Fast & Furious 6 Altered My View On Sequels

They Throw Several Cars At A Jumbo Jet

My hope is that I can die in my late 90s having watched, some version of a Fast & Furious film in every year leading up to my timely demise. I’ve written a great deal about games with numbers after them. Snarking on the internet for less sequels.  I’d always championed the idea of experiencing something new, though I’m still not sure what that means. I think this is a concept I’d like to think applies to all forms of media. However, in the case of a Fast & Furious film, feelings must be altered. Maybe I need to change how I think about the concept of a sequel.

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Fast & Furious: Now With 10% More Lame

What you need to know from the get-go with "Fast & Furious" or "The Fast and the Furious 4", is that this is not the campy, street racing movie you may have been hoping for from the original movie. This 'street racing' movie has only one race, that just happens to be on the street! How do you make a movie who's bread-and-butter for its core audience is essentially transformed into off-road racing in Mexico? The stunts, when they are not overly CGI-ed are executed well. Unfortunately, the movie is rife with CGI show pieces and cultural stereotypes, which will take the viewer out of any modicum of entertainment you could garner from an extended Reggaeton music video.

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