I personally think this movie is more a promotional tool for Jay Chou's new songs and for Pepsi.
It is merely a shorter version of the original Initial D series. A less expensive version of what would have been a more
In Jay Chou's acting debut, he shows off his less than impressive abilities that include: throwing up, sitting in a car, throwing up, and talking on the phone. He has about 10 lines in the entire movie. Granted he doesn't speak Cantonese (which is what the movie is in) and the character itself doesn't speak much. He was more Jay Chou than he was Takumi.
(bash) The point where I became indignant of the producers is when Takumi and Ryousuke met after a race and filmed a Pepsi commercial. Jay Chou is known to shamelessly promote products he is spokesperson for. (/bash)
They tried to fit too much in that one hour and a half and should have taken reference to the animated Inital D movie and not have made a version that's exactly like the series, but nothing like it at the same time. Most of the characters are totally different and some important ones weren't written in.
It is merely a shorter version of the original Initial D series. A less expensive version of what would have been a more
In Jay Chou's acting debut, he shows off his less than impressive abilities that include: throwing up, sitting in a car, throwing up, and talking on the phone. He has about 10 lines in the entire movie. Granted he doesn't speak Cantonese (which is what the movie is in) and the character itself doesn't speak much. He was more Jay Chou than he was Takumi.
(bash) The point where I became indignant of the producers is when Takumi and Ryousuke met after a race and filmed a Pepsi commercial. Jay Chou is known to shamelessly promote products he is spokesperson for. (/bash)
They tried to fit too much in that one hour and a half and should have taken reference to the animated Inital D movie and not have made a version that's exactly like the series, but nothing like it at the same time. Most of the characters are totally different and some important ones weren't written in.