Fast and the Furious 9: The Fast Saga

[StarLord]

This was my first time back in a cinema in almost two years. I enjoyed it for the most part (at least the first hour anyway) and the Montecito scenes were the highlight for me.

I don't get what they are doing with Cypher though. What exactly is her problem/goal?

 

[kguillou]

I understood nothing about what was going on with Cypher.

 

[Prison Mike]

Yeah I don’t understand Cypher either.

 

[samsnee]

She’s the most boring aspect of the last two movies. It’s clear Charlize is getting paid a lot of money to film all her scenes in just one location.

 

[Drizzle]

It’s clear Charlize is getting paid a lot of money to film all her scenes in just one location.

Which judging from the looks of it is an abandoned Apple Store, to quote Korey from DoubleToasted.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Does her Guy Gardner bowl cut make her feel more menacing?

 

[Chip Chipperson]

If you’re gonna have Simple Jack in your movie, just get Ben Stiller

 

[samsnee]

I rewatched the very first movie again last night. It’s amazing how much more nuanced and fleshed out the characters were. Moments were allowed to breathe. Dom was a cool, suave antagonist that actually had real lines. There wasn’t exposition after exposition. Obviously this franchise would be dead if it stuck with that formula, but it was nice to see Brian again and have those character beats.

I then went down the Wiki wormhole and read the plots for the most recent ones. Ever since F6, it’s revolved around trying to get some device that can destroy the world and I can’t figure out how.

F6 - Shaw trying to build some device called Nightshade. Not clear what it does
F7 - Ramsey builds the God’s Eye program that can hack into any camera?
F8 - Not quite sure what Cipher was after. Nuclear codes? Hobbes needed Dom to steal them in the beginning?
F9 - Seems like it was a blend of F7 and F8?

 

[Da-Scribe]

I genuinely had no clue what was happening in this movie. I dunno, I feel like every FF flick has that one jaw-dropping set-piece. But with F9, every set piece was trying to be that set-piece. Every...single...one. And after a while of that, they just kinda cannibalize each other.

 

[Drizzle]

It's cool that this movie boosted the box office into slowly getting back to normal but based on everything I'm hearing I think I'd rather wait until this hits on demand and rent it. Considering how fast the turnaround between theatrical and video/streaming is these days, it'll probably be out by September at the latest. It just doesn't sound like something I'm willing to spend two and a half hours in a theater for right now. Especially since I was a little bored with Fate of the Furious and I skipped out on Hobbs and Shaw in theaters anyway.

 

[Kane52630]

My review:
At the Movies with Kane and BN
3.5/5

Spoiler

#TheyAreInASimulationConfirmed

 

[Kane52630]

I can't remember if I ranked them before but... and I'm not including Hobbs & Shaw and Better Luck Tomorrow

1. Fast Five
2. The Fast and the Furious
3. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
4. Fast & Furious
5. F9
6. Furious 7
7. 2 Fast 2 Furious
8. Fast & Furious 6
9. The Fate of the Furious

 

[Deck Rickard]

For the people who like Tokyo Drift, what is it exactly that you enjoy so much about that movie? I’m genuinely curious. It’s been a long time since I watched it but the only thing I remember liking about it was the drifting itself. But maybe there’s something I missed.

Sorry if it sounds like I’m being an A-hole here; people obviously can like whatever they like. I’m just curious why that film in particular seems to have a big cult following within the F&F fandom.

 

[Kane52630]

Justin Lin's filmmaking is what I dug the most in Tokyo Drift and it created the aesthetic of all the future Fast and Furious movies. It's also a lowstakes yakuza movie at the heart of it. Sure Lucas Black is bland as hell, but I dug all the people surrounding him.

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[kguillou]

So yeah, I think with this installment ive officially jumped off this train. This thing has gone past its expiration date. I cant see myself watching Fast 10 and 11.

You know what else this movie drove home? Without Paul, this team doesnt work. Losing him was losing a key component to the entire dynamic of this crew and im sorry but Vin just does not work when he is front and center as the lead. These movies were at their best when it was Paul AND Vin in a sort of Steve Rogers/Tony Stark dynamic.

 

[flickchick85]

This may have legitimately been the most ridiculous "A-list" blockbuster I've ever seen. How can they possibly hope to top this for 2 more installments on the Ridiculous Scale? A part of me wants to know, but the larger part of me has retained some sense, and to that other part says, "nah."

 

[samsnee]

I just want to know what previous movie in the franchise will they retcon next? They’ve never really revisited 2F2F outside of having Roman and Trej as part of the crew.

 

[Kane52630]

I just want to know what previous movie in the franchise will they retcon next? They’ve never really revisited 2F2F outside of having Roman and Trej as part of the crew.

Would be a great way to bring back Eva Mendes.

 

[samsnee]

Would be a great way to bring back Eva Mendes.

I think she’s semi-retired. I can see her showing up in the Hobbs spin-off instead if it happens.

 

[StarLord]

Would be a great way to bring back Eva Mendes.

I wasn't really paying attention to the casting back when this was in pre-production but I was pleasantly surprised to see

Spoiler

Shea Whigham appear... and Michael Rooker too which felt like a nice little Days of Thunder nod.

 

[kguillou]

I will bet everyone in this forum an expensive steak dinner that they bring Gal Gadot back in one of the last two.

 

[samsnee]

Spoiler

Cardi B’s Cameo in F9, Explained

That cameo was dumb as hell. And we were supposed to know she was related to a character we haven't seen since the 4th one?