SOLID

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Momentum from the fifth part somewhat slows down in „Fast & Furious 6”, bringing the crew to London to hunt for the international terrorist. Some of the characters are gone, some new ones are there as well as the ghosts of the past. Action sequences are solid, as well as some of the new concepts, such as the CGI filled ending scenes.

„Fast & Furious 6” is one the better parts of the saga, but certainly not the best one.

FAST & FURIOUS 6 - 5/10

THE BEST ONE

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Full crew, Rio, cars, women, Dwayne Johnson as a guest star. How can such a concept of reviving „The fast and the furious” franchise go wrong? The answer is: It can’t.

Action sequences are better than ever in „Fast five”, while Rio de Janeiro provides a spectacular setback for the production. The rhythm is relentless, CGI is minimal, while the fight scene between Vin and Rock stands as the best one in the entire series. The whole movie just sreams for fun, popcorn and cash from the Box office.

When it comes to „Fast and furious” saga, „Fast five” is by far, its best part.

FAST FIVE - 7/10

SLOWLY PICKING UP THE PACE

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Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are back in the fourth part of the franchise and that fact represents the major turning point in a weakened storyline of this saga. Plot somewhat thickens, as well as the racing/fight choreography, while our regular bad guys now undoubtedly turn to the right side of the law.

„Fast & Furious” represents a step forward compared to the second and third part of the franchise, but nothing more than that.

FAST & FURIOUS - 4/10

ROCK BOTTOM

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Without Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, the whole franchise stands to a complete halt in third part of the saga about street races and drifters. Tokyo doesn’t represent the inspiration and neither do the new characters (Lucas Black, Sung Kang) and the too artificial CGI.

„Tokyo drift” is by all relevant factors the worst part of the entire series.

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 1/10

2 UNNECESSARY

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Second part of the franchise has seen some new characters, first of all Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris. Paul Walker is there, as well as guest star Eva Mendes. Storyline is pretty much linear, without any huge imagination from the scriptwriters and some occasional adrenaline fueled action.

Compared to the first one, „2 fast, 2 furious” is a major step backward.

2 FAST, 2 FURIOUS - 2/10

ROUGH SKETCH

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Muscle cars, street races, women, man’s friendship that turns into a brotherhood. Very few people managed to foresee in 1999. that these trashy elements combined would go on to create one of the most successful action franchises ever. 

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster formed the backbone of the first part of the saga and began a story that now spans over a decade and a half. On that way a huge fan base was created and some better or worse flicks were made.

„The fast and the furious” lays a foundation of a testosterone-filled man’s action blockbuster that continues to attract new audience deep inside the 21^st century.

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 5/10

INFERNAL SCRIPT

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Little do people know that the script of „Infernal affairs” about double agents in police and mafia that hunt each other represented the basis for copy-paste reuse in much acclaimed „The departed” that brought long sought „Oscar” to famous Martin Scorcese.

Hong Kong thriller may not have such a huge production behind it, and Andy Lau may not reach the heights of DiCaprio, but this is after all a really innovative movie with a couple of really powerful twists, especially towards the end.

Although „The Departed” is still a better movie, people should know that the crew of „Infernal affairs” did it first.

INFERNAL AFFAIRS - 7/10

FINNISH BLOODY RECONCILIATION

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One of the first war conflicts on the European soil prior to Second World war is the short, but bloody dispute between pro-Nazi Finland and communist Russia that succeeded in hiding from the mainstream cinema of both countries up until „The winter war”.

Although modest in resources and orientated towards artsy flicks, Finnish cinema brought us a fairly successful war story about freshly drafted Finnish infantry that engage Russians in the icy forests and meadows devoured by artillery and tanks on both sides.

„The Winter war” is a solid war flick, with some unexpected dramatic and bloody scenes, but not much depth to the story to go along.

THE WINTER WAR - 5/10

INTERESTING CONCEPT

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Korean thrillers tend to bring innovations to the genre, and as far as the script is considered, „Going by the book” represents a refreshment. A staged robbery that tend to deviate from the police drill into something completely different as the main character decides to push his colleagues a little bit over the top is a good basis, but the movie stops there.

Unfortunately, overacting and overall sense of emphasizing the characters and the plot itself take over from here, bringing in the traditional weaknesses of Asian cinematographies that somewhat diminish the qualities of this flick.

„Going by the book” is a refreshment amongst lovers of Korean cinema, but not for the general public as well.

GOING BY THE BOOK - 6/10

OUT OF DATE

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Snuff movies have been the subject of just a few movies so far, Spanish ”Thesis” probably being the first major one.

Date of production is the major problem for this thriller, making it just not frightening or explicit enough for today’s standards. Plot is solid, but somehow naïve, especially combined with the unconvincing roles of Ana Ana Torrent, Fele Martinez and Eduardo Noriega.

”Thesis” maybe was a good and suspense thriller, but two decades ago.

THESIS - 4/10