The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift (Widescreen Edition)

• 035 4  Great movie full of action that actually has the dialogue to keep the audience interested . Great storyline , very well written . Has the dialouge and action , suspence to keep the audience interested and to want to watch it again !


• 048 4  Unlike the last 3 paul walker film this one focused more on what was important and that was racing . The others always had to be about undercover cops and criminals and how to stop a ruthless bad guy ( part 2 and 4 face it 4 was a recycled story ) . This movie if anything is stand alone and took ideas of another film called initial D which was also good and freed its self of becoming generic . The acting here yeah it was average but it was not horrible like some claim ( Mainly walker and Vin loyal fanatics ) and the story was better cause it dumped the already old undercover underground drug trafficking story . If they go ahead with a 5th my advise is go back to tokyo and start with the characters of 4 meeting up with tokyo drift crew and make it into a racing rivalry and not undercover cop work .
• 015 4  I was very impressed with the HD DVD . The picture in picture feature on this title is the real star of this HD DVD . I loved this film and the bright colors and the Dolby Plus Plus soundtrack really springs life into hi-def title . If you didn't the film there a lot features on this HD DVD to keep you entertained.The female lead , the drifting , the cars and Vin Diesel and the great picture and sound plus all of the great features on the HD DVD makes that title a must own ! !
• 023 4  Ok theres enough reviews on the movie's story line and comments about the cars that I wont bring that up here . Whether you like the movie or not is up to you I only want to comment on its quality as far as watching it on HD DVD . This is one of the best looking films I have seen put out on HD DVD yet . The quality of the video is eye popping and definely a reference disk I will use when showing off my home theater to guests . The sound track sounded great with DD + but could have been better with TrueHD . The extras were awesome and have outdone anything any other HD movie has done yet . If you own an HD DVD player this movie is one you want to keep in your collection .
• 073 4  Lots of car driving action . A good movie . I would love to see the next F & F with Vin D .


• 051 4  It was an entertaining movie with a bunch of action . I heard that it was a good movie from some friends and family and they were right . There were some nice and some interesting cars in this movie and I felt like I wanted to try some drifting myself .
• 009 4  I haven't seen the other fast and furious movies but this one made me interested about the other two . I thought it had a great start , very entertaining , and a pretty good end . The middle was a little slow . But overall a great movie .
• 033 4  Remember , this is not an Oscar caliber film , just don't put on your thinking cap , and you will enjoy it as much as I did . By the way , Sung Kang defiantly deliver , but the main guy . . . not so much .
• 037 4  This is a great movie and I was able to get the dvd at a very reasonable price . Quick shipping was a great plus as well ! ! !
• 055 4  The product was in great shape and never had been used . It came fully wrapped and was delivered quicker than I expected . The price was awesome compared to the price of the movie in a retail store . Great buy all around !
• 056 4  Han was so HOT , that I can't take my eyes out of him ! It was sad that HAn died .
• 058 4  I thought it was a very good movie with a great storyline . . . and of course the cars were awesome as usual . Looking forward to the next Fast and the Furious movie . . . .
• 070 4  Let me first say that , yes , I am a fan of this franchise . It's not the Godfather franchise . It's not the Lord of the Rings franchise . It's a simple , repetitive plot wrapped in a bunch of cool cars . But seriously , that's what I want to see sometimes . The dialogue is sketchy . The action is unrealistic . The plot is silly . However all of these things keep you from having to think too much , which is the intent of this series : just watch the flashy colors and enjoy yourself for a little while .
• 074 4  Great action . Watch this when I workout . . . Love the cars , they need to make more of these titles .
• 079 4  Movie arrived in a very timey manner . My son loves it and has watched it over and over again ! This is the best way that I have found to purchase movies .
• 080 4  Not the most well thought-out developed plot , but the cinematography is great , races are action packed , and the scenes make me wish I had an HDTV .
• 082 4  I like the movie only for Keiko Kitagawa i wish she had a bigger part in the movie
• 098 4  Not worth the purchase . I dont think the acting is that good and it comes out on cable tv once a week !
• 115 4  This movie was great . I watch many time , then I began to try drifting on my own car . It didn't work out so well and now I'm in a major law suit with the director and producer of this film .


• 054 4  Not the best of the series but different . Its an okay movie , its appeal is directed to only some audiences , hence children and car enthusiasts .
• 057 4  This product arrived very quickly and was just as promised . It made my 11 yr old very happy this christmas : )


• 068 4  Yes , I loved this movie and it more of true style of racing me and my brother are interest in . Yes , I know . . . the first one is good cuz of Vin Diesel andf Paul Walker . But this is still the best of all 3 F & F series ! The ending is awesome and I knew it , I've read that part a long ago before this movie came out in theatres ! I enjoying watch this movie , over over over over and don't get tired of it . . . mmmm , safe to say I've watch this HD-DVD like 7 times and 3 times in theatres . Anyway , the picture and sound are amazing and wicked awesome !
• 069 4  I love this movie , the graphics are pretty good in HD . I highly recommend this movie to everyone that has a HD player !
• 076 4  Sound and picture quality on this HD-DVD are mind blowing ! ! ! Highly recommended to everyone !


• 071 4  I liked the movie . Sung Kang ( Han ) has some funny one liners . I think he wants the best for Shawn ( Lucas Black ) Brain Tee ( DK ) was great at playing he's character . I was surprised that Vin came back at the end . I think one more Fast and the Furious should be made . It should be about Dominic's and Han's time in Mexico . People keep compairing this movie to the first 2 . And talking about all the differences ( with the cars , ect . ) and how they didn't really care for it . What people have to remember is IT WAS MADE BY A DIFFERENT DIRECTOR !
• 039 4  this movie isn't as good as 2F2F , or the first FF , or even close to part 4 in the series of FF movies , but it is still a must have !


• 072 4  You just can't get enough of the skillful drivers in this flick . There must be a hundred crashed vehicles in the making of this third sequel in the Fast and Furious saga . By far , this is the best of the three films .
• 111 4  there's a song that is in the first race . it's part rap and part rock . can anyone tell me what it's called ? please help ! ! ! ! ! !


• 088 4  I wanted to see this movie in the theaters last year but didn't get to it . They have been showing it on cable non stop and I have watched it about 15 times . I enjoyed this movie . Unlike some reviewers I think moving the story to Japan was a great idea . The series needed a change . The movie is like need for speed underground 2 . Compared to the others it is very slick , most of the racing takes place at night , and lets face it the drifting just looks cool . Yes the story is fake . How does an American go over to Japan and become the new drift king especially since he had never heard of drifting until he got there . But , see you have to enjoy the movie for what they are giving you . The movie is not about the characters it is about the cars . Think about it for all the people that went to see Transformers did you go see that to see people talk or robots transform . You know the answer . Enjoy the cars women and drifting and enjoy the show . There is one character I liked Hahn was a pimp and cool as s . . t . Best character in the movie .
• 022 4  This movie was Great ! The Drifting was GREAT . I like this over the 2 fast 2 furious but i would say fast and the furious 3 and the fast and the furious was a good movie I would buy them both again . . A + + + + + + +
• 041 4  if you have all four you will agree this should have been the last one made
• 086 4  this would have been alot better if it was an american movie . there is to much drifting . they dont race like amercans . if you like the other 2 , than you probaly can live without this .
• 087 4  Please allow me to put in my two cents as an Army brat who went to school in Japan from nursery school all the way to grade 12 . Not once did I wear a school uniform or have a Japanese-speaking instructor . Nor did we ever wear uwabaki , for that matter . Military dependents go to American school which look pretty much like stateside schools . Why would they ever put an American in a Japanese classroom when it would only create a distraction and slow things down ? Movies rarely reflect reality .
• 106 4  This is okay for a summer popcorn film , but otherwise it is just an average film . For every good point , there is an equal bad . The plot is rather silly and seems to serve only to connect one racing scene to another . Tons of inaccuracies about Japanese culture . The film would have been more fun for me if I had liked the lead more . I found him to be obnoxious without the charm of Walker in the first 2 films . The racing is great and at least a differant take from the first films . A nice little cameo by Deisel at the end made me smile .


• 099 4  Imagine sliding around curves up to more than ninety to one hundred miles per hour . This movie contains reckless driving and illegal behavior involving teens , and some sexual content . This movie stars Lucas black , trula Marcus mostly every part of this movie there is some type of street racing or drifting . DON'T DO THIS ON THE MAIN ROAD unless you want to get pulled over , end up dead , or rotting in prison for the rest of your life . This movie has highly trained professionals and is not to be preformed by anyone at any time or place . Also this movie leaves you hanging at the end . It is adrenaline pumping explosive action and if I were you I would rent this movie but if you don't like action and racing movies than I would avoid this movie big time . Trust me you will not be Disappointed . So get off the couch and go rent this movie this movie will probably be at blockbuster and any other videogame , movie rental store . Movie America 2006 movie America 2006
• 118 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift [ Blu-ray ] ( Blu-ray ) THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE FOR A GREAT PRICE . AMAZON WAS THE CHEAPEST PRICE I FOUND FOR A BRAND NEW BLU RAY .


• 110 4  well , this movie was typical . over the passed few years the fast and the furious films have seemed to do a decent job giving an insider look to the current & up to date car enthusiast scene . however , sometimes it is very unrealistic . i'm assuming for the sake of action . people seem to forget that it's just a movie . the action scenes are indeed far fetched , but they make the movie watchable . i don't know a TON about cars , so i can't really say if the movie was accuaretly displayed there or not . the plot was dry , like the other 2 of the series , but how exciting of a plot can you have with the amount of action and skilled driving packed into the movie . acting wise i was slightly over impressed . i could have done with another main character , though he did put me in the mind of a young paul walker . i could have done without zachary ty bryan in the beginning . maybe that's just because the only other place i've seen him is home improvement . besides it being unrealstic , yet action packed . i have came to the conclusion that if you are into cars , it's worth a watch . i wouldn't recommend BUYING it , but renting it would be worth it . 4 stars .
• 014 4  i bought this for a christmas present and the one who received it wants to watch it on a regular basis . this is her favorite of the three . i'd recommend it to others for sure !
• 017 4  if you like hot import cars and drifting then you will like this movie as i do .
• 024 4  Are you tired of movie with great ideals but are boring ? This movie is low on plot but high on VVRROOOMMM ! ! ! ! * DVD WARNING : The Bonus Features on my disk plays the same Drifting School feature overe and over . Its a technical glitch that has to be addressed by the dvd pressers . Knock it all you want . This movie has the most satisfying final scene of a movie that I've see in years . You watch movies to be entertained , right ? Sit back and ENJOY .
• 029 4  Why are people being so ignorant towards the 3 fast and furious movies ? I can understand your hate for street racing or even bad acting , but you cant hate the fact that all three of them broke records in the box office , and DVD sales are no joke either . Majority of people like these movies . Yes , number one had car related comments and descriptions that made absolutely no sense to a gear head like myself , and of course number 2 had stunts , that not even EVIL himself would attempt but the third one ( tokyo drift ) is as realistic as you can get . Stunts were ALL performed . I catch myself watching these movies majority of the times not for the story line , or plot or even the acting , but for the cinematic features involving the unique cars pretty girls and stunts that i dont perform but envy . So , if you want to waste a written review , go do so on the regular DVD . When i read reviews for movies in the HD format and the BLU RAY format , I am solely looking for 1 : Audio reviews ( 1 through 5 stars with reason ) 2 : Video reviews ( 1 through 5 stars with reason ) 3 : Extra feature ( 1 through 5 stars with reason ) and finally i would like to see an overall opinion and if it is worth purchasing for BLU RAY OR HD or just keep my original DVD . . . Soo for the final time , please dont make me go through 20 pages on how you thought the rice burner and the army brat did not work well together , you are not ROGER EBERT . stick to the water cooler talk . P.s sorry for the rant .
• 047 4  good car flic , if youre over 40 as i am , you may not like all the drifting stuff . but hey , its still a car movie
• 109 4  This is the best action movie I have ever seen . It's even better than 2 fast 2 furious ( which was also seriously good ) . It had a great storyline , great visuals , great acting , great EVERYTHING ! Oh , and I forgot the excellent racing scenes . My favourite character was DK , because he was just so evil ! I also liked Hana , because he was a tough guy , but he actually was really nice underneath it all . When I came out of the theatre , I was breathless - I couldn't believe what I'd just seen , it was that good ! And I met a really interesting guy who knew all about action movies there - this just goes to show that you never know who you might meet at the movies ! The second time I went to see it , I would have enjoyed it just as much , if mum hadn't kept ringing me in the middle of the movie ( She thought I went shopping ) . So there , I've just given you several good reasons why you should see this movie . And if you don't , well . . . more fool you !


• 117 4  Acting - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 out of 10 , You know you're in trouble when both Vin and Paul Walker turn the script down Directing - - - - - - - - - 2 out of 10 , Don't know who did it , Don't care , Don't do anymore Location / Scenery - - 8 out of 10 , Tokyo always looks good , even in this bomb Action rating - - - - - 5 out of 10 , Alot of the same stuff we saw in the original , but the drifting was cool . . . . . . . the first 10 - 15 times , after that , overkill big time Quality - - - - - - - - - - - 3 out of 10 , No where near as sharp as the original , very poor editing and camera work , enough with the wannabe MTV video's . . . . . Violence - - - - - - - - - - Medium high , Gunplay , fighting , poorly shot Blood / Gore - - - - - - - - Low , Nothing gross or disturbing Nudity - - - - - - - - - - - - Hmmmm , gonna go with low / medium , cuz ' the outfits these ladies wear are barely there Sex - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Low , Think Of Vin and Michelle in the first one Language - - - - - - - - - - High , Quite a bit actually , few F'ers , lotsa others Overall - - - - - - - - - - - Teens are gonna love it parents , sorry , because you are really going to hate it . . . . . . . . Total Score - - - - - - 20 out of 50 , Grade C - barely Why in the H * ll was this made ? The 2nd one was bad enough , but to add a 3rd act with none of the original cast , an extremely boring and subdued lead who was obviously chosen for eye candy , and cars we've all seen before is , well , lame ! ! ! The first one was so much fun , original , funny , good racing and great action , even the acting was , well , decent . But this is just a mess , the only thing that saves if from the depths of a D or F is the wonderfull Tokyo scenery , man what a gorgeous place , Maybe if the director had focused more on Tokyo instead of those dumb cars and cast we might have had something . I think the whole trick-your-car and pimp-your-ride fad has come and gone , you see less and less low-riders on the streets these days ( thank god ) and more and more trucks and SU。
  's , you know , real vehicles . So , sorry to all the hip wannabe gangsters and street-racers , this movie blows and hopefully we have seen the last one is the series . Maybe sell your ' cars ' and go buy a 4X4 .
• 004 4  I thought this movie was exactly what it was supposed to be . There was no big name actors , but there was also no bad acting . Everything was perfect . The cars were absolutely sick and the scenes with them were amazing . If you like cars and you like speed , there is no way you can miss this movie . I am not going to say it is better then the 1st or 2nd Fast and the Furious , but I am not in any way going to say it is worse . Watch the movie , you'll like it .
• 007 4  This movie is by far the best in The Fast and The Furious franchise . People who say this movie has no plot has no idea what this movie is about . That's what the whole point is . It's about drifting not about a guy and a girl driving off into the sunset to spend the rest of their lives together . For once ! Paul Walker is not in the movie . I enjoyed his act in the first film but the second just made me go , Huh ? . Tokyo Drift gave me more hope that racing films will survive in the future . The scenes were amazing just on DVD , although some Japanese scenes were filmed in the U.S . This was by far the greatest movie and thank God the main theme was drifting and might I add - not bad for a title . I like the acting by Lucas Black and it was pretty nice to bring back Vin Diesel in the end to try and connect everything . Black looked a little too old to be playing a role of a high school kid but it's all good . I watched this movie about 10 times and would still watch it just for the drift scenes . Note to future producers of racing films - follow this movie's example .
• 043 4  Moves at a good pace . Too slow in some spots . Cars are stars . . . drivers in 2nd place . My personal fav = Brian Tee . He makes the that metal machine look almost as good as him ! He's the reason I invested my $ $ in this DVD ! ! !


• Tokyo Drift , raced its way into theaters . After two successful entries into a series that most didn't expect much out of to begin with , can this third iteration featuring an all-new cast , style of racing , and country gain enough traction to build upon the success of its predecessors or will it leave the series simply spinning its tires ? The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift explores the illegal world of underground street racing in and around Tokyo , Japan . Unlike in the states , the primary style of racing over there is a much more difficult , and outrageous form known as drifting - where drivers ' skills are put to the test as they must navigate hairpin turns at incredible rates of speed . Joining the ranks of these racers is a convicted racer from the United States named Sean ( Lucas Black ) whose parents had hoped he would be able to start a new life in this foreign land . However , when racing is at the core of your very being , it's hard to walk away when the temptation of high speeds is calling out to you . Even though I had seen the first two films in this series , I found myself with little to no interest in seeing this third one . The only reason I could come up with for this lack of confidence in the film , was because I thought the second one was a little weaker than the first , even though it at least featured one returning cast member ( Paul Walker for those that don't recall ) which garnered some favor ; however for this film there appeared to be no original cast members returning from either of the previous films . So , in my opinion there didn't seem to be a whole lot of potential for Tokyo Drift to actually be all that good . Based on the box office results for this film , I felt that my estimation for the movie was fairly accurate , and I was pretty sure I wouldn't get around to watching it anytime soon , if ever for that matter . Then , there came along the recently released Blu-ray collection of the trilogy . Because I wanted to own the first two films on Blu-ray , and they were only available in a trilogy box set , I knew that I would end up with the third one anyhow . Which meant that since it was now in my possession , and I had already watched the other two , I may as well put this one into the player and see how it fares by comparison . Much to my surprise , The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift is actually a pretty good movie . Granted it's not as good as the first film , and is perhaps a little below 2 Fast 2 Furious ; the film still did an admirable job of keeping me entertained to varying degrees from beginning to end . Written by newcomer to the series , Chris Morgan ( Wanted ) , The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift , was a surprisingly well put together story , albeit with a few contrivances and convenient plot devices employed . I figured that if this series ever made it to a third movie it would most likely be tapped out in terms of story , unless they would be willing to resurrect some of the characters from the previous films and delve into them a bit more . However , I was wrong , because Chris Morgan wisely chose to shake things up dramatically to inject a new sense of life into a franchise that was running the risk of becoming stale in a hurry if the status quo remained intact . The inclusion of the new style of racing ( which was incredibly fun to watch , especially for someone that hadn't really seen it done before ) , having not just a new city , but an all-new country as the backdrop for the action , and making it more of a fish out of water-esque story opened up several new doors for the series to walk through . Even though the story brought new energy to the series there were some problems that plagued the script along the way . For starters , the character of Twink ( played by Bow Wow ) seems to have an endless supply of goods which he sells to whoever has the desired amount of cash . This wouldn't be a trouble spot for me , except that Twink is merely a high school student , and by all accounts shouldn't have access to the amount of goods and services he has at his disposal . If the writer really wanted me to believe that Twink was capable of gaining access to all this stuff via stealing or whatever , then that is fine , but I believe that we should have seen this at some point within the story . Instead , his character came off as a little too unbelievable for my liking . Also , the whole plot point of sending Sean to Japan seemed like a big leap for me . Sure he's apparently gotten into a lot of trouble over in the U.S . , but having his mom just give up and ship him over to his dad ( who doesn't seem like he'll be all that good of an influence ) seemed a little too convenient of a way to introduce us to the world of drifting . I know it was necessary to get the character over to Japan , but it could have been achieved within the story any number of ways , and most of them would have been more successful . The last problem within the story that I will discuss revolves around the drifting style of racing that the movie focuses upon . I appreciated that a new style was introduced ( as I mentioned a moment ago ) ; however , there seemed to be numerous times that the characters opted to drift ( unnecessarily ) rather than drive straight ( as in the previous two films ) . This was especially evident during a car chase sequence where all the drivers were drifting around traffic and other miscellaneous obstructions , when if they had simply moved over slightly they could've just driven straight ( or relatively straight ) , thus gaining more speed to outrun their pursuers . It was due to these weaknesses within the story that caused several lapses in believability , resulting in a somewhat diminished opinion for the film . Helming this third venture into the high-octane series is director Justin Lin ( Annapolis ) . Lin brings a somewhat more grounded sense to this film than what was showcased in the previous film under the direction of John Singleton . The majority of the action seemed to be done using real cars , with little CGI enhancement being employed . The second film used plenty of real cars as well , but numerous sequences displayed obvious CGI usage in place of the real deal . With Tokyo Drift , director Justin Lin appeared to stretch himself a bit more as a director , getting away from the straight-forward , generic camera style he used in his previous American film Annapolis . For a movie such as Tokyo Drift to really fit in with the rest of the series , it requires that a little more flair be brought to the camera work , and Lin came through surprisingly well . He offered up a slick piece of American cinema that fits in perfectly with the tone and feel of the previous two films , while establishing the movie as a standalone entity within the franchise . The cast for this film was comprised of numerous young acting talents , some more capable than others at their craft , and based on most of the cast member's limited experience , I really didn't expect much out of them either . As you can see by now there were several factors that led to me viewing this film with rather low expectations . Anyways , leading the cast is actor Lucas Black ( Jarhead ) who gives a decent , although flawed performance as Sean . With a slight southern drawl , that is inconsistent in thickness throughout his entire performance , and a few instances where Lucas portrayed a somewhat down home country charm when attempting to woo the ladies , there weren't too many layers or points of interest to be found in his character . Truth be told , Lucas was probably the weakest cast member performance wise , showing nary a hint of emotion beyond a slight smirk or chuckle here and there , which does cause a bit of a problem due to the fact that his was the lead role . Thankfully , many of his supporting cast members were there to help mask his shortcomings as an actor . Rapper turned actor Bow Wow ( formerly Lil ' Bow Wow ) has become quite the decent performer with roles ranging from TV appearances ( Smallville ) to several feature films ( The Johnson Family Vacation and Roll Bounce ) . Out of all the roles I have seen him in , I think that his character of Twink in this film , is probably the most interesting , and likely the most fun to play . From his eccentric taste in cars ( an Incredible Hulk themed car ) , to his penchant for finding virtually any and every possible good that his customers requested , almost nothing about Twink was normal . Even though his character pushes the limits of believability in places , Bow Wow does his level best to keep the character as grounded as possible , and delivers a solid performance in the process . Alongside Bow Wow was actor Sung Kang ( Live Free or Die Hard ) as Han , a talented drifter , who befriends and trains Sean in the ways of drifting . Sung created a very interesting character in Han , by having him be as much of an outcast among the Asian community of street racers as Sean was being an American in their midst . I liked the way Sung always played Han as if he longed for a way out of the illegal street racing world he almost seems trapped by , and the way he looks at his friends in that world shows a clear contempt for some of the actions they take in order to get ahead . His was a character that was all about honor both on and off the track , and out of all the cast he was probably the most interesting of characters on display . Aside from the three characters mentioned above , the remainder of the cast was relegated to either quasi-cameo appearances or merely one-dimensional antagonists . Most of the cast whether in a more developed role or not-so developed did a good job with their respective characters . Besides Lucas Black , who perhaps with acting classes could do much better work , the cast worked out very well , and managed to keep the movie's story interesting without relying solely on the racing to propel the film from start to finish . The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift was an energetic and fun ride that I'm sure introduced many of us to a new style of racing , but if you're like me you still preferred the other way instead . The film attempted to stand on its own as a movie without tying directly into what had come before it . In that respect , I feel that Tokyo Drift was a success of a movie ; however , it sustained a much weaker box office than the previous two films , so perhaps this drastic of a change-up in a single installment wasn't the best of choices for this film's sake . As a side note , the title for this movie seemed a bit too long in my estimation ; couldn't we have just stuck a number 3 on the end of the original title and called it a day ? That's all I'm saying . The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift is rated PG - 13 for violence and language .
• 001 4  Lucas Black ( the kid from the American Gothic TV series and the X-Files movie ) has matured into a charismatic young actor with a brooding screen presence . He does a terrific job picking up the franchise torch from Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in this killer sequel , a well crafted guilty pleasure that delivers the Fast and Furious goods . Sexy , colorful , edgy , expertly paced , with a great opening sequence and a knockout ending , The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift is formula genre filmmaking at its absolute finest . The movie has a beautiful female lead ( Nathalie Kelley ) , cool sidekicks , wonderfully over the top villains , and a great setting ( the filmmakers do a great job utilizing the Tokyo locations ) . This movie is a real rush of adrenaline . A wicked guilty pleasure that lives up to its title .
• 002 4  After buying the original The Fast and The Furious I found most of my enjoyment came from making fun of the movie and shaming it . However , I can now say I am a fan of the trilogy ( all 3 films are good ) . Lucas Black is simply The Man and gives another great performance here . Bow Wow does a surprisingly good job as well . Car buffs and street racers will especially like this movie ( which I am neither ) . This is a fast paced and exciting action packed movie that many will enjoy .
• 003 4  It really doesn't matter too much that almost every scene in this film is so far beyond believable , for this is not a movie that's designed to make sense . . . it's designed to keep the audience in its seats , and in that sense this movie soars . Like the two films that proceeded it , ` The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift ' is a high octane rollercoaster ride littered with fast cars and fast women , and for its target audience ( teenage boys ) it hits every mark just right . Now I am a huge fan of the first film , and a minor fan of the second . I had absolutely no expectations for this film ( I thought that the previews looked lame , and no one from either of the previous films was making an appearance , well , Vin is in the last 30 seconds but that doesn't count ) so when I watched it I was increasingly impressed with how much I was enjoying myself . I'll point out first off that I was much relieved to see that Zachery Ty Bryan was only in the first few minutes of the film and that his character was not explored throughout the film . . . I can't stand him . That aside , Lucus Black ( Friday Night Lights & Jarhead ) does a great job here as Sean . Lucus is a much better actor than the overrated Paul Walker ( sure , he's got great abs but his acting ability is below B-Grade ) and actually made his character interesting . Sung Kang was also very good as Han and Brian Tee was believable in all his irritating bad-boyness as DK . Bow Wow takes the place of Ludacris and Ja Rule before him as the rapper-guy side kick , and he does an alright job , but he just doesn't really fit here ( Luda was by far the best of the three ) . Nathalie Kelly plays Neela , the girl Sean is fighting for , and she is amply hot enough to vie for attention . Sure the plot of weak and the relationships are unbelievable , I mean who can honestly say that they feel a kingpin to the Japanese / Chinese / Oriental ( whatever it was ) Mafia is going to agree to have his nephew and some stranger race to squash their beef ? But , like I said , it doesn't have to make sense , it doesn't have to be believable . ` The Fast and the Furious ' franchise have done quite well for themselves giving the growing young boys of the world exactly what they want , sleek fast cars coupled with hot young tail .
• 005 4  I learned quite a few interesting things about life from this movie . This movie seemed to have quite a lot of plot holes . Anyway , here is what I learnt about the world from this movie - 1 ) The yakuza ( they play the bad guys in this movie ) have nothing better to do than race cars . 2 ) If you are a car racer , you will never have to do jail time for any crimes you commit . 3 ) If you cannot drive at top speed and make hairpin turns through a car park without crashing into something , you are a loser . 4 ) Only gorgeous girls and guys with perfect bodies can drift . 5 ) Everyone in the school is either rich , gorgeous or a gangster . 6 ) It is perfectly okay to offer your car to a total stranger in a race - just to see what he's made of . 7 ) Even if you get in a race containing three cars and drive at top speed through a full city , and end up killing someone , then the police will do nothing about it . 8 ) If you are beautiful and blonde , it is a good idea to offer yourself up as the prize for a race , so your boyfriend gets involved in a race with another guy and almost kills all three of you . 9 ) It is an even better idea to scream at your boyfriend that he doesn't love you when he is neck-and-neck with another car , so that he rams into the other car on purpose . 10 ) If you walk away from a fight , you are a loser .
• 006 4  Like many Japan Movies however , this is not a movie about Japan as much as Japan serving as an exotic location against which Westerners have their own adventures . There was a period around the turn of the century when most Western books and movies about Asia were simply exotic backdrops for stories about Europeans , and it appears 100 years later we are not completely out of that era yet . Not , I hasten to add before I get too high on my liberal horse , that there is anything inherently wrong with that . For that matter , Japanese media often employs the same device , and Japanese comics and movies are often filled with stories of Japanese people going to America and having all sorts of bizarre adventures . But it is noticeable that none of the main characters in this movie are Japanese . The hero is a white American , the best friend character is a black American , the mentor is a Chinese American , and the love interest is an Australian of indeterminate ethnicity . A multi-cultural cast certainly , but the rest of the Japanese characters are mostly reduced to the background . More is the pity because the producers were able to get a few of Japanese most recognized television talents to make cameos on this film , and then only gave them bit parts . In fact the only Japanese who figure into this story at all are the villains . I remember thinking the first film in the series , with its Chinese bad guys , was drifting dangerously close to reviving the old stereotype of the swarthy Asian villain . This film again has chosen to focus on a white protagonist battling slimy Asian gangs . However I am hesitant to call racism too quickly , especially since the director of this film and many of the crew are Asian American themselves . Instead , let us just say that the film has some unfortunate missed opportunities , and it could have been a lot better if it had done a better job of integrating its Japanese cast . As for my critique of the film's portrayal of Japan : The entire film is set in Tokyo , which I have thus far spent appalling little time in , despite my 5 years in Japan ( mostly due to my hatred of crowds ) . Tokyo is to some extent almost a separate country , and the rest of Japan views it in much the same way we Midwesterners view California , as that crazy place where anything goes , fashion and youth culture are at their cutting edge , and nobody has any morals . If you watch the DVD , the director's commentary is pretty interesting , because he talks about some of the things he exaggerated , and some of the things he didn't . ( For example , given the fact that Tokyo is one huge traffic Jam , most of these car racing scenes that take place in the movie are pretty laughable ) . Also it turns out that , like Lost in Translation , this film was apparently plagued by Japan's restrictive rules regarding film permits , and a lot of the Tokyo footage they either had to take illegally , or film in L.A . on sets that recreated Tokyo . The school uniforms , school slippers , and look of the school was all pretty much dead on . However in my experience , a tall white guy cannot walk into a classroom in Japan without causing , if not massive disruption , at least a considerable show of interest and questions . I found it slightly surprising that he could simply walk into the classroom and be accepted as a new student , but then I live out in the countryside in Kyushu . I'm sure Tokyo is a lot more sophisticated and international . Of course , the big point of this movie is not Japan or the cast , but the cars . I will say this though , I now have a whole new appreciation for Crash by J.G . Ballard . When he I read his book about sexual eroticism and car crashes , I thought he was only being metaphorical about our society's addiction to automobiles . 15 minutes into this movie , I realized that some people , like the target audience for these films , do seem to literally equate huge car crashes with pretty girls and sexual arousal .
• 008 4  Apart from Edward Scissorhands , this is my favorite movie . I never thought I'd find a better movie than 2 Fast 2 Furious . I didn't expect Bow Wow to be a very good actor , but he proved me wrong - he acted Twinkie's part very well . The acting is all good , but Brian Tee and Sung Kang especially stand out . The drift scenes are really something else - they just get your adrenaline pumping and it doesn't stop ! The best characters were DK and Han - Han was played really well and he was kinda witty , and DK was just soooooo evil ! This movie is the one that got me addicted to action flicks , so you'll be mad if you miss it . This film is the best !
• 010 4  What can I say ? The original Fast and the Furious was sort of ridiculous , but did make a mark in the modern genre of action movies that involve decked / tricked out cars . 2 Fast , 2 Furious was a lackluster sequel , but at least there was a conduit from the first movie with Paul Walker starring in it . But this movie , Tokyo Drift was the most holistic form of cinematic crap I have seen in a long , long time . The plot is that an American teenager Sean , played by Lucas Black ( who has a southern accent that sounds so fake , yet in reality it isn't ) is sent to live with his father in Tokyo . This happens after he again breaks the law for racing and wrecking cars after a languid day of high school . So he moves to Tokyo so he can be reformed , have a better attitude , bring his grades up and stay away from fast cars . Nevertheless , this instigator of plot never really seems to be addressed or resolved . The fact that Sean had no friends or family anywhere else closer than Tokyo still seems dubious . Any who , Sean is up to his old tricks again with cars faster than you can say Goodyear once he moves in with daddy . As for this 105 minute ( which felt much longer ) bowel movement in still life had many interesting elements . For instance , I found it so interesting that all the Japanese students pretty much treat their native tongue like a second language and English as a first . Also every Japanese teenage girl that has an interest in cars is unbelievably sexy and hot . The only fashion and music in Tokyo is hip hop . It appears that none of these Japanese teenagers work , but their cars cost more that some of the projects NASA funds . Japanese mob members seem to have too much interest in teenage activities . Also the technique of drifting displayed in this movie is physically impossible to perform with a car , unless your car is created by Q ( from the James Bond films ) . It is also pretty safe to say there is more computer graphics in this movie than a Pixar / Disney film . Bow Wow ? Bow Wow ? Bow Wow ? Bow Wow ? Bow Why ? What in the world was the point of him in this movie ? All he did was produce comic relief , that wasn't funny at all and sell knockoff / bootleg sneakers and iPods . His presence could have been removed and it wouldn't have influenced the frail plot that was sadly placed . Also why did Vin Diesel agree to be in this movie , but refused to be in 2 Fast 2 Furious ? Not that 2 Fast 2 Furious was great , but it was an Oscar winner compared to Tokyo Drift . It isn't like Vin Diesel is some true thespian actor , just watch XXX , so why didn't he include himself in these movies some more . After all didn't the Fast and the Furious really introduce Vin to mainstream American audiences ? I guess being in a sequel is beneath Vin . As for Vin Diesel's cameo , he looked like the make-up crew got a little jiggy with the Max Factor or something , because Vin looked like a woman . In conclusion , if you want to laugh at a poor attempt to cash in to this franchise , watch Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift . It really is entertaining , but not a good movie by any stretch of the imagination . In contrast , there is one of the most creative but ridiculous plug ins / product placements I have ever seen in a movie . The item is Tabasco sauce and it is thrown in the most outrageous , idiotic , and lame and you have got to be kidding me situations I have ever seen in a movie . You have been warned .
• 011 4  This movie delivers all the races and crashes you could possibly desire , and a little more . The Drifting was really impressive . I recommend this movie to anyone who like auto racing .
• 012 4  I admit that I have put this movie off for quite some time . I liked the first movie and felt that the absence of all original stars would make this lame . I was only partially correct . The predictable obvious : - There will be a substitute for Paul Walker . Sean Boswell ( Lucas Black ) is an average substitute . While a competent actor , he doesn't quite have the big man on campus / sliver spoon / prom king vibe that Paul Walker oozed . - There will be a substitute for Vin Diesel . D.K . Drift King ( Brian Tee ) is not even half of what Diesel was , despite the fact that he's supposed to be linked to Yakuza . To be quite honest , he's neither as tough as either of Vin Diesel's bearded sycophants for the original , nor the original Asian bad guy . - There will be copious hot women . This was improvement over the original . It would be pointless to prove this FACT ; just go to the IMDB page and click the link for each actress . Then google the ones that don't have pictures . Trust me on this . For starters , however : Nathalie Kelley , Nikki Griffin , Ashika Gogna , Caroline de Souza Correa , Verena Mei . - There will be a ton of racing and fancy cars . The racing in this movie is undoubtedly better than the original . In fact , there appears to be more racing than storyline , which is probably for the best . As for that . . . American kid gets in trouble for racing - he's been in trouble before . He's forced to go to Japan to live with his Navy father . In a matter of not time he finds the racing scene in Japan , where drifting is all the rage - it's nothing new , they did it on the Dukes of Hazzard all the time . Boy wrecks car , owes someone car , gets involved in shady criminal underworld , becomes inexplicably trusted and befriended by nearly all popular people in school . Boy gets girl , learns to race , wins final race , overcomes difficulties , saves the day . Aside from that , there a few highly ridiculous parts of the script - particularly a gaijin taking on the Yakuza in any format and Bow Wow's groan inducing performance / subplot - that take quite a bit away from the movie . It's exactly what one would expect . It lacks the star power of the original , but makes up for it with hot women and fast cars . . . or is it the other way around ?
• 013 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift ( Widescreen Edition ) ( DVD ) i bought this for a christmas present and the one who received it wants to watch it on a regular basis . this is her favorite of the three . i'd recommend it to others for sure !
• 016 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift ( Widescreen Edition ) ( DVD ) if you like hot import cars and drifting then you will like this movie as i do .
• 018 4  Although the movie may be regarded as a mediocre movie by some , let's face the facts here : Tokyo Drift ain't no Schindler's List . It's an all round fun ride and the Drift sport was well translated into this movie . For sports car fanatics , this may well be in one of your collection as the cars are highlighted in a way that they have their own characters and could very well be the actors of this movie . Not to say that the actors are shabby , though . Although there are no Oscar nominated performances here , the cast have chemistry and are entertaining enough to keep you glued to the story , albeit predictable . As for the disc itself , Tokyo Drift on HD DVD paves the way for future titles to include the U-Control feature as one of a powerful , interactive tool to play with . Tokyo Drift has the Picture in Picture feature , where a ' behind the scenes ' featurette plays throughout the movie ; Set Pictures ; Tech Specs where car characteristics or damage specs pop up during certain scenes ; and Storyboards - all at your control . You can bring it up or switch it off whenever you want ( only for the PiP . Other features have the option to pop up during certain scenes ) , without returning to the main menu . Besides the U-Control feature , you also have other staples such as deleted scenes , commentary , etc . There's even a garage mode where you customize ( with a limited set of colors and designs ) Han's car and actually see it in the Doughnut scene from the movie . Pretty useless , but cool nonetheless . Overall , Tokyo Drift is a fun , fast paced adventure with a predictable storyline ( as well as a sweet cameo ) and seeing it on HD DVD is a totally new experience . Have a new HD DVD Player and Plasma / LCD ? This is what you should play to demo your rig !
• 019 4  This movie is of great quality and if you are into cars you will appreciate it . Even people who look at this film as being too ricey will like the twist that comes in at the end . The stunt doubles do really great jobs in this film . Keiichi Tsuchiya ( the real Drift King ) is even in this film as a fisherman . He also does some of the stunt drifting and you can access a small portion from the special features menu . Great movie and definately worth the price ! I actually saw it twice before I bought it .
• 021 4  Car lovers , race lovers and drift lovers should enjoy this movie . It makes no pretense about being related to the first two Fast and Furious shows , but does have a special surprise at the end . Tokyo is a tough city to film in , they did the race scenes in LA because Tokyo doesn't allow the streets to be closed for such things . . . However , I live / work in Tokyo , I visit some of the locations they used frequently , and I could not tell by watching that they were not in Shibuya , etc . key Tokyo locations . . . Great Job . Special Features are almost as valuable as the show , so it is like getting a 2 in 1 buy . Drifting is a serious , illegal and popular sport in Japan . . . They did a great job introducing the world in general to it . . . Though it has already be popularized among race crouds , now the general public will be able to enjoy it too . . .
• 025 4  I tried to give this movie a chance seeing as how I love to speed , love cars , and love to see folks stunt in cars . ( Don't believe the hype about only men loving their cars ; I'm just about obsessed with my own . ) I went to see this movie for the simple fact that I figured there was no way I could not like this movie . Bow Wow is a pretty charismatic dude and I was hoping he pulled this movie off like he did in Roll Bounce . Fat chance . All of the actors in this one seemed to be out of place , and even the stunts didn't amuse me much . The plot was too shifty , and it moved too slowly for me to even want to pay attention . I couldn't get into this one , which was even more surprising because I liked the other two . But if there is a fourth one , I can guarantee you that I'll STILL be front and center .
• 026 4  The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift is about a 17 year old kid named Sean played by Lucas Black . Sean loves cars and he loves to race them but it's too bad he can't get away from the police like Brian O'conner ( Paul Walker ) because he's already been caught twice and is on his way to a third strike . Sean ends up wrecking his car in a race against a high school jock who was racing to keep his girlfriend . Sean gets caught and instead of going to jail he goes to Tokyo to live with his father . What you have here in Tokyo Drift is a new beginning for The Fast and The Furious series . Vin Diesel is no Oscar winning actor but he made The Fast and the Furious good , you can't lie and say it doesn't need him . Since Diesel won't come back and even with help Paul Walker can't give the film what it needs why not change everything but still keep the idea of being Fast and Furious . The film seems to be trying to start something new just like the original film being the first of its kind . The only material I've been able to view Japanese drifting is in the anime Initial D and this film . Both show different views on the style of the people who drift in Japan . One similar thing is that everybody's cocky and sure of their skills and everyone lives and breathes drifting . I have to tell the truth because I truly think this film is up there with the first one , I'm not saying it's better but this nicely done and has an original story just like the first film . Although the cast may sound weak I had a little faith in Lucas Black and little faith in Bow Wow . Bow Wow is actually a talented actor and does a nice job supporting Lucas . One thing I hated was that the writers just had to add the hot girl that is in the middle of two guys . She has to choose between the guy she is supposed to love because his family saved her life and the new guy she's supposed to hate because he's an American . You think that people would get tired of that stuff by now , when will someone surprise me with something different . In the first Fast and the Furious it was Brian chasing Toretto's sister , in the second Brian was chasing Monica ( Eva Mendes ) , and now you have Sean who's chasing Neela . I have plenty of positive things to say about this film . I really liked this story even though it was getting too close to being another one of those teen movies . I love the drifting and the way it was filmed ; I had doubts about the whole drifting idea . I thought drifting would be fun to do but boring to watch and I was wrong because it was hot . The slowed down scenes to show just how close these cars come to hitting the wall and spinning out of control is amazing . What I loved most about this third film is that there is a perfect blend of action throughout the film . There's not too much talking and not enough action or too much action and not enough of a story . The city was beautiful , lots of lights , cool buildings , and plenty of color . The characters are all written well and actually have deep stories . There's not as much NOS used and not as much speed as the first two movies but this movie is still very exciting . I don't think I can stress enough on how great the drifting is and how beautiful the cars are . Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift is entertaining and hopefully there will be more from the series like this one .
• 027 4  First I want to mention that I spent 13 years in Tokyo , Japan and I know every detail about this place . I cannot believe that the director Justin Lin has never been to Japan before ( as he said in the interview ) while was able to pull off such a accurate depiction of the distinctive characteristic of Tokyo . Of course there are exaggerations ; no movie can be exciting without it . It is the direction of exaggeration that matters , which is suprisingly accurate in this movie . As opposed to what another review here argues , it is not unrealistic to live in rabbit hutch while work in a garage for fixing cars , I have seen similar garage in downtown Tokyo . I have also seen American kids wearing uniform and go to japanese high schools ; there are many US military bases near Tokyo . The rivalry between right wing yakuza and Korean descendents ( Han ) is also a deeply rooted part of Japanese society . The use of famous Japanese TV personalities in this movie deserves an applause . However , it IS ridiculous to have capsule hotel in Han's garage and so on . Having moved to US after graduating from college in Japan , I enjoyed this movie because it gave me a fresh look back at where I spent my insecure adolescent years . It would be an exciting experience to explore Tokyo once having estabilished self confidence as Sean did ( provided you have a source of income , of course )
• 028 4  The third installment of the movie line based on high performance cars woven into a world of corruption and crime shines compared to the first two . Perhaps the reason I liked this one so much better that the story has a little more depth , a little less cheese , and isn't quite so focused on the actual street races that take place . The fast and the furious : Tokyo Drift takes us into the world of street racing once again , but instead of beating us over the head with this overblown sub-culture ( c'mon , the last thing I have respect for is some kid who is obviously spoiled as he does not work yet has tens of thousands of dollars to dump into a Honda car so it can have a bunch of accessories that themselves , are overpriced ) it concentrates more on the Japanese culture and how out of place the lead character Sean Boswell ( Lucas Black ) is when he arrives there . The movie also does a good job of keeping it simple by introducing the drift technique as opposed to showing wanna-be adrenaline junkies on some suddenly empty street in So-Cal trying to see who can beat whom to the finish line . Sean is a high school aged kid with a history of incidents involving illegal car racing . After a final crash , he goes to live with his father in Tokyo who is stationed there with the Navy . Despite putting strict rules on him , it's quickly becoming obvious that you can't stop Sean from racing , which usually is started over some mouthy competition over a girl . Sean soon finds himself over his head as he crosses paths with a man who is the king of drift ( Brian Tee as D.K . ) . He also finds out these are not Americana dirt roads that have some gravel for leeway , and ultimately makes a fool of himself at his initial race while desperately trying to figure out the timing and skill it takes to cause the car to drift ( essentially getting it into a partial spin by adjusting the brakes viciously and the gas liberally ) . This installment of the Fast and Furious series is again , much more believable than the first two . Gone is the supreme bravado and empty glamour from wanna-be bad boys . Its replaced with a better plot and tight script that is not over the top but still suspenseful at every turn . Brian soon finds himself in over his head as D.K . ' s girl is someone he finds that he cares about , but by then he's in deep working with one of D.K . ' s associates , who is ultimately going to get everyone in a ton of trouble . I've never liked low riders , let alone the phenomenon that seems to surround the modern day racers . For that , I was happy to see a good old American muscle car come into play in the movie , showing the boys what real cars used to be made of . The racing scenes at night along the winding cliff roads are marvelous and have a good cinematic appeal to them , as well as some of the more drab , parking garage stunts which always give an appealing crash here and there . After a multitude of lawsuits after amateurs ( lets face it , if you want to start talking real racers , look up A.J . Foyt or Emerson Fittipaldi ) were actually trying to reproduce the rush they got from watching this stuff ( and killing dozens of innocent people in the process ) I was surprised they were even able to come out with another installment . A guest star that was present on the original will make an appearance at the end of the movie , only to my disappointment . Tokyo Drift works because this time they actually worked a little on the storyline and surrounding sub-plots instead of throwing Vin Diesel tough guy quotes at us for 2 hours . Lucas Black does a great job with some humor as he plays the part of Southern Country boy gone to Tokyo quite well .
• 030 4  Of all the HD-DVD titles that I've got , personally , this title is by far the best looking one . Colors are rich and everything else just perfect ( well , other than the plot ) . If you want to get a demo disc to show off your HD TV and sound system , look no futher - get this . Not impressed with all the overly hyped HD-features like GPS map and U-Control - but tons of standard def materials ported over from the standard DVD release for those who fancy behind-the-scenes stuff . In a nutshell , Tokyo Drift is all looks and no-brains-required-movie . I've given it a 5 stars rating strictly based on it's excellent picture and sound quality and not it's characters or plot which I personally find weak . Basically , kid behaving badly , got thrown by single mom to live with his dad in Tokyo . At school , got to know some friends who races . Beautiful girls , hot cars , Yakuza ( mobs ) and racing in the streets of Tokyo . Car crashed , mentor died , challenge the bad guy , won the girl over . You want good and compelling storyline , try The Departed instead .
• 031 4  i didnt like this movie that much . first . . . it seemed like it was more like a mafia movie than a car racing movie . second . . . the original cast was not there , so what can you expect ? third . . . i dont eve liked the cars . althoug it was great action . . .
• 032 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift [ Blu-ray ] ( Blu-ray ) Remember , this is not an Oscar caliber film , just don't put on your thinking cap , and you will enjoy it as much as I did . By the way , Sung Kang defiantly deliver , but the main guy . . . not so much .
• 034 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift ( Widescreen Edition ) ( DVD ) Great movie full of action that actually has the dialogue to keep the audience interested . Great storyline , very well written . Has the dialouge and action , suspence to keep the audience interested and to want to watch it again !
• 036 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift ( Full Screen ) ( DVD ) This is a great movie and I was able to get the dvd at a very reasonable price . Quick shipping was a great plus as well ! ! !
• 038 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift ( Widescreen Edition ) ( DVD ) this movie isn't as good as 2F2F , or the first FF , or even close to part 4 in the series of FF movies , but it is still a must have !
• 040 4  This review is from : Fast & The Furious : Tokyo Drift ( DVD ) if you have all four you will agree this should have been the last one made
• 042 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift ( Full Screen ) ( DVD ) Moves at a good pace . Too slow in some spots . Cars are stars . . . drivers in 2nd place . My personal fav = Brian Tee . He makes the that metal machine look almost as good as him ! He's the reason I invested my $ $ in this DVD ! ! !
• 044 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift ( Full Screen ) ( DVD ) I'm not a fan of of this kind of genre , but it wasn't bought for me . My family absolutely loved it . They love the entire series .
• 046 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift ( Widescreen Edition ) ( DVD ) good car flic , if youre over 40 as i am , you may not like all the drifting stuff . but hey , its still a car movie
• 049 4  Nice cars and bad acting . Toyko Drift is about the drifting scene in Toyko and doesn't really have a story in this movie . This is a movie good enough just to watch once .
• 050 4  Five years after The Fast and the Furious sped its way across the silver screen , the third installment in the franchise , The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift , raced its way into theaters . After two successful entries into a series that most didn't expect much out of to begin with , can this third iteration featuring an all-new cast , style of racing , and country gain enough traction to build upon the success of its predecessors or will it leave the series simply spinning its tires ? The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift explores the illegal world of underground street racing in and around Tokyo , Japan . Unlike in the states , the primary style of racing over there is a much more difficult , and outrageous form known as drifting - where drivers ' skills are put to the test as they must navigate hairpin turns at incredible rates of speed . Joining the ranks of these racers is a convicted racer from the United States named Sean ( Lucas Black ) whose parents had hoped he would be able to start a new life in this foreign land . However , when racing is at the core of your very being , it's hard to walk away when the temptation of high speeds is calling out to you . Even though I had seen the first two films in this series , I found myself with little to no interest in seeing this third one . The only reason I could come up with for this lack of confidence in the film , was because I thought the second one was a little weaker than the first , even though it at least featured one returning cast member ( Paul Walker for those that don't recall ) which garnered some favor ; however for this film there appeared to be no original cast members returning from either of the previous films . So , in my opinion there didn't seem to be a whole lot of potential for Tokyo Drift to actually be all that good . Based on the box office results for this film , I felt that my estimation for the movie was fairly accurate , and I was pretty sure I wouldn't get around to watching it anytime soon , if ever for that matter . Then , there came along the recently released Blu-ray collection of the trilogy . Because I wanted to own the first two films on Blu-ray , and they were only available in a trilogy box set , I knew that I would end up with the third one anyhow . Which meant that since it was now in my possession , and I had already watched the other two , I may as well put this one into the player and see how it fares by comparison . Much to my surprise , The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift is actually a pretty good movie . Granted it's not as good as the first film , and is perhaps a little below 2 Fast 2 Furious ; the film still did an admirable job of keeping me entertained to varying degrees from beginning to end . Written by newcomer to the series , Chris Morgan ( Wanted ) , The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift , was a surprisingly well put together story , albeit with a few contrivances and convenient plot devices employed . I figured that if this series ever made it to a third movie it would most likely be tapped out in terms of story , unless they would be willing to resurrect some of the characters from the previous films and delve into them a bit more . However , I was wrong , because Chris Morgan wisely chose to shake things up dramatically to inject a new sense of life into a franchise that was running the risk of becoming stale in a hurry if the status quo remained intact . The inclusion of the new style of racing ( which was incredibly fun to watch , especially for someone that hadn't really seen it done before ) , having not just a new city , but an all-new country as the backdrop for the action , and making it more of a fish out of water-esque story opened up several new doors for the series to walk through . Even though the story brought new energy to the series there were some problems that plagued the script along the way . For starters , the character of Twink ( played by Bow Wow ) seems to have an endless supply of goods which he sells to whoever has the desired amount of cash . This wouldn't be a trouble spot for me , except that Twink is merely a high school student , and by all accounts shouldn't have access to the amount of goods and services he has at his disposal . If the writer really wanted me to believe that Twink was capable of gaining access to all this stuff via stealing or whatever , then that is fine , but I believe that we should have seen this at some point within the story . Instead , his character came off as a little too unbelievable for my liking . Also , the whole plot point of sending Sean to Japan seemed like a big leap for me . Sure he's apparently gotten into a lot of trouble over in the U.S . , but having his mom just give up and ship him over to his dad ( who doesn't seem like he'll be all that good of an influence ) seemed a little too convenient of a way to introduce us to the world of drifting . I know it was necessary to get the character over to Japan , but it could have been achieved within the story any number of ways , and most of them would have been more successful . The last problem within the story that I will discuss revolves around the drifting style of racing that the movie focuses upon . I appreciated that a new style was introduced ( as I mentioned a moment ago ) ; however , there seemed to be numerous times that the characters opted to drift ( unnecessarily ) rather than drive straight ( as in the previous two films ) . This was especially evident during a car chase sequence where all the drivers were drifting around traffic and other miscellaneous obstructions , when if they had simply moved over slightly they could've just driven straight ( or relatively straight ) , thus gaining more speed to outrun their pursuers . It was due to these weaknesses within the story that caused several lapses in believability , resulting in a somewhat diminished opinion for the film . Helming this third venture into the high-octane series is director Justin Lin ( Annapolis ) . Lin brings a somewhat more grounded sense to this film than what was showcased in the previous film under the direction of John Singleton . The majority of the action seemed to be done using real cars , with little CGI enhancement being employed . The second film used plenty of real cars as well , but numerous sequences displayed obvious CGI usage in place of the real deal . With Tokyo Drift , director Justin Lin appeared to stretch himself a bit more as a director , getting away from the straight-forward , generic camera style he used in his previous American film Annapolis . For a movie such as Tokyo Drift to really fit in with the rest of the series , it requires that a little more flair be brought to the camera work , and Lin came through surprisingly well . He offered up a slick piece of American cinema that fits in perfectly with the tone and feel of the previous two films , while establishing the movie as a standalone entity within the franchise . The cast for this film was comprised of numerous young acting talents , some more capable than others at their craft , and based on most of the cast member's limited experience , I really didn't expect much out of them either . As you can see by now there were several factors that led to me viewing this film with rather low expectations . Anyways , leading the cast is actor Lucas Black ( Jarhead ) who gives a decent , although flawed performance as Sean . With a slight southern drawl , that is inconsistent in thickness throughout his entire performance , and a few instances where Lucas portrayed a somewhat down home country charm when attempting to woo the ladies , there weren't too many layers or points of interest to be found in his character . Truth be told , Lucas was probably the weakest cast member performance wise , showing nary a hint of emotion beyond a slight smirk or chuckle here and there , which does cause a bit of a problem due to the fact that his was the lead role . Thankfully , many of his supporting cast members were there to help mask his shortcomings as an actor . Rapper turned actor Bow Wow ( formerly Lil ' Bow Wow ) has become quite the decent performer with roles ranging from TV appearances ( Smallville ) to several feature films ( The Johnson Family Vacation and Roll Bounce ) . Out of all the roles I have seen him in , I think that his character of Twink in this film , is probably the most interesting , and likely the most fun to play . From his eccentric taste in cars ( an Incredible Hulk themed car ) , to his penchant for finding virtually any and every possible good that his customers requested , almost nothing about Twink was normal . Even though his character pushes the limits of believability in places , Bow Wow does his level best to keep the character as grounded as possible , and delivers a solid performance in the process . Alongside Bow Wow was actor Sung Kang ( Live Free or Die Hard ) as Han , a talented drifter , who befriends and trains Sean in the ways of drifting . Sung created a very interesting character in Han , by having him be as much of an outcast among the Asian community of street racers as Sean was being an American in their midst . I liked the way Sung always played Han as if he longed for a way out of the illegal street racing world he almost seems trapped by , and the way he looks at his friends in that world shows a clear contempt for some of the actions they take in order to get ahead . His was a character that was all about honor both on and off the track , and out of all the cast he was probably the most interesting of characters on display . Aside from the three characters mentioned above , the remainder of the cast was relegated to either quasi-cameo appearances or merely one-dimensional antagonists . Most of the cast whether in a more developed role or not-so developed did a good job with their respective characters . Besides Lucas Black , who perhaps with acting classes could do much better work , the cast worked out very well , and managed to keep the movie's story interesting without relying solely on the racing to propel the film from start to finish . The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift was an energetic and fun ride that I'm sure introduced many of us to a new style of racing , but if you're like me you still preferred the other way instead . The film attempted to stand on its own as a movie without tying directly into what had come before it . In that respect , I feel that Tokyo Drift was a success of a movie ; however , it sustained a much weaker box office than the previous two films , so perhaps this drastic of a change-up in a single installment wasn't the best of choices for this film's sake . As a side note , the title for this movie seemed a bit too long in my estimation ; couldn't we have just stuck a number 3 on the end of the original title and called it a day ? That's all I'm saying . The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift is rated PG - 13 for violence and language .
• 052 4  This film is a lot of fun ! Lots of great action , and I just flat get a kick out of watching drift cars doing their thing ( these ridiculous Drift Comps are stupid and boring . Drifting was created for mountain roads , NOT parking lots or sections of GP track like you see on TV ) . One thing I have issue with is the way the Yakuza is portrayed in the film . Yakuza are ruthless and lethal in the way they do business . The Yakuza seem to be near-bumbling fools in Tokyo Drift . It was likewise nice to see Konishiki in the bathhouse sequence ( he was one of America's premiere Sumo Wrestlers in Japan , back in the late 80 ' s ) . Lucas Black has come a ways from his Sling Blade role some years back . He plays culture shock well . Japan HAS come far from it's post-war reconstruction , to be a world leader in technology , especially robotics . Fast and the Furious , Tokyo Drift departs from the two previous films in location and actors , but I see that the next F and F film returns to the combo that started it all - Vin Diesel and Paul Walker . Hope it turns out great , because the first three films were ! !
• 053 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift ( Widescreen Edition ) ( DVD ) Not the best of the series but different . Its an okay movie , its appeal is directed to only some audiences , hence children and car enthusiasts .
• 059 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift ( Widescreen Edition ) ( DVD ) With as many turns as the original , Tokyo Drift continues the story seamlessly and delivers all the hot cars , and hot driving you expect from a Fast and Furious title .
• 060 4  With as many turns as the original , Tokyo Drift continues the story seamlessly and delivers all the hot cars , and hot driving you expect from a Fast and Furious title .
• 061 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift ( Widescreen Edition ) ( DVD ) Unless the movie show many strange behavior about the Japan culture , the director make a great rescue in the Fast & Furios sequel . Great CGI and photo shoot work , make this work to enjoy a good action movie . The bonus in the DVD , show a good work and have complete material to learn the tricks than they use to film the movie . I'm particularly like , because is not the clasic mafia , war action movie . Is about the cars and the speed . Noting more .
• 062 4  Unless the movie show many strange behavior about the Japan culture , the director make a great rescue in the Fast & Furios sequel . Great CGI and photo shoot work , make this work to enjoy a good action movie . The bonus in the DVD , show a good work and have complete material to learn the tricks than they use to film the movie . I'm particularly like , because is not the clasic mafia , war action movie . Is about the cars and the speed . Noting more .
• 063 4  I bought this video for my teenage son . It was an okay film for teens , but not for adults . The first two Fast and Furious films were better than Tokyo Drift , and had much more action , and stunt driving . The theme in The Fast And The Furious Toykyo Drift was about an American teen who had problems and was sent to live with his father in Tokyo , Japan . He didn't fit in well and found himself in trouble almost from the start of the film . I watched the movie with my son , and the only part I found interesting was the drifting part of the movie . The rest was as usual in teen movies . . .
• 064 4  The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift is a pretty decent action flick . It's about a teenager ( who looks like he's about 30 ) who constantly gets in trouble for racing cars against other people . So his mother ships him off to Japan and to be with his father , who was in the Navy and doesn't take any nonsense from his son . However , his son must not be too bright , seeing as how the father has to explain to the boy time and time again he won't put up with his car racing hobby ( and when the father eventually found out anyway but the son tried to explain why he was racing didn't make much sense to me ) and yet , he continues to race anyway . Throughout the movie , the teenager has to deal with a tough Japanese gang who not only races cars , but doesn't tolerate a lot of garbage from people . This of course leads to some fighting scenes later on . The actual car races are fun to watch , and there's a lot of storyline focus on the races themselves , which makes this movie an action-packed quality adventure . I like it , and I'm sure most people who like action and car racing will feel the same .
• 065 4  Even though I am well above the age that should like movies such as this . . . I couldn't help but be entertained . It doesn't get any shallower than this movie . . . . the first FATF movie was about young 20 somethings trying to find their place in the world . . . Tokyo drift takes us back to the highschool days ( but uses 20 something actors ) both in America and Japan . . . . exaggerated and stereotyped versions of both . The plot and acting doesn't even meet the standards of a Disney teen flick . . but if you love cars , ( particularly Japanese imports ) street races and chases . . . then Tokyo Drift is for you . It is beautifully filmed . . . and looks spectacular in HD . This movie is all about over saturated colors , pumping music and screaming engines / screeching tires . Just toss a bag of popcorn in the microwave , shift your brain into neutral ( no thinking required ) and have a good time with this movie .
• 066 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift ( Widescreen Edition ) ( DVD ) The Movie was great considering it didnt have Paul Walker in it ! I loved the end with an old member watch it yourself ! ! ! ! ! !
• 075 4  Saw it in the theatres , was more fun at home in the privacy of my bedroom , wish it was in DTS like the original Fast and the Furious was : (
• 083 4  The movie is ok , it is definately fun to watch because I myself am a drifter and have been doing it for a few years in Jamaica , where JDM / RHD is the way . I live in the USA too and I miss my JDM vehicles being here in America . Most Americans have no clue and don't know that drifting , yes , like drag racing it is done on the same level , in fact , even higher . I laugh at the reviewer ' Reuben Roa ' who said , and I quote , People dont drift on the streets they do it professionally on real race tracks . LOL , the ignorance of some people , lol . I laugh at you . Drifitng was born on the hills of Japan , not on a track dear lad , LOL . We have been drifting on the streets where I am from as long as I can remember , especially touge ; which is basically a sprint . Next issue . As for the Nissan SR20DET from the ' Great ' Nissan Silvia S15 being put into a classic American Muscle Mustang ; brought to attention by reviewer ' eggplant ' . I agree with him / her that it is indeed a disgrace to do such a thing . LOL , American cars don't deserve the HONOR , LOL . But , all in all the movie is enjoyable , fun , which is what movies like that are supposed to be . I gave it 4 stars because it was not perfect , the acting was not amazing and the sound was ok , and it didn't really capture drifting fully . I loved the cameo though , great respects to the Drift King , Keiichi Tsuchiya ; Mr . Initial D himself . Good movie .
• 084 4  As the editorial reviewer noted , this movie is nonsensical . I enjoy a good action-packed car movie at least as much as some but I feel impelled to write a review to balance out the unbelievable , nonsensical reviews that have come before . While I'll agree that this movie is better than FNF2 it is nowhere near the original and it is a shame that this is another dud in what might have become a great franchise . It is unbelievable from the casting of 20 ( 30 ) - year-olds to play the part of teenagers to the non-Japanese Asians hired to play Japanese characters to the basic premise that high-school students are able to hold driver's licenses in the first place . This is not the Japan that I know at all and doesn't feel like it or look like it either - contrary to what another reviewer posted . The acting was wooden and the dialogue inane even though the characters were visually appealing . The thing that made FNF1 a classic in the genre is that it was not only filled with hot cars and hot bodies but there was also a story that tied it all together . This morality play is what made it worth watching - again , hot bodies and hot cars aside . The subsequent FNF2 and FNF3 have lacked the story that brought us to the series . It seems producers forgot that and instead focused only on the visual aspects and none of the cerebral ones . It's a shame because this could have been a much better movie than it was . I wanted to love this movie but to give it a rating of 4 or 5 stars would be to make a total mockery of the rating system . I hope there is a Fast and Furious 4 but I hope the producers spend more time and money on the story than they have the past 2 attempts . Going back to the raw basics that made the Fast and the Furious 1 great would go a long way to restoring the tarnished reputation brought by FNF2 and FNF3 : Tokyo Drift .
• 085 4  The real surprise of the third ` The Fast and the Furious ' film is its cameo appearance . I know I should not write who appears . Just wait for the ending . Until then , you have to foloow the film's silliest story patiently . In order to avoid a jail sentence , a disgraced son Sean ( Lukas Black ) is sent to Tokyo where his father lives . In spite of his strict father's advice , Sean gets hooked up with the yakuza ( Japanese mafia ) there after a car race . Now every Japanese viewer would find the story not only incredible but laughable , for no yakuza , which is tightly organized group , would ever hire an American high school kid as debt collector ( it is illegal and too conspicuous ) But that is not the point , I know , and this film is not made as documentary film . The real selling points of ` The Fast and the Furious ; Tokyo Drift ' is the glittering vista of neon-lit city of Tokyo , and ` drifting ' or unique style of driving , deliberately skidding your car when turning around a corner . The car stunts are mostly thrilling ( mostly meaning when not using special effects ) , showing the great skills of the stunt drivers . My three stars all go to these professionals , not the actors . The film doesn't need to be a Shakespeare , but still some of the players here show atrocious acting that is simply unacceptable . The boys are handsome but cannot move a single muscle of their face , and the ladies are beautiful but they all look so wooden . ( By the way , some Japanese audiences hated the film because of its casting . Except for Sonny JJ Chiba , most of the main ` Japanese ' characters are played by Asian-American actors , not Japanese actors . Probably Non-Japanese viewers would not mind it , but Taiwanese-born director Justine Lin should have known that we ( I mean , Asians ) are sometimes very sensitive to the issue . ) All in all , it is a mindless OK film just like two other ` Fast and the Furious ' films . If you like this film and drift racing , try ` Initial D . '
• 089 4  Here is the good in the movie : CARS ! ! ! Lots of them and most of them beautiful . I enjoyed watching them move fast and was appreciative of my sound system because when they zoomed by not only did it sound good , but my bass made it feel good . The drifting was pretty cool , though by the end of the movie there was just too much focus on that aspect of racing . This movie had some cool car chases and car races , even before the drifting came into play . The races were the only thing keeping me on the edge of my seat . HD-DVD . I'm reviewing the HD-DVD version of this movie . Wow ! ! ! Every scene was pristine and awesome . Not a single detail gets missed and was one of the better high definition movies out there as far as film quality goes ( some of them don't look much better than a standard DVD does ) . I'll give the movie an extra start just for this . Unfortunately , there was a lot of bad about the movie : The story . Ugh ! ! ! It was hard to find anything in this story that was believable or smart . Little in this movie actually made sense . Often times when a movie's story is this terrible it seems like the writers and actors were aware of this and you could tell it in the performance . But I'm actually afraid that those involved with the story actually thought it was a good story . The acting . Oh please . The love story . Blech ! The reality factor . I'm more likely believe movies like Battlefield Earth would happen before anything in this movie would actually happen . By the middle of the movie I just started fast forwarding to the action . That was the only redeeming factor in this movie and that made it so I was glad I didn't catch this in the theater . I don't think I would have made it through the movie without walking out or falling asleep . If you will be entertained by the picture quality and the car racing scenes then pick up this movie . If you are looking for a good story then avoid this movie like the plague .
• 090 4  Put it this way this movie is not for everyone , period ! its good for tuners and kids who love cars thats it . if you dont love cars or drive a piece of junk or is 90 years old and crippled watch something else . a lot of people had criticised the story line , what is there to criticise ? youre watching a movie about cars and the underground world of drifting / racing whatever you wanna call it . go watch titanic if you want a good story line . for the people who likes to call themselves proffesional in racing , who thinks this is just antoher hocus bogus film will probably like the cars in the movie instead , theyre tricked out , nice body kits and performance mods , for that you have to buy the book : The Fast and The Furious : The Official Car Guide : All the Cars , All the Movies , it wont come with the movie . for the rest of the people just stay away from it if youre not even close to knowing what racing is all about . no point of watching something you dont like , theres more movies out there . . . . . .
• 091 4  Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift was created because . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This movie must beer for car lovers . I think I purchased this because my daughter wanted to see Bow Wow .
• 092 4  I mean , nothing made sense in this movie and it literally made my head spin . Nothing but fast cars , severly underweight h00chies , and plenty of rock / hip & hop music . It was like watching an extremely long music video . Sean is supposed to be in high school , but as old as he looked I guess he was on the 10 year plan . On top of that , he talked like Forrest Gump . In order not to go to jail , Sean moves to Japan to live with his dad . Sean was able to find himself a crew real quick . And if he and his friends were suppposedly in high school , how come they had so much time to race , fix cars , and go to parties ? Shouldn't they have been studying for entrance crams ? If it wasn't for Bow Wow and Vin Diesel ( small part at the end ) , I never would've watched this waste of a film .
• 093 4  The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift gives the film watcher beautiful scenes of Tokyo , Japan . Sean Boswell goes to live with his father to escape a jail sentence . The viewer sees the interior of a typical small Japanese apartment . There are scenes of all of the cramp rooms including the bath . We with Sean attend a Toyko high school where the students ' street shoes are placed in a cubicle located outside the classroom door . Special slippers are worn in the classroom . Sean encounters Japanese cafetria food . He is put off by look of the food , but he tastes it and likes it . There are shots a Japanese bath , parking garage , capsule sleeping quarters , Pachinko parlors , street vending machines and much more . The film is great for those interested in life in modern Tokyo , Japan . Also , The Fast and the Furious gives the viewer insight into the world of underground street drift racing . The racing scenes on the mountain and street are awesome .
• 094 4  I think The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift is slightly better than the second one . It's light years behind the first film though . The acting is fair but not everything works in the movie . The script is weak and at times I admit it's like you're not even watching a Fast and the Furious movie . It seems more like an after school special . Lucas Black gets in trouble for racing the older brother from Home Improvement . His mom then sends him to live with his father in Tokyo . His father warns him that if he goes near a car he'll kick him out . It's obvious from the start that Black isn't going to listen to those rules . Plus we know he actually won't ever get kicked out because if he's not with his dad then he'd have to settle for jail and then how would he be able to race or drift and then it would be no point in it being a Fast and the Furious movie . So that plotline is pretty pointless and proves to be pointles since in the end it . . has no impact on it . The movie is mostly just about him learning to do a new form of racing to him called drifting . He damages each car he trys it in but of course you know he'll do better by the end . Lucas Black still fairs well here as a leading man but he doesn't have the screen presence of Vin Diesel or even Paul Walker . He's probably a better actor than Paul Walker . He went to a better acting school then the Keanu Reeves acting school that Walker went to I guess . Little or medium sized Bow Wow is also ok as Black's friend who doesn't race but sells things . This one has less sexy women and less hot cars than the previous ones . The direction is less flashy too . This one is just more juvenile and I can't say the Lucas Black character even changes , he goes there as a punk kid and basically just becomes . . . a wiser punk kid by the end . I also felt like I was watching the Karate Kid but with cars instead of Karate .
• 095 4  Before I start I would like to say that it breaks my heart to see all these gorgeous cars get wasted like that . I never heard of drifting till this movie came across my path and I was intrigued by what it entails . Anyway , I rather enjoyed the first one , the second one was decent but could have been better , and Tokyo Drift was . . . . . . . interesting ( ? ) . If one thing's for certain , every installment of The Fast & The Furious is known for several things : cardboard acting , bare-bones plot , and tense racing scenes . For the first two movies , Paul Walker was the lead , and in every movie , he had to go undercover as a gangsta street racer taking down a syndicate . Sure , those movies weren't really deep , but with a good sense of humor to back up the implausibility , no one cared . Those movies made buck . Well , now that Paul Walker has left , along with Tyrese Gibson and Vin , the latest installment switches gears for a new type of ball game . Instead of an undercover cop , we got Brian O'Conner , as Lucas Black , ( who almost ruined the movie for me due to his terrible accent and unconvincing age ) as the trouble maker going hand to hand against the Yakuza . Justin Lin ( Better Luck Tomorrow ) is , of course , leading the franchise to a new direction trying to add some bones to the franchise , but with the original producers of the franchise - Amanda Cohen ( sister of director Rob Cohen , or so I think ) and Neal H . Moritz - involved , it's pretty much the same deal . But that does NOT mean there's some fun to be had . They did a great job choreographing the cars and street scenes which kept my adrenaline pumping . They've done away with the hyperspace graphics when someone presses the nitrous button . There are a few scenes where the hero , whilst learning to drift , thwacks a wall and the car doesn't show the damage in the next scene , but does at the end , but that is just down to bad editing . You'd think it'd be easy enough these days to CGI a few dents in for effect . Obviously , as soon as the intro and credits ( for the first time ) kick in , you get that feeling that you're not seeing an Oscar-winning hit here . For this installment of F & F , the budgets has gone smaller , but the ingredients are still there : CG-rendered cars racing across twisty highways , sexy girls populating clubs , minimal use of plot , and basically the worst acting you ever seen . Personally I didn't like Bow Wow's character too much . He seemed out of place in Tokyo and I'm not saying that just because he is not Asian . Bow Wow's character , Twinkie , seemed a little too . . . American for Japan . He had been living there longer than Sean , yet Sean some how managed to learn more Japanese than him . The only man that I feel saves the acting , possibly the whole movie , is Sung Kang . His character , Han , is so slick , cool , that you can even believe an actor this good signed on to this production . Other then Tokyo Drift is fairly decent but not as strong as the past two installments .
• 096 4  This review is from : The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift ( Widescreen Edition ) ( DVD ) This is a fun movie . Probably my favorite of the series , and the most realistic !
• 101 4  After getting involved in a car accident racing the school jock , Southern boy Sean Boswell is sent to live with his father in Tokyo . The conditions of the move are that he stay away from cars and stay out of trouble , otherwise he'll be sent back to America and go to jail . So of course his first day in school Sean winds up racing the nephew of a member of the Japanese mafia over a girl he has no business talking to . Pretty soon Sean is racing every day and learning how to drift a style of driving that involves sharp turns and dangerous curves . With tons of car racing , dangerous men involved in illegal activities , and a beautiful girl caught between the bad boy and the clueless outsider , 3 Fast 3 Furious is indeed a wild ride . I liked both of the previous Fast and the Furious movies , so I thought I would like this one . It was okay , but not great . Sean's pathetic attempt at a Southern accent was hard to tolerate and a disgrace to genuine Southerners . Bow Wow's role as the funny guy who can't help but get into trouble was one of the more redeeming parts of the film along with the character of Han , who takes Sean under his wing and teaches him to drift . Overall , this movie was okay . It's pretty entertaining and fast-paced , but it's nowhere near as good as the other movies in the series .
• 102 4  In my opinion this movie is great . It focuses on the cars often and , for once , is realistic . The drifting scenes were done by professional D1 Grand Prix Drifters ( D1 is the tournament or league . Rhys Millen , Tanner Foust , etc . all contributed . I did not experience the Drifting School repeat that I knowticed another user mentioned . If you are looking for a bulletproof script with car chases thrown in , don't watch this . It does have flaws in the plot . if you want a nice mix of cars and plot this is a great movie for you . ( This is all from a person who loves cars and modifying them ) Sacrilege does occur at the end of the movie . SPOILER : Mustang + RB26DETT = Sacrilege
• 103 4  I was looking for decent drift action , and after watching it , I'm disappointed . Story line is mediocre , but this is ok , I wasn't expecting anything . All the driving actions in this movie are also mediocre , and this disappointed me . drift and tail-slide mean different things , to some people . This movie does not seem to differenciate . If you are looking for real drifting actions , try Initial D .
• 105 4  Let's face it , this entire movie is a fantasy . It is basically an MTV video about fancy underground car racing or a Need for Speed movie version . What did I learn from this movie ? well , just because I like to play video-games of this genre , I may not necessarily like watching a movie about it . Don't get me wrong , I have 14 - 18 year old nephews that love this type of movie due to the cars and of course , the girls . This is why I took them to see it . They of course love it , that is why they have the DVDs and watch it again and again . The story line , young underestimated underground racer makes move on girlfriend of nince's kingpin , kingpin challenge to race , both make a mess on the way , and he ends up deported to Tokyo , where he practically does the same thing . Of course , he meets his sen say and ends up becoming kingpin at the end of movie . They are no surprises , you watch this movie because you enjoy watching stunts , girls and cars . It's all about image , and the movie is an entire facade . My issue with this movie is not that it wasn't meant for me , is that it was meant for lets face it , teenagers , and the message that is being set about value and women , etc . is pretty empty , vain , superficial . Particularly since they tend to watch these movies over and over . I don't know , maybe I am getting old . Then again , I loved Batman begins . So , Maybe I just like movies with substance .
• 108 4  If you're looking for drifting , don't buy this movie . Get Initial D the live action instead . The hilarity in this movie is nonstop , from the terrible acting of the lead dude , apparently giving someone a southern accent is an excuse for them to be stupid , to the unrealistic situations and terrible dialog . Situations illustrating the previous flaws follow in synopses : Main character's mom ( who , by the way is about 5 yrs older than him ) - I told you no more street racing , I'm sending you to Japan to live with your father , I'd rather spend thousands of dollars than just throw you out of the house . The poor kid from Home Improvement , I bet he never thought his career would include a spoiled teenager wrecking daddy's viper . I knew I was in for a funny movie with the Home improvement kid's girlfriend saying Why don't you guys race and whoever wins , gets me . Oh , and did you know Bow Wow could act ? Neither did I , and I still don't . It did remind me of fond High School memories of drifting up a mountain road and telling my future girlfriend my life story while tackling corners and getting good angle . Yes , that is included in the film . Please , don't bother , don't even rent it , unless you can get it free . I suspect the actors paid the filmmakers to be in the movie because I've seen Jr High Drama students with far better ability . I missed a lot of the movie due to persistant eye-rolling , a side effect that should be listed on the outside of the box . Cool cars worth 2 stars .
• 112 4  it has got more races than all other movies and has drifting and more action and the cool city of tokyo
• 113 4  Finally , somebody decides to take filmmaking to the next level . The X-level , yo , as in Xtreme ! And it's multicultural , so that scores it boocoo points . You get to learn about our sister country , Japan . It sure seems hectic , but hey it's hectic anyway when you got a dad who's so mean and your mom ships you off because you like putting the petal to the medal . Step aside , Rebel Without A Cause . . . Tokyo Drift is coming through and there's definitely not a cause in sight . I can't believe those turns , dog . This joint is worth the 5 stars just for that rubber-scrubbing factor alone .
• 114 4  I watched this DVD just because I have watched Initial D ( the same car racing / drifting gerne ) animation . I watched it just because I wanted to know how it could be shot with real people . To my disappointment , I found it was a very useless theme . There is no actual reason for this drifting / racing . I guess that is a teenage thing - - anger . I believe a lot of 1 - star had been giving to this film and I am not going to eleborate any more . I found it has a real bad influence to anyone who loves cars and those who always wanted to race . Even though the main character , Sean , never really injured in the movie , all his opponents died ! Right , they all died . If anyone has a clear mind , Sean is just on the border and he could be the next one in line . Last 2 words - - Drive Safely .
• 116 4  While some movies require that you throw out your disbelief , I had a very hard time doing so with this movie . This movie was just plain stupid . They should have kept this film story in the states . Once everything moves over to Tokyo , the film plummets into inauthenticity the likes of which I haven't seen in a long time . I would have respected the film 1,000 times more had it ended when the main character goes to Japan . So let's get this straight , Japanese high school students act like American high school students ? Lucas Black's character is simply told to go to a Japanese high school where he will simply pick up the language and make do ? Everybody speaks English ? His father lives in a tiny apartment yet has a garage that's about double the size of his apartment ? I would have much preferred subtitles and a story that felt , looked and sounded more Japanese . Japanese students are among some of the most polite students you will ever meet . The Japanese culture is steeped and immersed in being respectful , polite and dutiful . Real Japanese high school students would be embarassed by the way their culture was represented here . Actually they probably wouldn't be embarassed , they would laugh at the film's poor attempt in showing true or even remotely true Japanese culture . Japanese culture is not steeped in American hiphop and egocentric behavior and it's a pity so many Americans will see this film and actually think that Japanese students are just like American students . There would be nothing further from the truth . Japanese students do not act , look or sound like what was filmed here . Not by a long shot . Given my dislike of how the Japanese culture was handled in this film , it left me finding the plot irrelevant . The plot was OK but it would have been much better if they had either stuck to a more authentic representation of Japanese culture or kept the story in the states .
• 120 4  Hi ! This is a fun movie , especially if you hate rich people . All the rich people in this movie get what they deserve . Because they're rich . Did I mention how much I hate rich people ? If you hate rich people , watch this movie . Did I mention it was made by rich people ? I hate them , too . Except that guy who hates rich people in the movie previews like me who tells me not to copy movies because it keeps him from being rich . This movie has lots of fast cars , and rich people getting what's coming to them , isn't that right , Spank ?