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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Universal Studios
Salesrank: 39520
Released: June 3, 2003 |
| Our Price: $5.62 |
| Used Price: $0.25 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
An undercover cop gets pulled into a gang that gets off by racing cars late at night through city streets. The gang leader is suspected of stealing high-end electronic equipment and the cop is sent in to investigate. In the process the cop falls in love with the gang leaders sister. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 02/05/2008 Starring: Vin Diesel Johnny Strong Run time: 107 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Rob Cohen
Description of The Fast and the Furious (Full Screen Tricked Out Edition):
A guilty pleasure with excess horsepower, The Fast and the Furious efficiently combines time-honored male fantasies (hot cars, hot women, hot action) into a vacuous plot of crystalline purity. It's trash, but it's fun trash, in which a hotshot Los Angeles cop named Brian (Paul Walker) infiltrates a gang of street racers suspected of fencing stolen goods from hijacked trucks. The gang leader is Dom (Vin Diesel), ex-con and reigning king of the street racers, who lives for those 10 seconds of freedom when his high-performance "rice rocket" (a highly modified Asian import) hurtles toward another quarter-mile victory. Racing is street theater for a lawless youth subculture, and Dom is a star behind the wheel--charismatic, dangerous, and protective toward his sister Mia (Jordana Brewster), who's attracted to Brian as the newest member of Dom's car-crazy team.
Director Rob Cohen treats this like Roman tragedy for MTV junkies, pushing every scene to adrenaline-pumping extremes; when his camera isn't caressing a spectrum of nitrous oxide-enhanced dream machines, it's ogling countless slim 'n' sexy race babes. The undercover-cop scenario cheaply borrows the split-loyalty theme perfected in Donnie Brasco; a rival Asian gang adds mystery and menace; and digital trickery is cleverly employed to explore the fuel-injected innards of the day-glo racecars. It's about as substantial as a perfume ad, but just as alluring, and for heavy-metal maniacs of any age, Diesel's superblown '69 Charger proves that Detroit muscle never goes out of style. --Jeff Shannon
The Fast and the Furious (Full Screen Tricked Out Edition) Reviews:
Fairly good plot and good action sequences 
2009-11-13 - Many people did not like this film but its solid enough in my opinion to interest some. Besides, there are very few original movies this days and I'm not saying this is one but people should not expect that much from studios these days.
Great Seller!!! 
2009-10-19 - I got my HD DVD quickly and safely. It works, need I say more.
Keeps my ticker going
2009-10-03 - Never would have figured it but I like Vin Diesel. If you're into racing cars (which I'm not) This should do it for you. Vin is the numero uno street racer and the cops are using an undercover man to bring down a truck hijacking ring. They go through several engine rebuilds and at least a hundred tanks of nitrous oxide to get to the conclusion and prove that crime doesn't pay. Alot of good driving stunts and a lot of action. Not Academy Award material but a good watch.
Original Fast Original Furious
2009-08-12 - Great Movie.
Great story Line
Great races
Great action
Most have for import cars, moded vehicles, muscle cars etc,etc*
I own all 4 and I love this one the most out of all 4 and the 4th one 2nd*
Buy ut 2DY!
A new modern day classic car movie!
2009-07-24 - When The Fast And The Furious came out street racing had pretty much been underground. Years before this movie people had been modifiying their cars in the "import" style and racing them on the streets. This before the civic was as common to modify as a ford mustang. Seeing a car "tricked" out on the street was still something out of the ordinary and new. At the time there weren't any real car movies going about other than gone in 60 sec's (freaking awsome btw!) and that was about it. When The Fast And The Furious came out it was the first time the public got a chance to look into modern day street racing. At the time I had a Honda civic that I tricked out and use to race around in. I remember when this movie came out it meant that basicly our underground lifestyle/hobby was about to get recognized big time.
The Movie The Fast And The Furious is pretty much like point break only featured around the world of street racing instead of surfing. In this movie you hear car lingo instead of surfing lingo. The characters get their thrill in by racing vs. hitting big waves. The story having obviously not too original is so...so but like all action movies you watch this for the action. If your a car fan you probably can enjoy any good vehicle action seen. TF&TF only has a few racing scenes, but the story revolves around the hobby of modifying and racing cars. That's the reason that most car people can watch and appreciate the film.
This is a loveable movie...in the same way those old cheesy zombie movies are loveable. yeah it's corny, cheasy, inaccurate, but that's what makes it a great zombie movie. The Fast and The Furious had a cheesy plot,corny acting, inaccurate car info, but it was so great to see a movie based on racing.
This really isn't the movie to watch if your the type that nit picks at every minute detail that isn't on par with reality. If you look at cinema that way than no movie will ever please you unless it's a documentary. This is just a good ol' car movie.
