Re: cars 2 vs. fast five ... which one do critics like more?

On Thu, 23 Jun 2011, [email protected] wrote:

>> Meanwhile, Fast Five -- the fifth installment of the Fast & Furious 
>> franchise, and also a >sequel that switches genre to some degree (Fast 
>> Five is a heist movie, unlike the first >four movies, while Cars 2 is a 
>> spy-movie spoof, unlike the original Cars) -- has a "fresh" >rating of 
>> 78% from "All Critics" and an even better 82% from "Top Critics".
>
> Um...heists were part the first Fast and the Furious film.  In fact, 
> heists played a role in all the films (Street racing is the backdrop)... 
> so is Fast Five really that much of a departure?

I must not be remembering the first four films all that well (well, I 
never saw the third film, but anyhoo).  The fifth film was promoted quite 
heavily as a "heist" film a la Ocean's 11, so presumably something seemed 
different about it to *somebody*.  Maybe the fact that they brought in a 
team that consisted of just about every supporting character from the 
first four films?  Maybe the fact that they stole a *vault* this time?

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