Graduation season is upon us. Across the nation, countless hungover students are sitting through long and drawn-out speeches that stress the importance of working hard, integrity... blah blah blah. And dotted throughout the sea of monochromatic graduation caps and gowns, bright spots of color catch the light like stars in a velvet sky—personalized graduation caps that tell America no, dammit, you will not break my soul and force me into conforming to your soulless and corporate ways. I’ve seen some pretty creatively decorated graduation caps, but this one that reader Mitchell Burton tweeted at me was the best. It’s inspired by a drifting scene from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, the third movie of the Fast and Furious franchise and arguably the best. Burton, who just finished his Master’s in Aerospace Engineering, created the scene from craft supplies from Michael’s and toy cars: The terrain is a ReadyGrass from the model train section of the … [Read more...] about This Tokyo Drift Graduation Cap Is The Best Thing I’ve Seen All Week
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Fast & Furious
Swarmed by a crowd of VIPs with a smattering of journalists sprinkled in, I make my into a large building that's staged as a decades-old warehouse in San Francisco. I pass a chainlink fence housing NOS bottles and am greeted by familiar four-wheeled characters: a '12 Subaru WRX STI, a '97 Mazda RX-7, a '70 Ford Escort RS1600, and a '69 Dodge Daytona. If you've seen the third, sixth, and seventh outing of the $5-billion Fast & Furious franchise, these are the films co-stars, appearing in the queue for Universal Studios Florida's latest attraction, Fast & Furious - Supercharged. The cars all look authentic, and they should. The WRX and Daytona are actual prop vehicles from their respective films. Dennis McCarthy, the Picture Car Coordinator whose company Vehicle Effects built all of the automobiles for the Fast & Furious films, post-Tokyo Drift, provided 15 of them for the ride. For cars McCarthy couldn't source from production, replacements were built to look just like … [Read more...] about Fast & Furious
Mitsubishi Triton one-off for Fast & Furious Live tour
The Mitsubishi Triton (known as the L200 in the United Kingdom) is no stranger to limited-run special editions, having spawned the Barbarian SVP and SVP II last year and earlier this year, respectively. Now, another one has surfaced, and the latest is a one-off which will play a starring role in the Fast & Furious Live arena tour this year. Here, the special employs a modified version of the 2.4 litre turbodiesel from the standard model. Performance specifications were not released, though outputs should be considerably greater than the standard 181 PS and 430 Nm through changes, which include a new Garrett turbocharger, a custom-built manifold, a larger intercooler, high-performance air filter, optimised ECU and a 3D-printed air intake. The double-cab pick-up has also been outfitted with an external roll cage which surrounds the front bumper, front fenders, A-pillars and other customised bodywork. The latter is also to enable as much travel as possible for the Triton’s … [Read more...] about Mitsubishi Triton one-off for Fast & Furious Live tour
Fast & Furious Live: Review
Call the Fast & Furious films what you will - many people have - they're not without drama. So, more than anything else, the live action arena show must be dramatic. Or why else see it? A big TV, a decent sound system and the DVD box set is already pretty good way to get your fix, so what the show has to achieve is to make fairly slow speed in very confined areas look cool, while also incorporating key Fast & Furious elements along the way. This is no great transformation from the films, for better or for worse. So while there is a story, with characters played by Elysia Wren and Mark Ebulue attempting to track down a master criminal, you won't miss any dramatic plot twists should you nip out for a drink or a wee. Or both. Twice. And while the audience participation is a nice idea, its appeal wears thin pretty quick. No, what you're here for is the action, the immersion of seeing recognisable movie cars in person, and thrill of those cars performing stunts you're not capable of … [Read more...] about Fast & Furious Live: Review
15 things you didn’t know about Fast & Furious Live in Belfast
0 Comments 15 things you didn’t know about Fast & Furious Live in Belfast BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Petrol-head heaven is guaranteed when Fast & Furious Live hits Belfast’s SSE Arena. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/cars/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-fast-furious-live-in-belfast-36708291.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article36708287.ece/99664/AUTOCROP/h342/Fast%20Furious%201.jpg Email Petrol-head heaven is guaranteed when Fast & Furious Live hits Belfast’s SSE Arena. The high-octane show based on the hit movie franchise about street racing and spectacular heists arrives at the arena from Friday May 4 to Sunday May 6. It’s focused on the legendary movies series derived from the original The Fast and The Furious, a 2001 film starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, about street gangs that race Japanese cars through New York at night. Tickets are selling out fast for what critics have called an amazing show focused on cars, … [Read more...] about 15 things you didn’t know about Fast & Furious Live in Belfast
Furious 7 out-grossed Tokyo Drift…on Friday alone
Furious 7, in addition to bidding a fond and fitting farewell to the late Paul Walker, is absolutely printing money at the box office this weekend. Thursday-night showings netted a staggering $15.8 million, on the way to a massive $67.3-million Friday gross. That, incidentally, is more than Tokyo Drift took in during its entire domestic theatrical release. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below The prevailing wisdom now is that Furious 7 will close the opening weekend with $150 million in ticket sales—if not more. Friday's take was 10th biggest opening day ever, and puts Furious on pace to smash the April opening-weekend record set last year by Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Barring some unforeseen disaster, Furious 7 should cruise past Fast & Furious 6's box-office totals by the time it leaves multiplexes. The last installment did $238 million domestic and $550 million internationally, for a total combined box office of $788 million. Look for this one to better its … [Read more...] about Furious 7 out-grossed Tokyo Drift…on Friday alone
Pieces in place for director Justin Lin to return to Fast & Furious?
Deadline: Hollywood thinks that we haven't seen the last of filmmaker Justin Lin as far as the Fast & Furious franchise goes.To recap, it was Lin who stepped up after John Singleton's 2 Fast 2 Furious and all but reinvented the franchise starting with Tokyo Drift—a film we now know dovetails with the conclusion of Fast & Furious 6 and next spring's Furious 7. His four-picture run saw the reunification of the original cast and an Oceans 11-grade caper in the wildly entertaining Fast 5. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below After Fast 6, however, Lin left. Saw director James Wan helmed 2015's Furious 7, and if the trailer is any indication, it's going to rock:In the meantime, it appeared as if Lin had moved on. He was named as the director of a Bourne Legacy sequel that would continue following Jeremy Renner's Aaron Cross character. In short, he became attached to another potentially huge franchise opportunity for Universal, with potential to span several films. Wan, for … [Read more...] about Pieces in place for director Justin Lin to return to Fast & Furious?
‘Fast & Furious Live‘: Car movie mayhem, packed into an arena
LONDON — The roaring engines and burning rubber of "The Fast & The Furious" films — one of cinema's highest-grossing franchises — are skidding off the screen and into the real world, as a live stunt show based on the movies opens in London on Thursday before touring Europe."Fast & Furious Live," held in London's O2 arena, aims to re-create the elaborate stunts for which the films are known, everything from the bank heist from the first movie to the car airdrop."We talked about a live show, but we'd never imagined it in the way that Rowland (creative director, Rowland French) imagined it," Vin Diesel, one of the films' main stars, told Reuters. Diesel is not in the live show, which introduces all-new characters. French, who once worked on BBC's "Top Gear," similarly did a "Top Gear Live" arena show featuring car stunts.The show features around 40 vehicles, including tanks, trucks, a submarine and dozens of fire-spitting, customized muscle cars. It uses 3D … [Read more...] about ‘Fast & Furious Live‘: Car movie mayhem, packed into an arena
‘Fast & Furious Live‘: Movies’ cars and mayhem, contained in an arena
LONDON — The roaring engines and burning rubber of "The Fast & The Furious" films — one of cinema's highest-grossing franchises — are skidding off the screen and into the real world, as a live stunt show based on the movies opens in London on Thursday before touring Europe."Fast & Furious Live," held in London's O2 arena, aims to re-create the elaborate stunts for which the films are known, everything from the bank heist from the first movie to the car airdrop."We talked about a live show, but we'd never imagined it in the way that Rowland (creative director, Rowland French) imagined it," Vin Diesel, one of the films' main stars, told Reuters. Diesel is not in the live show, which introduces all-new characters. French, who once worked on BBC's "Top Gear," similarly did a "Top Gear Live" arena show featuring car stunts.The show features around 40 vehicles, including tanks, trucks, a submarine and dozens of fire-spitting, customized muscle cars. It uses 3D … [Read more...] about ‘Fast & Furious Live‘: Movies’ cars and mayhem, contained in an arena
‘Fast & Furious Live‘ arena show: Vin Diesel’s on hand for opening night
LONDON — The roaring engines and burning rubber of "The Fast & The Furious" films — one of cinema's highest-grossing franchises — are skidding off the screen and into the real world, as a live stunt show based on the movies opens in London on Thursday before touring Europe."Fast & Furious Live," held in London's O2 arena, aims to re-create the elaborate stunts for which the films are known, everything from the bank heist from the first movie to the car airdrop."We talked about a live show, but we'd never imagined it in the way that Rowland (creative director, Rowland French) imagined it," Vin Diesel, one of the films' main stars, told Reuters. Diesel is not in the live show, which introduces all-new characters. French, who once worked on BBC's "Top Gear," similarly did a "Top Gear Live" arena show featuring car stunts.The show features around 40 vehicles, including tanks, trucks, a submarine and dozens of fire-spitting, customized muscle cars. It uses 3D … [Read more...] about ‘Fast & Furious Live‘ arena show: Vin Diesel’s on hand for opening night