Tonight we went to see Fast & Furious 6. I liked it!

I’ve only seen one Fast & Furious movie before this, number 5 (I almost typed, the last one!). I liked it, even though I was promised that Vin Diesel and The Rock would take off their shirts and fight, that did not happen.

There was action, adventure, gun play, shoot outs, things blowing up, choppers, airplanes, tanks, bad dialog, some bad acting, no intrigue, but as always, there was some beautiful cars and some damn fine driving! Wait, I think I sense a theme! The theme/message of the movie? The code they live by…Family.

So, I already told you about The Rock, beefy and fit as ever and ginormous, then there was Vin Diesel, calculated and in charge. Paul Walker was Brian, sweet and charming, but a serious badass when push came to shove or he was pushed or shoved! Ludicrous is the hacker and a brain,
Tyrese Gibson can drive, but is not the brightest bulb in the pack! Sung Kang makes me think of SDL and Michelle Rodriguez, I believe is typecast, as a strong, tough, smart mouth, take no crap type of woman, someone you would want in your corner for a fight.

I will say this, there was a chick fight and it was good, an honest to goodness fight, not a “girl fight”. There were some stunts that you’re thinking, “really? They went there? They did that?” I wondered who some of this dialog was written for, DCM said a 16 year old boy, good point!

I will say, if you drink a one liter bottle of water, just when the action gets heavy, you’re going to have to go, and there was a lot left to the movie. There were a few deaths of the good guys, very sad, just so you know, they don’t happen until close to the end.

All in all, a good action flick, don’t expect Oscar winning material, but if you want car chases, cool cars, fights and action, this is a good choice.

Not a spoiler alert, but… You must stay after the final scene, before the credits, very important!

The were some great previews we saw!
Red 2, looks fantastic! Bruce Willis, John Malcovich, Helen Mirren, Mary Louise Parker all return, there are some new players: Sir Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta Jones. There is a hit out on Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren is one of the ones contracted to kill him and they used to be on the same team, frivolity ensues! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821694/?ref_=sr_1

Did you see Red? (Retired, Extremely Dangerous) I highly recommend it!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1245526/

Mary Louise Parker is in another movie, R.I.P.D. Rest In Peace Department. Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges play detectives that have passed on and come back to earth to collect the departed who are trying to stay above ground,
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790736/

The World’s End stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Roseamund Pike, so many other great British actors come together. Five friends reunite after 20 years to reenact their loved pub crawl and it turns out they may be human kinds last hope! Did you see Shawn of the Dead? Hot Fuzz? You’ll recognize some of the face and Simon Pegg is one of the writers. Cannot wait!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213663/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4

The Wolverine. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine..need I say more? I don’t think I have to!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1430132/?ref_=sr_1

Riddick. Another new movie from Vin Diesel, looks good, action packed, maybe a little scary. Did you see Pitch Black? I didn’t, looked a little too creepy, but I did see The Chronicles of Riddick? That I liked, he was an action star, quick wit, sarcastic, smart and funny, what more could you want? And his eyes look cool!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1411250/?ref_=sr_1

White House Down with Jamie Foxx as the president and Tatum Channing as a cop who helps protect and save the president when the White House is under attack. What I would like to know…does Hollywood have something against the White House? There seem to be an awful lot of movies with the White House under attack. Jamie Foxx is serious and funny and Tatum Channing, well, need I say more?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2334879/?ref_=sr_1

We saw another preview, I don’t remember, so it must not have sparked an interest in me, sorry.

When I was younger, in college and majoring in Communication Media, one of my dreams was to make previews/trailers for movies, something that showed what the movie was about, but didn’t give it all away like a lot of previews do. I still do sometimes and I still get jazzed when I watch previews, it’s one of our favorite things about going to the movies. The best part…right after the preview and before the movie starts, DCM turns to me and tells me what we’re about to watch, sometimes I actually remember, but nine times out of ten (especially when there are a lot of previews) I can’t remember!