What makestheFast & Furiousmoviesso much fun is that they allow the audience to switch off their brain.
They flagrantly defy the laws of physics with their absurd action set-pieces.
There are plenty of other great action movies that fall into this category.
There are a ton of delightfully ludicrous action movies to check out in betweenrewatches of theFast & Furiousfranchise.
The bus action inSpeedis befitting of aFast & Furiousfilm.
If theFast & Furiousmovies swapped out street races for bar brawls, it would look something likeRoad House.
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Simon WestsCon Airis a ridiculous premise wrapped in a great movie.
Nicolas Cage stars as a Desert Storm war hero who was imprisoned for accidentally killing a man in self-defense.
The cast is just as stacked with action stars as any of the laterFast & Furioussequels.
The plot ofThe Expendablesconcerns the eponymous group being sent to overthrow a Latin American dictator.
However, they quickly find that hes just a puppet being controlled by a crooked ex-CIA agent.
But the plot isnt the reasonto watchThe Expendables or any of its sequels, for that matter.
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It stretches the maternity ward shootout fromHard Boiledinto its own feature-length movie.
Michael Davis riveting action direction ensures thatShoot Em Uplives up to its title.
John Travolta plays an FBI agent and Nicolas Cage plays the notorious terrorist who killed his son.
Face/Offis far better than it has any right to be.
Travolta and Cage have a ton of fun playing into each others mannerisms after they switch places.
Stathams first major action starring vehicle wasThe Transporter.
Hes not just a great driver; hes a jack of all badass trades.
Frank became the defining role of Stathams career: hes stoic, capable, and effortlessly charismatic.
The action sequences inTrue Liesare so ludicrous that they makeFast & Furiouslook tame by comparison.
A horse chase takes Schwarzenegger into an elevator and onto the roof of a skyscraper.
