![]() ![]() ![]() The bigger they are, the harder they fall.įurious 7 picks up after the events of Tokyo Drift, tracking the crew’s search for vengeance after the death of one of their own - Han - at the hands of Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham). Considering the precedents set by Fast Five and Fast & Furious 6, it’s a tough benchmark to beat. They always get bigger, crazier, more deliciously absurd. ![]() There’s certainly some morbid fascination around the tragic mid-filming death of Paul Walker and how his central character of Brian O’Conner would be handled, but there’s also the simple reality that this is a Fast & Furious joint. And never has anticipation for a Fast & Furious film been greater - both for me personally and for the movie-going population at large - than it has ahead of the release of Furious 7. The downside to this kind of mad devotion to Vin Diesel’s kingdom of steel and testosterone, of course, is that disappointment is a substantial and ever-present risk. Once every year or two, we check in on the Torettos, the O’Conners, and their perfect little slice of LA. Obviously, at its most basic level, each new Fast film is a high-budget ode to street racing and explosions - but this has also now become a telenovela for the movie-going set. Granted, my obsession may run a little deeper than it does for most, but the progenitor of this series is now 14 years old today, there are teenagers who have quite literally grown up with Dom, Brian, and the gang. For God’s sake, I co-host a dedicated Fast & Furious podcast.Īnd here’s the thing: I don’t think I’m alone. It is an unstoppable, almost supernatural force that has led me to marathon the entire six-movie set more times than I can count. ![]() My love for the Fast & Furious franchise cannot be contained. ![]()
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