But then Han fans were pissed that Han’s killer was now a good guy, and so, Han comes back for 9. And the only reason that the series is seemingly so disjointed is that it was that Universal practically ran out of gas with 2 Fast 2 Furious, discovered they had more fuel in the tank with the character of Han in Tokyo Drift, and then decided to make all of the sequels prequels in order to give more screentime to Han.īut then Han’s death catches up with him at the end of 6. That said, there is a wonderful arc to the characters in these movies-they go from street thieves to big heist technicians, to international superheroes tasked to save the world over and over again. And, truthfully, as much as I love this franchise, you need to enter them with a kind of suspension of disbelief: Can a Fiero really go into space? Can you drag a safe with a pair of Dodge Chargers through the streets of Rio? Do people really say “I’ll have the tuna, no crust” in East L.A.? But when you let go of physics and reality, the Fast movies unlock a pleasure center in your brain that you perhaps had not felt since you played with Matchbox Cars as a kid. There is not an easy logic to the way the Fast and Furious movies are named, or their order. "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below."
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