Fast & Furious DVD Release!
Jul. 29th, 2009 01:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cuda11:30PM and I'm standing in the Wal-Mart checkout line, clutching my 2-disc Fast & Furious set. Hell yeah, I made a trip to Wal-Mart in the middle of the night to get my damn DVD, and honestly I was surprised by the amount of people there at the store. You weren't all there to buy that movie, I know you weren't.
And yeah, I'm still up. I just finished watching about as many of the extras as I could stand before my eyes dry up and fall out of the sockets from lack of sleep. The 2-disc set is worth it for the little "Los Bandeleros" movie tucked in on the second disc. Of course they weren't popping that truck for capitalistic gains. A few years ago Dom would have, but now he's a southwestern mechanic with a hero complex. Which I had to grin at. The only thing that disappointed me about that movie is that it and the rest of the franchise still has yet to prove reasonably to me at what point the third movie occurs - between Han's departure and Dom's return to the states, or after all of the events of Fast & Furious? Any thoughts? I could go either way on this one, though I'm still stubbornly clinging to the notion that Han needed some time to set up the operation he had going in Tokyo, which is why I'm leaning towards Dom visiting Japan after Brian, Mia and the rest of his gang busted him out of the prison bus.
I know that it doesn't completely jive that Tokyo Drift happens after Fast & Furious because the car makes in the fourth movie are newer than the third. Be that as it may, I'm still inclined to say that this franchise makes its money on showcasing popular dream cars. We're not talking Bridges of Madison County here. Nobody but the car nuts will pay attention to what the year of that really awesome sports car is - and even though the movies are marketed to car nuts, admit it, you'd still see the flick with the continuity errors included.
Paul Walker made the gag reel. Gah. It's not legal to operate eyes that blue without a license, is it? The rapport between the cast members is fantastic and apparent through all the documentaries on the second disc I've watched so far. Nice documentaries, too. There's a very very sweet film about 'getting the band back together,' basically, and I'm really surprised by how much consideration and respect this film crew gave the fans - although considering the loyal fanbase, I guess I shouldn't be.
Vin was corny as hell with his inspirational message en Espanol to a cheering crowd in that little border town where they filmed. I cringed for him, since he didn't seem embarrassed by his own overacting.
Has anyone watched the movie with the commentary on yet? I really wish more movies would work harder to get the cast on the commentary - I hate to say it, but I really don't care what the director has to say about the movie. I want to hear Paul, Vin and Michelle ribbing each other.
Sorry, Mr. Lin. :( The Lord of the Rings spoiled me for other commentaries.
And yeah, I'm still up. I just finished watching about as many of the extras as I could stand before my eyes dry up and fall out of the sockets from lack of sleep. The 2-disc set is worth it for the little "Los Bandeleros" movie tucked in on the second disc. Of course they weren't popping that truck for capitalistic gains. A few years ago Dom would have, but now he's a southwestern mechanic with a hero complex. Which I had to grin at. The only thing that disappointed me about that movie is that it and the rest of the franchise still has yet to prove reasonably to me at what point the third movie occurs - between Han's departure and Dom's return to the states, or after all of the events of Fast & Furious? Any thoughts? I could go either way on this one, though I'm still stubbornly clinging to the notion that Han needed some time to set up the operation he had going in Tokyo, which is why I'm leaning towards Dom visiting Japan after Brian, Mia and the rest of his gang busted him out of the prison bus.
I know that it doesn't completely jive that Tokyo Drift happens after Fast & Furious because the car makes in the fourth movie are newer than the third. Be that as it may, I'm still inclined to say that this franchise makes its money on showcasing popular dream cars. We're not talking Bridges of Madison County here. Nobody but the car nuts will pay attention to what the year of that really awesome sports car is - and even though the movies are marketed to car nuts, admit it, you'd still see the flick with the continuity errors included.
Paul Walker made the gag reel. Gah. It's not legal to operate eyes that blue without a license, is it? The rapport between the cast members is fantastic and apparent through all the documentaries on the second disc I've watched so far. Nice documentaries, too. There's a very very sweet film about 'getting the band back together,' basically, and I'm really surprised by how much consideration and respect this film crew gave the fans - although considering the loyal fanbase, I guess I shouldn't be.
Vin was corny as hell with his inspirational message en Espanol to a cheering crowd in that little border town where they filmed. I cringed for him, since he didn't seem embarrassed by his own overacting.
Has anyone watched the movie with the commentary on yet? I really wish more movies would work harder to get the cast on the commentary - I hate to say it, but I really don't care what the director has to say about the movie. I want to hear Paul, Vin and Michelle ribbing each other.
Sorry, Mr. Lin. :( The Lord of the Rings spoiled me for other commentaries.
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Date: 2009-07-29 06:54 am (UTC)And Letty/Dom like crazy...I felt those scenes just fill me up with inspiration...also, subtext to support Mia/Letty? FULL OF AWESOME SAUCE.
Yeah, sorry for caps-abuse. I worked last night, and when I left at 3:15 am, I had the 2 disc in my hands. I hope to be able to cap the short film for some icons.
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Date: 2009-07-29 07:11 am (UTC)Re: Mia/Letty... yeah, that was a little tense when Mia said 'she's doing all right, you know,' and Dom just clammed up. Interesting place to be in, wanting to instinctively protect your little sister the same way you do any time someone comes sniffing around her... and at the same time wanting to compete with her for the really hot woman who came all the way to Mexico to see you.
Letty/Dom, ohgodyes. Wow, I loved that film because it felt so real! This is how they actually are together, without all the bullshit of the team, after they've grown up a little. I loved that they just couldn't keep their hands off of each other, stealing little touches and kisses and pouncing one another whenever and wherever the mood struck. That little movie was awesome!
Also, I want to write Han/Dom slash. I can't help it. I keep wondering if they were together at least once. And Han just never got over it. But I'm happy to write Han with just about anybody, because he's so much fun.
F&F
Date: 2009-07-29 12:37 pm (UTC)I still say Drift happens between 2 and 4, because I can't see Brian, or Mia, letting Dom get that far from them, and after that escape? They're risking way too much by merrily running around through Tokyo. Hi, facial recognition software and that the US and Japanese gov'ts normally at least pretend they like each other...
Though that wouldn't stop a vengeance-minded and/or worried Dominic Toretto, obviously.
The thing I'm still not happy about is the way F&F tried to ignore 2F2F, but eh, I'll see if there's any of that in the extras when we get to watch them. All we did was watch the short. Our fourth (
Re: F&F
Date: 2009-07-29 05:48 pm (UTC)When I look at the end of Drift, even though we don't see Mia and Brian, it isn't immediately apparent if they're there or not - and I believe that if 3 happens after 4, then they definitely are in Tokyo with him. Dom's an independent cat, and could just happen to be out without them that night.
I guess I'm just not sure how much time actually elapses between Dom leaving Letty, and the phonecall from Mia that brings Dom north again. Han isn't native to Japan and presumably doesn't have many connections when he leaves Dom's team in South America. He's a smooth operator and I'm sure he has a lot of money stowed away just in case, but in order to set up the successful venture he's got going on when Sean stumbles into him, he needs more than a few months to get settled, build a team, and build a reputation. I can see him asking around for 'who's in charge' in order to find DK, but still... that's a big operation he's running on his own, considering that prior to that he was working as a team member, not a leader. I'unno. I think he'd need at least a year to a year and a half of hard work or more before he got anywhere. Do you think Dom could have been hiding out for a year before Letty died? I guess we don't know how hard she tried to look for him before she went north to get in touch with Brian as a last-ditch.
I can see our trio jumping the Mexico border after busting Dom out, then using somewhere in South America as a jumping-off point to Europe or Asia. Instead of flying, is it possible they could go by boat? Contact someone in the south who can fly them out without having to pass through public checkpoints?
'Kay, done obsessing now. If I don't stop I'll be late back from lunch!
Re: F&F
Date: 2009-08-02 06:27 pm (UTC)They call Dom 'godfather', which probably means not only money provided but respect. Dom had to be there long enough to 'adopt' at least this one family, and to understand the socio-political climate. His friend knew him well enough to know what the children sitting by his car meant ('someone misbehave?')after he's just spend some time in jail. That, plus the random people who know him (such as on the car ride we see with Letty says quite a number of months to me. Although I don't get her tease of "What's that? Did I just hear you speak Dominican?" since Spanish is the official language. Maybe it's like "Mexican Spanish" as opposed to "School Spanish", where there is so many regional differences it's almost like another language?