Show Tokyo Drift speeds past stereotypical sequel status Stacie Peart Movie Staff Writer Cars racing and actors on the rise ease the third installment installment install install- ment of the Fast Fasl and the Furious into the hearts of the car fanatic with wilh a pure adrenaline adrenaline adrenaline adren adren- aline rush The Fast Fasl and the Furious Tokyo Drift screeches way past the first sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious and should be compared compared compared com com- pared with the original hit that brought street racing to the big screen Sequels have become a favorite of the blockbuster blockbuster- filled summer The big screen was riddled with wilh a second helping of various top chart ping films in 2005 This summer summer summer sum sum- mer has Hollywood going back for thirds on some of its it's more successful films Mission Impossible III X Men The Last Stand and now Universal Pictures Pictures' answer to lo the times third charm trend with wilh Tokyo Drift Amazingly enough M IIII I IIII IIII III kept up the pace and Tokyo Drift seemed to lo follow follow follow fol fol- fol- fol low suit The film might not make the Academy Awards but bul it has all that an audience needs young actors fast cars and more importantly fast racing of those up cars The films film's focus is on the cars and their performance Oh and a little thing known as the plot While the plot is usually unimportant for these films Tokyo Drift keeps the story somewhat believable believable believable able as its ils main job is to get the film from car race to car race Tokyo Drift made a clean slate late when casting the i ose ode actors t th that tn l-tn aS PI fit the J II I r M 4 part an and were were fun to to watch on screen Lucas Black heads up the young cast and is no stranger to the film world Black has been acting since his debut with wilh role in The War Kevin Costner and Elijah Wood He hasn't stopped slopped since The year old actor has since taken roles in edgier er films like Sling Blade and Black also returned to lo the screen with wilh fellow Sling Blade actor Billy Bob Thornton in the football flick Friday Night Lights This is the one young actor to watch as the Alabama native takes lakes a different type lype of role as Sean Boswell in Tokyo Drift Boswell is a aleen teen leen who just cant can't seem to lo stay slay out of trouble and his problems with wilh the law land him in Tokyo Japan living with wilh this Uncle Brian Goodman Annapolis a military man with little patience for his nephews nephew's recklessness Tokyo Drift might not nol have to lo most unique storyline storyline story story- line but at al least its it's plausible A true irue water out story Boswell attempts to lo find his place in the new country hes he's been shipped off to lo and by doing so he stumbles upon Twinkle rapper Bow Wow without the Lil This new friendship leads Boswell into inlo Tokyo's world of the drifting art of sliding a car around corners without crashing or losing momentum Boswells Boswell's first attempt at drifting surprise surprise ends with a wrecked car a debt to pay and the unlikely friendship with Han Sung Kang Han takes lakes the young American under his wing while he works off the debt caused by f til d Jar caf I. I f Unfortunately Hans Han's H l s c rade DK Brian Tee linked M 1 t 2 t f Photo Courtesy of Un Universal versal Pictures Lucas Black in Tokyo Drift to the Japanese takes an instantaneous dislike to lo Boswell especially since he keeps flirting with Neela Nathalie Kelley DK's girl girl- friend Kelley makes her film debut in Tokyo Drift obsessed Car-obsessed audience members can drool as Tokyo Drift showcases the various designs of sleek cars and stunt driving that is as impressive as the cars The fast fasl paced racing featured in Tokyo Drift seemed handmade handmade handmade hand hand- made for the MTV genera genera- tion In a time when is a popular way to fake action onscreen on onscreen onscreen screen Tokyo Drift gave the difficult task of drifting into a team of stunt drivers The lack of on the road created an element of realism that enhanced the racing sequences Quick camera movements and impressive editing techniques also heightened the senses during each race The amazing stunt driving the array of cars featured and the fresh-faced fresh cast casl makes Tokyo Drift a wild ride worth experiencing 1 I ani lJ Z c navy nao n Ut vr won ll If Th F the FU lb S 'S l Ie Tokyo Drift is rated PG |