Eighth movie discussion?
Okay, while due to Paul Walker's death I very likely won't be seeing the eighth movie, there kind of are some thoughts about it that still keep creeping into my mind, and that sometimes I keep thinking that maybe it's time Universal ended the series. Not because of Paul Walker, but there are some other factors
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Also, I happened to see a brief teaser scene of the 8th movie, just to get a glimpse of what level they are stooping to now, and Tej driving some "Luxury Super Tank" as it's called (Area 51 anyone?) during an ice chase, while Rome drives a Lamborghini, and they're chased by bad guys on snowmobiles - that was extreme cringe to me. Compared to the "innocent" street racing nature of the 1st-3rd movies, it's really gone too much down the "vehicular warfare" path. Already in 7th movie, the chopper/drone chase, destroying half a city was quite "bleugh" and over the top to me.
While I don't plan to see even the eighth one, I don't even want to think about what there shall be in 9th and 10th ones, that will come out in 2019 and 2021 (and already, Vin has been confirmed for both.) Tanks with NOS? Dom's Charger suddenly becomes something like KITT? Jet cars with nuclear missiles? Car-helicopter hybrids? Drone cars? Segways with machine guns? This just keeps going out of control.
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Look, I get Paul and Vin planned to make all the way through #10, but that was also when Paul was alive. They were meant to do it TOGETHER. And there's no Dom without Brian.
The end of 7 was a beautiful send off to not only Paul but the series as well. Just let it the hell alone.
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