F9: The Fast Saga | June 25, 2021 | Pray to your Dom Shrine! | Coming to Cannes!

[lorddemaxus]

16 minutes ago, grim22 said:

 

Everyone else in the franchise knows exactly what kind of movie they are in, Vin Diesel is still chasing an acting Oscar with this franchise

I think the franchise got worse the moment everyone besides Diesel started getting in on the joke. The ending to Furious 7 probably the last sincere moment in the franchise.

 

Also, although Diesel is probably never gonna give a performance as good The Rock's in Pain&Gain or Southland Tales, I admire how he thinks he's some pretty good actor lol.

[AJG]

27 minutes ago, grim22 said:

 

Everyone else in the franchise knows exactly what kind of movie they are in, Vin Diesel is still chasing an acting Oscar with this franchise

All those “dramatic” scenes with Vin on the plane in F8 were torture. He really thought he was doing something.

Edited June 22, 2021 by AJG

[Gavin Feng]

Chinese audience have been using tough love to support F9: 50% revenue reduction

[Yandereprime101189]

5 hours ago, Gavin Feng said:

Chinese audience have been using tough love to support F9: 50% revenue reduction

 

$200 million+ in China isn't much to scoff at though.

[charlie Jatinder]

26 minutes ago, Yandereprime101189 said:

$200 million+ in China isn't much to scoff at though.

I mean Solo did $200M in USA. 👀

[Legion Again]

34 minutes ago, Yandereprime101189 said:

 

$200 million+ in China isn't much to scoff at though.

It isn't -- except when it is

[Porthos]

Down to 63% (5.7/10) over on RT after 86 reviews (With Top Critics at 71% [5.9/10] in 24 reviews]).

Edited June 23, 2021 by Porthos

[lorddemaxus]

16 minutes ago, Porthos said:

Down to 63% (5.7/10) over on RT after 86 reviews (With Top Critics at 71% [5.9/10] in 24 reviews]).

It's funny that high-brow critics seem to be liking this more than other critics and probably audiences too. Usually its the other way round

[Porthos]

20 minutes ago, lorddemaxus said:

It's funny that high-brow critics seem to be liking this more than other critics and probably audiences too. Usually its the other way round

 

Ehhh, 0.2 out of 10 difference is kinda variance right now, isn't it?  I thought the same at first as well, but when saw the difference between 5.7 and 5.9, I just thought it's probably more randomness than anything else.

[Napoleon]

I'm glad to see the best movie in the franchise is the most popular still

 

[Seth Irskens]

We Enjoyed this movie! It was definitely worth the 1 year wait! Here's our Movie Review! 

 

[lilmac]

What did I just watch?  So many ‘wait, what?’ moments. So many laws defied: physics, logic, time, limits of human ability, the list goes on and on. I guess Family is the answer to everything. 

[WittyUsername]

18 minutes ago, lilmac said:

What did I just watch?  So many ‘wait, what?’ moments. So many laws defied: physics, logic, time, limits of human ability, the list goes on and on. I guess Family is the answer to everything. 

So…a Fast & Furious movie?

[lilmac]

5 minutes ago, WittyUsername said:

So…a Fast & Furious movie?

Pretty much!

[Lucas]

Rewatched Fast Five onwards (except Hobbs and Shaw), I would say I'm ready to go see F9 except it's not being released here for another two and a half weeks smh. 

[CJohn]

Another masterpiece is grounded and realistic action setpieces.

[John Marston]

ROTTEN

 

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/f9

 

 

[Hatebox]

TIL that Christopher Nolan's favourite F&F movies are the first and Tokyo Drift.

 

https://theplaylist.net/christopher-nolan-bond-fast-furious-alien-3-20201210/

[AJG]

Saw it last night.

 

It's an enjoyable time. Nothing is truly spectacular but what we do have is passable. I don't think anyone would come out of this upset. People saying that the F&F formula might be going stale may actually have a point though.

 

The films pacing is not the best. It can feel like we've gone without an action sequence for ages. There's more melodramatic nonsense than there was in F8 - the caveat is that the F9 offers up better nonsense. The flashbacks and dramatic moments here are intriguing but I doubt most of the affinity I have for them at the moment will hold after a rewatch. 

 

The action is fine. I'd argue it's at a smaller scale for the new series - similar fo F6. It's inventive and snappy and I think it'll hold up well but as of right now every major beat from every action sequence in this movie has been spoilt by the advertising campaign. If you've seen both trailers then you've already seen too much. Han is also not featured in the movie in a way where spoiling his "resurrection" in the ads was justified - they were dead wrong for that and if I were the director I'd be livid.

 

Cena's new character fits in well here and is cool addition. Charlize Theron's character is back and just horrendous. Every line of dialogue with her is tedious - every scene with her in it is like listening to nails on chalkboard. A cringeworthy mess. I understand it's not the actresses fault but someone needs to stop this. 

 

It's a Low Matinee. I wouldn't tell anyone to rush out and watch it but it's not a film I feel the experience could be enhanced at a cinema or cheapened on a big screen 4k tv. 

 

 

[CoolioD1]

I liked it better than 7 and 8 so hail Justin Lin I guess?? Even the soapy family drama didn't bore me like it did in the last few films. Pretty good.