Monday, 9 May 2011

Fast Five - Cruising along on Five Gears

Hi,

Back after a hiatus owing to some work overload but Fast Five made me forget all those extra hours of hard work. The movie did not disappoint at all as I had good expectations from it after the pevious failures. The movie was a high adrenaline action drama right from the word go and yeah it got both THE ROCK and DOM aka VIN in the same movie providing the battle of physique on screen and it was really something watch as they fought it out the old style.



The movie was really simple yet had the power to keep you glued to your seats not giving you a clue about whats gonna happen next. And the cineatic portrayal of Rio was something realistic going into the alleys and side paths to get a realistic approach to the concept of illegal street racing and the lives of people in it. The visuals have been stunning and the locations street like. The movie has some family drama but you can skip all that in a movie of such thrill and action. The movie does pose some questions to Newton's laws and earth's gravity, but in a such paisa vasool movie who cares of all that. And there is one scene where you can't help question how did that happen and I am not referring to the stunts. If you still want the answer you can ask me. And babes, come on I was unable to shut my mouth. Speed and sexy girls go hand in hand. The movie is an evidence to that. The fights have been hand-to-hand, with Dom and Rock you would not want stunts, no way. The humour in the movie is also really good with Roman taking all the accolades for making us tickle.



Now coming to the acting department, everybody has tried to keep it plain simple and thus sparking a new life to the Fast and Furious franchise. Rock is quite of an arrogant revelation who uses sheer raw power and brute force to get his job done. Vin does what he does best, muscles his way with the Mustang at the end. Paul Walker and Mia both give in a good performance, nothing out of the ordinary but a good one. And then we have Gal Gadot. My eyes' were stuck to her through out and oh boy she was hot hot hot. Rest of the crew were also chipped in with notable performances. Elena and Han were good at what they did.



And lets talk about the mean machines. The off terrain vehicle used in the initial part made me think, where the hell were such things were being made. Then we had Ford GT 40, the classic which was a phenomenon in its own time. Gurkha LAPV was a monster for sure matching the dimensions of The Rock, I wish I could lay my hands on one of them. Then we have the ever present 1970 Dodge Charger which belonged to Dom. Koenigsegg CCX, 2011 Dodge Charger Police Interceptor, Dodge Charger SRT, Nissan GT-R, Honda NSX, 2010 Lexus LFA, Dodge Challenger, Subaru STi, Nissan 370Z, Pantera Detomaso, 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport were some of the muscle and exotic and classic cars being filmed along with the Ducati Street Racer.

Overally the movie was a arenaline pumper from all possible angles. Do watch the movie if you are a racing buff. WIll give it a 4-star. A must watch.

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