Friday, April 3, 2015

Furious 7


PG-13
Starring: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriquez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Nathalie Emmanuel, Djimon Hounsou and Kurt Russell
Running Time: 2 Hours and 17 Minutes

Okay Furious fanatics, here it is. The movie everybody has been patiently waiting for! Does this movie really deliver the goods that would not only honor but respect the late and amazing franchise sweetheart Paul Walker?
Is it still the same kind of get your blood pumping action that you have come to expect from the furious movies?
I will admit my favorite of the franchise is and always will be the first and original 2001 "The Fast and the Furious".
In "Furious 7", they have reunited all the original cast back together again.
 Dominic Torretto (Vin Diesel) is being hunted down by Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) who is exceedingly angry with him for the death of his brother and is on the warpath to search and destroy anyone who had anything to do with his brothers demise. Also his true love, Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez) who was previously left for dead is suddenly back with a case of amnesia and ready to resume her place in the racing scene. Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) is back as the kindhearted and heartthrob young husband and father. Dominic insists that Brian joins and helps to assemble the team back together again to hunt down the evil Deckard Shaw. Add Hobbs (Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson) to the mix and all the rest of the team and you just have total chaos!
I felt like I was in a world of the past and future here. Constant flashbacks and current scenes were confusing. I felt like they were trying way too hard to make bigger and better action sequences that were totally unrealistic! Granted, that's what you expect from this franchise, but these were totally over the top and so far from reality that it was like a science fiction movie.
Also, throw into the mix a terrorist, Jakande (Djimon Hounsou) who is out to destroy a female computer Hacker, Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel) with a super surveillance device called "God's Eye" that can virtually detect anybody on the planet earth! There were too many stories going on in this movie. They travel to Azerbaijan and Dubai where there is even more extreme action going on. Non-stop and unbelievable.
Just don't have any real expectations if you go and see this movie. It was unbelievable, but it was still entertaining.
As you may know Paul Walker was killed in a very tragic car accident half-way through the filming of "Furious 7".  His two brothers, Cody and Caleb Walker stepped in to help film the remaining scenes in honor of him.
 I was very impressed with the end of the movie and the tribute to Paul Walker. It was a walk down "The Fast and The Furious" memory lane with funny and very touching memories of him.
Paul was a class act and I have great respect for him. He was an all-around good guy and the fact that he sponsored his own charity "Reach Out Worldwide", to help people when natural disasters strike, speaks volumes about his character, he will be missed!
I wouldn't be at all surprised if there were another "Fast and Furious" sequel in the works.
Parents be advised: This is definitely a PG-13 movie. I would not advise anyone under the age of 13 to see this movie. There was a lot of physical violence, fighting and beating people up. Violent car crash scenes, very scantily clothed young women and profanity too.
 This movie speaks for itself, it is what it is!
I am giving "Furious 7" two and a half bags of popcorn.



















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