Watching The Fate of the Furious, I found myself wondering (not for the first time), how did we get here? How did a straightforward street racing movie morph into an eight-film behemoth whose action sequences’ sheer scale put other blockbusters to shame? But for the first time, I found myself a little bored of asking that question, since the series has now been doing it for six years or so. But inevitable repetition aside, how does The Fate of the Furious stack up in the series hierarchy? Continue reading
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The Fast and Fentress Best of 2015
2015 certainly wasn’t the best year for cinema, but it did offer a respectable amount of wheat among its endless supply of chaff. So here it is, my top ten movies of the year. Continue reading
A Definitive Guide to the Fast and Furious Movies, Part 2
We’ve finally arrived at the cream of the Fast and Furious crop. I think each of these next four movies is exceptional, and deciding their order was a real challenge. Continue reading
A Definitive Guide to the Fast and Furious Movies, Part 1
As you may have guessed from the title of my blog, I’m a fan of the Fast and Furious movies. So when my cousin Zack proposed a marathon, I accepted right away, especially since his only prior exposure to the series was having seen “about half” of Tokyo Drift. I couldn’t wait to introduce him to the series, which would also allow me a chance to rethink my initial ranking.
The marathon took place over three nights, clocking in at nine hours and fifteen minutes. Here are my rankings and reviews of the movies, along with Zack’s immediate reactions. Continue reading