"Watcher" for three: we discuss films about racing and racers with a special guest

Fasten your seat belts as The Caretaker embarks on an adrenaline-pumping ride through the Fast & Furious franchise and other car movies. How cars become the main characters, what to do if family values ​​oppose common sense, and the laws of physics are reduced to the level of cartoons about Tom and Jerry - all this is discussed by Mikhail Volnykh and Alexei Khromov with genuine interest in the new episode. And Daria Kostyuchkova, the host, helps them in this.Listen, it's easy”, editor of Lifehacker’s podcasts and a big fan of stylish cars, roaring engines and Tokyo skids.

02:31 - Dasha, Lyosha and Misha share their impressions of the recent revision of all parts of "Fast and the Furious" and discuss how well or badly the films of the series have aged.

06:47 - translation difficulties: how "nitrous oxide" in the first "Fast and the Furious" sounded in different versions.

08:52 — do you need movies about racing, when there are racing games.

15:56 - Mikhail presents a list of 19 things that Fast and the Furious taught him.

17:47 - about the development of characters in the franchise.

29:15 - is it worth now to perceive "Fast and the Furious" as a fantastic action movie.

36:55 - Lyosha asked ChatGPT, whose training ended in September 2021, to write a script for tenth "Fast and the Furious". What came of it?

39:44 - which is better: "Taxi" or "Fast and Furious".

43:28 — how the humble DeLorean from Back to the Future became an icon of the 1980s.

46:11 - the film "Christina" by John Carpenter: why he gained popularity much later than his time.

51:17 — who needed a Need for Speed ​​movie.

55:47 - how viable are films about races in the entourage of the post-apocalypse after Mad Max.

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