@blaineg@kittykat9180@sammydog01 yup, some decent comic relief by his best friend with the hulk-mobile…the practice drift car, crashes and local commentary. Definitely not old dude, maybe mistakenly thinking of Vin there? I dunno, I thought it was great!
@earl_danger In some ways the first one is the worst, because they are pretending to be serious about cars, and whoever wrote it doesn’t know anything about cars.
Danger to Manifold!!!
In the later movies they quit pretending and went for full absurd.
I remember the first time I saw the trailer for the first F&F in the theater:
Me whispering to my wife: ugh. that looks like utter garb–
Guy two rows in front of us, speaking well above normal conversation volume: HOLY SH*T! THAT’S GONNA BE AWESOME!
Those films are a test of your ability to suspend disbelief. My teenage brother insists on watching them on release, and at this point they are just a meta-commentary of the ridiculousness they promote.
The most interesting thing about the franchise to me is the diversity of the cast. I think they did a great job making a movie where people across different backgrounds can feel included or insert themselves in the universe.
@onae It’s cool how all of Vin Diesel’s blood relatives look so different. Like they hired people for acting skills and not appearance. Maybe acting skills isn’t the right wording.
@shoelessjoek@zinimusprime
Ah, yes, the most expensive scene filmed for a silent movie, according to at least one source. I suspect that more is spent on the catering for a film these days.
I’m not really into them, but admit that I find them enjoyable somewhat on a “so bad it’s ‘good’” level, but definitely on a “this is completely fucking ridiculous, but Ima try to enjoy it in the moment” and “let’s count the cliches” level.
The first time I paid to see one was when a very good friend was in town while on sabbatical and we did kind of an informal “progressive dinner”, which included small courses of favorite specific items at maybe three different restaurants, and lots of good talk. He’s an artist and has off and on led various artists’ consortia, so we’d seen some decent flicks together and discussed others from a very meaning and form and even spiritual perspective. He was in the mood to see something shitty as, yaknow, part of his sabbatical from being too serious about shit, especially art and media. He may never have seen any of the franchise and suggested it (I believe Four was in theaters at the time).
Whichever iteration it was was utterly silly. But we laughed, enjoyed the explosions and the implausibility, etc. A good time was definitely had. And Vin and the fam were admittedly part of it, even as our laughingstock. It wasn’t all mockery. I think we found bits to appreciate.
That might be why I don’t completely hate the movies–because of that memory. I highly recommend–not the movies, but if you’re going to see the movies, see them in that context.
Have never seen them
@tinamarie1974 first one is a racing movie.
the rest are… not
Tried watching one of them. It sucked so bad I had to turn it off after about 20 minutes.
/giphy vin diesel family
WTF? giphy be broke? @Kyeh is getting some blame.
https://keepmeme.com/meme/20210709/help-me-step-bro-i-m-stuck-anything-for-family-vin-diesel-meme.webp
Meh should really add .webp to it’s auto image embed.
The franchise has the formula of fast cars, big explosions, and lose women, but they forgot the good plot.
1st movie was a direct rip off of point break and not near as good… will never watch another
@Koolhandjoe Tokyo Drift is set apart and pretty frickin awesome. No heists either. Has the kid from Sling Blade as the main char.
Otherwise, the rest is meh.
VAN MURALS! GROUND SQUIRRELS! SPIT CURLS! AWESOME!
@PHRoG, I’ve heard others say it was the worst one.
@kittykat9180 that’s because it’s nothing like the first two, lol.
@kittykat9180 @PHRoG It is the worst one: balding old man plays whiny, self-centered teenager. Also, stupid, stupid “plot”.
Yes, all the others are stupid too, but this one is stupid and irritating.
@blaineg @kittykat9180 @PHRoG That “balding old guy” was 23 when he made that movie. And Han was in it. That makes up for a lot.
Plus the drift scenes were great.
@blaineg @kittykat9180 @sammydog01 yup, some decent comic relief by his best friend with the hulk-mobile…the practice drift car, crashes and local commentary. Definitely not old dude, maybe mistakenly thinking of Vin there? I dunno, I thought it was great!
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@kittykat9180 @PHRoG @sammydog01 That poor guy must be a cue ball by now.
@blaineg @kittykat9180 @sammydog01 nope, not yet! Getting there tho.
I have seen 2 of them because someone I was with wanted to watch it.
@kittykat9180 Here, watch my BD copy of the Director’s cut of Princess Bride to cleanse…
@PocketBrain, don’t mind if I do.
@kittykat9180 @PocketBrain if you haven’t, must see Once Upon a Deadpool! The Fred Savage cameos are great.
Saw the first one in theaters and felt i was dumber for having watched it. Didn’t want to risk the brain cells by watching the rest.
@earl_danger Only the strong survive. Go for it! Watch the whole saga in a marathon and get rid of the dead weight!
@earl_danger In some ways the first one is the worst, because they are pretending to be serious about cars, and whoever wrote it doesn’t know anything about cars.
Danger to Manifold!!!
In the later movies they quit pretending and went for full absurd.
Giphy are not broke. Giphy want hyphens!
/giphy vin-diesel-family
@werehatrack Weird. It didn’t use to work that way.
Yep, that’s definitely easier than trying
/giphy metaphorical-grab-with-both-hands-flaming-penis
I like them. The crazier they get the better they are. Did you hear about the magnets in F9?
I need to go back and watch the submarine one.
@sammydog01 The submarine one was the previous one, F8.
@sammydog01
F9 joke:
Q: Why did they always need to use a bunch of those magnets?
A: Because they only come in family packs.
@sammydog01 I can respect this. See my comment below.
I remember the first time I saw the trailer for the first F&F in the theater:
Me whispering to my wife: ugh. that looks like utter garb–
Guy two rows in front of us, speaking well above normal conversation volume: HOLY SH*T! THAT’S GONNA BE AWESOME!
VAN GOGH! MANGO! TANGO! AWESOME!
@DrWorm That guy is my family.
@DrWorm @sammydog01
Another copy of that guy lives across the road from a friend of mine.
@DrWorm My best trailer experience was at the end of the World War Z trailer. Some guy way up at the back bellowed out:
“Howcome they never showed the monster???!!!”
I’m still not sure if he was serious or trolling.
Those films are a test of your ability to suspend disbelief. My teenage brother insists on watching them on release, and at this point they are just a meta-commentary of the ridiculousness they promote.
The most interesting thing about the franchise to me is the diversity of the cast. I think they did a great job making a movie where people across different backgrounds can feel included or insert themselves in the universe.
@onae It’s cool how all of Vin Diesel’s blood relatives look so different. Like they hired people for acting skills and not appearance. Maybe acting skills isn’t the right wording.
@onae @sammydog01
“acting skills” lol
I’m ready for the next one.
“Fast-10 Your Seatbelts”
@shoelessjoek Will it be an educational movie depicting proper use of a safety harness?!
/giphy train-safety-video
@zinimusprime One can only hope!
@shoelessjoek @zinimusprime
Ah, yes, the most expensive scene filmed for a silent movie, according to at least one source. I suspect that more is spent on the catering for a film these days.
I’m not really into them, but admit that I find them enjoyable somewhat on a “so bad it’s ‘good’” level, but definitely on a “this is completely fucking ridiculous, but Ima try to enjoy it in the moment” and “let’s count the cliches” level.
The first time I paid to see one was when a very good friend was in town while on sabbatical and we did kind of an informal “progressive dinner”, which included small courses of favorite specific items at maybe three different restaurants, and lots of good talk. He’s an artist and has off and on led various artists’ consortia, so we’d seen some decent flicks together and discussed others from a very meaning and form and even spiritual perspective. He was in the mood to see something shitty as, yaknow, part of his sabbatical from being too serious about shit, especially art and media. He may never have seen any of the franchise and suggested it (I believe Four was in theaters at the time).
Whichever iteration it was was utterly silly. But we laughed, enjoyed the explosions and the implausibility, etc. A good time was definitely had. And Vin and the fam were admittedly part of it, even as our laughingstock. It wasn’t all mockery. I think we found bits to appreciate.
That might be why I don’t completely hate the movies–because of that memory. I highly recommend–not the movies, but if you’re going to see the movies, see them in that context.
I am not Groot.
Van Diesel
