fast and furious II

[kamiam]

just saw the movie and to those who said it's just a movie about ricers and gangbangers are wrong...for those who love the rush of street/drag racing it definitely pumps the adreneline thru you...having experienced this type of racing for the 1st time in the 70's and racing on and off for the last 20 years( both street and strip) someone who loves this type of sport will still feel that rush when you watch it...especially when he pulls out his dad's blown Charger...and for those who will argue what is the fastest and for those of you that will say the Charger had a blower , in the movie they poured $15K into that supra w/special racing parts...did it keep up w/ the Charger??? not until the Charger deveploped mechanical problems and then only w/ the help of NOS...not bad for comparing a 5000+lb car vs a 3500lb car.Oh and by the way... I do realise this IS a movie, however IMHO,at least this part I believe. Overall being a drag racing nut I did enjoy the movie

 

[HansHurt]

Hey, are you the guy that had a heated arguement about ricer vs. Amer. muscle cars with someone in another thread....am I remembering right?


Anyway, I'll check it out when it go's DVD.

 

[kamiam]

yes I am... and I stand by my arguements... as for the movie, I still enjoyed the hell out of it

 

[kamiam]

and you can bet, the cops will be out in force down in L.A. and other places as well,tonight

 

[Scarpozzi]

Sounds cool....I saw those previews and thought they were presented very well, but you can never tell if a movie will stand up to the image the previews create. I'll definitely have to check this out. Gotta love drag racing street cars.......Zooooooooooooooom!

 

[mrchan]

just saw the movie, pretty good, not great, but pretty good

 

[Beowulf]

I plan to go see it since almost everyone who see's it end up saying its good.

 

[Viperoni]

Charger doesn't weigh 5000+lb's
closer to 4k

 

[Ladies Man]

after looking around... i have 1 unreliable source that weighs the charger in at 3800

 

[kamiam]

you may be right a quick search on google pulled up 4050 lbs... however it didn't specify w/what engine the hemi was considerably heavier 2-300 lbs more than a 440 more for a smaller engine

 

[Aihyah]

movie was ok annoying crowd went to it.. cops had a field day at the theater parking lot etc gotta love stereotypical jackas$es

 

[AznMaverick]

wuz the slickest movie that i've seen. beats the hell outta that generic movie tomb raider...

 

[ratkil]

Why would a hemi be heavier then a 440?

 

[JohnnyKnoxville]

Ha Ha Ha I guess the movie was true to life if the schmopar developed mechanical failures.
Now if they only used a big block Chevy Camaro in the movie instead.

 

[Josh]

did they have cops outside the theatre? my friend told me that cops would be outside each theatre after the movie because they think kids are going to try the moves in the movie.

 

[sak]

I saw the movie and think it alright for the money i gave for it...its nothing like the crappy Mummy2.

 

[Jamestl]

<< and for those who will argue what is the fastest and for those of you that will say the Charger had a blower , in the movie they poured $15K into that supra w/special racing parts...did it keep up w/ the Charger??? not until the Charger deveploped mechanical problems and then only w/ the help of NOS...not bad for comparing a 5000+lb car vs a 3500lb car.Oh and by the way... I do realise this IS a movie, however IMHO,at least this part I believe. Overall being a drag racing nut I did enjoy the movie >>



1) Did you really believe the racing part?
2) Isn't it ironic that the Charger broke down?
3) If you only believe in things you WANT to believe, then there's really no point in discussing anything with you.

 

[jaybert]

HAHA....its a movie! It doesnt have to be 100% realistic. Not to mention they didnt actually race craig's supra. It was actually a stand-in supra.



<< just saw the movie and to those who said it's just a movie about ricers and gangbangers are wrong...for those who love the rush of street/drag racing it definitely pumps the adreneline thru you...having experienced this type of racing for the 1st time in the 70's and racing on and off for the last 20 years( both street and strip) someone who loves this type of sport will still feel that rush when you watch it...especially when he pulls out his dad's blown Charger...and for those who will argue what is the fastest and for those of you that will say the Charger had a blower , in the movie they poured $15K into that supra w/special racing parts...did it keep up w/ the Charger??? not until the Charger deveploped mechanical problems and then only w/ the help of NOS...not bad for comparing a 5000+lb car vs a 3500lb car.Oh and by the way... I do realise this IS a movie, however IMHO,at least this part I believe. Overall being a drag racing nut I did enjoy the movie >>

 

[Adul]

was worth my money. Side note anyone notice something about this movie besides the cars??






The people didn't care about your race, color, gender...

 

[Aihyah]

didn't he say he never drove the black car because it scared him? wondering how a long term storage car even started

 

[kamiam]

Jamestl
we've already had this arguement adinfinitum so just STHU

 

[kamiam]

johnnyknoxville


<< Now if they only used a big block Chevy Camaro in the movie instead >>


then the chevy would have really lost...@ the end the race was a tie...even though the mopar was broken

 

[kamiam]

ratkil
hemi= wider+taller= heavier

 

[ratkil]

I'll be damned, you are correct. I never noticed that before, just the hemi bare block is 20 pounds heavier then the entire 440 engine lol guess it earned that nickname elaphant. My 429 is lighter then both of them though ;-)

 

[kamiam]

Adul


<< The people didn't care about your race, color, gender >>


good point