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Fast & Furious 6, a review by Dragonfire

Fast & Furious 6



After not being interested in these movies when they first came out, I've ended up seeing and enjoying most of them - I still have see the second and third movies.  Yes they are dumb action movies, but they are entertaining.  I don't watch them expecting strong plots, though the way all the movies are tied together and how the continuity is continued is rather impressive, especially considering some movies can't manage to keep one thing straight for one movie.

This movie picks up after Fast Five with Dom, Brian, and their crew retired and enjoying the good life.  DSS Agent Hobbs turns up wanting Dom's help in going after Owen Shaw, a man who is pulling off elaborate crimes using a crew of fast drivers.  Dom gets involved because Letty, who he thought was dead, is part of Shaw's team.  Brian and the rest of the team get together again while Mia stays home with baby Jack.

The plot isn't overly complicated, but it ends up working for the movie and it is entertaining.  It does tie up lose ends from previous movies while also stetting up another sequel with the short scene at the beginning of the credits.  A new potential bad guy is introduced and I think that villain has the potential to be awesome.  There is a lot of action throughout the movie.  It is usually cool looking, but a lot of it is very, very unbelievable.  One development sees like it is supposed to be a surprise, but figured it out long before the reveal in the movie.  It seemed very obvious to me, but evidently it surprised a lot of the people in the theater judging by the gasps of surprise.

The characters are mostly likable even though some of them aren't that developed.  Several of them say and do things that are funny.  Letty being back is ok, and there is an explanation for what happened with her.  I just don't like her as much, possibly because of how Michelle Rodrigruiez plays the part.  She is in a perpetual bad mood and has the expression to match.  I just find the other characters more likable.

Fast & Furious 6 does have some issues with believability and predictability, but it is still an entertaining action movie.  People that have liked the previous movies will probably find something to like about this one.



I did get a longer review posted on Epinions after seeing the movie in the theater.

Fast & Furious 6

(From Fast & Furious 6 on June 24th, 2013)

Forrest Gump, a review by Tom

Title: Forrest Gump
Year: 1994
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Rating: FSK-12
Length: 136 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Czech: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Subtitles: Commentary, Czech, English, German, Hungarian, Polish, Turkish

Stars:
Tom Hanks
Rebecca Williams
Sally Field
Michael Conner Humphreys
Harold Herthum

Plot:Awards:

Academy Award	1994	Won	Best Actor	Tom Hanks
Academy Award	1994	Nominated	Best Art Direction	Rick Carter (Art Direction); Nancy Haigh (Set Decoration)
Academy Award	1994	Nominated	Best Cinematography	Don Burgess
Academy Award	1994	Won	Best Director	Robert Zemeckis
Academy Award	1994	Won	Best Film Editing	Arthur Schmidt
Academy Award	1994	Nominated	Best Makeup	Daniel C. Striepeke, Hallie D'Amore, Judith A. Cory
Academy Award	1994	Nominated	Best Music, Original Score	Alan Silvestri
Academy Award	1994	Won	Best Picture	Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey (Producers)
Academy Award	1994	Nominated	Best Sound	Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan
Academy Award	1994	Nominated	Best Sound Effects Editing	Gloria S. Borders, Randy Thom
Academy Award	1994	Nominated	Best Supporting Actor	Gary Sinise
Academy Award	1994	Won	Best Visual Effects	Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Allen Hall
Academy Award	1994	Won	Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay	Eric Roth
AFI	1994	Won	100 Years... 100 Cheers (2006)
AFI	1994	Nominated	100 Years... 100 Laughs (2000)
AFI	1994	Won	100 Years... 100 Movies (1998)
AFI	1994	Won	100 Years... 100 Movies (2007)
AFI	1994	Nominated	100 Years... 100 Passions (2002)
AFI	1994	Won	100 Years... 100 Quotes (2005)	"Quote": Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
AFI	1994	Nominated	100 Years... 25 Scores (2005)	"Composer": Alan Silvestri
Amanda-prisen	1995	Won	Beste utenlandske spillefilm	Robert Zemeckis
American Cinema Editors Awards	1995	Won	Best Edited Feature Film	Arthur Schmidt
American Society of Cinematographers Awards	1995	Nominated	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	Don Burgess
BAFTA	1994	Won	Achievement In Special Effects	Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Allen Hall, Doug Chaing
BAFTA	1994	Nominated	Actor In A Leading Role	Tom Hanks
BAFTA	1994	Nominated	Actress In A Supporting Role	Sally Field
BAFTA	1994	Nominated	Adapted Screenplay	Eric Roth
BAFTA	1994	Nominated	Cinematography	Don Burgess
BAFTA	1994	Nominated	Editing	Arthur Schmidt
BAFTA	1994	Nominated	Film	Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis
BAFTA	1994	Nominated	The David Lean Award For Achievement In Direction	Robert Zemeckis
BMI Film & TV Music Awards	1995	Won	BMI Film Music Award	Alan Silvestri
Casting Society of America Awards	1995	Nominated		Ellen Lewis
Cinema Audio Society Awards	1995	Won	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film	Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands, William B. Kaplan
Directors Guild of America	1995	Won	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures	Robert Zemeckis, Charles Newirth, Bruce Moriarty, Cherylanne Martin, Dana J. Kuznetzkoff
Golden Globe	1994	Won	Actor in a Leading Role - Drama	Tom Hanks
Golden Globe	1994	Nominated	Actor in a Supporting Role	Gary Sinise
Golden Globe	1994	Nominated	Actress in a Supporting Role	Robin Wright Penn
Golden Globe	1994	Won	Director	Robert Zemeckis
Golden Globe	1994	Nominated	Original Score	Alan Silvestri
Golden Globe	1994	Won	Picture - Drama	Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, Steve Tisch
Golden Globe	1994	Nominated	Screenplay	Eric Roth
MTV Movie Awards	1995	Nominated	Best Male Performance	Tom Hanks
MTV Movie Awards	1995	Nominated	Best Movie
National Board of Review Awards, USA	1994	Won	Best Actor	Tom Hanks
National Board of Review Awards, USA	1994	Won	Best Film
National Board of Review Awards, USA	1994	Won	Best Supporting Actor	Gary Sinise
Saturn	1994	Nominated	Best Actor	Tom Hanks
Saturn	1994	Nominated	Best Director	Robert Zemeckis
Saturn	1994	Won	Best Fantasy Film
Saturn	1994	Nominated	Best Music	Alan Silvestri
Saturn	1994	Nominated	Best Special Effects	Ken Ralston, ILM
Saturn	1994	Won	Best Supporting Actor	Gary Sinise
Saturn	1994	Nominated	Best Supporting Actress	Robin Wright Penn
Saturn	1994	Nominated	Best Writing	Eric Roth
Screen Actors Guild Award	1994	Nominated	Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Robin Wright Penn
Screen Actors Guild Award	1994	Nominated	Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Sally Field
Screen Actors Guild Award	1994	Won	Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Tom Hanks
Screen Actors Guild Award	1994	Nominated	Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	Gary Sinise
Screen Actors Guild Award	1995	Nominated	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Robin Wright Penn
Screen Actors Guild Award	1995	Nominated	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Sally Field
Screen Actors Guild Award	1995	Won	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Tom Hanks
Screen Actors Guild Award	1995	Nominated	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	Gary Sinise
Writers Guild of America Awards	1995	Won	Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published	Eric Roth
Young Artist Awards	1995	Nominated	Best Performance by a Young Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture	Michael Conner Humphreys
Young Artist Awards	1995	Won	Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten in a Motion Picture	Haley Joel Osment
Young Artist Awards	1995	Won	Best Performance by an Actress Under Ten in a Motion Picture	Hanna Hall

Extras:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Screen Tests
Trailers

I always liked this movie. I haven't seen it for years, but I had the urge to watch it now, after I recently watched "My Name Is Khan" at the cinema, which reminded me a little of Forrest Gump.
The time flies by with this film and it never gets boring.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on June 20th, 2010)

The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Thunder in Paradise



What's the show about?
R.J. "Hurricance" Spencer has built a very special boat. It is very fast, specially armored and has a lot of special features. He and his partner Brubaker go on special missions for their country.

"Thunder in Paradise"
Spencer is in financial trouble because of the boat he's built. And the hotel owner Megan Whitaker has the problem of finding a husband within two days. So they make a deal...

My Opinion
Of all the "super machine" series I've watched (and I watched them all [Knight Rider, Airwolf, Street Hawk, The Highwayman, Viper, ...]) this one is the cheesiest. The internal measurements of the boat are way larger than the external measurements and the acting is not very good. Ok, what do we expect from a wrestler. It's definitivly more a fun series than anything else.

(From The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon on January 4th, 2008)