There is a fine balancing act that every large, explosive summer blockbuster has to traverse between silly and fun. Fun is a paper thin plot, funny moments and dialogue, great chemistry and some very cool action sequences. Silly means that moments … Continue reading Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) Review
Pixar have a mixed record with sequels. At their best they can develop characters and stories, moving the forward and developing the core concept perfectly (see. Toy Story) however at their worst they feel like cheap cash-grabs and you wonder why … Continue reading Pixar Month: Finding Dory (2016) Review
Pixar have managed to create animated movies that stay ahead of the curve. They have always been a step-ahead of the multiple animated releases which have cute furry animals learning lessons in “funny” adventures. Their films are never predictable and their … Continue reading Pixar Month: Cars (2006) Review
Before Vin Diesel seemingly cornered the market on fast cars and Family, another film mixed these two concepts to good effect, in fact some may even argue better than the earlier Fast and Furious movies. Nicholas Cage would steal cars, get … Continue reading Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) Review
Eight films in and the producers of the Fast and Furious franchise are clearly learning. The franchise has changed completely, with the series now being about a team of super-thieves/cops/fugitives rather than street racers. It grows with every franchise (and kills … Continue reading Fast and Furious Month: Fast and Furious 8 (2017) Review
Sometimes it is best to go out on a high. There is nothing particularly wrong with the seventh instalment in the Fast and Furious franchise but if it can’t match the heights of the sixth, you have to wonder if the … Continue reading Fast and Furious Month: Furious 7 (2015) Review
What a difference The Rock makes. It is a cynical view but a somewhat valid one that The Rock’s inclusion in the seemingly unstoppable franchise meant a few things for The Fast and Furious. First: That it was now looking to … Continue reading Fast and Furious Month: Fast 5 (2011) Review
At a time when there are sequels, prequels, remakes, reboots and re-imaginings; Fast & Furious manages the hardest of movie types – The Soft Reboot. Fast & Furious isn’t a reboot or a remake. It starts again, with a brand new … Continue reading Fast and Furious Month: Fast & Furious (2009) Review
It would be easy to write Tokyo Drift off as a cheap sequel cash-in. For starters, none of the original cast return from either the first movie or the sequel. Secondly, the focus has shifted completely, this time looking at teenagers … Continue reading Fast and Furious Month: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Review
When you divide the key ingredients for a sequel to The Fast and the Furious they boil down to this; fast cars, sexy women, racing and Vin Diesel. Unfortunately, rather than Vin Diesel, who for reasons that will become very clear … Continue reading Fast and Furious Month: 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Review
