Need For Speed (Plus Bonus Features) Directed by Scott Waugh
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| Need For Speed |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4074 in Movie
- Released on: 2014-08-05
- Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Subtitled in: English
- Running time: 182 minutes
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Most helpful customer reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Better than you think it is
By John S. Harris
I had no idea this film was based on a video game when I saw it. I
was just looking for a few hours to kill so I snuck into this movie
after seeing the one I paid for.
I was pleasantly surprised by
this movie. It starts off a bit slow but soon zips into high gear
(pardon the pun) and shows some tremendously cool high-speed racing.
The actors infuse their stock characters with enough nuance and depth to make them interesting.
This
ain't Shakespeare, that's for sure. But you could do a LOT worse. For
a film based on a video game this movie is far, far better than you
think it is.
Worth checking out.
23 of 29 people found the following review helpful.
An 80s TYPE ACTION MOVIE with 21st Century technology
By Chris Kennison
All the things you assume about "Need for Speed" are all pretty
accurate; it is juvenile, another "Fast and Furious" type movie and it
is pretty much from beginning to end a car race, car chase, car crash
type movie. While you may not like that type of thing, "Need for Speed"
thankfully has more going on than just what its videogame origin
promises. Fortunately, Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), who plays Tobey
Marshall, is a fantastic and passionate actor and he's joined by an
entire group of actors and characters that will stick in your mind long
after the film is over.
Watching the film, I couldn't help
thinking that Tony Scott and Don Simpson left a mark on the world they
have left behind. I kept thinking that it had that "Top Gun", "Beverly
Hills Cop", "Days of Thunder" type feel to it. Everything in the film
was just larger than life with beautiful sceneries, machismo splashed
with comedy and characters that are as much over-the-top as the premise
of their actions. Tobey Marshall is the `Maverick' type; loaded with
skill but he can't seem to control it when he needs to. Maybe my love of
those great Scott/Simpson/Bruckheimer movies of the 80s clouded my
vision, but I felt it and it was a good thing.
Tobey Marshall is
an A-class street racer and with that comes a strange sensation that you
will have to have to overcome in order to enjoy the film."Need for
Speed" is based upon a videogame and with that, you have to remember
that this is absurdity. You have to think of "Need for Speed" as you
would have thought about the Sylvester Stallone movie "Death Race 2000"
from the 70s. When Marshall and his racing partners crash and weave
through normal every day traffic, you will hate them because they are
the kind of people you would hate if you were driving to work on a
Tuesday morning, but you have to forget that. If you can't overlook
that, then you won't enjoy the film.
Despite some poorly plotted
and unrealistic moments toward the end, "Need for Speed" remains a cut
above the rest when it comes to action/racing films. If you're assuming
that it is just a bunch of racing and ridiculousness, than you would be
wrong and right. It is about racing and ridiculousness, but within that
are beautifully drawn characters with passionate purpose and endless
humor and excitement for what they do. The intelligence of the driving
and the brilliance of the racing sequences put "Need for Speed"
over-the-top. Thanks to Aaron Paul and Imogen Poots, who plays a
character that most men can only dream about, "Need for Speed" is
endlessly interesting and impossible not to care about.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Razzle-dazzle stunts in a so-so story
By The Movie Man
"Need For Speed," based on a popular racing video game franchise,
attempts to capture the excitement of the game in a real-world setting.
The story features a near-impossible cross-country race against time --
one that begins as a mission of revenge. In a last attempt to save his
struggling garage, blue-collar mechanic Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul,
"Breaking Bad") -- who with his team skillfully builds and races muscle
cars on the side -- reluctantly partners with wealthy, arrogant
ex-NASCAR driver Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper). Just as a major sale to
car broker Julia Bonet (Imogen Poot) looks as if it will save the
business, a disastrous, unsanctioned race results in Dino's framing
Tobey for manslaughter.
There are some exciting racing sequences,
which are far superior to the script, which is composed of cliches and
overly familiar plot turns. Mr. Paul, excellent as Jesse Pinkman in the
"Breaking Bad" series, is wasted here and given so little to work with
that he resorts to simply gritting his teeth and glowering. Car chase
fans may enjoy the staged action, but if you look for a solid plot and
believable characters, this isn't your flick.
Bonus extras
include a digital copy, deleted scenes, audio commentary, and several
featurettes that focus on the movie's car stunts and action sequences.
These are often far more interesting than the feature itself.
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