Saturday, December 6, 2008

My pockets ain't empty, cuz! (He's back!)

First off, I would like to call out that my movie quality prediction qualities are in full swing when I said Australia would be nothing more than a ho-hum average flick. Yahoo me. What I really want to talk about isn't potential Oscar picks (though I do think Che will be up for one). I want to talk about the masterpiece that will be Fast and Furious.

Alright, I know, I know, nothing that Justin Lin has ever directed has actually been good. Tokyo drift had some cool scenes, but thanks to Chris Morgan, the plot was pretty sub par. Well they're both back but this time they have the original cast from the classic The Fast and the Furious. Will it be good? Probably not. Will it have unrealistic-testosterone-driven-action coupled with meat- headed-trash-spittin' disses and scantily clad women driving rice-burning, supercharged, ridiculously-painted, decal'ed imports? Yes.

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez are back and sadly, the one named wonders, Tyrese and Ludacris have retired. Darn. After seeing the trailer, which you should check out if you haven't already, it's apparent that Lin has learned from the mistakes of Cohen and Singleton (the first two directors of the series). Let's hope Morgan can do the same. Even if he doesn't, I honestly believe Fast & Furious has the potential to reign supreme in sales with the younger crowd this summer when it hits theatres June 2009.

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