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humm..I hated the first one, and I didn't bother watching the second one. Does anyone think it will be worth watching? I'm too bias to even think about it.
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fast & furious 3 - nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by slideways2004
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LOL! I thought that^ scene was sorta cheesy.......Comment
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^^^ haha yeah that was pretty funny, so ep. 1 and 2 of star wars kinda sucked, but the 3rd was good, hopefully 3f3f will have the same luck?
I also hope Justin does good with the movie and shuts everybody up.
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just get a CAMARO to drift
just because you can't find a drift "240 or AE86" does that make it our problem?
why not just look at other cars
i could probbaly name 20 cars made in the USA off the top of my head that you can drift for under 10G's
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Name them! Please!Comment
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What I wanna know is where was this casting call and how was it organized?
For the first two movies it was through moviecarz.com
did universal contact the pro drifters directly or send out some kind of email?
EDIT: I was just checking out MTV.com and according to their news section Justin Lin will be directing part 3.
If you dont know who Justin Lin is, he directed that movie "Better Luck Tomorrow."
I never saw that movie but I heard it was good and it was serious so part 3 is starting to look promising to me...maybe the 3rd time really is the charmLast edited by MonkeySlide; 06-09-2005, 11:57 AM.Comment
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This private casting call took place at the Irwindale Speedway.Comment
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Justin Lin Will Direct "The Fast and the Furious 3"
from Universal Studios
The Third "Fast and the Furious" Film Will Be Set in Japan
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., June 8, 2005 - Acclaimed young filmmaker Justin Lin - who made a splash with the 2002 independent feature and Sundance hit "Better Luck Tomorrow" - has been signed to direct the latest installment in the motion picture series built on speed: "The Fast and the Furious 3" (tentative title).
The Universal Pictures release will be produced by Neal H. Moritz, who served in the same capacity on both global blockbuster hits "The Fast and the Furious" and "2 Fast 2 Furious." "The Fast and the Furious 3" is written by Chris Morgan ("Cellular"), who places the third entry in Tokyo: set in the sexy, underground world of Japanese drift racing, the newest and fastest customized rides go head-to-head on some of the most perilous courses ever seen. Plans call for the film to begin production in the Fall of 2005.
The original film and its follow-up reached box office heights in theaters around the globe, with "The Fast and the Furious" earning $207,409,603 in cumulative worldwide box office and "2 Fast 2 Furious" outscoring the original, taking in $236,222,077 worldwide. Together, both DVD titles have sold more than 20 million units.
"The Fast and the Furious 3" follows the story of Shaun Boswell, who has always been an outsider. A loner at school, his only connection to the indifferent world around him is through illegal street racing -- which has made him particularly unpopular with the local authorities. To avoid jail time, Shaun is sent out of the country to live with his uncle in the military, in a cramped apartment in a low-rent section of Tokyo.
In the land that gave birth to the majority of modified racers on the road, the simple street race has been replaced by the ultimate pedal-to-the-metal, gravity-defying automotive challenge ... drift racing, a deadly combination of brutal speed on heart stopping courses of hairpin turns and switchbacks.
For his first unsuccessful foray in drift racing, Shaun unknowingly takes on D.K., the "Drift King," with ties to the Yakuza, the Japanese crime machine. The only way he can pay off the debt of his loss is to venture into the deadly realm of the Tokyo underworld, where the stakes are life and death.
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Justin Lin grew up in Orange County, California, and graduated with a degree in film from UCLA. His distinctive viewpoint gives voice to the Asian-American experience, and his versatility as a film craftsman has allowed him to serve in numerous capacities simultaneously on his films.
Lin's reputation as an up-and-coming filmmaker of note was cemented with the 2002 feature "Better Luck Tomorrow," which he directed, co-wrote, produced (along with Julie Asato and Ernesto Foronda) and edited; the film, about a group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors who venture into crime, received a Grand Jury Prize nomination at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and he (along with co-writer/producer Ernesto Foronda, co-writer Fabian Marquez and producer Julie Asato) was nominated for a John Cassavetes Award at the 2004 Independent Spirit Awards.
Lin is also attached to direct "Strangers," which Vertigo Entertainment is producing at Focus, as well as the Vertigo Entertainment/Universal Pictures' film "Old Boy," a remake of a Korean-language action/thriller. He is currently in post-production on the Touchstone feature "Annapolis," starring James Franco, Tyrese Gibson and Jordana Brewster, which is scheduled for a fall release.Comment
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it bothers me a lot that they are making the drift scene even more mainstream than before but what bothers me more is gonna be what happens in the law enforcement area.
im sure some of your parents have told stories of them racing with friends on a old straight road. and maybe reciving speeding tickets or wreckless driving at most. for "street racing" these days mainly after the sport went mainstream cops are looking for excuses to get you for racing. then the fines get steep and cars get impounded and court dates and eventually jail time. just for a little fun.
After 3f3f and drifting is introduced to police and courts look out. gone are the excuses of bald tires or a fresh clutch. people are gonna be cited for illigal drifting or sliding. the cops are going to be looking for 240s and hachis all over.
this will be the true crime of this movie. im not saying everyone street drifts but cmon all of us cant afford to go to the track every night. another thing is going to be all the knock off parts like apc and the like making drift spec *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored*. you will see more civics and integras sold in months and then see sr5 rollas going for 7500. the world of drifting will have been raped for its last shred of dignity when this pile of a movie comes out. what would be even worse would be if touge got into the mix. look for kids throwing there accords off of cliffs because they wanted to see if they could beat the trash talker in the 240.
lets pray this does not happen!!!!Comment
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^best thing you have ever said on this site and maybe in your life.Comment
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When does this come out!? Ill be lucky to snatch up a 240 before the movie's release!Comment
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A little off topic, but...Originally posted by Hachi-roku04
Isn't sad that things that used to be widely acceptable back in the day seem to be almost ungodly as far as the law is concerned. Street racing is definitely a good example. The cops didn't get their panties in a wad after Grease or American Graffiti came out. Neither did the general public. Nowadays it's treated like a deadly disease. Not that it's gotten any worse. Different cars, same idea. The same is true for fighting (not that fighting's a good thing). Back in the day kids would brawl in the school yard, they'd get in trouble and that would be the end of it. Nowadays, if the same thing happens they get fined, court dates, juvenile detention and all sorts of other crap. And even though people may be more apt to use weapons these days they usually don't, and fights are just as violent as they were in the past.
Fighting's stupid, but it works to prove my point
I'm done rambling. Back on topic......Comment
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Originally posted by Hachi-roku04
...I think the problem here is that its "cool" to hate on the fast and the furious movies because its "mainstream" and "mainstream" isn't cool to the "purists"...but honestly by reading the posts in this thread..people are looking like hypocrites..
How can everyone be so mad at this movie for bringing drifting into the mainstream but at the same time be totally excited about the 2005 Formula D season being televised?!
If anything Formula D on G4 could be held more accountable for encouraging newbies to get into the drift scene and tipping off cops..they even had a freakin episode that teaches you how to drift! and yet everyone is flaming the movie.
They aren't even going to start filming this movie until the fall which means it probably wont even be out until next summer or later...by that time Formula D on G4 will reach way more people.
Now don't misunderstand me..Im not against Formula D being on TV AT ALL...Im just saying dont flame the movie if you aren't going to flame TV as well...or any other mainstream media that gives exposure to drifting..because everytime its covered in a magazine or on a website or given any bit of exposure to mass media ..some newbie is going to see it and want to do it.
Hell thats exactly how everyone of us ended up here...we saw drifting in a Japanese magazine or in an option video and we said "hey whats that..it looks cool..I wanna do that"
This same thing happend before the second one came out...everyone got up on their high horses like they were the founders of the import scene and then they b*tch and moan about newbies this and newbies that..I used to think that way too until I realized that once something gains popularity it is going to attract new intrest so its better to accept it than to whine about it.
To all who fit that catagory I propose a challenge...put all your energy that you have expelled on hating and use it to promote the organizations that are in place to help teach new commers the right way to drift and gives them a safe place to do it.
Either that or start your own organization.
Do you see Moto or anyone from just drift or Formula D complaining about the movie? Heck no! do you know why? because the more people that become interested in drifting the more people go to them to learn how which will help them grow ..which will be better for us!
Just imagine..if the drift day organization gets big enough..they could start doing events every weekend instead of once a month...but no one here seems to look at the bigger picture.
Anyway those are my two cents for now..Last edited by MonkeySlide; 06-09-2005, 09:08 PM.Comment
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