The Fast and the Furious series is back again, but this time around it actually includes most, if not all, the characters from the original. You remember Dom Torretto, right? That psycho yet super cool bald dude played by none other than Vin Diesel and, of course, Brian the undercover cop played by Paul Walker, or in simpler terms “the blonde dude that all chicks pretty much dig”? Also returning is Jordana Brewster who plays Toretto’s sister Mia, and Michelle Rodriquez who plays Toretto’s mean streak girlfriend.
This time, however, it seems as though the actors are not the main stars in the movie. The autos are.
The main races involve video game-esque scenes, such as a highway race, an urban city street race, a cool mountain tunnel race almost like you would see in a Bond movie, and an all-terrain race ending with a nice big finale. Yes, I did say race at least five times in that last sentence, but what did you expect? This is an article on a Fast and Furious movie.
The movie was released in theaters on Friday April 5, and in its first night alone it brought in a little over $30 million at the box office (The original Fast and the Furious only made $15 million total during its opening).
The action packed movie starts out with Torreto racing in a car with his girlfriend alongside a large oil tanker in cahoots with some other nearby drivers attempting to steal, you guessed it, gas! In the original they did pretty much the same thing, only the trucks they were ripping off were carrying name brand electronics.
The beginning scene itself ends when Diesel’s emotionless character Toretto plows towards an oncoming fireball of destruction. For you guys out there who love intense action sequences, need I say more?
The movie itself features a long list of stars (cars):
- a 1970 Chevelle SS454
- a fixed up 67′ Chevy pickup
- an 89′ Chevy crew cab with 6 wheels
- an 87′ Buick Grand National GNX
- a 73′ Camaro F bomb
- a 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner (nicknamed Hammer)
- a 1972 Ford Gran Torino
- a 2009 Subaru WRX STI
- a custom BMW M5
As you can see the list is long and in total nearly 240 cars were built for the movie (including those completely destroyed during stunt scenes), and they merely represent 12 on screen vehicles. Doesn’t that leave a nice taste in your stomach?
Just imagine the vehicles that were destroyed while making this film.
*Shivers
