furious seven

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2820852

it took me about a week to realize that there were seven people in the protagonist group of furious seven, and that they were indeed furious.  having made this connection, i suddenly realized there was another level to the titles of these movies, and after further "research", i found that yes, about half of them did indeed have a double entendre embedded in the title of the movie.  fascinating.  i feel like i have been schooled by a third grader.

furious seven is ok as far as action movies go.  it unfortunately suffers from being unable to decide whether it is a racer movie or an action movie much of the time.  however, if you have been following the series, then you should be used to that by now.  it has not been a racer movie since tokyo drift, and most of us do not really acknowledge that one. that means it has not *really* been a racer movie since 2 fast 2 furious, which none of us acknowledge.  which means, in turn, that it has not been a racer movie since the very first one.

the one thing that really surprised me about this film was the amount of effort they put into bidding adieu to paul walker.  they used symbolism and everything!  as surprising as it was, it was also very touching, which is something i never thought i would see in a fast/furious movie.

furious seven gets three families.