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The Fast And The Furious (2001) DVD Review
The Fast And The Furious (2001) DVD Credits:
The Fast And The Furious (2001) Directed by:
Rob Cohen
The Fast And The Furious (2001) Written by:
Gary Thompson, Erik Bergquist, David Ayer
The Fast And The Furious (2001) Cast:
Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune, Chad Lindberg, Johnny Strong, Matt Schulze, Jeffrey Atkins, Ted Levine
The Fast And The Furious (2001) Released by:
Not available at this time
Region:
1
The Fast And The Furious (2001) DVD Release Date:
1st January 2006
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The Fast And The Furious (2001) Synopsis:

Dominic Toretto drives the streets of LA like he owns them. As far as his crew is concerned, he does. He spends his days rebuilding high performance racecars and perfecting the art of computer controlled fuel injection. By night, Dom pockets up to $10,000 each time someone dares to race him in his own earth-bound rocket of a car. Dom lives off of the adrenaline of streetcar racing and his fans treat him like a rock star. Brian particularly looks up to Dominic and seeks his approval, but to the rest of the crowd, he's white bread. After a blazing encounter with the ruthless Johnny Tran, Dom decides to take Brian under his wing. Dom's sister Mia sees something she likes in Brian, too. Trouble is, neither of them realizes he's an undercover cop and Dominic and his rival Johnny Tran are both the leading suspects in a case involving dirty money and big-rig hijacking.

The Fast And The Furious (2001) DVD Review:

The Movie

On the turbo-charged streets of Los Angeles, every night is a championship race. With nitro-boosted fury, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), rules the road turning all his challengers into dust. He and his rival, Johnny Tran (Rick Yune) are the boldest, the baddest and the best. But now, there's new rage on the road. They know he's tough, they know he's fast, but what they don't know is that he's under deep cover investigating a series of sensational big-rig hijackings. The police and FBI need it to stop before the truckers take matters into their own hands. Brian may have enough drive and determination to come out the winner, but Brian must also decide where his loyalties lie and what his limits really are.

The Fast and the Furious is entertainment at its finest. I know many people would probably disagree with me, but I felt it was enjoyable non-the less. This film is genius. Rob Cohen has created a film which quickly and effectively bypasses the central processing unit and goes straight for the senseless action we all hunger for. This film is great to show off for those who have large screen TV’s and surround sound system.

The Fast and the Furious demonstrates a sleek looking energized plot filled with practical characters. The film contains action scenes that are truly wonderful. This film successfully produces the racing effects without rising to the level of totally going over the top. This film is not really intellectually invigorating but it will appeal to you at some level.

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The Video

The Fast and the Furious appears in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1 on this single-sided, dual-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.

The film sported sharpness continually. I did notice some edge enhancements but not enough to cause concern; image remained crisp and detailed throughout, no major print flaws were encountered.

Colors appeared vigorous, they came across as resounding and definite, with no signs of bleeding or noise. The cars looked especially brilliant. Black levels were abundantly deep and lush, and shadow detail looked appropriately heavy but not overly thick. I thought this film presented a worthy "picture."

The Audio

The Fast and Furious is presented in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS. I was content with the audio track, but I thought the audio would have been a little more effective. The track presented some nicely bright and dynamic music. Bass response appeared very solid across the board. No major variances between Dolby Digital and DTS, despite the non-involving audible experience.

The racing scenes displayed tight and concise bass. All five channels received a pretty hearty workout; music was boisterous and vivid; bass response was especially deep and stout; effects were smooth and vibrant.

The Fast and the Furious often offered an earsplitting and involving piece of work, however at times it seemed somewhat lax.

The Extras

• Commentary by director
• Theatrical trailer(s)
• Making of The Fast and the Furious
• Racer X: The article that inspired the movie
• Deleted scenes with optional director commentary
• Interactive eight camera angle stunt sequence
• Movie Magic interactive special effects
• Exclusive featurette on editing for the MPAA
• Visual effect montage
• Storyboards to final feature comparison
• Music Videos (from Ja Rule, caddillac, Tah and Faith Evans)

Overall

Should you rent it or buy it? The Fast and the Furious is an intense full-throttle action film with awesome high-speed stunts, and full pedal to the metal intensity. As a DVD, The Fast and the Furious is a nice piece of work. It provides virtually flawless picture quality with good sound and a fairly nice package of extras. For those of you who enjoyed this film you will be pleasantly surprised with this DVD. I highly recommend it.

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The Fast And The Furious (2001) DVD review written by: John Teves

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