Fast & Furious 7 - Vengeance Hits Home

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With bated breath, the movie starts with the demolished aftermath of a visit to the hospital. Total chaos and absolute viciousness as the character leaves, downing anyone still alive in his exit path. With the suave and cool demeanor of a yakuza with his billowing shirt tails.

We are introduced to Deckhard Shaw (Jason Statham), brother of the same Owen Shaw who destroyed half of London. With a house-leveling parcel bomb directed at his family, Deckhard incurs the wrath of Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel).

True to the form, each main character in the movie is paired with a compatible nemesis. The plot also thickens with the introduction of more characters with a loosely-developed storyline.

At the Azerbaijan heist to rescue the hacker with all-incredible God's Eye, the handsome Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) takes on the pugilistic Kiet (played by Tony Jaa). Kiet continues on Brian's trail halfway round the world in a helicopter into an abandoned building in downtown LA...

Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez) takes on a blond security guard with dress-tearing splits...

The exception perhaps is Tej Parker (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) 
who meets a worthy ally in the unlikely hacker, Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel)...

Normally preferring handsome hunks to chunks of metal, Merlion Wayfarer was intrigued by the HUGE number of cars, both real, part and CGI-ed in the show.

According to Telegraph, 230 cars were harmed in the making of Fast & Furious 7. They were raced off ramps, parachuted from planes and driven head-first into each other.

What's incredible is that each car is also matched to the character's personality.

The streetsmart Brian paired with a sleek and elegant blue Subaru Imprezza
 and a sleeker 2012 Nissan GTR...

Letty drives a 2011 Dodge Challenger, "partner car" to Dom's 1970 Dodge Charger,
a classic that belonged to his father...

Cool guy Roman Pearce drives the smooth 2011 Bugatti Veyron,
a mid-engined sports car with a top speed of 431.072 km/h...

A powerful and solid Deckard Shaw drives the 2014 Maserati Ghibli,
a revival 1966 classic complete with an eight-speed automatic transmission... 

A Tribute...

In the wake of the tragic passing of lead actor Paul Walker during a break in filming, finishing the project took an emotional toll on Director James Wan, the cast and the crew. In the days after the incident, no one was sure they wanted to continue. When they visited the crash site, and saw all the fans who came, they realized they had to finish this movie.

"The Fast & Furious saga is about family. The characters are connected by the bond of family,
and it is how all of us who have worked together for more than thirteen years feel about each other." - A note on the movie's official Facebook -


With this, Paul’s brothers, Caleb and Cody, were welcomed into the Fast family to film most of Paul’s unfinished scenes. When combined with CGI, carefully-chosen camera angles and the right lighting, the results are indistinguishable.

At a fork in life, the road ends here for Brian O’Conner. Fast & Furious has lost a beloved character, but it was much more about losing a beloved family member in Paul Walker. Yet, life goes on for the rest - Dom, Letty, Mia... Caleb and Cody - Family bonds closer together after one passes on...


For Paul.

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