They'd defeated international terrorist Owen Shaw and went their separate ways. It's a good escape film with the "new kid in town, gets beat up or loses in some sort of competition, learns from a local to be better then wins in the end." But for a trilogy film it's excellent compared to other Part III films that have been released.Dominic and his crew thought they'd left the criminal mercenary life behind. The mounted camera on a super-fast go-cart gave some spectacular shots. And film director, Justin Lin did an great job getting his vision to film. The fact that it strayed away from Part I & II was a good idea. Good plot line (if you disagree, then you're a "Too much to think" film-goer, stay with chick-flicks then). Star Wars, The Godfather, Lord of the Rings and Back to the Future are the only exceptions that have worked in the past because there's an on-going story line. But car movies are seldomly done in trilogies.
Now I am dating myself if that's the only film I can come up with when it comes to trilogies. Usually when a film has a Part III, it leaves you with, "Why did they make a third film?" Case in point, "Smokey & The Bandit".
Oh and by the way, the last scene is guaranteed to make fans of the series smile, the movie is worth watching just for that. Car fans should have no problems liking the subject matter (Cars and beautiful girls) and whilst it doesn't make you think a whole lot, you really can't go wrong with the 3rd effort in the popular Fast and Furious franchise. If like me, you were initially put off by the lack of ties to the first two movies, give Tokyo Drift a chance and you'll probably find you'll enjoy it. If Lin can continue this trend into the fourth film in 2009, I will be the first in line at the cinema to see Vin Diesel return to the franchise. Whilst it's never going to win any Oscars, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is infinitely better than 2 Fast 2 Furious and is in some ways better than the original movie too. Justin Lin does a great job of capturing the art of drifting as well as keeping a good sense of speed and a focus on the character development. The stand out character in the movie for me though was Sung Kang as Han, easily the coolest character in the film. Black proves to be better to watch than Paul Walker was in the previous movies in the franchise because he is a better actor (which isn't saying much but still.), whilst the other characters all have chemistry on screen too, creating an authentic Japanese street racing feel. The new cast is great with Lucas Black heading up the roster as Sean Boswell, an American street racer who moves to Japan and becomes embroiled in the underworld Tokyo street racing scene. Not only is this film a damn good car/action film in it's own right, it is arguably the best in the series. The film more than exceeded my low expectations and whilst it way a little bit routine in places, I had a great time watching it. Eventually, I sat down to watch the movie when it arrived on Sky and I must say that I'm impressed.
When I first heard about Tokyo Drift and realised that it would feature none of the original cast members, I was sure it would be a major let down that was just cashing in, so I ignored it. He warns a disbelieving Chuck that an evil scourge is about to descend on the city of Los Angeles - the scourge of the TRAMPIRES - a mutated hybrid of vampire and tramp. Chuck goes to interview the victim at the hospital but is confronted by a crazed old man who introduces himself as Abraham Van Rental. The police are perplexed until they get a break in the case when one of the victims manages to escape. The disappearances all have the same thing in common, a crime scene covered in blood but with no sign of the victim. But even this maverick, renegade, loose cannon, lone wolf, cop on the edge, who doesn't play by the rules has his work cut out when the Governor of LA decides to reduce the licensing hours for clubs and bars triggering a sudden, inexplicable spate of high profile disappearances in the city. It's not 1985 's 1986, and Chuck Steel is 'the best God damn cop on the force' according to his long suffering boss, Captain Jack Schitt.
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