[imdb fast and furious]Boo-yah. If I had any interest whatsoever in this hyped-up, drawn-out, steroid-induced, sorry-ass excuse for a franchise, THIS would be the trailer that would make me stand in line (all by my lonesome, by the way) for opening day. The teeniest bit of testosterone I have lying dormant in my body hit a boiling point when I saw this trailer.

The opening is brilliant, and makes us go, “hey, is this the movie?” As much as I love a good montage; giving us an excerpt of the movie is an excellent way to setup the plot and feel. In thirty seconds we’ve got a heist, a car chase, guns, couple of car crashes, a freakin’ mega-explosion, and KER-BLAM, the Deeze himself! After the reveal, there’s the best shot-music syncopation I’ve seen in a long time. The cuts are so well-timed with the beat I must download that song! Beat beat, Vin Deisel, beat beat, hot chick, beat beat, fire ball, beat beat, awesomeness! Who doesn’t love that?!

Even the little tag line “New Model, Original Parts” made the nostalgia part of my brain go “Whoa!” and fall off its chair. This trailer could easily trick me into seeing this film, if it wasn’t for my conscience tapping me on the shoulder saying, “but you hate these movies!” It’s alright, despite the kick-ass Tokyo Drift trailer, I managed to miss that movie, so I’m sure I can resist seeing Fast & Furious. I’ll just rewatch the trailer.

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