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Fast & Furious 7

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  • Registered Users Posts: 786 ✭✭✭ps3man


    Truly enjoyed it, my auntie brought me to see the first one when I was 11, hooked ever since. It was a beautiful tribute to Paul at the end. If you didn't know it was CGI for Paul's unfinished scenes, you wouldn't be able to tell. Hats off to the special effects team.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    e_e wrote: »
    I was smiling so much in every scene with Hobbs, such an absurd character but so so brilliant for this series and played perfectly by Dwayne Johnson.

    "I am the cavalry."

    I was laughing at a lot of this movie, and I do mean 'at'. Does Vin Diesel know how ridiculous these films are?

    All that said the send off to Paul was perfect.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    I watched this because I'd heard a few people say it was OK. I guess you have to be into this kind of thing to get it, I thought it was a farce from beginning to end. There's nothing in the film, no danger or suspense because every action scene is just there to make the lead character's look good.


    I like ludacris films like iron sky, but this film just made no effort whatsoever.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,635 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    ScumLord wrote: »
    I like ludacris films like iron sky, but this film just made no effort whatsoever.

    Didn't realise ludacris was in iron sky :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,545 ✭✭✭tunguska


    I had never seen a Fast & Furious movie before seeing part 5 in my mates house one night. It just came on and we let it play. Honestly I was shocked to find that I enjoyed it, thought it'd be fcuking terrible. I dont think I saw number 6? But I've secretly been looking forward to number 7. Gonna go this weekend. Its made 250 million in the states alone over just 2 weeks.......thats insane. Usually by that stage in a franchise(thats not harry potter or lord of the rings) the films are straight to DVD and dont even get a crack at theatres.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 djspunky


    Just saw it, it was loads of fun!


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,104 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    I've never seen any of the others but had a great time laughing away at the absurdity in this one.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,072 ✭✭✭OU812


    tunguska wrote: »
    Its made 250 million in the states alone over just 2 weeks.......thats insane. Usually by that stage in a franchise(thats not harry potter or lord of the rings) the films are straight to DVD and dont even get a crack at theatres.

    It's tally this morning was $800.5m in 12 days. Avengers 2 is out in 10 days which will slow it down considerably, but I think it's realistic that it'll do $1.1 - $1.2billion globally. It's budget was €190m, probably another €130m in marketing costs. It'll probably make a €300m profit for universal after distribution/exhibition costs etc are added.

    Interestingly most of the seemingly fantastical stunts weren't cgi in this but were practical instead.

    Big year for movies, I'd expect to see at least four do a billion dollars this year.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,498 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    tunguska wrote: »
    I had never seen a Fast & Furious movie before seeing part 5 in my mates house one night. It just came on and we let it play. Honestly I was shocked to find that I enjoyed it, thought it'd be fcuking terrible. I dont think I saw number 6? But I've secretly been looking forward to number 7. Gonna go this weekend. Its made 250 million in the states alone over just 2 weeks.......thats insane. Usually by that stage in a franchise(thats not harry potter or lord of the rings) the films are straight to DVD and dont even get a crack at theatres.



    F&F franchise got better as it went on and I think 7 was always going to do well with Walker's untimely death to see how his character Brian would exit


    I think with 5 onwards it seems like a new franchise


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,225 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    I think with 5 onwards it seems like a new franchise

    Agreed. They accepted how ridiculous everything was and instead of focusing on trying to make it real, they just embraced it. The films just keep getting more and more ridiculous, but once you accept that, they're just so much fun to watch.


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    This was my first Fast & Furious film and will probably be the last. I went in with an open mind and expecting the overboard action everyone keeps saying typifies the latter films, but even with those promises I found it all very limp and cackhanded. The OTT action was often too cartoonish to possess any tension or a sense of physicality that I think makes for good action scenes; and why the hell would you hire someone like Tony Jaa to then obscure his talent behind constant. frigging. quick-cuts. I am so very sick of that fad; Paul Greengrass has a lot to answer for. The soundtrack was obnoxious (to someone who hates that style of hip-hop mind you, or whatever genre more accurately describes), and I never thought I'd say this but if I see another gratuitous butt shot in a film it'll be a million years too soon.

    I didn't really warm to the group either: the banter wasn't particularly funny and Vin Diesel... yeesh. I mean sure, I love the Riddick films, even the much-maligned Chronicles of Riddick, but the man has almost zero charisma as a leading man and the films could do with him walking into the sunset alongside Paul Walkers (RIP) character. Dwayne Johnson on the other hand has charisma to burn and deserved more screentime, and better roles at that. He deserves better than the likes of Hercules.

    Just not quite my tempo. Now Mad Max, which trailered before F&F7, that looks much more like the kind of vehicular carnage I hope to see on-screen :)


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    In all fairness, it was pretty woeful. From the gratuitous shots of lady parts, to the horrible product placement (there could have been a huge honking noise at the Corona sequence), and the horrible horrible camera movement (I felt dizzy with the amount of time it swung around for no reason), and surprisingly badly filmed fight sequences, especially given the calibre of fighters they had. Dwayne Johnson vs Jason Statham should have been amazing, but it wasn't, it really wasn't.

    And parts that just didn't make sense.
    There's a drone flying around blowing **** up. That sequence where the cops are still chasing after Vin Diesel despite the drone blowing everything up

    You know it's a bad sign when there's what is supposed to be one of the main fight sequences and I kept thinking, "who is driving the bus?"

    Now, I doubt this is a spoiler as its obvious, but the homage to Walker at the end was surprisingly touching.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,106 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/431123-furious-7-crosses-1-billion-worldwide-in-just-17-days
    Universal Pictures today announced that with Friday’s theatrical grosses, Furious 7 will cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Continuing to break records at every turn, Furious 7 marks Universal’s first film to achieve $1 billion during its initial release, with 1993’s Jurassic Park having reached $1.044 billion after the 3D re-release in 2013. With total global grosses estimated at $1.009 billion through today, Furious 7 has earned an estimated $735.2 million overseas in 17 days and an estimated $273.7 million in North America after 15 days.

    Furious 7’s 17 day climb to $1 billion marks a new record for the fastest film to reach that milestone (The Avengers, Avatar and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 crossed $1 billion in 19 days). The only original live-action film franchise to achieve this magnitude of box office success, Furious 7 has propelled the “Fast & Furious” series past $3 billion worldwide ($3.392 billion).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,498 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    I keep waiting for John, Finch or Root to show up :p


    Anyone else think Kurt Russell's character was going turn out to be daddy Shaw or an associate of Deckard


    Dumb fun, highly enjoyable but needed more Hobbs, very touching ending for Brian/Paul


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,855 ✭✭✭irishguitarlad


    I went to see this movie tonight and I went because I was with friends and they wanted to see it. Anyways this was the worst movie I have ever seen,I have no second thoughts about saying this, dreadful.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,428 ✭✭✭MrKingsley


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    I keep waiting for John, Finch or Root to show up :p


    Anyone else think Kurt Russell's character was going turn out to be daddy Shaw or an associate of Deckard


    Dumb fun, highly enjoyable but needed more Hobbs, very touching ending for Brian/Paul

    Yeah i was sure he was going to screw them all.

    Him pulling the corona out for vin diesel was priceless

    Wat a ridiculous, mindless film but great fun. As others have said, where can they go from here?


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    JP Liz V1 wrote:
    I keep waiting for John, Finch or Root to show up

    I would pay a lot of money to watch that crossover!!

    "Mr Toretto, before you drive that car through three skyscrapers, I'd like to remind you that we're trying to keep a low profile."


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey



    These numbers are on the back of Paul Walker's death tbh. That film would always do well, but not that well only for it. Sad but true.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    It's a bad sign when Iron Giant or Groot are Vin Diesel's better performances.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,498 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Wiz Khalifa's single hitting No. 1 everywhere too


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭Virtanen


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    I keep waiting for John, Finch or Root to show up :p
    You are being watched...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    I thought it was a surprisingly good film, it's outlandish and ridiculous beyond words but it all just works - from the very get go the film doesn't pretend to be anything other than just that. Jason Statham's role as Deckard definitely contributed to the films charm, and the tribute to Paul Walker at the end was more moving than I would have imagined it could be.

    One of the better value cinema tickets I've purchased over the past 12 months.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,479 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    I thought it was a surprisingly good film, it's outlandish and ridiculous beyond words but it all just works - from the very get go the film doesn't pretend to be anything other than just that. Jason Statham's role as Deckard definitely contributed to the films charm, and the tribute to Paul Walker at the end was more moving than I would have imagined it could be.

    One of the better value cinema tickets I've purchased over the past 12 months.

    Have to agree. I thought the ending was fantastic


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,225 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Dempsey wrote: »
    These numbers are on the back of Paul Walker's death tbh. That film would always do well, but not that well only for it. Sad but true.

    I think that's an unfair comment to be honest. There were undoubtedly a good few who might have gone to see it to see how they handled his death/filming etc, but the F&F films have been on a huge rise, and with the excellent reviews the film was getting both before and shortly after its release, I don't think there are that many who went to see it who wouldn't already have been going to see it regardless of Walker's death or not.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,479 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Bad Horse wrote: »
    I think that's an unfair comment to be honest. There were undoubtedly a good few who might have gone to see it to see how they handled his death/filming etc, but the F&F films have been on a huge rise, and with the excellent reviews the film was getting both before and shortly after its release, I don't think there are that many who went to see it who wouldn't already have been going to see it regardless of Walker's death or not.

    I believe there is another 2 or 3 in the pipeline aswell


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,072 ✭✭✭OU812


    Bad Horse wrote: »
    I think that's an unfair comment to be honest. There were undoubtedly a good few who might have gone to see it to see how they handled his death/filming etc, but the F&F films have been on a huge rise, and with the excellent reviews the film was getting both before and shortly after its release, I don't think there are that many who went to see it who wouldn't already have been going to see it regardless of Walker's death or not.

    There's easily $200m directly attributed to Walker. If you look at the gross in the history of them, the only one that went down was 3, everything else makes more than the last. FF6 made over $800m but that's the full length of the run. This has about another two to three weeks left in it. After that, about €250m is attributable to Walker
    Reggie. wrote: »
    I believe there is another 2 or 3 in the pipeline aswell

    They've committed to ten in total.


    I'm guessing we'll see a decline in gross from here on out, but I'd say the next one will come close.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,479 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    OU812 wrote: »
    There's easily $200m directly attributed to Walker. If you look at the gross in the history of them, the only one that went down was 3, everything else makes more than the last. FF6 made over $800m but that's the full length of the run. This has about another two to three weeks left in it. After that, about €250m is attributable to Walker



    They've committed to ten in total.


    I'm guessing we'll see a decline in gross from here on out, but I'd say the next one will come close.
    Be interesting to see how they write Paul out


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,072 ✭✭✭OU812


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Be interesting to see how they write Paul out

    He "retired" to be with his family.

    I read something recently that said they still have enough footage & dialogue Combined with the technology jump in terms of finishing his scenes to have him in a minor cameo type role in the next one, wether they do or not, who knows


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,479 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    OU812 wrote: »
    He "retired" to be with his family.

    I read something recently that said they still have enough footage & dialogue Combined with the technology jump in terms of finishing his scenes to have him in a minor cameo type role in the next one, wether they do or not, who knows

    You could see how his family was a big thing in the last film alright. As you said lining it up for him to retire


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  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    As long as they are making a billion dollars a movie this will go on forever. why would they stop?, the only purpose for it is to make loads of cash its not done for any artisitic reason. Each new generation of 12 and 13 year olds will prop the ratings up and buy the merchandise. My prediction for Fast and the Furious 20 is it somewhere in space after earth runs out of road.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,479 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    As long as they are making a billion dollars a movie this will go on forever. why would they stop?, the only purpose for it is to make loads of cash its not done for any artisitic reason. Each new generation of 12 and 13 year olds will prop the ratings up and buy the merchandise. My prediction for Fast and the Furious 20 is it somewhere in space after earth runs out of road.

    Getting way ahead of ourselves there :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,072 ✭✭✭OU812


    My prediction for Fast and the Furious 20 is it somewhere in space after earth runs out of road.

    pow71.0.gif


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Have to say, this song has seriously grown on me. For someone who never had must interest in the franchise until Furious Five onwards, and never considered Paul Walker up to much, Furious 7 really hit me.

    It's a testament to how powerful the final scene was and how well the film crafted a sense of family. You can make fun of it as much as you want, but what it does, it does exceptionally well, and there are innumerable franchises that could take note.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    I was genuinely surprised at how well they dealt with it. As good a eulogy you'll ever see yet seamlessly in tune with the film


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,072 ✭✭✭OU812


    Furious 8 has a release date.

    The latest entry in Universal's blockbuster action franchise has been dated for April 14, 2017, the studio said in its presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

    "We're going to make the best movie you've ever seen," said Vin Diesel when announcing the news.

    The seventh entry in the franchise has already broken box office records worldwide, nabbing more than $1.1 billion globally so far.

    During a presentation on Thursday, Universal also revealed that the Fifty Shades of Grey sequels will hit theaters in Feb. 2017 and 2018.

    More to come.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭fluke


    OU812 wrote: »
    Furious 8 has a release date.

    The latest entry in Universal's blockbuster action franchise has been dated for April 14, 2017, the studio said in its presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

    "We're going to make the best movie you've ever seen," said Vin Diesel when announcing the news.

    The seventh entry in the franchise has already broken box office records worldwide, nabbing more than $1.1 billion globally so far.

    During a presentation on Thursday, Universal also revealed that the Fifty Shades of Grey sequels will hit theaters in Feb. 2017 and 2018.

    More to come.

    FYP


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    Er....all you did was quote him. I think you missed the point of the FYP joke. :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭stuchyg


    Watched this last night. Quite liked 5 & 6 but thought this was poor in comparison. I know story is never high on their list of priorities but they didn't even try in this one.

    Not enough Hobbs either


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    Watched it this evening. I thought this one was really good.

    From a non-car-tech point of view, it came across as a really good and fun action movie.

    and how they handled the ending was good.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭fluke


    Kirby wrote: »
    Quote him. I missed the point of the FYP joke. :P

    FYP


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  • Posts: 15,814 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Went to an afternoon showing of this yesterday and had more fun in a theater than I have had since part 6. Fast 7 is an unashamed slice of fun that's interested in telling a simple and effective story that exists so as to string together a series of the most incredible and breathtaking set pieces since the last entry in the series. And best of all the chemistry between the cast is based on genuine affection for one another so there's actual stakes in play and I've said it before but, I would happily watch a Fast & Furious film where the cast simply sat around a table and talked. Some of the best moments were not the cars falling from planes (which they did for real) or The Rock taking out a drone or that jaw dropping convoy attack but rather the small moments where the cast conversed.

    Even something like the Corona scene wasn't groan inducing but rather a nice throw back to the earlier films. The entire film felt like it was made for the fans but it never felt like fan service, while ensemble films such as The Avengers exists to appease fans they do so in the blandest and least interesting way possible. There's no real spark to The Avengers, it all feels so rote and familiar which is where Fast & Furious stands out. Everything here is for the fans but it never fells like a film going through the motions and honestly, if the Oscar's recognized ensemble performances (which is should) then the Fast & Furious 7 cast would be front runners.

    Fast & Furious 7 is the kind of good honest fun that we so little off, it's a big film that shines during the smaller human ones and features a genuinely touching final shot that is the perfect send off to Paul Walker. It's rare that I see a film in the cinema and contemplate seeing again before it leaves but this is one of them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,479 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Went to an afternoon showing of this yesterday and had more fun in a theater than I have had since part 6. Fast 7 is an unashamed slice of fun that's interested in telling a simple and effective story that exists so as to string together a series of the most incredible and breathtaking set pieces since the last entry in the series. And best of all the chemistry between the cast is based on genuine affection for one another so there's actual stakes in play and I've said it before but, I would happily watch a Fast & Furious film where the cast simply sat around a table and talked. Some of the best moments were not the cars falling from planes (which they did for real) or The Rock taking out a drone or that jaw dropping convoy attack but rather the small moments where the cast conversed.

    Even something like the Corona scene wasn't groan inducing but rather a nice throw back to the earlier films. The entire film felt like it was made for the fans but it never felt like fan service, while ensemble films such as The Avengers exists to appease fans they do so in the blandest and least interesting way possible. There's no real spark to The Avengers, it all feels so rote and familiar which is where Fast & Furious stands out. Everything here is for the fans but it never fells like a film going through the motions and honestly, if the Oscar's recognized ensemble performances (which is should) then the Fast & Furious 7 cast would be front runners.

    Fast & Furious 7 is the kind of good honest fun that we so little off, it's a big film that shines during the smaller human ones and features a genuinely touching final shot that is the perfect send off to Paul Walker. It's rare that I see a film in the cinema and contemplate seeing again before it leaves but this is one of them.

    +1


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,568 ✭✭✭candy-gal1


    My first time seeing any of these movies, and tbh wasnt bad, good stunts and effects and the music was nicely slipped in in parts but still very predictable imho, no real surprises from what I was expecting really
    The ending to this one though was very well done though :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,929 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Just saw it tonight. Loved it.

    As already said, the tribute to Paul Walker at the end was extremely well done and a nice send off from characters to character, as well as to an actor from his friends and colleagues.

    Loved the comedy bits with Roman, and Hobbs was great for the little he was really in it. I did think Statham was somewhat underused though for a big name actor playing the main villain
    but they've left their options open there anyway.

    Letty getting her memory back was probably inevitable but her and Dom being married caught me by surprise. Was also surprised that Sean from Tokyo Drift wasn't in it more after them going to the trouble of getting the actor back.

    All in all a solid entry in the series and I'm already looking forward to the next one :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,498 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Just saw it tonight. Loved it.

    As already said, the tribute to Paul Walker at the end was extremely well done and a nice send off from characters to character, as well as to an actor from his friends and colleagues.

    Loved the comedy bits with Roman, and Hobbs was great for the little he was really in it. I did think Statham was somewhat underused though for a big name actor playing the main villain
    but they've left their options open there anyway.

    Letty getting her memory back was probably inevitable but her and Dom being married caught me by surprise. Was also surprised that Sean from Tokyo Drift wasn't in it more after them going to the trouble of getting the actor back.

    All in all a solid entry in the series and I'm already looking forward to the next one :)

    Dom and Letty being married surprised me too considering Dom left Letty while in DR in F&F4 to protect her hence her returning to clear his name and being "killed"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,545 ✭✭✭tunguska


    Finally got around to seeing it tonight. Ridiculously entertaining. I mean the dialogue wasn't it's strong point but it was a lot of fun. Looking forward to the next one already.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,284 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    I was on a business trip and tired from tedious meetings about meetings. Fired this up on the laptop and it made my day. I was smiling throughout it was so entertaining. Absolutely ridiculous but so much fun.
    Nice ending for Paul too.

    I loved the last one but this easily topped it.
    Its a great franchise and has a couple of more movies in it yet.
    Great addition of Kurt Russell too he's one cool mofo.


  • Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭colosus1908


    just watched a music video.. wizkalifa, with clips feauturing paul walker..so emotional


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,929 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    just watched a music video.. wizkalifa, with clips feauturing paul walker..so emotional

    Just watched the whole movie again tonight and I admit it, I got a bit misty-eyed during the final sequence - again! :( Very very well done.


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