Fast Five (Two-Disc DVD/Blu-ray Combo in DVD Packaging)

I thought the F&F franchise was for guys who drink NOS, drown themselves in AXE body spray, and put Type R badges on whatever car they happen to be driving. I was also turned off by the trailers - as far as I knew, these movies were just two-hour long rap videos with rice boys and ghetto booties. I was laid up sick and happened to catch "Fast & Furious" on TV. I was hooked from the tanker scene and it went from there. Fast Five is even bigger. It continues the franchise's utter contempt for Sir Isaac Newton and you get to see cars doing impossible things like dragging a bank vault through the streets of Rio de Janeiro and people jumping from great heights without so much as sprained ankles. Comic relief comes from Leo and Santos. Their near-constant bilingual bickering is funny to listen to and watch. The back-and-forths between Tej and Roman aren't as funny but at least stay firmly planted in English. There's tons of action and a party wouldn't be a party without Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson playing an intense and musclebound lawman. You can imagine his character's hobbies would include beating people up and finding ways to make handcuffs more uncomfortable. The Rock is just likeable. He could be shown punching nuns and little kids and you'd cheer. Poor Brian. He's proven his worth and loyalty and even after changing hemispheres and being Mia's boyfriend he still has to put up with being called "buster." I do have some questions though. 1. How did Dom get his Charger all the way to Rio? 2. What would Tej have done had his remote control camera car landed upside down? 3. Where were all those favela tough guys when Zizi and his crew were shooting the place up? 4. What if the roulette ball didn't land on green? The end sequence is fun because everyone has seemingly forgotten the millions of dollars of damage done, the scores of people either killed or injured, and the serious diplomatic issues that no doubt sprang up between the United States and Brazil. Great movie. I watch it almost weekly.

Another great movie installment in series

Great movie

THIS FIFTH INSTALLMENT OF THE ENTERTAINING ACTION-PACKED " FAST AND THE FURIOUS " FRANCHISE, I STRONGLY FEEL IS THE BEST ONE TO THE SERIES. I LOVED THE OTHER ONES. I DIDN'T REALLY CARE FOR THE THIRD ONE AS MUCH AS THE OTHERS. DUE TO THEM CUTTING OUT THE BRIAN O' CONNOR CHARACTER, AND ADDING A NEW MAIN CHARACTER, WHO WASN'T EVEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. I FEEL WHEN THEY CUT OUT A MAIN CHARACTER, IT DECIMATES THE FEEL,YOU GOT WITH ITS PREDECESSORS. IT JUST DIDN'T FEEL THE SAME AS THE FIRST TWO AND THE ONES THAT WERE FILMED AFTER THAT. I ALMOST GAVE UP ON THE FRANCHISE AT THAT JUNCTURE OF THE INSTALLMENTS. BUT, WHEN THEY BROUGHT HIM AND THE ORIGINAL CHARACTERS BACK TO THE FOURTH CHAPTER, MY INTEREST IN THE SERIES RETURNED, LIKE IT NEVER LEFT. THEN, IN THE FIFTH, I BECAME A BIGGER FAN, EVEN MORE THAN BEFORE. I SAW THE FOURTH AND FIFTH ONES IN THEATERS, AND REALLY ENJOYED THEM. I FEEL THE MAJORITY OF THE INSTALLMENTS WERE REALLY ENTERTAINING AND ACTION-PACKED, BUT THIS ONE TOPS THEM ALL. IF YOU LIKED THE ACTION AND STORY OF THE FAMOUS FRANCHISE, I THINK YOU'LL ENJOY THIS ONE EVEN MORE. WHEN I SAW THIS ONE IN THEATERS, I ENJOYED IT, AND COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL IT WAS RELEASED ON DVD AND BLU-RAY, OF COURSE, I BOUGHT THE BLU-RAY COPY. LIKE QUOTED BY THE DIRECTOR, IT HAD THREE TIMES THE ACTION AS THE OTHER ONES, I TOTALLY AGREE. PLUS, THE STORY LINE, EXCELLENT! I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS ONE TO ANYONE.

Rave worthy movie.

Like all Fast and Furious movies, Fast Five involved lots of stealing fast cars, driving fast cars, shooting, fighting, explosions, etc. If you like cars and over-the-top action movies then you'll probably like this movie. There is a lot of violence but it's not the gory violence you see in a movie like Rambo - just lots of shooting and explosions. Also, there is some profanity but very little sexual content. The acting is average, and some of Vin Diesels are a little cheesy, but overall it's pretty good. We like both Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, so putting them together in the same movie is a win. The fight scene is great, and I lost track of the number of walls they punched through. I would recommend seeing this movie at least once, but probably won't own it. I liked Vin Diesel a lot better in The Pacifier (yeah I know I'll get flamed for that comment), and I liked Dwayne Johnson better in The RunDown.

Ok

Good movie

wildy entertaining and the first movie in the series to truly stand out. a clean heist film with cars going vroom vroom instead of cop shenanigans and needlessly confusing plots. it’s clear by this point they finally found their footing and started embracing that slick over the top action while also weaving in the most poignant storyline yet, and as a result i was finally invested. before they were just goofy beefcakes racing cars, but now they’re a family of goofy beefcakes racing cars. i would even consider recommending this one as a standalone because it’s so much fun

Mal wieder ein Meisterwerk, was Justin Lin, Vin Diesel und co. dort hingezaubert haben. Atmosphärisch kommt er nicht ganz an Tokyo Drift ran, toppt aber wohl Teil 4, nur leider fällt die musikalische Unterstützung dieses Mal nicht so toll aus. Klar sind wieder stimmungsvolle Songs im Stil von Don Omar etc. dabei, aber die Hintergrund-Sountracks von Brian Tyler fallen wesentlich langsamer aus. Aber schließlich geht es hier nicht um Musik, sondern um schnelle Autos und fette Action! Und das gibt es hier auch wieder, und zwar übelst heftig! Ich war zweimal im Kinound der Sound ist einfach brachial. Schon am Anfang geht es ordentlich rund, ganz zu schweigen vom Ende. In der Mitte passiert immer wieder was, vorallem aber auch viele Story-Elemente, die die anderen Filme elegant verbinden und Übergänge schaffen. Darüber hinaus gibt es überraschend viele lustige Sprüche, bei denen auch die (oft weiblichen) Nicht-Auto-Fans ordentlich zu lachen hatten. Insgesamt gibt es aber wie in Teil 2 und 4 wieder weniger Rennszenen, sondern eher Verfolgungsjagden oder Vergleichbares. Der Film hat sowieso schon Überlänge, trotzdem hätte man das ein oder andere Rennen doch zeigen sollen und nicht einfach schneiden sollen, da es vorallem in der Filmserie doch um Autorennen geht, oder etwa nicht? Egal, jedenfalls bleibt er von Anfang bis Ende spannend und vorallem Kenner der Serie sollten volle Freunde am Film haben, denn wie schon oben erwähnt, gibt es so viele Übergänge... und ich spreche nicht nur von lauter "Comebacks" bekannter Gesichter, wie etwa Han, Roman, Gisele, Santos, Tego, Tej und Monica Fuentes! Das Ende ist genial gemacht und bietet ach den Credits wie beim 1. Teil wieder eine versteckte Szene, die auf den schon feststehenden 6. Teil hindeutet, was jetzt sogar von Vin Diesel bestätigt wurde. Naja... insgesamt auf jeden Fall besser als die ersten beiden Teile... einfach mehr Schauspielkunst, Action, Spannung und Comedy... Der Film enthält all das, was ein guter jugendzimmerreifer Actionfilm enthalten muss - ein wahrer Film der Superlative! Ob er nun besser ist als Tokyo Drift und Teil 4 ist fragwürdig... Klar, die schauspielerischen Leistungen usw. sind besser geworden, es ist merh Action da... trotzdem gibt es vorallem in Tokyo Drift eine Hammer-Atmosphäre, Soundtrack usw. Schwer zu sagen, ist wahrscheinlich Geschmackssache. Für mich auf jeden Fall der beste Film des Jahres. Freue mich tierisch auf den nächsten Teil... Teil 6 wird dann zeitlich bestimmt auch noch vor Tokyo Drift spielen, und zwar in Deutschland! Habe sogar schon etwas über einen siebten Teil gelesen, der dann wahrscheinlich nach Tokyo Drift spielen wird. Traurig, dass Han dann tot ist. :( Naja, immer her damit, bin absoluter Fan der Serie und würde mir auch noch Fast & Furious 26 angucken, wie sie einen grauhaarigen Toretto beim Golfspielen zeigen! Immer weiter so! Und zieht euch alle die Filme rein, damit die einzig gute Straßenrennfilmserie nicht ausstirbt!

An unpretentious plot, and a rolickn' fun filled movie from beginning to the end. Don’t look too deep into this movies underpinning story line – it requires no explanation, brow induced scrunching analysis and offers no justification or apology: in a phrase common today – It is just what it is!... the writers, director and producer do not even try to make it believable. Tons of special effects, right on the mark and suited to this genre of movie. If you are into cars and shoot-em ups, this is the movie for you... hair raising adventure, combined with WWE type wrestling, car chases and good guys beating the bad guys... it is a classic! Well done...

La version italiana de este blu ray esta en completo castellano...calidad perfecta...no he probado el dvd ni la digital copy

Rien à signaler en très bon état