awesome 2F2F review

[pruto]

you gotta read this, its worth the 5 second spent signing up with the new york times website

http://movies2.nytimes.com/2003/06/06/movies/06FURI.html

:D

[240Degrees]

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Can't you just copy and paste?

[BeatJunky]

Thats the best review EVAR!:boink:

[Dousan_PG]

ya cut and paste it paul
:mad:

[silnv]

Here it is, enjoy


Classy Chassis, Unleaded Love
By A. O. SCOTT

Eli Reed/Universal Studios
Cars equipped with drivers: Paul Walker in "2 Fast 2 Furious," a sequel directed by John Singleton.

READERS' OPINIONS
"2 Fast 2 Furious," a new seatbelt-awareness film that opens nationwide today, features two very fine and touching performances, both of them by cars. Indeed, the movie, directed by John Singleton from a script by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, can be seen as something of a love story, in which a pair of tricked-out Mitsubishis — a cute purple Spider convertible and a sinewy yellow Evolution — carry out a high-speed courtship as they dart and frolic along the highways of South Florida. Then, at what should be their moment of consummation, these two frisky vehicles are replaced by a pair of domestic hotrods (an orange Dodge and a blue Chevy), one of which crashes onto the deck of a yacht.

Unfortunately, all of these supremely expressive vehicles come equipped with drivers, principally a pair of crash-test dummies played by Paul Walker and Tyrese, whose low-gear dialogue makes the whine of engines sound like the highest poetry.

To make a dumb story short, the two of them, boyhood friends who have grown up to be an ex-cop (Mr. Walker) and an ex-con (Tyrese), go undercover to help a sexy customs agent (Eva Mendes) snare a drug kingpin (Cole Hauser). The kingpin is eager to hire street racers to ferry his ill-gotten gains from one place to another, perhaps because brightly painted flame-shooting cars traveling at double the speed limit are unlikely to attract the attention of law enforcement. He might have done better with Buick-driving retirees, or carrier pigeons, but that would have been a different movie.

This one is a sequel to "The Fast and The Furious," the success of which helped propel Vin Diesel to stardom. Mr. Diesel and Rob Cohen, who directed the first movie, have moved on to the "XXX" franchise, leaving their successors choking on fumes. "2 Fast 2 Furious" is among the most lethargic action movies I have ever seen: when Mr. Walker and Tyrese are not driving, it might as well be called "2 Slow 2 Tedious," since the script shows all the energy and sophistication of an old episode of TJ Hooker.

But even the racing and chasing, which is what really matters in a picture like this, is clumsy and lame, about as viscerally exciting as the masterworks of eight-millimeter instructional cinema I was forced to watch in driver ed class back in high school. The basic editing scheme suggests a how-to video on manual shifting techniques. Step 1: depress the clutch. Step 2: yank the gearshift. Step 3: grimace and shout in the ethnic slang idiom of your choice. Repeat as necessary until you crash into something or find it advisable to activate the nitrogen-powered booster rockets, now available from your dealer as part of the special doofus hotrod sport package.

Mr. Singleton, whose limitations as an action director were also on display in the remake of "Shaft," at least seems to respect the beauty of cars, and also — though respect may be precisely the wrong word — that of women. Ms. Mendes and Devon Aoki have some lines to say, and Ms. Aoki is even permitted to drive. But mostly the women, like the cars, are around to fuel adolescent male fantasies and are similarly ogled, at leeringly low angles, by the camera.

"2 Fast 2 Furious" is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned) for some adult language, some violent scenes and a flagrant indifference to the basic principles of traffic safety.

2 FAST 2 FURIOUS

Directed by John Singleton; written by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, based on a story by Gary Scott Thompson; director of photography, Matthew F. Leonetti; edited by Bruce Cannon and Dallas Puett; music by David Arnold; production designer, Keith Brian Burns; produced by Neil H. Moritz; released by Universal Pictures. Running time: 100 minutes. This film is rated PG-13.

WITH: Paul Walker (Brian O'Connor), Tyrese (Roman Pearce), Eva Mendes (Monica Fuentes), Cole Hauser (Carter Verone), Chris (Ludacris) Bridges (Tej), James Remar (Agent Markham) and Devon Aoki (Suki).




There it is!! Pretty funny!




:axe:

[AceInHole]

that review makes me want to see it... so that i can agree with it more.

[BeatJunky]

Originally posted by AceInHole
that review makes me want to see it... so that i can agree with it more.

We now share a common interest...

[240GURL]

That is fricking HI-larious! Thanks for the laugh!!!

[Jim96SC2]

Excellent review! Give that writer a raise.

[AceInHole]

i just saw it. thought it made a pretty fun buddy movie. not quite at the dumb and dumber level.... but they stole my idea for the true purpose of nitrous oxide....

[Sanchi]

Just saw it, and i think the rat in the movie crawed up the writer of that article's arss and died. It was alot better then i expected, but i guess going into a movie with ZERO expectations you can come out with alot huh. Anyways it wasnt as RICEd out as the first well besides how they FUXORED the SKYLINE!! Whats with the steam sheit?!!? well its was a real enjoyable movie, if you forget about all the stupidity in the beginning... and some parts in the middle. All in all, It was a good buddy flick. I recommend it :cool:

[adey]

Originally posted by silnv
The basic editing scheme suggests a how-to video on manual shifting techniques.
Step 1: depress the clutch.
Step 2: yank the gearshift.
Step 3: grimace and shout in the ethnic slang idiom of your choice. Repeat as necessary until you crash into something or find it advisable to activate the nitrogen-powered booster rockets, now available from your dealer as part of the special doofus hotrod sport package. :D Hahahahaha.... that's great, man... a really top notch review! :cool:

[TheTimanator]

when Mr. Walker and Tyrese are not driving, it might as well be called "2 Slow 2 Tedious," since the script shows all the energy and sophistication of an old episode of TJ Hooker.
lol...this writer does need a raise!!

[AceInHole]

Originally posted by Sanchi
Whats with the steam sheit?!!?
Probably the nitrous oxide intercooler kit that cools down the IC core.

[nokeone]

hahahah...dope..i can't wait to see it..i'm gonna be the :mrmeph: in the theater making fun of it the whole time..:D

[Sanchi]

I'm sure your gona enjoy it like everyone else...

[silnv]

So I just watched it, not too bad. The script could have used some work, but the cars were nice and not completly rice like the first one.

[azn_romeox]

I just got back from seeing the movie. I thought it was a pretty entertaining. If you don't think about all real car aspects then its fine. I enjoyed it, the humor was pretty good at times. I would have to give it a 3 1/2 out of 5.

Pro:
Entertaining
FUnny humor


Cons
Watch out for some hispanic girls in the auidence gigling...
watch out for those guys that can't just ignore the fake stuff and remember its just a movie
and remember not to choke on ur spit and start violently coughing in front of your date ;(

[nokeone]

just saw it myself...

i would recommend as an entertaining movie to keep you occupied for a couple of hours..

go in with zero expectations and you'll be impressed..lol..

[s13silady]

i really enjoyed the movie... less rice in it from the first one... and the story plot is cool too...
the skyline in the beginning was pretty dope except for the underbody lights... but the purge kits he had were f*cking dope as hell! not sure if they were exaggerated purge kits (the steam), but if they were real, thats badazz..
but good entertainment...

[UcanTry]

saw the movie on friday, it was problemly the worst movie ive ever seen, besides the very begin there were 2 cars in the movie "the lancer and the turbo eclipse"lol

[West]

Maybe someone should start a website where everyone can download the movie so they cant afford to make a 3rd one. I guess Kazza might work.

I was wondering why I saw herds of ricers last week when the movie opened.

[SimpleS14]

Just saw the movie....and it wasn't that bad. You really have to go and watch the movie with just a clear mind. The R34 was badass in the beginning of the movie....minus the wing, graphics and the three NOS tanks. Tyresse was a good source for humor and Eva Mendez is friggin hot. All and all....it was a good movie and not as ricey as the first.

[hookedup240]

The movie wasn't that bad, it was ok. Had a lot less rice than the first one, The skyline was cool, but the purge kits were way overdone, and fake looking.

I give it 3 out of 5 *

[hotrodman]

:bash: cons-wrecked challenger, yenko camaro, supra, and the nice r34 skyline (bluebird I think). Modded skyline having trouble beating the modded supra........bs. The rx-7 would have a spanked that honda s2000 imo. Is there such thing as that projectile emp launcher? The lancer with awd would have cornered around the barrels alot better than a yenko camaro's stock suspension. I would have skimmed all 6 of those frickin bags of money (you know you would too).

:bowdown: Not as much engine talking bs. Like talking about putting two sr20det's in civics...sure. I kinda dug the movie. I went to a car show that day and most of the import people went to see 2f2f later that night. I was kinda dissappointed (only 2 turbo cars) and they were hondas. 2 supras, but no 2jz engines. There was a mint oldsmobile 442 like the one in the movie "demolition man."

Like I said useless, random thoughts.

[SilviaSativa]

I saw this movie last night, the only part I thought was cool was when they did the car scramble at the garage. The trucks bashing into all the cop cars was tyte!

[transient]

I wouldn't say it was great, but it was a hell of a lot better than the first. There was some major bull****, but hey, it's just a movie.