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The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) DVD Review
The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) DVD Credits:
The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Directed by:
Justin Lin
The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Written by:
Chris Morgan, Kario Salem
The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Cast:
Lucas Black, Brian Goodman, Nikki Griffin, Sung Kang, Nathalie Kelley, Brian Tee, Jason Tobin, Bow Wow
The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Released by:
Not available at this time
Region:
1
The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) DVD Release Date:
25th September 2006
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The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Synopsis:

"The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" is written by Chris Morgan ("Cellular") and Kario Salem, who places the third entry in Tokyo: in this adrenalized new story, set in the sexy, underground world of Japanese drift racing, the newest and fastest customized rides go head-to-head on some of the most perilous courses ever seen. "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" follows the story of Shaun Boswell, who has always been an outsider. A loner at school, his only connection to the indifferent world around him is through illegal street racing -- which has made him particularly unpopular with the local authorities. To avoid jail time, Shaun is sent out of the country to live with his uncle in the military, in a cramped apartment in a low-rent section of Tokyo. In the land that gave birth to the majority of modified racers on the road, the simple street race has been replaced by the ultimate pedal-to-the-metal, gravity-defying automotive challenge ... drift racing, a deadly combination of brutal speed on heart stopping courses of hairpin turns and switchbacks. For his first unsuccessful foray in drift racing, Shaun unknowingly takes on D.K., the "Drift King," with ties to the Yakuza, the Japanese crime machine. The only way he can pay off the debt of his loss is to venture into the deadly realm of the Tokyo underworld, where the stakes are life and death.

The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) DVD Review:

Perhaps the most commendable thing about Tokyo Drift is the introductory scene, which is the first in the series to show the negative outcome of young stupidity and a high powered car. Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) gets in a race over a girl at his high school after he is antagonized by her boyfriend and all of his teammates. Everyone’s fear upon the release of the first film in theaters was that it would mark an increase on street racing, only it would be the impressionable teenagers that would see the film and get ideas. This opening scene embodies that fear. With an all new cast, Tokyo Drift starts with a generation that looks to be a representation of the worry everyone had from the first film. This could have been effective, but instead nobody is seriously hurt and the trouble Sean gets into serves more as a separation of class with in the film rather than an example of consequence.

After the accident Sean gets kicked out of town all the way to Japan, where his father lives. Despite the fact that he is forbidden to be around cars, by the end of the first day he has found his way into an underground drifting club. The new style of driving gets Sean into more trouble, this time with the Yakuza. In traditional Fast and Furious ways, it all gets resolved at the end of the film with one big race. Although the plot is somewhat lacking at times, the races certainly are as exciting as they claim to be.

Lucas Black’s twang is a nice substitute for Paul Walker who never seemed believably tough. There is something slightly more effortless in the way Black handles the dialogue which makes him more captivating and believable, but his character is extremely flat in the script. The undercover cop aspect is sadly missed and there isn’t much available to fill it, so the plot drifts somewhat loosely at times and never seems willing to commit to any direction. A small saving grace is a star cameo at the end of the film featuring one of the original actors in the series.

The special features include a predictable featurette about drifting. The cast was given lessons on drifting from the professionals doing the stunt driving in the film, just so that they would know what it feels like. Watching them learn is entertaining, but a lot of it just seems like filler even at seven minutes long. There is also a featurette just about the cars in the film as well as one about the guy who supposedly started all of the drifting craze, who also happened to be a stunt driver on the film. The deleted scenes are mostly of Sean adjusting to Tokyo life with a few humorous scenes but not much action. There is a Cast Cam which is a lot of backstage footage that looks a lot like someone’s vacation footage from Japan at times. It moves fast, but there isn’t really any substance in it although the golf cart race is slightly amusing. There is a featurette about a particular race in the film which was actually shot in an area of Los Angeles made to look like Japan. There are a few other small features along with a feature commentary.

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The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) DVD review written by: Ryan Izay

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