Just watched torque.......
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I've never really sat down and watched biker boyz or torque but I've sat through some scenes on t.v. or what not.imo,those movies seem to lack content.They just trying to sell sex with shiny fast moving objects and loud music.
If any of you guys are interested in a good biker movie with a story, you might wanna check out full throttle. It's an old hk flick, so, you'll have to read shotty subtitles though. I think it was released in like 1997. You guys may be able to find a copy at your local chinatown or something for like $5.
If any of you guys are interested in a good biker movie with a story, you might wanna check out full throttle. It's an old hk flick, so, you'll have to read shotty subtitles though. I think it was released in like 1997. You guys may be able to find a copy at your local chinatown or something for like $5.
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RE: Just watched torque.......
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I've never really sat down and watched biker boyz or torque but I've sat through some scenes on t.v. or what not.imo,those movies seem to lack content.They just trying to sell sex with shiny fast moving objects and loud music.
If any of you guys are interested in a good biker movie with a story, you might wanna check out full throttle. It's an old hk flick, so, you'll have to read shotty subtitles though. I think it was released in like 1997. You guys may be able to find a copy at your local chinatown or something for like $5.
I've never really sat down and watched biker boyz or torque but I've sat through some scenes on t.v. or what not.imo,those movies seem to lack content.They just trying to sell sex with shiny fast moving objects and loud music.
If any of you guys are interested in a good biker movie with a story, you might wanna check out full throttle. It's an old hk flick, so, you'll have to read shotty subtitles though. I think it was released in like 1997. You guys may be able to find a copy at your local chinatown or something for like $5.
1995
Andy Lau, David Ng, Gigi Leung
Directed by Derek T.S. Yee
Directed by Derek T.S. Yee
I'll say this right up front: Full Throttle is a damn good movie. The only thing is, if you're looking for a roadracing movie where the racing is primary and the plot is secondary, try Race for Glory (US) instead. While there are some extremely well shot racing scenes on HK streets, Full Throttle is less about bikes and more about relationships. Namely, the relationship between Joe (Lau), the street racing king; Annie (Leung), Joe's long-suffering girlfriend; and new guy David (Ng), an up-and-coming racer who befriends Joe.
The street-racing scenes are more than decent, but the dramatic elements are what really make this movie something special. A typically morose Lau looks suitably tortured as Joe recovers from a debilitating crash, attempts to reconcile with his father, and tries to stop sabotaging his relationship with Annie. The chemistry between the gregarious Ng and the standoffish Lau is convincing as well, particularly in the arcade scene: Joe and David meet on the street and tell each other they have other engagements; David goes to an arcade to play a motorcycle racing game, and Joe unwittingly sits down beside him. Priceless.
Without the convincing dramatic elements, the movie would not have held up, and while I would have preferred more racing, I found Full Throttle to be a solid piece of work. You can't ask for more than that. No 7-Eleven sightings, but after a particularly bad get-off, Chin Kar Lok asks, "Is there a 7-11 around?" | © 2001 Curtis E. Gropp
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