I am going to rank the Fast movies from best to worst
keeping in mind this is my fucking opinion. I am going to give reasons for why i placed these movies here on the list, comment if you agree or disagree and let me hear where you would rank the movies.
6. Fast 5 – Ohh fucking soo controversial, fuck it’s no
secret that this is majority of peoples favourite movie and as a whole I did fucking
love this movie, we got to see more Han which Is never bad, It gave the movie a
true family vibe and filled it with purpose. Also heist films are always
fucking cool with the Oceans movies being one of the greatest movies ever (Yes
even the confusing second one but that’s for another time). The problem with
the movie is it felt way to amped up from its previous movies, the amp up was
to put this on the epic action movie to meet higher demand and it achieved its
goal but for original fans it did feel tacked on. It took away all the movies
street race roots which made the franchise great in the first place, only one
race took place and it was a bullshit one in identical cars, the cat and mouse
with the safe at the end sort of made up for it though. It was just a little
weird seeing Dom go fight toe to toe and win against a military man who has been trained
when Dom has had no training apart from what the the first movie hinted to with a few
skirmishes. I just felt it was too hard core out of nowhere but as a whole it
was a good movie, even if it was a filler film.
5. 2 Fast 2 Furious – Now while it did take the fast and
furious into a new element with a cool undercover crime-cop vibe, 2 fast 2
furious pretended like the first movie just never took place, the cool little
prelude was a nice wee call back and it is understandable why they had to do
things differently with a new director and Vin not coming back but Brian acts
like he was in the police force for such a long time and comes in as the hot
shot racer to beat when he was a rookie in the first one. I did think this
movie had a much better plot then the first one though and that counts for
something but just about every character in this movie feels like a cartoon
character. The villain, his henchmen, the insane driving, the bright and tuned
up cars, the two lead characters and even Tej and his Suki feel
cartoonish. The characters stayed under developed as well apart from Brian and
Roman, you feel a sort of great chemistry with them but every other character I
could not care less. What lets the movie down once again is Eva Mendez just
shows up for this one movie and then comes back in 5 in a post credits scene
(Fan service) but she was totally one dimensional and thrown in as a love interest
that never carried through, Brian clearly still feels for Dom’s sister but they
dismiss it in this movie. One over hanging problem with all the Fast movies and
this one especially was the unplanned endings that these movies have. The
director treats it as a one and done type deal when they should be focusing on
where these could go, but hey how were they to know at the time this would be
Universals biggest franchise. It ends with Brian and Rome going to open up
their own garage and this confused the fuck out of people when they made Fast 4
because Brian is back as a cop and people then started to think 2 fast 2
furious was a sequel. Why I put 2 fast over Fast 5 is it has two clear main
characters, a nice and easy to follow plot and some great driving scenes, it
went in a creative direction and gave us two of the most loved characters to
the franchise (Tej and Rome). Also easily the most quotable of all the movies
Rome was golden in this movie. He is now taking a back seat in the newer movies
as comedy relief. He is under used and needs to have more for his character.
4. Fast 6 – Yes the latest movie comes in at number four,
when this first come out and I saw it at the theatre I was thinking this would
be an alright movie, you had team versus team and that idea sounded great to
me, I was worried as well because would this follow in Fast 5’s formula and
push us deeper into the unknown or will it pull us back to the over arcing
story. When the movie was over I was fucking beside myself, I loved it and that
was mainly to do with the end where it finally fucking ties us in with the
overarching story. Fast 6 knew what it was doing, it played off all of Fast 5’s
strengths also was not some piece of filler. Fast 6 had an interesting counter
in Shaw’s team as the good guys come up against things they never would have
expected which made for some killer action scenes. It’s a bit bullshit how my
complaint with Fast 5 was that it sprung into absurdity too early but with 6 it
just felt right, I let myself be drawn into the unrealistic scenarios and it
just functioned better. With Leddy being brought back it was one of the best
things the franchise could do and they gave her a new depth to her character
instead of being the tough chick in the background that Dom picks up during a
montage scene she became an important part of the plot. The movie also handled
comedic value a lot better and tried to use all the characters unlike in Fast 5
where all those people were not actually that necessary and everyone fat into the plot.
The one big theme that the fast movie tries to put on is family is important
and worth dying for and this movie made me believe it. The emotion in this felt
all too real with Hans’s girl dying and Leddy joining the crew again. Also this
movie was buttfuck full of call-backs and the ending where they get the old
Torreto house back made me so happy as a fan of the series, it felt right and
hyped me up for Fast 7.
3. Fast 4 – This one always seems to move around my list and
it’s the most random film of the franchise in my opinion. This movie, now with
Leddy back feels like you could take it away and you would still understand
what is going on and why everyone is where they are. This movie does introduce
Gal Gadot who is fucking awesome but the real reason it’s so high in the list
is because it captured what Fast and Furious should look like. First off like I
said before a lot of people were confused why Brian was a cop again, and not
just a regular boy in blue. He is full secret agent which always confused me as this
big time skip matured him even though he was going to start a garage with Rome.
Anyway, Tokyo drift is put on the back burner as some sweet driving from Dom and
the gang has the audience seeing them what they do best, fucking up a truck
heist. I love the scene where he goes under the giant tank and just makes it by
his excellent timing. This movie was right in the way it played so much off the
strength of its races and the cars started to feel a little more realistic
again with the tuned up imports and classic muscle. I think in general it was
good because it was Dom and Brian working together once again side by side and
no huge cast to take away the focus. Dealing with the cartels and the Leddy
murder was a cool story element and this movie just reminded everyone that Justin
Lin can take care of this franchise. It mixed things up but always stuck to the
driving. It’s so high on the list, not just because it’s a good movie in the franchise but because it
holds value as a standalone movie you can watch whenever. The villain’s like
all the Fast movies were under developed but you wanted Dom to get revenge and
that drove the movie enough to make me care. It was also nice seeing where
these characters have ended up so many years later.
2. The Fast and the furious – Here it is, the movie that
started this whole fucking franchise, lets get controversial. I find it funny
that the movie that kicked this whole bad ass franchise into gear gets such a bad rep.
Most people have seen the 5th movie and then if liked it have gone
back to watch the originals only to feel cheated, the target demographic for
Fast 5 is not the entire target demographic for the 1st one. Sure it
had some bad acting and some bad effects with virtually no plot line but that’s
because it is a movie to have fun with. It is high up on this list because of
the value it has, it has become a modern day cult movie and with the passing of
Paul Walker it becomes more of homage to him. If Drakes lyrics started from the
bottom now where here was to represent anything, Fast 1 would be just that. The
idea of having an undercover young hot shot try enter this world of street
racing and be mentored by the big player is truly inspiring. The car scenes are
fucking cool and the cars themselves are sweet as fuck. It is classic bust your
ass to pay for a car type movie, not like all the crazy expensive cars they drive now
with the insane shit they do, the cars had character and were an important
piece of the story that is hard to replicate in these newer movies where the
cars are still relevant but the racing and true admiration for the cars is
gone. I like the gritty and low budget feel the movie had and let’s be honest,
no other movie tackled driving like this, street racing peaked in early 2000s
and this let the boy racers blow their loads that people actually noticed what
they were doing. As a whole a lot of people frown on this movie but you have to
admit it has heart and ambition, I was sad when Jessie got shot (I hope Kurt Russell
plays his dad) and I want Leon to come back. It’s quotable, it’s fun and it’s
just great to put on whenever. You know what you are in for and I would not
choose the massive bank heist movie over this brave underdog flick.
1. The fast and the furious: Tokyo Drift – Here it is folks,
the conclusion, the one you have all been waiting for. Well actually you were
probably feeling this one would have come in the last place as it is deemed the
movie that does not belong. Now I said before that Fast 4 feels like you could
pick it up and take it away and you would never question it but this movie
almost belonged in a completely different universe right up to the last 5-10
minutes when Dom comes in. This movie gets easily shit on and I feel it’s a
little unfair, I fucking loved the shit out of this movie and on a much more
personal level than any of the other movies in the franchise. Lucas black was
fucking epic as Sean and he was the only character I have been able to relate
with so far, a young kid dealing with family problems and a whole new culture,
fuck yea this gave depth to him as a character, you feel his isolation. Han is
one of the best characters in the franchise if not my favourite, he was so cool
and calm and you felt he was wise and could beat anyone in a race, his
character became more interesting with the newer movies but on his own his mystery
captured the imagination of fans everywhere. This movie sparked the turning
point for the movies to be carried out by Justin Lin and the franchise became his right
away. The drifting became a whole new way to enjoy street racing and the cars
were fucking sexy, best car to this day in my opinion is Hans RX7, I loved it
and it got me into cars for the period of time I loved them. I love this movie
not as just a Fast movie, but a movie in general and I consider it one of my
major guilty pleasures, I love watching this movie and its beauty is you can
pop it on for yourself or for friends and even new people to the series as it
is great alone. The female character is super underdeveloped and she had
complete potential as she had a cool back story and DK along with his henchman
Morimoto felt somewhat cartoonish but right up until Jason Statham became
involved with these movies Takashi (DK) is the best villain so far and I’m being
serious, I am hoping they use him in upcoming movies, I miss that guy, fuck I
miss all these characters. Twink was that cool friend you always wanted and
Sean himself is an awesome character. Lucas Black said he was only going to be
in one scene in Fast 7 which is a total bummer, with Paul gone I feel Lucas
would fill the void nice, no one can replace Paul and I’m glad that means Rome
will be getting major spotlight but I just don’t want to see Sean become a
backseat driver, he can hold a movie and teaming up with Dom would be fucking
epic. Tokyo has a lot of potential as a place and I feel the production crew,
writer and director are overlooking it. This movie is a true cult movie in my
eyes and a lot of fans pick this as their favourite also, it was so different
and cool with a clear story that I named it the best. It has the most
re-watchability and quotable dialogue. The fish out of water and the mentor
story tropes fit the film well and I miss Han. I hope this is revisited in the
future and people just need to give this movie a chance to be great, stop
looking at what the franchise is now and look back at what formed it, you might
enjoy yourself.
So that’s it, a bit random and unusual for most people but
this is how I rank these movies. My list has been known to shift from time to
time but Tokyo Drift forever stays 1st. I can’t wait to see where
Fast 7 will place in my movies, I am most looking forward to Sean’s scene and I
am sad about Paul Walker, he leaves behind a strong legacy, a great franchise
and it will be interesting to see them deal with his character. This could be
the last movie if it turns south but the cast is giving it their all, for Paul.
