as high as $140 million.

Robert Crawford · Apr 3, 2015

Yup, it was an over-the-top mess, but I enjoyed it as it gave me non-stop action with some comic and emotional moments mixed in. The ending was a very nice tribute to Paul. I'll miss seeing him in future films even beyond this series.

TravisR · Apr 3, 2015

Robert Crawford said:
The ending was a very nice tribute to Paul.

I'm assuming the movie actually is (presumably in large part to the people who directly worked and were friends with Walker) but the marketing department are the sickest bunch of vultures I've ever seen. The trailers were the most tasteless, exploitative cash-in on a man's death I've ever seen come out of Hollywood.

Tino · Apr 3, 2015

Terrific action film and the best of the bunch by far. Non stop over the top action and humor. Great start to the summer season.

***1/2 out of ****

Wayne_j · Apr 3, 2015

This series actually improves the more over the top it gets. It is a loud, dumb, fun movie.

joshEH · Apr 3, 2015

TravisR said:
I'm assuming the movie actually is (presumably in large part to the people who directly worked and were friends with Walker) but the marketing department are the sickest bunch of vultures I've ever seen. The trailers were the most tasteless, exploitative cash-in on a man's death I've ever seen come out of Hollywood.

I hope there were plenty of ass-shots during the touching Paul Walker tribute at the end...it's what he would've wanted.

(insert clip of underwater-scene from Into the Blue set to tasteful "In Memoriam" music)

Patrick Sun · Apr 4, 2015

The FF franchise is more Mission Impossible nowadays, but cast chemistry is what makes the crazy stunts even more enjoyable in the ever-more-increasingly preposterous plots, over-the-top action, and the eye candy sprinkled in for good measure once again. Loved every minute of it. Hahahahaha!

Great tribute to Paul Walker at the end.

I give it 3 stars or a grade of B.

steve jaros · Apr 4, 2015

Patrick Sun said:
The FF franchise is more Mission Impossible nowadays, but cast chemistry is what makes the crazy stunts even more enjoyable in the ever-more-increasingly preposterous plots, over-the-top action, and the eye candy sprinkled in for good measure once again.

That's the key for me: The cast chemistry saves the film from all the implausible stuff. I'm usually a stickler for that but not in this case. There is a good-naturedness to it all that is redeeming.

Robert Crawford · Apr 4, 2015

As an audience, you can feel the vibe that the cast members love each other and thus, it comes out in their roles with the films.

Robert Crawford · Apr 5, 2015

Looks like a 144M opening weekend.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

Wayne_j · Apr 5, 2015

$384 million worldwide.

Malcolm R · Apr 5, 2015

From BoxOfficeGuru.com:

The records are almost too numerous to mention, but here are a few. It was the 9th biggest opening weekend of all-time and the 3rd biggest outside of the summer movie season (behind only the first two Hunger Games films). Internationally it took in an estimated $240.4M which is the 3rd highest international opening behind only Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Which makes its worldwide opening of $384M the 4th highest global opening weekend behind Deathly Hallows- Part 2, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and The Avengers. It set new records for the biggest opening in the month of April (destroying the $95M Captain America: The Winter Solider made just last year) and is the biggest opening weekend in the history of Universal Studios.

Tino · Apr 6, 2015

It's NOT in 3D.

Josh Steinberg · Apr 6, 2015

I think it got a 3D release in South American countries, thought I read that somewhere.

Wayne_j · Apr 6, 2015

I also liked the custom IMAX countdown, I wish they included those on blu-rays.

Raul Marquez · Apr 7, 2015

Just saw this at a new local theater with 4K projection and Dolby Atmos (with several Atmos trailers shown before the feature).

A fun over-the-top ride and a well executed film with not a boring moment.

An extremely well done ending (in view of Paul Walker's death) which even critics are liking.

Wayne_j · Apr 19, 2015

Furious 7 has joined the billion dollar club.

Mark Booth · Apr 21, 2015

Saw it today. Most definitely over the top action! But thoroughly enjoyable as a "popcorn flick". Just check your brain at the door if you have difficulty suspending disbelief during a movie.

The Booth Bijou gives 'Furious 7' 4 out of 5 stars.

Mark

Tim Glover · May 12, 2015

Finally saw this last night. I liked it....LOVED the ending. Got me a little choked up. Really touching.

The movie itself was way over the top indeed. Like WAY over the top

The car going thru 3 buildings? LOL yep.

But yeah like others have stated. Its' good and better than expected and one can truly feel the love this cast has for each other.

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