The Breakdown
- Fast and Furious films have morphed into superhero-level adventure sagas.
- The physics-defying action has come to define the series.
- Ranking the Top Five wild scenes is no easy task.
The insanity started with a relatively simple film. An undercover LA police officer, working with the FBI, infiltrates a gang of street racers to figure out how and why electronic goods are being stolen. The Fast and the Furious kicked off a franchise that followed a familiar path, until everything roars well past the laws of physics in Fast Five.
We now have car-related movies that feature vehicles riding cables across chasms, jumping between high-rise buildings, battling nuclear subs, and yes, even going to space.
The YouTube channel Tastefully Terrible Cinema put together a video ranking the Top Five physics-defying moments. The list is a good one, and so is the dry commentary that goes with it. But do you agree with the order and the included clips?
I believe the space Fiero remains my personal number one "Are You Serious?" moment in the entire franchise. However, I'd hear arguments for pretty much any wild clip from the franchise. There are still plenty of hilariously implausible moments that don't even make the cut in the video above.
The insanity of it all is what makes the Fast and Furious franchise so much fun. Still, there's been talk of a future movie returning to the relative norm of the earlier films.
Motor1's Take: The first film is almost a cult classic at this point, but the rest of the series from Fast Five onward need a hard reset. We've veered too hard into creating characters with comic book-level abilities. A Fast & Furious film that reverts back to slightly more normal levels of plot and action could be a welcome change... but it will be hard to pull off, considering we've seen a Fiero go to space.
Source: YouTube
