terrible tv choices

[glass_icarus]

Since I was craving a bit of mindless movie tonight and vaguely remembered enjoying a couple iterations of Fast & the Furious, I decided I'd give Fast & the Furious: Tokyo Drift a shot. BAD IDEA. It was mindless all right, but it also really annoyed me. See also: white boy protag is THE MOST BORING CHARACTER OF ALL, WHY IS HE THE FUCKING PROTAG-- except duh, he's the only white main character (I see you, Hollywood logic). -.-;;;;;; Also, he was totally the least impressive driver before he got ~schooled~. Seriously, I would have happily watched a movie about Neela-learns-to-drive, or Twinkie entering the drift scene, or the epic bad romance between angstball D.K. and hotass sit-back-and-make-popcorn man Han (Sung Kang ilu!)¹, and I am cranky that none of these were the movie that was actually made.

Otoh I appear to be committing the bad romance fic² in my head at this very moment, so. *hands* (Should've known to kick myself into writing process via getting cranky, heh.) Er, anybody up for beta when it's done?

1. Okay, so I ended up watching for the epic bad romance, but a more central and less subtextual version would have been nice.
2. INSTEAD OF WHITE LOTUS, WHICH I STILL NEED TO ACCOMPLISH. WOES.

Comments

[bridgetmkennitt]

Lucas Black is a terrible substitute for Paul Walker. We know it, they know it, and that's why Tokyo Drift is the odd ball out in the series.

But on the bright side, Tokyo Drift is the reason why we have Han in the rest of the movies. :D

[glass_icarus]

Ahaha, I would have given so much for Paul Walker, yes, but even with a less-bland actor it would have taken a lot to sell me on/get me to actually appreciate Lucas Black's character.

(HAAAAAAAAAN ♥ ♥ ♥)

[sarashina]

I liked how Han and Vin Diesel were apparently BFF. Why couldn't we have had THAT movie?

[glass_icarus]

OR THAT. YES. DO WANT A:SDF:LKJA.