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This week, on Really Large Men Who Drive Cars Really Fast:
We’re celebrating our 1st anniversary with the turbo-charged, melodrama-soaked, gravity-defying classic that redefined what a Great Bad Movie truly is. Fast Five is the Citizen Kane of car-based heist movies.
We saved this one for a special occasion, because Fast Five isn’t just any movie — it’s a beautifully chaotic mix of telenovela-level emotional showdowns, dialogue that sounds philosophical but means almost nothing, and incredible action sequences with things you’ve never seen before. Is it absurd? Absolutely. Is it brilliant? Unquestionably. Is it a little bad? Ummmmmm, all we can say is we love every second of it.
Come celebrate with us as we toast to one year of great cinematic achievements, and honor the film that somehow made dragging a vault through Rio with two Dodge Chargers look cooler than it has any right to.
Joe’s Back of the Box
Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) are on the run from the law and the most violent criminals in Brazil. Instead of laying low, they plan the biggest heist of their careers so that they can retire to a beach somewhere in the sun. The twists and turns will have you guessing all the way up the shocking final scene. The film goes into overdrive to and pushes the pedal to the meddle tight action scenes ravaging the city… Who will be left standing and who will fall by the wayside?
The REAL Back of the Box
This is the best of the Fast and Furious movies. Period, stop. It is ridiculous in all the ways you would expect but the stakes also feel raised and attainable. Utilizing the time honored trope of getting the band back together, Fast Five is a perfect action movie and it should be revered more than it is… Trust us, this is pure fun and no thought, all gas and no brake, all NOS and no Nitro….