Reviews

Fast Five is, for me, the best movie of the series. The movie really matured. There were no more pimped-out cars with neon lights and NOS (Nitrous Oxide Systems), which at first was like trademark Fast & Furious. Now some people may see that as a con, but I would have to disagree. There are a wide variety of amazing cars on display in this film, including Dom's Dodge Challenger, a Toyota Supra, Nissan Skyline, Ford GT40, Koenigsegg CCX and Dodge Charger Police Interceptors. What I noticed was that the characters all suited their respective vehicles, like Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), who is a complete beast, and the Gurkha LAPV, which is an armored military vehicle that annihilates everything in its path, much like Luke Hobbs. Dom mostly drives his Dodge Challenger, which is an American Muscle car and also suits him. So the car coordination is superb in this movie.

The action sequences were also of some class. I was amazed by how realistic everything looked, even though it was completely impossible. The movie consists of some insane stunts, like destroying cars and buildings with a 1 ton safe latched onto a car, a huge fight, which sees 500 pounds of muscle clash, and an exciting plot that keeps you on the edge of your seat and will sometimes catch you by surprise.

The movie also has a large cast, with characters from the previous movies coming together to form the group. Sung Kang, from Tokyo Drift, returns as Han. Although his character died in Tokyo Drift, it was later revealed that the events of Tokyo Drift occur after the events of Fast Five. Ludicrous and Tyrese Gibson return as Tej and Roman from 2 Fast 2 Furious. These familiar face were a nice touch and seeing them work together created a pleasant atmosphere. Some cheesy one liners, from Gibson and Diesel, were an amusing touch. The cast had great chemistry and the acting was solid.

If you are the kind of person that likes to keep it realistic and will comment on everything that is of questionable realism, then you may have a hard time enjoying this movie. At times the movie can be outrageous and over the top, but it is definitely an incredible experience and a memorable movie.

First of all, congratulations to Len Wiseman for not messing this up and creating a brainless shootout movie. I was so worried that was going to happen. But it didn't, so thank Len.

The plot was excellent, because of the great antagonist who basically wants to bring down the U.S with a massive cyber attack. Great acting by all the cast members, especially Jason Long who brings that bit of 'hopeless guy humor' after a classic John McClane action scene. This epic nerd who calls himself 'Warlock' and lives in his mom's basement also assists and pisses off McClane, which is pretty amusing.

There are of course some fast-paced action scenes with explosions coming at you from almost everything that is sent to kill McClane, including a helicopter and a fifth-generation fighter jet. The guy took out a helicopter with a car! That's insane.

Anyway, it's an intelligent movie that was well written and directed. Not too outrageous or insane, with just the right amount of McClaneness. If you haven't watched the previous Die Hard movies, you'll still enjoy and appreciate this one. It doesn't connect with the previous movies at all, so the plot won't be confusing. If he wasn't already, Bruce Willis will definitely be a legend after this movie. It's, like I said, a great combination of modern cybercrime and old-school Die Hard.

This is a movie created solely for outrageous, yet fantastic action. There's not much of a storyline, so if you're the kind of guy looking for a dramatic story full of romance and drama, then go find another movie. Timur Bekmambetov pulls out all the stops in a high-end, outrageous and i'm pretty sure impossible action movie. From an extreme car chase in a beautiful Dodge Viper, to James McAvoy shooting people through the eye socket of some dude they call the 'Repairman'.

'Wanted' is a movie you can watch when there is nothing to do or if you just feel like watching people get their heads torn apart by bullets and knives. Once again, if you're looking for a good story, then don't even bother with this movie.

James McAvoy is a great actor and he doesn't fail to impress me here. He plays a depressed, barely sane, broke guy who is sick of his obese and really annoying boss at his dead-end job. He portrays the character so well and always in this sarcastic tone at the beginning. His character then changes into a total bad-ass who completely destroys everything without giving a single s**t. Then there's Sloan, portrayed by Morgan Freeman, who is the boss of the group of assassins. Morgan Freeman is amazing as always, playing it cool and not shooting anybody. Angelina Jolie, who is definitely not my favorite actress when it comes to action movies, plays a traumatized, semi-autistic woman who doesn't give a crap about anyone. There wasn't really much to play for her. She sort of just stares awkwardly at everybody.

So overall, it was a good movie and a good way to pass the time. Amazing action sequences mixed with blood, gore and pretty much a slow-motion every time a bullet is fired. Not a girls movie, that's for sure.

The conclusion of the rather disappointing prequel trilogy is actually pretty epic. The movie is full of great action sequences and exiting duels. George Lucas definitely redeemed himself after the disappointment of the first two movies.

The acting from some actors is also outstanding, as opposed to some of it in the first two movies. Ewan McGregor shines brightest with his acting (like in the previous movies). When you watch this movie, you will find that he really brings out all of Obi-Wan's emotions and feelings towards other characters. I am so glad that Hayden Christensen improved his acting. That really makes it much less awkward.

There is as much action in this movie as in all the other Star Wars movies combined. The choreography of the duels is really good and they combine the fighting with the emotions of the characters, which makes it that much more intense and exciting. Those scenes alone make the movie worth watching.

I guess you could say that it lacks the hero figure and happy ending, but I never really expected that, because the story of the prequel trilogy is about how Anakin became Darth Vader and how the battle between the Empire and the Rebels started.

If you haven't watched the first two movies of the trilogy, i would suggest you watch them first, because I doubt you would understand the story. But this movie is a lot better than the first two in all areas, so I guess we could make an exception.