This probably deserves a "F#$k That" label slapped across it, but that seems like a bit of a cheap shot. Fast and Furious is so obviously a steaming pile of doo doo that it's just unnecessary to do so. Plus, it's the #1 smash hit of the year!
What is it about fast cars, beautiful people (see abs above) and kick ass action sequences that drive (honestly, no pun intended here) people to see this film? I mean, it's made nearly $120 million in two weeks!
I'm puzzled. I don't get it. 2 Fast 2 Furious. I get that. You Ludacris AND Paul Walker. Yet that film only opened with $50 million? Color me bewildered. And then you have 2005's The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, the black sheep of Universal's money grubbing family. Raking in a paltry $23 million opening weekend, Tokyo was an absyml failure. I don't know about you, but I thought the franchise was dead for sure! But no, now they've gone and done it again. Universal has reunited the all star, powerhouse cast that's been doing nothing but making flop after flop since the origional film debuted nearly a decade ago.
Have I seen the film? Of course not. Will I allow it to take up space in my Netflix queue when it comes out on Blu Ray? I wouldn't dream of it. Will I watch it on late night HBO over a rerun of ER: Season 6 (right after George Clooney left)? Probably. But I'm sure that late night viewing won't help me understand why this movie has made and will continue to make so much money. Can someone help me understand?
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