How I sleep at night knowing I've never participated in a clear smear campaign which stained a creator's reputation for the rest of their online existence and mindlessly believed some God's mistake's unsubstantiated claims of "manipulative behaviour" and "pedophilia" because I didn't want to face some bit of backlash from sad twitter freaks for not speaking up right away right this instant.

The Fast and the Furious

Yesterday I caught the latest film in the worldwide hit Fast & Furious franchise, The Fate of the Furious. To get a little a little bit it in the right mindset for it, I went and watched the original 2001 film, The Fast and the Furious (trailer) a couple days prior. I own all of the films, but the second installment which I detest, and as luck would have it all but the last couple were still in my backlog. I may as well cover them all(minus 2Fast) for the blog, and I think I will try and knock out a couple of the earlier movies right away before revisiting the later films down the line. Additionally, since I always kind of embraced these films in a lighthearted ridiculous kind of way, I will be a little looser with my entries for these films and will run down my highlights from each film in a bulleted list kind of way. -Quick plot synopsis for those unfamiliar with the first film: The late Paul Walker portrays undercover cop Brian Connor. There is a street car gang stealing hot ticket Apex DVD players from trucks, so Connor goes undercover and joins Dominic Torreto’s (Vin Diesel) gang that also consists of his sister Mia (Jordana Brewster), his tough-as-nails girlfriend Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) computer hacker whiz Jesse (Chad Lindberg) and lifetime meathead bro Vince (Matt Shulze).

-I vividly recall my sister treating me to this film at the theater for a graduation present since it hit theaters a Friday or two after I graduated way back in 2001! Initial memories of the film were that it seemed like the coolest thing ever with all the crazy special engine closeup/NOS turbo special effects and all the bedazzling of the street cars with neon and underglow. -I also specifically remember thinking coming out of this thinking that Vin Diesel was the coolest dude ever with him having the silent, deadly charisma and perfect chilling delivery of classic lines such as “It doesn’t matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winnings’s winning!” and the quintessential “quarter mile at a time” speech of the film which transpired in my favorite scene in the picture. Those thoughts quickly changed when Diesel skipped out on the sequel in favor of duds like The Pacifier. I also recall Paul Walker’s BS wavy hair and as the ultimate cornball with his epic so-bad-its-good delivery of classic lines such as “I need two cans of NOS…tonight!” He gets much better in later films thankfully. This is also the only film series I can tolerate Michelle Rodriguez in since she goes on to play the same badass stereotype in all the other films she is in and is insufferable as a result. This was the first time I was exposed to her here however and she is the perfect complement to Vin Diesel’s character.

-Johnny Tran (Rick Yune) is the stereotypical Asian gangster for the film. He has history with the Toretto gang and it all comes to a head in the film’s last act after some deadly fallout after a race that transpires at the Race Wars event. He is actually a pretty compelling villain and one of my favorite antagonists from the series. Speaking of races, if you have not seen the earlier Fast films, than I have to be the one to break it to you that the earlier films primarily revolved around the underground street race scene and it was not until Fast Five when the films fully evolved into “best drivers in the world pulling off insanely unbelievable heists.” -The truck heists were only a small backdrop to the street racing in the film, but the final truck heist scene features a lot of great stunt work and practical effects. Watching the extra feature interviews it was cool to see that a lot of the street racing and truck scenes were primarily shot with practical effects and very little CG work. Obviously that would flip with the latter films in the series.

-I got a good feeling the younger crowds are going to scoff at the soundtrack for this film, but for me this film hit during my coming of age years and thus a lot of it resonates with me still today. Reliving it does have a really good blend of (then) modern rap, hip/hop and metal. Fans of Ja Rule, Saliva and Limp Bizkit will not be disappointed! The SWAT montage scene being accompanied by Dope’s “Debonaire” is another favorite scene in the film of mine, which has a great culmination of Tran’s father giving the ever-dreaded “disappointed parent hand-slap of doom!” -I forgot to mention I am reliving these films with a special commentary track. Giant Bomb is my favorite videogame website and they occasionally do movie commentaries. Longtime readers here may recall that is how I re-watched Rocky IV. Experiencing this film again with the Giant Bomb crew was an ideal experience for me, since they re-watched all seven films over the past few months leading up to F8. Host Alex Navarro is the well-versed lore-master of the Fast franchise and provides plenty of wisdom for casual Fast fan Vinny Carravella Fast-newbie Dan Ryckert. Dan bombards Alex with too many questions, but Alex wisely knows what to clue him into as the movie progresses. Also experiencing Dan state why he avoided the movies all these years only to make a complete 180 and end up loving this film about an hour in was very entertaining to listen in on. As always the GB guys are a riot and have plenty of wise cracks along the way that made rewatching this a lot of fun. If you want to give their commentary a listen then head here to download the track. -The BluRay is jacked with a ton of extras. Most of them are carried over from the DVD release but there are a couple new HD extras too. Dom’s Charger is a quick four minute look at Dom’s ride and how they found that model for the film. Quarter Mile at a Time is a 10 minute-eye opener on the origins of drag/street racing and how it lead to NASCAR/F1 and modern street racing. That is all for new extras. There is a little over an hour worth of assorted extra features carried over. Of them I would suggest checking out the deleted scenes, as there are a few good ones that director Rob Cohen justified why they did not make the final cut. Making of Fast and Furious is a thorough breakdown of the cars, races and cast for the film and provides a lot of detail on what I referenced earlier on how the stunts were done. Make sure to check out the six minute short film, Turbo Charged Prelude which has no dialogue and is essentially Connor going rogue from the cops and travelling across the country to Miami to setup for the sequel, 2Fast, 2Furious. Finally, Rob Cohen is on hand for a solo director’s commentary, but as I previously mentioned I opted for the Giant Bomb commentary instead.

-I highly recommend watching the original film whether you have seen it or not. It was awesome experiencing it again and seeing how far the series has evolved over the past 16(!) years. Even if you prefer sticking with the newer films, if you are one to pay attention to all the nitty gritty details you will likely pick up on a few references and characters that stay dormant until the later movies that will give you a new look into their origins with the franchise. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, check out this incredible guide from The Ringer that ranks the Fast films along with several supplemental rankings of vital elements of the films such as “Best rapper cameos” and “Best Dom one-liners.” Very thorough, but is well worth your time to take in. Now if you pardon me, I am going to go off to a corner in my room and jam out to Saliva and Limp Bizkit. Other Random Backlog Movie Blogs 3 12 Angry Men (1957) 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown 21 Jump Street Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie Atari: Game Over The Avengers: Age of Ultron Batman: The Killing Joke Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Bounty Hunters Cabin in the Woods Captain America: The First Avenger Captain America: The Winter Soldier Christmas Eve Clash of the Titans (1981) Clint Eastwood 11-pack Special The Condemned 2 Creed Dirty Work Faster Field of Dreams Fight Club The Fighter For Love of the Game Good Will Hunting Gravity Hercules: Reborn Hitman Ink Interstellar Jobs Man of Steel Marine 3 & 4 Mortal Kombat The Replacements Rocky I-VII Running Films Part 1 Running Films Part 2 San Andreas ScoobyDoo Wrestlemania Mystery The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Steve Jobs Source Code Star Trek I-XIII Take Me Home Tonight TMNT The Tooth Fairy 1 & 2 UHF Veronica Mars Wild The Wrestler (2008) X-Men: Days of Future Past

Martin Walls is legitimately evil and I'm sick of people coddling his ass.

Alex said not to harass him. Fine. But dude's got a MASSIVE audience and he sold this fake narrative to all of them. He NEEDS to be held accountable. Rules for thee but not for me, eh? When they did this to Alex, it was about 'justice', but when we do it to Paredes it's apparently wrong.

Hello, kettle. I'm pot. Have we met?

Behold, ladies and gentlemen — grooming.

I seriously CANNOT believe people think Alex saying "meow meow" OVER AND OVER AGAIN and being sexual with people he DATED is akin to grooming. And that that the fact he (not yet come out publicly so I'm still using any pronouns) is trans and likes to dress up means he's a fucking predator. He was never EVER sexual with his friends. He constantly checked to see if Ven was comfortable with what they did and guess what.

Why in the fuck would they go back on what they themselves said? Are they BPD or something? Why is Ven and all of this "mean gorl" clique so fucking hungry for asspats?

Sure. Alex is an asshole for suibating others. But the guy's mentally ill and he clearly is aware of this fact. He apologized. Is seeking for help. WHY would you use this against him when he's regretted it and looking to improve?

Are these people hearing what they're saying?

Dude Twitter users are so fucking worthless and lazy. Why would they even brag about being the possessors of a cardinal sin? These people have to be little babies if they won't even bother to read the fucking document before spewing their crappy takes onto the internet. I pray that Trump bans Tik Tok forever because this short-attention span bullshit is seriously affecting our younger generation and I'm sick of pretending that it isn't.

And no, not censoring. None of them, not even Kister's own crew, were even the slightest bit nice to Anarchist and Alex ever since that smear campaign first surfaced. They chose to speak up in public. They chose to write this biased shit. Alex didn't choose to have his private information leaked. Not even once.

Also, "don't screw this up" 😂😂😂😂😂 What the fuck? Who do you think you are? His mom? Kid, go do your homework and quit trying to be kewl, for fucks sake.

What the fuck? Alex dated two adults. Messed around a bit. Broke up. Alex didn't want to be in a server. Wanted fresh start with fans. So he got off. The end. Simple, right?

But this bitch was SO offended by the mere thought of Alex doing something else with his life rather than paying them attention, that they concoct an entire document filled with lies, assumptions, and buzzwords to try and garner people's sympathy (which fucking worked btw); dragged his name through the mud; used all of his friends against him (because people with many followers NEVER lie!); and generally accused him of incredibly serious accusations... out of spite and disappointment for Alex not being the perfect boyfriend.

So, there you go. Demented idiots like Martin Walls and Alex Kaizo literally helped slander an innocent person over a fucking high-school level dating drama.

....I hate Twitter.

Ven, just one tip, maybe call Mitcha's lawyer dad and ask him to defend you!

But guys.,, are my eyes deceiving me...? A-a... a Twitter user wi-with common sense?!?!!????! 😱

Well. Better late than never I suppose. AT LONG LAST those algorithm-fed robots have been programmed into attaching themselves onto Alex's narrative this time around. At least now it's ACTUALLY the truth! (even if they had to slooooooowly and caaaaarefully be guided around by the hand, like some baby just learning how to walk, to realize something as obvious as 1+1=2)

Also, no. Shut up. You've had MORE than enough proof to disregard the claims made against Alex. You simply chose to remain ignorant to it, because the very thought of using your brain for once is apparently way too difficult for you. I can understand staying neutral; but being part of a hate campaign, even when knowing full well that most if not all of the claims were false? No. You and your clique are just stupid and naive. Go back to preschool.

By the waaaaaay, just a reminder for the people who were loudly against Alex even after so much information had been brought up even DAYS before his eventual response.

You supported people like this. You've had all the opportunities in the world to change your perspective but still didn't. You've helped in this smear campaign. You corroborated people who didn't want a person to die just so it wouldn't "make them look bad". You were the reason why Alex was forced to state the obvious.

Why so, it's beyond me.

Last post under the alex kister hashtag. I know people are sick of my ramblings just as I myself am. Reddit wants to move on and so do I and many others. Peace out ✌️

"this is nothing like the kwite situation" intellectuals after letting go of their bias for one fucking second and learning how to read more than 2 lines of text after FINALLY understanding this was all a bunch of bullshit perpetuated by an butthurt ex and their army of sycophants desperate for even the tiniest amount of relevancy.

Yeah, god forbid people are disgusted by a creator uses their power to have sexually charged conversations with fans, smh my head

Anon, we have been brought upon this Earth with eyes. You know, we can use them to read. We spend our first developmental years learning such skill. Do you like to read books? Eyes were made for that. One thing we can also read is Alex's response and explanation.

And in this same response here's what he says.

Crazy right? You see how it is made explicitly obvious he was only sexual with his partners, and how he saw them as PEOPLE, not his fans?

Woooooow!!!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Imagine looking up to a creator; imagine this creator made a series you were so in love with that it inspired you to start your own series that gained massive success equally in par with theirs. Imagine you are friends and this creator's series continues being your main source of inspiration and so beloved by you that you can't help but constantly mention it when you are asked what is your favorite show of that genre.

Now imagine that a few years later, some complete brainless psycho releases an "exposed" on you, revealing all of your private information and secrets you explicitly said YOU WANTED TO KEEP PRIVATE; to then their vile little minions expose the whole entire fucking plot of the series you've worked with so much love and care.

And this creator you so much loved comes around in support of the aforementioned sociopaths because the dumb-fuck couldn't be bothered to read the document.

Martin Walls, Chezz. Who else should I stop supporting from this moment on?

Wow what a surprise. The bitch was a genuinely shitty fucking person.

I'm seriously without words to express just how disgusted I am of every single person that has participated in this lie.

"this is a difficult situation"

MOTHERFUCKERS.

THIS IS NOT IN FACT A DIFFICULT SITUATION. YOU'VE SPREAD MISINFORMATION THROUGH THESE LAST FEW WEEKS. YOU DIDN'T BOTHER TO CHECK UP ON THE CLAIMS OR EVEN READ PAST THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THAT DOCUMENT. YOU DIDN'T EVEN TRULY READ ALEX'S RESPONSE, FOR FUCKS SAKE!

YOU BLINDLY TRUSTED FAKE ACCUSATIONS AND TARNISHED A MAN'S IMAGE BECAUSE YOU'RE SO GULLIBLE YOU'RE WILLING TO LISTEN TO A DERANGED INDIVIDUAL, THAT EXPOSED THEIR EX SOLELY OUT OF REVENGE, SIMPLY FOR THE FACT THAT THEY WERE BORN WITH A VAGINA.

YOU'VE PARTICIPATED IN THIS HATE CAMPAIGN. FUCKING OWN UP TO IT, COWARDS!

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ALEXXXXXXXXXXXX I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU DON'T SUE EVERY SINGLE PERSON INVOLVED IN THIS SHIT ALEEEEEEEEEXXXXXXXXXXXX SUE THEEEEEEEEEEEEM SUE THEM AAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL ALEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEXXXXXXXXX SUE THEM AND TAKE ALL THEIR MONEY ALEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEX

EARTH-SHATTERING, WORLD-ENDING, CATASTROPHICALLY BASED. GET FUCKED MARTIN WALLS, ALEX KAIZO AND CHEZZKIDS. I HOPE YOU'VE HAD A GOOD TIME KNOWING YOU'VE SLANDERED AN INNOCENT MAN AND CORROBORATED LITERAL SOCIOPATHS THAT EXPOSED HIS PRIVATE INFORMATION TO STRANGERS OVER THE INTERNET. ALL FOR THE SINGLE CRIME OF LEAVING A SERVER.

SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETHE!!!!! BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURN!!!!!!!!

The op of the document was lying