I saw 6 and 9 (I think?). The one with the magnet. The magnet was cool in concept, but they just kept using it to do the same shot of cars smashing for like 15 minutes. It's almost impressive to be able to take something so ridiculous and make it boring.
Also, Vince, you should start a rival uproxx and bring back Burney, Danger, and Ufford.
Side point: At one moment Momoa sings “O Solo Mio” on a motorcycle. Is it possible for people entering their 40s like me to not envision Jim Carrey singing it out of his butt?
Man if you're gonna bring back Gal Gadot or any other character who died gruesomely on-screen... I guess I just wish these movies were clever enough to at least give her an eyepatch or robot arm or SOMETHING.
I've only seen the first F&F, thankfully you've gotten me through the rest where I never had to see them. This continues that streak. Thank you. Also, I'm down for the Uproxx rival called Downstones.
Despite everything else I really want to see, "Momoa, playing... something like the muscle-bound Hawaiian equivalent of a flamboyant, gay-coded eighties villain."
Makes me think about if there was a juggalo filmmaker to whom they could hand this franchise, since theyre at least as committed to family and only ever do anything to amuse just themselves
Only bummer for me is I wasn't drunk watching this with my buddies. I had never seen a Fast and Furious movie in my life so I figured may as well start on 10 I don't think it will matter; clearly that was an accurate thought. It's deliciously insane like 80s Arnold movies, specifically Commando I'm thinking, pretty sure that's one where a car hits water and explodes, brilliant in it's insanity, seems the Fast and Furious franchise took notes.
I've seen exactly 1 entry in this franchise, but watching it age from the outside makes me feel old and it depresses me. If anyone needs me I'll be sitting in a dark room, sobbing with a bottle of Jack and a revolver with a single bullet.
I did enjoy Momoa. The entire subplot in the agency bunker with Michelle Rodriguez is probably the dumbest thing they’ve ever done, although the gag they get out of it towards the end was kinda funny. I just think the agency tech feels at odds with the aesthetic that works for these movies. Like that big cypher room Brie Larson and Jack Reacher hang out in? What kind of art direction is that? I’ve seen better style from Syphon Filter for PlayStation One.
About Leterrier, I do think he’s genuinely talented but it kinda has to be made clear that he had 3 DAYS to prep for this movie. So he obviously had no real control over it. No idea how that would’ve changed things.
Momoa doing whatever it is he's doing is the only redeemable part of this movie and even that got sorta old. ("Is being this flaming offensive to...someone??")
I saw 6 and 9 (I think?). The one with the magnet. The magnet was cool in concept, but they just kept using it to do the same shot of cars smashing for like 15 minutes. It's almost impressive to be able to take something so ridiculous and make it boring.
Also, Vince, you should start a rival uproxx and bring back Burney, Danger, and Ufford.
Side point: At one moment Momoa sings “O Solo Mio” on a motorcycle. Is it possible for people entering their 40s like me to not envision Jim Carrey singing it out of his butt?
Man if you're gonna bring back Gal Gadot or any other character who died gruesomely on-screen... I guess I just wish these movies were clever enough to at least give her an eyepatch or robot arm or SOMETHING.
Fucking scathing. Well done.
As an aside, I had to Google "ourobori" and now I keep getting ads for infinity pools and tattoo parlors off ill repute. Thanks, Mancini.
Can't wait for the inevitable reboot of the franchise 20 years from now with a cameo by Vin Diesel in his old bloated Jabba the Hutt phase.
I've only seen the first F&F, thankfully you've gotten me through the rest where I never had to see them. This continues that streak. Thank you. Also, I'm down for the Uproxx rival called Downstones.
Despite everything else I really want to see, "Momoa, playing... something like the muscle-bound Hawaiian equivalent of a flamboyant, gay-coded eighties villain."
Makes me think about if there was a juggalo filmmaker to whom they could hand this franchise, since theyre at least as committed to family and only ever do anything to amuse just themselves
Only bummer for me is I wasn't drunk watching this with my buddies. I had never seen a Fast and Furious movie in my life so I figured may as well start on 10 I don't think it will matter; clearly that was an accurate thought. It's deliciously insane like 80s Arnold movies, specifically Commando I'm thinking, pretty sure that's one where a car hits water and explodes, brilliant in it's insanity, seems the Fast and Furious franchise took notes.
I've seen exactly 1 entry in this franchise, but watching it age from the outside makes me feel old and it depresses me. If anyone needs me I'll be sitting in a dark room, sobbing with a bottle of Jack and a revolver with a single bullet.
Is this where I request bourbon talk? I Quit Twitter and don’t want to look up your old shit.
I did enjoy Momoa. The entire subplot in the agency bunker with Michelle Rodriguez is probably the dumbest thing they’ve ever done, although the gag they get out of it towards the end was kinda funny. I just think the agency tech feels at odds with the aesthetic that works for these movies. Like that big cypher room Brie Larson and Jack Reacher hang out in? What kind of art direction is that? I’ve seen better style from Syphon Filter for PlayStation One.
About Leterrier, I do think he’s genuinely talented but it kinda has to be made clear that he had 3 DAYS to prep for this movie. So he obviously had no real control over it. No idea how that would’ve changed things.
It sounds awful and I cannot fucking WAIT to see it tonight.
Momoa doing whatever it is he's doing is the only redeemable part of this movie and even that got sorta old. ("Is being this flaming offensive to...someone??")