View Full Version : Best Bad Movie: The Fast and the Furious
JAFlanagan
01-29-2007, 05:52 PM
I have decided that this 2001 classic is perhaps the greatest gem of our generation. It's SO formulaic, and SO ridiculous in such a consistent way that I cannot look away. The dialog and acting are so wooden, that I don't advise smoking around this movie. The technical jargon in this movie is fantastical. If they were ever going to do an MST3K reunion, I'd be hard pressed to find a better modern film. I will, in no way, deny its entertainment value. And it's taken completely seriously. There's no tongue in cheek humor in this movie. No winking. They really think they're cool.
I salute you Fast and Furious.
"I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I'm free. "
http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Events/4506/VinDiesel_Devan_7881269_400.jpg
"Ask any racer, any real racer. It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile; winning's winning."
this was a fantastic terrible movie.
and on the mst3k thing, the guy from the show(I think Mike Nelson rather than Joel) is doing a new version of MST3K called rifftrax. It's really ghetto though. He sells downloadable audio tracks that play alongside new movies you've rented. It's their way around paying the licensing fees and doing newer films.
ConorKilpatrick
01-29-2007, 06:12 PM
I have never seen this movie before.
It is possible that it is on TV right now and it is possible that Josh and I are watching it at work.
And it is possible that this might be the greatest bad movie I have seen in years.
(It is also possible that this movie is a complete ripoff of Point Break)
You want real bad good movie - watch 2 Fast 2 Furious (now with extra Ludacris)
I have never seen Tokyo Drift(the thrid installment) but only because my wife was like enough already
mister s
01-29-2007, 06:17 PM
Vin Diesel is my god and Paul walker is his prophet.
I NEED NOS.
My favorite part is how he is messing with his laptop in a race that only last 10 seconds...
Spiffy
01-29-2007, 06:18 PM
My personal favorite for bad movie is Battlefield Earth. It's just so.... horrible.
As for The Fast and the Furious, I've never seen it. With it the 'recommendations' here, I may have to rent it at some point.
Vin Diesel is my god and Paul walker is his prophet.
I NEED NOS.
My favorite part is how he is messing with his laptop in a race that only last 10 seconds...
All of the races take waaaaaaaaay longer than they are represented to take. The laptop is a perfect example. Zen and the art of street racing.
You know what pisses me off about Vin Diesel? He makes great terrible movies but one of them has done me an unintentional injustice. In the movie XXX, his character's name is Xander something or other. My son's name is Zander. This two facts are entirely unrelated. But still, morons have asked me many times if I named him after Vin Diesel in XXX. Seriously, if you're that retarded you probably shouldn't have children for their sake and ours. Why would I do that?
One word about Buffy and I'll scream. It's not that either.
JAFlanagan
01-29-2007, 06:34 PM
How does one assemble this many bad performances? They're chewing the scenery like starving zombies.
I SO want to see the sequels.
How does one assemble this many bad performances? They're chewing the scenery like starving zombies.
I SO want to see the sequels.
you ain't seen nothin' yet
after these check out XXX. I can't vouch for the second where they replaced Vin Diesel with Ice Cube(is the difference really that obvious?) but the first is terrificly bad.
JAFlanagan
01-29-2007, 06:50 PM
2 Fast 2 Furious is on next!
There was a cheer of joy when we found that out.
ConorKilpatrick
01-29-2007, 06:54 PM
2 Fast 2 Furious is on next!
There was a cheer of joy when we found that out.
He's not kidding. The whole office clapped.
Uh, alledgedly.
He's not kidding. The whole office clapped.
Uh, alledgedly.
Are there any openings where you work? Allegedly...
mister s
01-29-2007, 07:01 PM
You, friends, are in for a treat.
Spiffy
01-29-2007, 07:01 PM
Man, I wish I could do the same... currently I'm the 'major risk' for the project I'm on as I have like 8 million things due this week and I'm on pager duty. I really shouldn't even be here. But, I mean, I can't not.
Are there any openings where you work? Allegedly...
I used to have a job where I had a tv on my desk. it was so great. bad projects made easier
ConorKilpatrick
01-29-2007, 07:04 PM
Are there any openings where you work? Allegedly...
There could be quite a few very soon, depending on who reads these forums...
JAFlanagan
01-29-2007, 08:12 PM
Are there any openings where you work? Allegedly...
I can't tell you how much I don't even like to describe my job to people. I wouldn't be too jealous.
Then again, this is my view from Manhattan. Forgive the combination of camera phone and glare.
http://www.ifanboy.com/images/3504c8dab9d4.jpg
Spiffy
01-29-2007, 08:18 PM
I can't tell you how much I don't even like to describe my job to people. I wouldn't be too jealous.
Then again, this is my view from Manhattan. Forgive the combination of camera phone and glare.
I work in one of the coolest looking buildings in my city, but I'm stuck in the basement where lunch is my only respite for actual sunlight.
I work in one of the coolest looking buildings in my city, but I'm stuck in the basement where lunch is my only respite for actual sunlight.
it worked for Boo Radley. Ever eat a cat?
JAFlanagan
01-29-2007, 08:51 PM
This second movie isn't nearly as much fun. It's just bad. But not bad in a fun way. The first one took itself so seriously. This one's just dumb.
tokenuser
01-29-2007, 09:25 PM
I work from home. urrently sitting in front of the fire, my dog at my feet, my budgie taking its first steps outside the cage by itself ... prepping responses to an RFP, and watching ST:TNG on Spike. If I'd known Fast and the Furious was on USA earlier, I would have been watching that instead.
2F2F would ahve been OK as well, but now its too late ... and a stupid Steven Segal movie is on. I swear he makes Gary Coleman look like an Academy Awarded actor, and GWB look intelligent.
Stephen Seagal sucks so much that they don't even release his 'movies' in theaters anymore. He had 3 direct to dvd 'movies' this past year.
How does he even rope anyone into doing that?
ConorKilpatrick
01-29-2007, 09:42 PM
This second movie isn't nearly as much fun. It's just bad. But not bad in a fun way. The first one took itself so seriously. This one's just dumb.
Seconded. Not nearly as much fun to make fun of.
"But... but... that's a floppy disc!"
Jtkleindljr
01-30-2007, 01:43 AM
Yeah the 2nd movie was stupid, the third one was good though. Not as good as the first, but what do I know, I liked it!
lurkervan
01-30-2007, 01:59 AM
Add The Transporter and The Transporter 2 to this list.
On the Segal note, anyone watch Rescue Me? If any case Segal was referenced in one of the episodes and it was hilarious.
The Dude Abides
01-30-2007, 06:42 PM
2 Fast 2 Furious > Bad Boys 2
ConorKilpatrick
01-30-2007, 08:30 PM
2 Fast 2 Furious > Bad Boys 2
I've only seen Bad Boys 2 without audio while projected at the back of a club. That might have increased my enjoyment of it (which was not a lot to begin with).
I've only seen Bad Boys 2 without audio while projected at the back of a club. That might have increased my enjoyment of it (which was not a lot to begin with).
dude what the hell kind of clubs do you go to?
ConorKilpatrick
01-30-2007, 09:20 PM
dude what the hell kind of clubs do you go to?
Some club in Times Square a few years ago. I had crashed Ron's company holiday party.
"Me? I'm in... um, H.R."
Some club in Times Square a few years ago. I had crashed Ron's company holiday party.
"Me? I'm in... um, H.R."
that'll boost morale - this year instead of X-mas bonuses - Bad Boys 2 in a club
ConorKilpatrick
01-30-2007, 09:25 PM
that'll boost morale - this year instead of X-mas bonuses - Bad Boys 2 in a club
Oh, it was a big club and the movie was just projected on one of the walls of one of the dance floors. It wasn't like the main draw. I think Tomb Raider was on after.
Oh, it was a big club and the movie was just projected on one of the walls of one of the dance floors. It wasn't like the main draw. I think Tomb Raider was on after.
good plan. get liquor into them before showing tomb raider
The Dude Abides
01-30-2007, 09:38 PM
Conor always struck me as a club guy. I bet he has a decal that says STR8 PIMPIN on the back of his dropped caddy.
ConorKilpatrick
01-30-2007, 09:44 PM
Conor always struck me as a club guy. I bet he has a decal that says STR8 PIMPIN on the back of his dropped caddy.
I don't mind them every now and then, but I'm more of an old Irish pub/dive bar kinda guy.
But I'll go to a club when the mood strikes.
The Dude Abides
01-30-2007, 09:48 PM
yeah way to take my joke and run with it
I don't mind them every now and then, but I'm more of an old Irish pub/dive bar kinda guy.
But I'll go to a club when the mood strikes.
I can't deal with loud shitty music unless there's nudity involved so I also not really into the cluv thing
ConorKilpatrick
01-30-2007, 10:06 PM
yeah way to take my joke and run with it
I can't help it, it's what I do.
Big Doze
01-31-2007, 06:39 AM
I have never seen Tokyo Drift(the thrid installment) but only because my wife was like enough already
You will refer to this movie by its proper title or not at all: 3 Fast 3 Furious.
Also, The Core ranks high as a brilliantly terrible movie.
"... but what if we could?"
Baxter
01-31-2007, 07:06 AM
You will refer to this movie by its proper title or not at all: 3 Fast 3 Furious.
Also, The Core ranks high as a brilliantly terrible movie.
"... but what if we could?"
All I remember from The Core was wondering why they didn't just make the space movie they so obviously wanted to.
How does Steven Segal get people in hims movies? Money. Lots of money. I used to work in a rental store, people are that crap with a spoon and asked if I loved it too.
How does Steven Segal get people in hims movies?
He lures in runaways with coke.
allegedly