There is a bit of genius in the formula that producer Neal H. Moritz has found. That formula is one where he has found a way to take a mediocre story, slap some hot cars and a hot cast in for good measure, and come out the other end with a film that is entertaining and appealing — something that has created the Fast and the Furious series.
Of course, the formula has worked to varying degrees over the past years; the original Fast and the Furious was a surprising success to everyone except... well, the film’s producer. It combined a hot action star (Vin Diesel) and an up and coming soap opera heartthrob (Paul Walker) and some of the best street racing action seen on film — ever. It appealed to the young boys who wanted to drive their cars fast and the young girls who wanted... well, Paul Walker or Vin Diesel. It was a smash hit both in theaters and subsequently on DVD, so much so that I can remember being a retail store employee and that film being one of the first films to only be released to DVD and not VHS. So many bought DVD players just for that movie — that's power!
The second film, 2 Fast 2 Furious, tried to grow up too quickly and didn’t win over any new fans. Its story was overcomplicated and it lacked the spirit of the first film. It left so many yearning for so much more. So what did Moritz and crew do? They went back to the drawing board in order to churn out a third film, and the result was a film that has recently rocked DVD shelves once again — The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
The winning ingredient for Tokyo Drift is its simplicity. The story is, as it should be, very easy to follow and ultimately predictable. It is anchored by a young man who has been in nothing but trouble due to his love of cars and going fast (Lucas Black, Friday Night Lights) being shipped off to live with his father in Tokyo. And you can guess what he finds in Tokyo — cars that go fast and a girl (Nathalie Kelley) who is alluring, but already claimed by a dude who is – dun dun dun – a Mafioso! Oh, the originality of it all! So now with the help of his rapper-in-real-life sidekick (Bow Wow doing his best to channel Ludacris), he must race to earn respect and win over the girl.
Article comments
1 - stein
do you know the song where it whistles on it..... when they walk into the garage from the disco whats the name of that song called
2 - boby
i wanna no 2