It seems to have almost nothing to do with the first two, which is a blessing and a curse. Quite enjoyable.
The leading actor is simply the worst acting in the movie. A Brian knockoff really. The movie is a white saviour bs, and the people that don't see it are the people that probably loved Avatar or something... Still I kinda like it, more for the nostalgia it gives me.
I have to admit, when I first watched The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift I hated it. None of the casts from the first two films are in the third one except for one actor who only shows up in the last ten seconds of the film in a cameo role. On top that the acting was much worse than the previous films and the story line was more lame and boring as well. It wasn't until after I got to see Tokyo Drift's successor Fast and Furious when it hit theaters that I found a new sense of appreciation for Tokyo Drift because of Kang's "Han" which gave the feeling that Tokyo Drift felt like it belong in the franchise whereas before it felt like it didn't... to me at least. Still with my new sense of appreciation Tokyo Drift still is the weak link in the franchise.
"DK and I have caused nothing but problems for you" so lets solve it by racing which started the problems to begin with, along with their attitudes. I wish I was able to just turn my brain off to watch this for the cars and the location but the script is so cringe-y I will never watch this movie again. The actor that plays Han Lue is the only reason I watched this movie completely through. I can't believe I watched this movie completely in theaters. Hopefully the next movie will be better.
Wow, what a step down, almost feels like they slapped the 'Fast and Furious' name onto a completely unrelated movie that was written by Joss Whedon. Falls into the racist "white saviour complex" where some dumb white guy with a Forrest Gump accent is sent to Tokyo for no good reason, gets a non-Asian girlfriend, joins a group of car enthusiasts who never speak Japanese (even when the white guy isn't present), and saves Tokyo from the Yakuza. It's such dumb garbage... sexist, racist garbage. Even the soundtrack sucks, other than that one song with the chimes.
Unpopular opinion, but this is the BEST Fast and Furious movie.
Like fried food: so bad it's good.
A 24-year-old 'high school student' with chest hair growing out of his t-shirt and a receding hairline moves to Tokyo where he learns Japanese in an afternoon, meets a straight guy who keeps giving him cars to learn about him and steals the girlfriend of a Yakuza-adjacent local so they can go for a romantic, moonlight drift... :rofl::rofl::rofl:
On the plus side, there's a welcome absence of "bro, brother, brah, and cuz" at the end of every sentence.
To think I'm the idiot who thought a Fast and Furious without Vin Diesel and Paul Walker might actually be better.
Somehow, I never quite warmed up to "Tokyo Drift". I do like some things, such as Justin Lin's direction, the fitting soundtrack, or Sung Kang's Han, who has managed to become my favorite character in the whole franchise. On the other hand, I don't really like Lucas Black as the lead. And "DK" is also a really boring villain. At least the drift concept makes for some entertaining racing sequences. That ensures that the film is mildly entertaining in the end.
This one has some heart and an actual story. Feels like a separate entity. The cars look good for a change and the main character isn't the best actor but he still has more charisma than the previous ones. A decent romance story, Tokyo is a great setting, the Yakuza storyline was a good addition and the action sequences are more intense. Far from perfect but this is my favorite in the franchise so far.
Japanese title: Wild Speed X3 TOKYO DRIFT.
This is the one without anyone from the original cast, except for an Easter egg at the end (egg in all senses). The plot follows the oldest-looking high school student ever, who is exiled to Japan as an alternative to jail (?). Along the way, he becomes involved in low-ranking yakuza brawls and learns the graceful drifting of the Nanto school, which seems to differ from the hyperspace jumps of American street races. Obviously, none of the cast is Japanese except for the yakuza boss.
The exotic setting could have offered a lot of new, trashy ideas, but unfortunately, we're back to an overwhelmingly dull and generic action flick that takes itself way too seriously. The only guilty pleasure factor here may be the atrocious dialogue. The car chases are also unwatchable due to the shaky camera movements and fast cuts. I can’t believe they renewed the same creative team for the sequels.
Guilty pleasure score: 4~5
Actual score: 3
Final score: 4
7.5/10 - IIRC this was my favorite F&F movie - even though it's kinda a spinoff. But after rewatching all movies from the beginning I might actually like the first movie more (but this one is still better than the second movie). I really like the concept of this movie but some aspects didn't feel as good as it could've been.
The begining was lime. They used to have this cool music and animations during the intro but this time they kept the standard intro, left out the F&F animations, and I didn't like the music during the opening scene.
But then comes one of the best scenes. The one that ends with Sean and his wrench :D But I don't remember the "got your back" of the rich guy's friends being so very quiet (IIRC that was louder in the German version and made it clear that they won't be of much help).
Unfortunately though, Sean is an idiot. He cannot drive but thinks he's cool and doesn't seem to really care about anything. And why would he even ask "Where is my car?" at the police station? You idiot totalled it. I'm convinced it's so badly damaged that it isn't even worth to repair it.
He does have a funny accent though :D
Twinkie is quite funny - and his ride as well :D
Neela is of course the best female character. She can drive, is hot/cute/attractive, and also fierce/determined at times. Would be nice if she was even more powerful but she's cool nonetheless.
And Han is my favorite male character. He's much cooler than Sean and yet so chilled :D It really sucks that he died... :o
I love the drifting. IMO it fits the F&F movies well and makes the scenes less ridiculous (as drifting isn't about speed / it's slower than racing).
And this is the first F&F movie with heel-and-toe downshifting scenes :) (But I didn't really hear the revs go up.)
"Life's simple, you make choices and you don't look back." - I wish it was that simple :) (But I guess it could be.) Anyway, I liked that scene!
And the best scene of the whole movie was of course the group drifting scene at night with Neela. So lovely and calming :)
And that quote about "just the moment".
And a bit later Han died. RIP, that sucked! How dare you? Don't the writers know that car's don't explode? :P
At least Sean was lucky enough to be saved by his dad.
Anyway, nice to see Dom at the end! And that "Han was family" quote of course <3
I just hope that Brian, Dom, and Mia will be back together in the next movie (that's still the best combination so far!).
Gosh this movie is stupid. Fun, don't get me wrong, but so stupid. It'd make more sense if I didn't remember every 5 minutes that they're 17 and solving yakuza drama with car races
After watching it again, I can say for sure that this movie is sooo underrated. It’s definitely not the worst of the franchise as many people describe it.
It’s a good movie if you can get over Lucas Blacks god awful hick accent. That jack ass smile of his too man.
It cracks me up how all these kids have supped up cars and they are what, 17? And as if street racing is this hugely popular thing lol. Dumb and ultra unrealistic.
I’d be surprised if he could butter his own bread let alone build a car.
Thank god he is only in one movie.
Lol and lil bow wow trying to change to bow wow. No sir, you are lil.
Not as good as the first but better than the second in my opinion. The lead is so weak but the Tokyo setting, Han Lue, the action with the cars is still good stuff to watch.
It's fine but totally forgettable and skippable. There are some decent driving scenes but the story and acting leave a lot to be desired.
Car go fast. Nnnnwwwwwoooommmmm. And girls wear short short dresses. http://www.susanhatedliterature.net/2006/07/the-fast-and-the-furious-tokyo-drift/
{ #asianswag } || Really surprised by this one! I've enjoyed it a lot more than I expected minus the lead role, that Sean guy wasn't even half as intersting as Brian in my opinion. Anyway, great movie so I can't wait to catch up with the sequels!
One of my favorite movies, I think only because I have great memories linked with this one. I could watch it over and over again and it never gets boring. Seeing it with criticism it's a 6/10 but as a fan I give this movie 8,5/10
17 year old Sean who has more chest hair than my 25 year old ass is sent to Tokyo as a PUNISHMENT just to hook up with a hot girl and drive even more races and become the new DK, all while being called a Gaijin 12391239 times and wearing stylish slippers aka. "Wabaki".
God I love that movie.
Total popular opinion. This is the BEST FF movie!
A thrilling high-speed adventure, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is an impressive addition to the series. After moving to Tokyo to live with his father, Sean Boswell gets into the underground street racing scene and becomes the driver for a local gangster named Han. The plot's fairly strong, and does a good job at building the characters and at making them interesting. The racing scenes are also really well-done, and are a lot more exciting and intense than in the previous film. Even though it doesn't have any ties to the original, Tokyo Drift is action-packed and feels very much like a part of the franchise.
This is the film that I like most in the Fast and Furious franchise. For me, this is the last film from when it was still about cars before moving on to fiction and unbridled action.
Least favorite movie of the franchise, I only watched it because it's part of it. I really miss the original cast. Han is the only interesting character. No cool story, just this annoying childish teen drama nonsense. Plus the acting in the movie is horrible, and what the hell is that accent? Annoying af. Cars and races are cool tho (btw if they are racing, do I want to see how other people are watching the race on their phone? NO)
rating: 6/10
posted 25 april 2020
One of the best movies in this series.
The way the first three movies are set up, it is really awesome.
The personality of Han is so cool.
and one the best camera scene in entire series, when they drift in crowded street and they make way for cars.
:heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart: - The music was fantastic and I loved the destination.
Here's how my rating system works:
10:heart:- Masterpiece :100:
9:heart:- Excellent
8:heart: - Amazing :ok_hand:
7:heart:- Great :sun_with_face:
6:heart: - Good :thumbsup:
5:heart: - Average :head_bandage:
4:heart: - Bad but watchable :octagonal_sign:
3:heart: - Bad :sob:
2:heart:- Awful :face_vomiting:
1:heart: - Bull Shit
Another intriguing 2000s time capsule that was bound to age like milk, mostly because it appeals to everything a 14 year old in 2006 would consider cool. The drifting is pretty fun, even if the crime syndicate plot that’s wrapped around it is completely ridiculous. The acting is really shitty here (even compared to earlier F+F installments) and everyone’s hormone levels are so high that you could basically consider them anime characters. With that said, Justin Lin’s flashy directing already showed a lot of promise, the lighting and colour grading are sleek and brewing with personality, capturing Tokio and its canyons in an interesting way. The action sequences, for the most part, are well directed. There’s a chase sequence through the streets of Tokyo which is really fun because of the locations, precise editing and good score choice. The canyon duel was another good, refreshing idea for the series. It’s just a shame that these scenes are trapped in a movie that’s impossible to take as seriously as its director wants me to.
4/10
Rated a Connor 0, normal 5.9
This is my favorite movie of all.
Though many will disagree, this is probably one of, if not my favorite, movie in the series. Absolutely love it.
Still a good film. The franchise should of ended on this film, because it stuck to the style that it started off with, and that's the racing. It was based on need for speed games after all.. I'm glad the franchise has ended.. unless they bring back racing then don't bother..
Shout by MounirBlockedParent2017-01-10T19:10:47Z
i like this movie, a little bit different to the whole franchise. and Sean feel a bit Gaijin to this serie. i don't understand why they chose Lucas Black. enjoyable!