Can you believe we are on a Fast & Furious 9? Like, only last month we had a Star Wars 9 and that took how many years ? And the F&F franchise did it in less for obvious reasons and for the most part, has been getting better and better as the years goes on as it has firmly cemented itself as an over the top, brash series centered around family with fast cars, "racing" and beists and it does exactly what it says on the rin....and well. They even had a spin-off which was just as good.
This trailer (more of a teaser clip) is more or less an announcement for the trailer and I'm already interested.
Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) now has a family, a little boy named Brian after his late best Friend, used to be cop and antagonist. There is a passing of a Cross necklace and the worlds "...for protection for what's to come" (not verbatim). Who says that to a child? Absurdity will definitely endue in the most fun get ridiculous way when this film comes out. And we will see that when the trailer finally drops.
The can only go to space, now...right?
Directed by Justin Lin and starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Cena, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, Michael Rooker
I've dumped on Michael Bay a few times and it isn't that he is a terrible director because I absolutely loved Pain & Gain, but he often drowns the audience in loud brash sights & sounds. Don't get me wrong, when it's necessary, it works, but for the most part, it doesn't. It's dated and he really does need to up his game when it comes to the action shots and story because he is a very competent director. Nobody wants to see a fire hydrant blow up in huge flames when a dog pisses on it. Pretty much his style of action, because it "looks cool". And some of his "Comedy" is questionable, not to mention the stereotypes he sometimes portray in some of his movies, i.e The Transformers franchise. Moving forward, the irony of watching THIS movie which was NOT directed by Michael Bay like the first two, is that Michael Bay could actually learn from these directors Adil and Bilall because I believe they did an excellent job of directit a Michael Bay movie, better than Michael Bay using Michael Bay-isms. I'll explain.
Bad Boys 4 Life picks up 17 years later and Mike (Will Smith) and Marcus (Martin Lawrence) have continued to be the Bad Boy super crops that they are, but time is ticking on and they are getting old. For Mike, he wants to be a Bad Boy until the wheels fall off, where Marcus has had enough and wishes to pack it all in. However, when specific people start dying around Miami and disrupt their flow, these detectives, must investigate, but the past can always come back to bite you and push you to the limit. Mike and Marcus have to stop this imminent threat that threatens their lives.
I really enjoyed the first movie and the Second movie was really good too. However, the second movie was a little too long and Michael Bay had his trademark signatures all over it. Yeah, it made it entertaining, but it was really annoying at times and a departure from the original. However, this movie incorporated some of the Michael Bay-ism, but with more class. It's weird but when you see it, you will see it.
The action was great, the story was even better, but the comedy was soo much better than I would have expected, especially when you think about how old this franchise is. At they past it or are we over it? And the chemistry of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, do they still have it. An action comedy as it is labelled, but the dramatic scenes were very touching. A benefit this movie also has, is the history behind it. If you grew up with this movie back in the day, you feel for the characters and what they are going through. There are some moments where you WILL question, "How old are these guys, STILL doing what they are doing?", but as they also address that in the film, the story moments give you more of an insight into these great characters where this movie is practically 25 years deep and still going strong. Well it was a little wobbly after the Second one but this one brings the bar back up and if I'm honest, I NEED to see more of these two.
Will Smith's acting is great, but who would have thought any less...but Martin...Martin Lawrence is soo good, he literally carries the film on his back and you completely get his character, Marcus. The main antagonist was a little one note, but the villain was pretty decent overall and not as mustache twirling like how other villains have been. A little fleshed out but it would have been nice if we get some more depth with future movies as the film definitely lends itself to a sequel especially as they introduce a handful of new characters.
Overall, just a really good and feel good movie. It is possible that Bad Boys has finally hit it's stride like the Fast and Furious franchise. Imagine if they were in the same universe...makes sense, no?
A Friend was telling me about The Clone Wars cartoon for a while and even stated how good it was. I am a Star Wars fan, as well as Star Trek, but for me I like them both for very different reasons. Star Trek, the ships and tech, Star Wars for the ships and story. With both, but more Star Wars, I like to go deep with the lore, so watching The Clone Wars was great.
I only jumped in from around season 4 (I think), but the shows got better and better until they were cancelled a few years back. But this last and final season, season 7 looks great! The only problem with this trailer is, some of the well know characters we have been following in other shows since season 6 will not hold much weight, but with that said, the animation looks amazing and to hear that they will be covering 'Order 66', I am, down!!! I'm here for Ahsoka, really.
It's a pity Disney+ is talking FOREVER to come out in the UK!!!
