Fast & Furious 7
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I’ve got nothing but praise for this movie. Here we are, the seventh film in to a long running franchise and it just happens to be one of the best, one of the most unique and one of the most creative yet. Throughout the Fast and Furious series, the franchise has slowly grown from its humble beginnings as an undercover cop film that featured street racers and fast cars to something bigger and more bombastic with each new entry. No complaints from this guy either. I’ve loved the ride. Furious 7 to me is the most “blockbuster” film of the series to date. I honestly don’t think this movie was any less exciting or “big” than any Marvel movie I’ve seen except for maybe Avengers and Winter Soldier. It was a huge movie, even more ambitious than the 6th which I thought was extremely ambitious in its own right. This has instantly become one of my favorites in the series easily on Par with #1 and #5 my other two favorites.
I also wanted to say what I thought about the Paul Walker situation. The way his character is handled in this film is nothing short of brilliant. I know the film was only half finished when he passed away, but you would never know it. The character “Brian” has no less screen time than he has always had. And keeping this spoiler free, the way they handled writing him out of further movies was straight up brilliant, touching and moved at least this guy to tears. Honestly. It was a tragedy that Paul Walker died so young and his unfortunate passing must have created a huge problem for the production of this film that could’ve ended up leaving it a complete disaster. Luckily that was not the case. I would love to shake the hands of everyone involved in making this movie for the way that they handled Paul’s passing and finishing the filming with his character still completely intact. It was an outstanding tribute to an integral player in this franchise and an actor taken before his time. I’m sure it was not an easy undertaking. The creative team behind this film all deserve all the kudos in the world for the most respectful send off of Paul Walker they could have possibly come up with. I’m sure his family and friends would be proud, as would he.
-Pikminfan
Unfortunately, I have to admit that this is the first film I’ve seen in the “Furious” franchise. I purchased the DVD for only three reasons. I wanted to see the fight sequence between Michelle Rodriguez and Rhonda Rousey I’m certainly a big fan of Rhonda’s and wanted to see how Michelle did against her. I also wanted to see the legendary actor, Kurt Russell, in action. I’ve been an avid fan of Kurt’s for over three decades, and I was hoping to see him do his thing, which he did in spades. He may be back for Furious 8. Last, I wanted to see the fantastic car-jump scene between three buildings in Abu Dhabi. These three scenes were all I hoped they would be, and certainly much more.
What surprised me, however, is just how much I found myself enjoying the entire movie. This isn’t Lawrence of Arabia or The Bridge Over the River Kwai, but I rated it 5-stars because for its genre, the film delivers on what it promises and clearly holds your interest to the last minute. I especially loved the hand-to-hand combat sequences between Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel.
One last thing, even though Paul Walker passed away when the film was only halfway through completion, the production company still managed to finish the movie with the help of Paul’s two brothers and CSI efftects. For me, it was like Paul Walker was in the entire film.-Wayne C. Rogers
DVD Wholesale Main Features:
Genres: Thriller, Action
Director: James Wan
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker
Supporting actors: Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Dwayne Johnson, Lucas Black, Kurt Russell, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, Gal Gadot, John Brotherton, Luke Evans, Tony Jaa, Djimon Hounsou, Noel Gugliemi, Ali Fazal, Sung Kang
Studio: Universal Pictures
MPAA rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Captions and subtitles: English Details
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Format: Amazon Video (streaming online video and digital download)
