The Bottom Line
Other than the fact the film involves young people who love to drive fast in incredibly cool-looking cars, there's not much that connects this third "Fast and the Furious" movie with the first two films of the franchise. No Paul Walker, no undercover police work, and most of the action takes place in Japan - "Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" definitely breaks out of the tried and true "Furious" mold.
Pros
- Loved the racing sequences
- Great introduction into the world of drifting for those unfamiliar with the style of racing
- Huge collection of bonus features
Cons
- The plot's basically non-existent
Description
- 11 deleted scenes
- 'Drift School' - The actors take to the track to learn all about drifting
- 'Cast Cam' - Behind the scenes footage
- 'The Big Breakdown: Han's Last Ride' - Setting up one of the most difficult racing/crash sequences
- 'Tricked Out to Drift' - An in-depth look at the cars selected for the main characters
- 'The Real Drift King' - Meet the man who first earned the Drift King title
- 'The Japanese Way' - The ins and outs of filming in Tokyo
- Feature commentary by director Justin Lin
- DVD Release Date: September 26, 2006
Guide Review - "Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" DVD Review
Lucas Black stars as Sean Boswell, a high school kid who can't seem to keep out of trouble. His single mom is pretty much at wit's end after having moved from town to town because of Sean's antics. But after he races his new school's big man on campus (who of course comes from a very wealthy family), Sean's only options are to spend time in a juvenile detention center or move to Japan and stay with his dad. Guess which one he chooses?Seemingly within hours of arriving in Tokyo and being told by his dad to stay away from cars, Sean gets himself involved in a 'sport' he knows absolutely nothing about - drift racing. With new buddy Twinkie (Bow Wow) watching his back, Sean comes on strong to the local gang leader's girl (Nathalie Kelly) and teams up with Han (Sung Kang) - a drift racer who shows Sean the ropes.
The story's really secondary to the racing, which is probably just how most "Fast and the Furious" fans like it. And if it's adrenaline-pumping race scenes you're after, this is definitely the DVD for you. Don't worry about the dialogue, the plot or the acting, "Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" is really all about the cars.
