Fast 8 (The Fate of the Furious) is set to meet our 2017 need for speed; Vin & Dwayne take over our screens once more in the latest instalment out 12th April. As ready as I'll ever be, I decided to take on the task of rewatching the entire franchise of full films before its' impending release.
The Fast & Furious Series
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
Fast & Furious (2009)
Fast & Furious (2009)
Fast Five (2011)
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
Furious 7 (2015)
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
Furious 7 (2015)
Runtime: 13hr 41min
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Plot
Although each film has its's own individual plot, the basic premise is fast cars, hot women and some beautiful scenery - coupled with plenty of chases, races and law-breaking.
Why watch it?
Get caught up in the beer-drinking, car-racing, mean streets of Los Angeles and beyond. Despite not being the most well-written or aesthetically-pleasing, most of the films within the marathon are largely entertaining if you like turbo-charged thrill-rides combined with a lavish lifestyle (or if you are a Vin Diesel fan: because, let's face it, he makes the movies).
High Points
The first ever drag race in the original movie. Dom's crash (and preceding drag race) in The Fast & the Furious. Dom v Hobbs (Fast Five), and the vault heist. The highway tank action in Fast & Furious 6.
The first ever drag race in the original movie. Dom's crash (and preceding drag race) in The Fast & the Furious. Dom v Hobbs (Fast Five), and the vault heist. The highway tank action in Fast & Furious 6.
Low Points
2 Fast 2 Furious - I'm surprised they ever got past this to make it to a third. Aspects of Tokyo Drift. Plenty of terrible cameos.
2 Fast 2 Furious - I'm surprised they ever got past this to make it to a third. Aspects of Tokyo Drift. Plenty of terrible cameos.
Fun Fact
The whole premise of the franchise was thought up after an article entitled 'Racer X' was published in 1998, focusing on the illegal street-racing scene.
