Bad Movie Beatdown: The Fast and the Furious (REVIEW)

[@FilmBrain]

This was my second ever review, originally posted in 2009, hence why this doesn't have a title sequence. Needless to say, this was made many years before Paul Walker's untimely passing, so please bear that in mind. This is one of the most heavily re-edited reviews, removing 3m 43s of footage, owing to the fact that I thought this was one of my weakest videos; you can tell I'm very inexperienced, and the movie doesn't give enough material, so the review was a bit dull. Cuts have been made to film clips, but also to tighten up the pacing and editing, and remove some rather mean-spirited gags throughout. Hope you enjoy, and try not to judge too harshly!

[@ZemplinTemplar]

You've come a long way since then, Matt.

[@gamerhero9559]

Film Brain Is this movie series really that bad as it's too formulaic or boring?

[@richardjackson9584]

Film Brain love your videos , and your crossover with Doug is always good to see

[@598superchris]

Film Brain just to let you know I've become a fan of your work and have been inspired by you and the nostalgia critic. There are only a couple of reviews you're done which I don't agree with.

[@meatz666]

Matt, is so good to see you in youtube! Sorry it took me so long to check that!!

[@JuicyfruitJessieB]

I literally almost cried seeing paul walker giving the PSA then in turn dying in a car wreck going SO fast that he was blown up. And he collected custom cars to race like his movie counterpart

[@joselara5694]

Life imitating art.. one weird thing I remember about this is that about a week before he died, an episode of family guy aired in which BRYAN the dog, dies after getting ran over and they show his mangled body on the road.. just kind of weird

[@graemesmith6721]

He and his buddy were driving around 80 MPH in a 45 MPH zone, meaning they were endangering not only their own lives but the lives of everyone around them. Not having a whole lot of sympathy

[@robogreek3157]

​@graemesmith6721 and are you perfect? Have you not made poor choices with your buddies that could potentially hurt someone? YES YOU HAVE...we all have. Walker wasn't even driving was he in the wrong...ABSOLUTELY but to show know sympathy to a good man that burned alive says alot about you my boy.

[@SalemArc]

So right when Film Brain was complaining about product placement you can't skip shoehorned into a video, I get an ad that that I can't skip from, of all things, Uber... in a Fast and Furious review. And I don't even use Uber.

[@TheSkully343]

Also even for Early Film Brain standards, I can't stop chuckling at the line "Bit of hard speed motoring in the bedroom eh, eh"

[@DigiRangerScott]

This review is nearly 8 years old. The F8 of the Beatdown

[@ZemplinTemplar]

:-D

[@pennmaster]

lol, THE sequel is coming out soon

[@Michael-Douglas]

12 years now damn

[@DigiRangerScott]

@@Michael-Douglas Aged like F9 Wine

[@Dinosaurianationazation]

It don't get it.

[@iKadaj]

aw, i learned to drive with gran tourismo 2 :'3 our driver's ed teacher asked everyone to write down how much driving experience they had and i put "made circle in front yard, hit porch" cuz that's literally all i'd ever done, then went for my first test drive in the driver's ed car and he was all amazed and said i was the best student in the class ( i felt all special :'3 ) and asked how i could do it so well if i never drove before and i was like "video games o3o." good times. ;o;.

[@trinidadbotello9906]

Fast and Furious 1 is a character drama, compare to Fast and Furious 5,6 & 7.

[@Dinosaurianationazation]

It's not that good of a drama TBH. Biker Boyz handled it way better in my opinion.

[@TheSkully343]

Oh Professor Celluloid what happened to you? I miss you so much.

[@josephsteven1600]

Best character. XD

[@TheSkully343]

But he looked cooler than Doctor insano. He had a red afro.

[@devinharbert6071]

I’m surprised they didn’t make the final destination called the final and the destination.

[@Pc_98_Fan]

9:45 this interview aged poorly

[@bobwalsh3751]

Fun fact: that "ten second car" (the orange Supra) was, until recently, an exhibit at the Volo Auto Museum. They sold it at auction in late 2021. EDIT: And, yes, the ad for it in the auction mentioned specifically that it "runs a 10 second quarter mile"

[@TheCamSays]

I've always been a fan of the FNF franchise. Hell, I've grown up with the franchise but I will admit, the franchise's humble beginnings haven't aged all that well. Sure the 2nd movie is bad but it's a guilty pleasure for me. To see how far the franchise has come from the bland action movie with street racing to one of Universal's biggest money makers in just 16 or so years is crazy. As for Brain, he's evolved greatly from Pluto Nash and FNF 1 to his recent work. Keep up the great work.

[@nitromagilou597]

+The Unstable Nerd I've been a fan since the first movie, and while the 2nd movie was my least favorite in the franchise, I still enjoyed it. And I love every movie for different reasons. I know a lot of people may scoff at these movies, but I just love them. They're so much fun to watch.

[@TheCamSays]

They truly are a lot of fun.

[@kyokosakura746]

Personally, Tokyo Drift is my least favorite. While I still liked it, I just didn't find Sean that interesting as much as Brian or Dom, in my opinion.

[@jimjiggles1474]

@@kyokosakura746 Tokyo Drift was my personal favourite, I also enjoyed the second one more than the first. The 4th was my least favourite.

[@kyokosakura746]

@General Giovanni Personally, I liked the fourth movie. It's not my favorite, but it does pick up where the first and second movies left off. And it has one of my favorite races in the entire franchise. Much as I enjoyed the previous movies, the actual races themselves seem rather weak. The first movie was just drag races. And while realistic, it doesn't really capture the feel of a high octane adrenaline rush when I first saw it. Which is probably why my favorite scenes in the movie was the ones involving the trucks, the climax chase against the two bikers, and the quarter mile races where it ends with Dom corkscrew crashing into a truck (a nice twist I didn't see coming). The second movie had more variety, and by that, I mean it isn't just in a straight line this time, but it's overshadowed by jarring CGI effects. While it didn't bother me as much as I thought, it can be pretty distracting. The third movie, yeah, the drifting looks impressive, but it just didn't excite me up until the third act where Sean and company chase across Tokyo streets and the climactic mountain battle near the end. As they offer some real tension. But other than that, it's just The Karate Kid with Tuner cars.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

This film went from street. Racing to super soldiers who drives vehicles in impossible ways fast.

[@lynngreen7978]

9:09 - Sgt Wu?! So after this, he cleaned up his life, and moved to Portland and joined the police department?

[@justinhunt4767]

This movie was a big deal when it came out

[@areasevenpro]

You should review the 1987 film No Man's Land, as its plot is more closely related to The Fast and the Furious than Point Break.

[@quiettimegaming3642]

9:46 oomph! That aged poorly all around, lol.

[@briansergeant]

The Fast and the Furious "franchise" is another reason why i loathe modern hollywood with a passion. Did you know Panasonic used to own Universal pictures so that might explain the Panasonic product placement.

[@thomaspanditfan2435]

Fast and furious is really good tho. With the exception of 8 and 9, and 3 and 4.

[@Targisvear]

Ah the old days of Keanu being wood and not Jesus... good days.

[@aussieman3021]

More like God as he pretty much appeared everywhere in 2019, even though he does nowadays look like Jesus with his almost shoulder-length hair and his facial hair.

[@nitromagilou597]

The movie of my childhood.

[@chravenschronicles7387]

1:15 try 7+ sequels

[@pennmaster]

damn dude this movie came out before I ever learned how to Tokyo drift

[@thomaspanditfan2435]

And every one of those characters were shown in the latter movies.

[@NewAgeSlaves]

All the need for speed I played makes me numb to the terrible soundtrack

[@lillydalliesaboutthings]

This video makes me realize i look like 2009 film brain but with glasses.

[@NewAgeSlaves]

They run off pure air

[@dragonstormx]

How did an action movie this boring start an entire franchise? This movie's plot goes nowhere and just slows crawl when there aren't any fast cars, and even then what passes for action is boring.

[@Dinosaurianationazation]

Not to mention it’s truly satanic editing and an F slur in the first 20 minutes.

[@sandernielsen8018]

Hobbs and Shaw have better chemistry then these damn clowns that Dom have in his stable.

[@dcarterm8371]

I just got a fast and the furious ad lol.

[@michaelharris7820]

Paul Walker may God rest his soul

[@graemesmith6721]

He and his buddy were driving around 80 MPH in a 45 MPH zone, meaning they were endangering not only their own lives but the lives of everyone around them. Not having a whole lot of sympathy.

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

You must've really wanted Panasonic to sponsor you back then.

[@ZillMob]

Got a Hobbes and Shaw trailer commercial before this video

[@66cuda]

I cried when they crashed the beast, the real tragedy

[@thomaspanditfan2435]

Dude, it's just a car.

[@66cuda]

The real tragedy not the dork who lost his race for car, it would have been cooler to see Dom and the under cover give up to gang after the beast broke

[@graemesmith6721]

So, basically, fast cars, slutty girls, and shallow machismo. It makes me happy to know that everyone in this movie is in their 40s now. Except Paul Walker.

[@brandocolossus5965]

Please do The Toy starring Richard Pryor

[@markelijio6012]

The Toy (1982) was one of filmmaker Richard Donner's most successful films with Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason. Produced by Ray Stark's indie production company, Rastar and distributed by Columbia-Delphi Productions.

[@Frankovelli]

What's with the odd clips of you staring into the camera in slow motion?

[@FilmBrain]

My friend Chris, who originally edited this, used footage of me between takes as "reaction shots".

[@r4h4al]

Great review Matthew.

[@jasondouglas152]

Tuna with no crust... Is that a sexual term ??

[@liamlive2972]

COMPARED TO THE NEW ONES THIS IS GOLD

[@devinharbert6071]

Review Babylon ad , pitch black, and chronicles of riddick.

[@liamlive2972]

SORRY BUT THE GREEN SUPRA IS SO COOL

[@SirTyJensen]

I liked The Fast and the Furious, I understand why you find it dull. The franchise has gotten better with age. Point Break was great but not original.

[@kyokosakura746]

Yeah, and it's a better Point Break remake than the _actual_ remake in 2015.

[@theslendergamer1006]

I love this film I don’t know why you don’t like this film

[@chravenschronicles7387]

0:35 now to repeat the formula 10 more times

[@liamlive2972]

compared to the new ones its great

[@thomaspanditfan2435]

5 to 7 was still good.

[@sirtalkalotdoolittle]

"He can drive, Baby!" No. No he can't.

[@OfficerFriendly2006]

I liked the movie. sure it's not the best fast & furious movie (even during 2009) but it was still pretty good. also, RIP Paul Walker.

[@Dim4323]

Mad max 2 style

[@Slice2099]

This is a great

[@AngusStewart01]

This is not a bad movie

[@Dinosaurianationazation]

Despite what Film Brain said about Biker Boyz briefly in this video, about it being a ripoff of The Fast and the Furious, I really don't see it. It's not a fast paced action movie, it's a drama about a guy who's dad died tragically in a street race and his hatred of the biker who did it in his eyes almost ruins his life. What's even better is that we get some pathos for that supposed bad guy played by Lawrence Fishburne, who's genuinely worried about this guy since he was good friend of his father's and doesn't want the kid to get himself killed chasing a dream. It's not a perfect movie, but it's a lot stronger of a movie than The Fast and the Furious. It also has a good message about growing up. The Fast and the Furious, at least the 1st movie, is confusing as hell and I had to watch the director commentary to figure out what the fuck was going on. And even when I did figure it out, it didn't help. There were too many plot holes and dropped plot lines that go nowhere. The romance was decent but was RUINED by the fact there are TOO MANY SONGS. Seriously we keep switching between songs, most of the time in the SAME SCENE. Thank god for the sequels honestly, because at least the later movies are more of a fun kind of bad, as opposed to the original The Fast and the Furious which is just irritating and baffling beyond belief. Oh yeah and there is a VERY unnecessary F slur dropped in the first 20 minutes. I believe it was Vince who said it.

[@chravenschronicles7387]

1:40 not to mention being dead

[@dylanm7454]

Honestly this is probably my favorite movie of all time and this pisses me off because you hate on a movie because u don’t understand the culture and race world setting in the movie. This movie isnt supposed to be realistic towards the real world, it’s A totally different world where drug dealers, killers, and gang members settle their disputes over races, brilliant.

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

I like it too, but your reasoning (particularly the "you just don't understand the Culture" which just sounds so Arrogant) really doesn't excuse it from Criticism.

[@dh737]

Legend

[@patricklauer4452]

As a owner of a Panasonic blu ray player I’m offended. Jk

[@tintinismybelgian]

8:50 Nobody lists the county when giving an address. Clearly, fake.

[@jayjaysworld7110]

What are you talking about the first one was good

[@josephfraser3501]

You should do fast and furious five

[@prpwnage9296]

Stop

[@LeePresson]

Aww, I liked the migraine-inducing soundtrack.

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

So did I.

[@598superchris]

I think this guy is way too picky with movies so much that he hates every movie that's a blockbuster film and considers them all bad 🎥!

[@FilmBrain]

Not really, you should see the films I liked in the Review of 2016 video, several of them were blockbusters. And my Projector reviews usually run more positive.

[@billybarnett9518]

What do you think of 5, 6 and 7? Those were notable for getting fresh scores on Rotten Tomatoes.

[@598superchris]

Film Brain oh,yeah. I noticed that. Ty

[@FilmBrain]

I've never been a full fan of the series, but I recall liking 6 and 7 more than the others. I think there's a definite charm to the later entries that wasn't there when it first started.

[@598superchris]

Film Brain I've been watching your reviews to the point where I'm a fan of your work.