to good not to share: Fast & The Furious stats
 

Wow, someone's got way too much time on their hands! :)

No O'ffense intended, but I saw most of the first movie and haven't made an effort to watch a minute of the other 20 or so F&F movies (estimated).
One was MORE than enough.
YMMV

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I'm not offended...I haven't watched but one of the films as well. Tried to watch another but could not sit through it.

The link is good regardless.

Interesting, I imagine this is similar to a normal executive summary or analysis done at most film studios these days.

I have watched to or three I don't remember. I see them just like the Sharknado or Giant snake movies, I watch em just to see how bad they are and how many ways they can defy the laws of physics and logic.

Sure, but here are the stats for the Batman movies?

Cool, glad you are a good sport about the ribbing.
And yes, the info in the article is interesting to a certain point.

I love the Fast and Furious series. Just bought tickets to see the new movie tomorrow night!

Just watched Fast Five night before last and one of the main car's is a 911 GT3 RS? Haters, get off my lawn. :D. I swear most of the gals in the Chest Thread are in it.-WW

Last one I saw was 5 and didn't see 4. Wish I could have the time spent back from 5 seriously. I don't even remember a gt3rs so maybe I was wrong, maybe it was 4 that killed for me. Whichever it was had a tank, a shelby that seemed to have wings and the ability to change direction in the air and a chain? Whatever, I felt insulted.
These shows are perfect for 14yolds.
I won't even rent these they're so retarded.

Using the word 'retarded' as a pejorative makes you seem 14. :rolleyes:

The movie theater I go to over in Boise,ID has a VIP area for the big kids. Nice recliners, clean, nobody under 21, before the movie they get your order for adult beverages, and they have a menu....and its still comes out cheaper than my small town theater. All, first run movies. And no its not a naughty theater.The wife and I do date weekends once a month or so to escape the kids, and that's our new thing. Tired of the disco scene. My point is everything is better with rum. After the cab ride back to the hotel I can't remember if I felt insulted or dumb or simple..It's all about where you see a movie, not what its about HAHA.-WW

Where.

There?

Add me to the only saw FF1 club. Too over the top, I like my car chases more like Robin.

Interesting bit of statistics.

Wow, 5, 6 and 7 seem to have high praise from both critics and audience on Rotten tomatos.

And #7 is the 6th highest grossing film ever? Wow!

I clicked to find out how many firearms were straw purchases to mexican drug lords and how many politicians were involved. Ooops. Wrong fast and furious.

Strangely, the movies got better as they went along. Much like Corvettes, Heavy Metal, or Guinness Stout.

That's on the agenda for later when I finish cleaning the oven.

I guess F & F is Vin Diesel's day job. Does he do anything else? No. It pays the bills. Two more F & F's already signed for. What will they do next? Go into space?

I've seen them all and like them. The latest one has an homage to the original with a long drag racing scene.

I made it 5 minutes on the first one. At the age of 12 it may have been cool. Sort of like the Dukes of Hazard.

How many times did they shift into 6,7, and 8th gear?

If I learned anything from these movies, as well as Tom cruise.. ..it is that one can gain speed when at redline in top gear, by downshifting....

Personally they've never been my thing but the kids love the movies and they all "bank" big dollars for the producers.
From the little I've seen of them the acting isn't too horrible either.

When I think back to the car movies of the 70s and 80s. I remember movies that were simple and wholesome.
Somehow it took less to entertain us then.

I saw the trailer for the current one (#8 or #9?) and decided that cars driving on ice being chased by a submarine and then Vin batting away a torpedo that was fired at him from the sub and the torpedo destroys the bad guys chasing him was a little over the top. My 4 year old grandson saw the same trailer and wasn't impressed either.........

Gotta love the sneakers!

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Thinking about this further. Just one observation about the "franchise." I hope I don't offend but...

IMO "They" may have used Paul Walkers death to promote the movies.
Not directly but the story of Paul's death lingered in the media a long time and consequently a lot of younger people were talking about it.
At the time I commented it was like the death of Diana Spencer (Princess of Wales). Lots of people all over the world.

Maybe it's legit but the "old coot" in me feels that someone may have been manipulating the media from the outside. (like that never happens)

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Wasnt Charlie Sheen in the first one back in the 80's???

Drag racing on the moon. Duh! SmileWavy

This.

i like the movies..

at this point, i'm just watching to see what the eff they are gonna come up with. drag racing a submarine is a bit over the top tho..haha.

i do crack up at the ubiquitous street party where there is one lowrider with the huge stereo system bumping and a bunch of hot ladies in the tightest mini skirts all undulating to the rhythm waiting to sex up the racer dudes. i did some street races as a dumb kid, and it was NOT like that. our hot ass flag girl was an overweight guy name ed..and he stuttered.

hahaha. car guys in high school only cool to car guys and small selection of chicks.

Took the kids to ff8 this weekend. Like listening to the motors no matter how dumb the plot. Some funny bits and Helen Mirren... beats the heck out of the CG of the super hero movies .. to each his own, most movies and TV shows require much imagination and suspension of disbelief....

right? haha..

most of my favorite movies have vampires,zombies, superheros, Jedi knights..you know..realistic stuff.

at least i know submarines and torpedoes are real

The stats are interesting but also sort of skewed. The decline in box office in 2 and 3 occurred when Vin Diesel wasn't in the films - the studio felt he wasn't worth the $20m he asked and he had the Riddick and XXX movies to shoot. They caved (perhaps too completely - hence some behind the scenes and story issues), and they've been making money hand over fist ever since.

(Ironically, the same thing happened with XXX: despite the first being a hit, they wouldn't meet his price for the sequel, had a bomb with a new lead, then had to pay thru the nose to bring him back.)

The decline in street racing scenes was after pressure from law enforcement, which saw the films as fanning the flames of a dangerous trend, like motorcycle films back in the day.

Reportedly, 9 and 10 will be the last (Vin turns 50 this year and 54-55 by then, and a middle-aged lead in an outlaw/rebel youth-oriented franchise can't last much longer).

ha! :)

one of the worst movies I have never seen.

started to watch it but the acting (paul walker) was not only too bad but the movie itself was bad.
I heard he was a nice guy and hate that he died (unfortunately his movies did not die) but there was no big loss in the acting world.

And lets not forget the super realistic James Bond movies! :D

Wife says no go for the next Guardians of the Galaxy movie... so I will sneak out and see it on my own :p

The new F&F movie I will wait to rent it on redbox.