Kids With Camcorders
Added 7/16/2009
I bought the movie because my car was in one of the racing scenes. It took me a long time to find this movie because when they shot it they said it was titled, "Quatro Nova." I finally looked up Greg Leone because I knew his car was in it. I think the "Behind the Scenes" on Youtube is way better than the movie (mostly cause my wife is in it, she acts like she doesn't know how to start a race). The acting is so bad that it's painful to watch. I skimmed through the movie with my finger on FF just to get a glimpse of my car. I don't see how anyone could really enjoy this unless they were a part of the film making process. I give the director respect for an idea and having balls. My brother is a director and I know making a film sucks the life out of you. Other than that, I don't think there is much I can say for the movie. It looked like a bunch of friends with cameras and a script trying to make a film. It would've been a little more bearable if the lead actress was hot.
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What was this?
Added 1/23/2008
I read about this movie in Super Street magazine years ago. I bought it based on the premise it was Romeo & Juilet meets The Fast and the Furious. But the movie had little racing scenes and a crappy story line. Don't even buy it previously viewed, wait till its on tv or a dumb friend bought it. SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!!!!
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Not a mainstream kind of movie, but if you love cars, you'll like it
Added 1/17/2008
The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because most Amazon readers are probably not into the whole street racing scene. I really clicked with the movie because I'm from the area and attended the types of races that the movie took shots of. The movie is very creative and very real and it displays an accurate description of what it's like in parts of the LA area. If you're into real, RAW street racing, you'll enjoy the movie to some extent, just watch with an open mind and realize it's not like a typical mainstream movie.
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A for effort.
Added 1/11/2007
This movie gets a star for camera work, and one for time invested. I can't believe D1 and Option would endorse this garbage.
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A visual and auditory masterpiece, but with a lame story/script
Added 9/10/2006
This is an amazing piece of filmmaking. From the opening credits to the final gruesome scene, it is simply overflowing with incredible camera work and captivating music. If this film had been made as just an artistic portrayal of street racing in California, and left the story out of it, it might have been closer to a perfect film. But unfortunately it has a kind of lame story with occasional bad lines delivered by non-actors that do remarkably well, all things considered. The script and story are still better than that piece of garbage call the Fast and Furious franchise. So many of the visuals in this movie are absolutely breathtaking, and often times the combination of the visuals and the music have an almost narcotic effect on the viewer. I felt that the achievements of this film far outweigh the shortcomings, and I do expect to see this director making a major hollywood film in the near future. If you give him some top-notch screenwriters to work with, he will be one of the great ones.
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