I don’t honestly know how long I can cope writing this opinion; this is due to the fact that since last night I have not been able to stop drooling for a period longer than three minutes. I am also guilty of making whooshing noises and whistles when changing the gears in my car.
The reason for this is that last night I was in car heaven, I was watching the action packed, high octane fuelled, Nitro burning extravaganza! Also known also as ’The Fast and the Furious’. And to any guys or girls out there who liked the spills and thrills of ’Gone in 60 seconds’, I can quite honestly say that this film leaves it very far behind in a huge cloud of exhaust and gritty dust!
The film starts rather tamely at a dock with a ship unloading its cargo of DVD players and video cameras onto the back of an awaiting truck. Then a rather shady looking worker makes a quick call of his mobile to let someone know that the ’shipment’ has arrived. It is at this point that the ’key in the engine is turned’ so to speak and we are taken on a very fast ride for the next 107 minutes. The Truck is unexpectedly car jacked by three extremely fast and well driven modified black Honda Civic’s, and when I say modified I mean modified. Whoever made this film must have been a major car enthusiast! All of the three cars have been completely rebuilt, all with computer controlled fuel injection systems, dump valve gear change, and Nitro burners.
I warn you now people that this is not a movie for the lovey dovey couple to hold hands to. There is no romance, no sweet whispering in the ears, just raw speed. As it was the case however, I had taken my girlfriend with me to see this and you will find out at the end of this opinion what both of us thought about this movie.
I was astonished to see some of the work that had been done on the cars that were being displayed in the film. In parts there was some non car related scenes, these did add in making the story, and kept the audience on track with the events; it was almost like a summary every 30 minutes on what has just flashed before your eyes in case you missed it. I can thoroughly say that during its running there was not one dull moment in this film, and if there wasn’t a moment of high paced action there was plenty of cars for everyone to drool over and envy during the wait.
In a round up this is definitely a film for the car lovers out there, and I hate to say it but this is going to probably end up being a film for the guys. Its not all cars, there is some eye candy there for the guys in the form of Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez. But in all honesty I hardly noticed, as I was too busy looking at all of the super cars that they had on display.
For the ladies, well my girlfriend was more impressed with Walker while my close friend was drooling over Diesel; I guess its down to whatever blows your whistle. All I did know was that every time a race came on, or there was some high speed action, my girlfriend just looked at me while I was chuckling like a fool and dribbling, I think she shook her head at me a few times in pity. Needless to say I didn’t get dumped, even though she really didn’t like it, and labelled it a lads film. She also put up with the car ride home, as me and my mate sat in the front making whoosh noises every time she changed gear and I kept on looking for the Nitro button. One thing that you do not want to do after this film is drive, not unless you have watched something else straight after in order to calm you down.
Guys watch this, if you truly appreciate cars you will really enjoy this movie.
Girls, I have it on good information that both Diesel and Walker look ’Hot’ and ’Would not be kicked out of bed for farting’, so if you are not a car lover you can watch these two in action for a few hours. However ladies, please humour us guys if we act a little strange in movies like this, and the making noises in the car only lasts for a couple of hours/days.
Have fun!