Fast and Furious 5? Will it ruin the image of the GTR

[The J]

Originally Posted by SPEED MERCHANT

Just a shame the best of the F&TF out of the series was the one that didn't feature the gear slapping Walker ...

Bring back Vin, but lose Walker ...

Paul is actually a fairly knowledgeable guy when it comes to cars and driving. He has owned 2 R34s before and has a white one now with a lot of Tomei parts.

[SPEED MERCHANT]

Shame his acting then isn't anywhere near as good then
Plus his 'driving performances' in the first one were cr*p!


Spins the ECLIPSE in the first scene.

Destroys the ECLIPSE in the first drag race & then drives likes he's a joyrider on an ASBO picking up Vin & getting away from the Police.

Even Vin panics when he's trying to smoke the Ferrari & again drives more like an ASBO joyrider!


He should stick to his knowledge !!!

[stealth]

Dont know why anyone really cares ,these movies are made for kids, as for affecting the GTR

[The J]

Originally Posted by SPEED MERCHANT

Shame his acting then isn't anywhere near as good then
Plus his 'driving performances' in the first one were cr*p!


Spins the ECLIPSE in the first scene.

Destroys the ECLIPSE in the first drag race & then drives likes he's a joyrider on an ASBO picking up Vin & getting away from the Police.

Even Vin panics when he's trying to smoke the Ferrari & again drives more like an ASBO joyrider!


He should stick to his knowledge !!!

I know he did more driving on film for the second movie than the first. If you notice in the first some of the in car sequences look strange for some characters because their driving sequences were not filmed using the cars they are actually supposed to be driving. But yeah. He's just doing his job. And I teased him about his movies the first time I met him too so it's fair game. In the first movie a lot of sequences were there because of the cinematographers wanted them to be there. For example even Craig Lieberman when we met him during the MINES GT-R event was telling us that he objected to diamond plates coming off, dangers to manifold, 4 mile long drag races, and 7 gears in an Eclipse. But in the end, the boys up top said it makes the action more exciting and so they did it. We don't say Star Wars is a bad film because you can hear the laser cannons firing in space or Action films are bad because the fighters are jumping way beyond what a normal human can without wires? Doesn't have to be super realistic. It's a fantasy environment. Just like the other heroes you gotta figure, hero cars are going to be capable of doing things we know are logically impossible. If you don't like it don't watch it. The problem I have is when people blur that distinction of what a car can do and what they see in a clearly fantastical setting such as F&F. Lots of ricer crashes.

But on a side note, it is because of Paul that the R34 in this movie did NOT have gaudy decals and crazy bodykits and neons. He specifically asked that they not do that.

[CraigLieberman]

Originally Posted by The J

I know he did more driving on film for the second movie than the first. If you notice in the first some of the in car sequences look strange for some characters because their driving sequences were not filmed using the cars they are actually supposed to be driving. But yeah. He's just doing his job. And I teased him about his movies the first time I met him too so it's fair game. In the first movie a lot of sequences were there because of the cinematographers wanted them to be there. For example even Craig Lieberman when we met him during the MINES GT-R event was telling us that he objected to diamond plates coming off, dangers to manifold, 4 mile long drag races, and 7 gears in an Eclipse. But in the end, the boys up top said it makes the action more exciting and so they did it. We don't say Star Wars is a bad film because you can hear the laser cannons firing in space or Action films are bad because the fighters are jumping way beyond what a normal human can without wires? Doesn't have to be super realistic. It's a fantasy environment. Just like the other heroes you gotta figure, hero cars are going to be capable of doing things we know are logically impossible. If you don't like it don't watch it. The problem I have is when people blur that distinction of what a car can do and what they see in a clearly fantastical setting such as F&F. Lots of ricer crashes.

But on a side note, it is because of Paul that the R34 in this movie did NOT have gaudy decals and crazy bodykits and neons. He specifically asked that they not do that.

Amen...been monitoring this thread...glad to see that some people realize that A) Paul IS a car guy and B) the movies have had only a positive affect on the GTR's image.

I agree wholeheartedly and candidly, Paul has earned my respect for tackling the business of driving well very seriously. All that aside, in person, he's just a cool guy who loves cars...like most of the GTR community.

I'll be interviewing him in two weeks....would love to hear your thoughts on what questions I should ask him (I'm penning the article for MAXPower UK but will also video tape it for release).

[Trev]

Originally Posted by CraigLieberman

Amen...been monitoring this thread...glad to see that some people realize that A) Paul IS a car guy and B) the movies have had only a positive affect on the GTR's image.

I agree wholeheartedly and candidly, Paul has earned my respect for tackling the business of driving well very seriously. All that aside, in person, he's just a cool guy who loves cars...like most of the GTR community.

I'll be interviewing him in two weeks....would love to hear your thoughts on what questions I should ask him (I'm penning the article for MAXPower UK but will also video tape it for release).

Hi Craig, good to see you posting here again - it's been a while!

Yes, I was aware Paul Walker had some talent behind the wheel, I believe he did a few of the driving scenes in 2F2F?

I'd like you to ask him when is he coming to the UK and to visit a few GTROC meets - I'm sure he'd enjoy some of our members cars

[jmotors]

Originally Posted by CraigLieberman

Amen...been monitoring this thread...glad to see that some people realize that A) Paul IS a car guy and B) the movies have had only a positive affect on the GTR's image.

I agree wholeheartedly and candidly, Paul has earned my respect for tackling the business of driving well very seriously. All that aside, in person, he's just a cool guy who loves cars...like most of the GTR community.

I'll be interviewing him in two weeks....would love to hear your thoughts on what questions I should ask him (I'm penning the article for MAXPower UK but will also video tape it for release).

Tell him he should promote the movie in japan. If he has time, some of us can take him for a ride at a night meeting.
Also ask him that the JDM import scene in the states needs a popular face like him, to get the imports running and finaly allowing the fans to import their dream GTRs.

[CraigLieberman]

Originally Posted by Trev

Hi Craig, good to see you posting here again - it's been a while!

Yes, I was aware Paul Walker had some talent behind the wheel, I believe he did a few of the driving scenes in 2F2F?

I'd like you to ask him when is he coming to the UK and to visit a few GTROC meets - I'm sure he'd enjoy some of our members cars

Actually, Paul is in France and England right now....I believe he jets back across the pond to America about the 16th of this month. I'm sure his schedule is slammed, though...he's promoting the movie.

[GTR-Dreamer]

Craig are in this movie again as you were in the first F&F?
What do you drive these days? I remember you driving a Supra that was featured in Max Power a while ago.

[CraigLieberman]

Originally Posted by GTR-Dreamer

Craig are in this movie again as you were in the first F&F?
What do you drive these days? I remember you driving a Supra that was featured in Max Power a while ago.

LOL...I'm driving an RS4 these days.

[TheDefiantOne]

Originally Posted by stealth

Dont know why anyone really cares ,these movies are made for kids, as for affecting the GTR

Well I take the films for what they are which is a bit of fun

Epic failures of automotive history have become icons due to brilliant films (Delorean anyone?), who's to say the inverse isn't true. I'd love to think that there are kids with posters of the R35 pinned to their walls as a result of this film.

You know what they say, there's no such thing as bad press.

[stealth]

Originally Posted by TheDefiantOne

Well I take the films for what they are which is a bit of fun

Epic failures of automotive history have become icons due to brilliant films (Delorean anyone?), who's to say the inverse isn't true. I'd love to think that there are kids with posters of the R35 pinned to their walls as a result of this film.

You know what they say, there's no such thing as bad press.

Exactly ,the films are made for the kids and thats what the thread was about with it being a Fast & furious film .No it wont ruin the reputation of the 35 and no the film wont win any Oscar's if they ever make a 5th one ,the main car of the second one was a 34 with neons

[Robbie J]

so FAF 4 is showing on the 10th April, perhaps we should meet up and watch it together

[SPEED MERCHANT]

Now that is a good idea

[Mikeydinho]

Cool video, good find.