Story: The third in the wildly popular FAST IN THE FURIOUS series--a hybrid of fast cars, hot teens, and fetishized technology--gets a new jolt of energy and style courtesy of young hotshot director Justin Lin, who won raves at Sundance in 2002 for his look at Asian-American teens in BETTER LUCK TOMORROW. Leading man in training Lucas Black stars as sensitive rebel Sean Boswell, who, despite hailing from the poor section of town, vamps up his used car to drag race against the best of them. After numerous racing challenges won--including one against his high school's popular, wealthy quarterback--Boswell gets in trouble with the law one too many times. To escape confinement to a juvenile detention center, Boswell's military father ships him all the way across the world, to that most futuristic, tech-savvy of cities, Tokyo. There, he meets his match in the powerful, cruel D.K. (Brian Tee), who is not only the car racing star of the Japanese underground, but also related to several dangerous Yakuzas (gangsters). Complicating matters is Sean's undeniable (and mutual) attraction to D.K.'s gorgeous girlfriend Neela (Nathalie Kelly). The racing style, he soon learns, is very different in this strange land--a practice known as "drifting" that is more elegant and virtuoustic than American-style demolition. Yet if anyone can take on D.K. and his band of Yakuza yeomen, it's this race car rebel. All the pieces of the action movie puzzle, including sexy stars, nonstop action, and heart-stopping thrills, combine with a stylish aesthetic and energetic soundtrack to make another fine addition to a fantastic franchise. And director Lin is adept at rendering Tokyo a full-dimensional, culturally rich location, rather than a video game backdrop. Comments: New Country, New Rulez, New Speed, New Coolness :-D I like this Drifting stuff that they have in this movie. All new characters, except for Vin Diesel at the last minute or so. I heard this from my friends that in the end he was present. Seeing the movie i thought that perhaps this movie was a bit in the past and that the kid later grew up to be Vin Diesel from Fast & the Furious Part 1. But that's not the case, he just lived his life on, and now expanded his racing from 10-second racing to drifting. Who wins they don't show. The Accent of the lead actor doesn't quite seem right ( in my opinion ) for this movie, is southern and farmlike in tone, and Japan / Asia is all modern. Yet in the end, american muscle wins from hi-tech as in most off The Fast & Furious series. Drifting is very difficult and that's what this movie shows, it's unique again, just like Fast & Furious part I Very good movie in my opinion. Action scenes were terrific. 1 bad side, the lead actor, i DO believe they should've picked a other actor. He tries his best and all, but this kind off movies just doesn't suit him, let him play in movies like ''Signs'' , ''Children of the Corn'' , '' Poltergeist '' or other farm-like movies. Hi-tech just doesn't suit him. Other then that, fantastic movie. A+ in my book. Definately go see it, either on DVD, VHS or on TV. If your deciding to buy it, good choice, I am definately gonna see this movie more.Read full review
One word..... EXCELLENT!!! We're very glad that we purchased this DVD! ANOTHER GREAT FAST & FURIOUS movie! No disappointments here. It will keep your attention from beginning to end, and you'll want to watch it again and again!! A LOT OF GREAT RACING ACTION, AWESOME CARS, and BEAUTIFUL WOMEN(LOL!)!! You'll find the drifting scenes quite impressive! Also.... A NICE TWIST AT THE END!! Our Overall Rating: 10/10 WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!! Rent It or Buy It? We say....... ***BUY IT!!!*** We hope that you found this Movie Review helpful. If you did find this Review HELPFUL, please vote below by CLICKING YES! THANKS MUCH!!! CHAOTICZ
Better Luck Tomorrow director Justin Lin picks up where John Singleton left off to offer a high-octane look at the world of underground Japanese drift-racing in the latest installment of the super-charged Fast and the Furious film series. A frustrated teen from a broken home, Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) is an outsider looking to make a name for himself on the illegal street racing circuit. When Sean is busted by the police for his high-speed exploits and given the option of either spending time behind bars or moving overseas to live with his no-nonsense, military man father who's currently stationed in Tokyo, the young rebel packs his bags and sets his sights on Nippon. Though at first reluctant to adapt to the unfamiliar customs and foreign code of honor of his new home, Sean soon strikes up a friendship with American speed freak Twinkie (Bow Wow), a like-minded race fan who schools the inexperienced newcomer in the pulse-pounding world of drift-racing. Inadvertently challenging local champion and yakuza associate D.K. (The Drift King) his first time on the road, Sean is subsequently forced to work under expatriate Han (Sung Kang) to pay off his debt after failing to cross the finish line first. Taking note of the young American's affinity for racing as he warmly welcomes him into his merry band of misfit drift-fanatics, Han slowly introduces Sean to the key principles of the popular new racing style. When Sean makes the potentially deadly mistake of falling for D.K.'s girlfriend Neela (Nathalie Kelley), he'll need all the help he can get to face his most challenging race to date and take on the most notorious driver on the Tokyo drift scene in a hair-raising, hairpin-turn race where the winner truly takes all. ~ Jason Buchanan, RoviRead full review
In this movie which is the third of the same name, a mother is just beside herself with her son she claims has a lead foot. She has tried everything to keep him out of Juvenile Court. Still having problems, she decides to send him off to Japan where his father lives. She figures everyone rides bikes! Sean gets to learn first hand about a new technique with applying the emergency brakes on a turn. The challenge is through circular ramps in parking garages. I'm guessing this will be the last of The Fast and Furious.
As the new title describes, instead of this movie being about racing and who can finish first by putting the pedal to the medal and using Nitrous Oxide (NOS), this movie is all about drifting and being able to have the best maneuverability. The storyline isn't the best out of the other Fast and Furious movies, but it's acceptable. I purchased this movie because it is the third in the Fast and Furious trilogy, and I already had the first two, so I felt obligated to get the third. I liked the concept of basing the movie on drifting instead of just driving fast as a nice change of pace, but this movie just didn't have much of a storyline. If you've seen the other two movies and like them, I'd recommend watching this movie because even thought it's different and the storyline isn't as great as the other two, at least it's pretty exciting in its own, different way. I wouldn't really recommend purchasing the movie, though, unless you've already seen it and really enjoyed the movie.Read full review
I decided to buy this movie because I loved both the first and second movie of the Fast and the Furious. I was really excited to buy this third movie. I had heard many things about it so I decided to buy it on half.com. This is were I buy most of my movies. I have never had a problem with a product until now. I was really dissapointed to find out that this was not a U.S.A. movie. The movie i recieved was from Thailand. The cover was in Thai language and really blurry. The actuall DVD looked like a copy. This did not look like and original movie. I rented to movie and found out that the one I bought on half.ebay.com had a lot of differences. The language was in Japanese and the movie that I rented only had a few scenes with that language. This is the first time I had a problem buying something and I don't want to stop buying things online but when something I look forward to recieving comes with problems it makes me want to stop buying online.Read full review
I thought it went strong with the other two Fast and Furious movies. Good twist on the story lines and a great tie in with the muscle car transition to the tuners. Good cast. Some points could have been tied into the movie better, but i thought it was good. i had to have it to complete the trio. Always good to see one of the original cast members into the end. I hope they do another one now, and bring him back into it all. It would be nice to see Black, Walker, and Diesel all together in the next one.
This time around there was more of a plot. Unlike 2F2F. I enjoyed the drift racing, Tokyo Rave, and the addition of Bow Wow. Lucas Black was ok, but he has always played cowboy-ish movies, besides the small role in X-Files the movie. Maybe he should have been from the South in the Tokyo Drift screenplay, to make it more believable. I enjoy the Fast and Furious Movies, I recommend that you go buy the DVDs!!
The third movie in the now sononomous Fast and the Furious franchise, Tokyo Drift brings the grassroots motorsport of compeditive drifting to the silver screen. The sport of drifting, or a controlled slide has been around in japan for years previous to its jump to American mainstream. Sean Black and Bow Wow play two characters within the movie that become entangled in the underground racing scene of drifting. Based off of imput directly from the import community, and the "Drift King" Keiichi Tsuchiya, the movie does a great job at bringing justice to the misunderstood drifing community. The stunt cast that participated in the movie are also some of the most popular and sucessful drifters of the D1 and Formula D associations. Names include Rhys Millen, Samuel Hubinette, and Tanner Foust. A great buy for fanatics, and a great weekend movie 5 stars for a movie that takes a different spin on an established idealRead full review
This was actually the worst of the fast and curious. The main characters are missing and this just seemed to lack something because everyone was no in this film. Still a good movie but seems out of place for the series
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