Jeff's liking for Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

I've listened to a few podcasts where Jeff obliquely mentions the movie Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.  Did I miss something on why Jeff likes this movie or is there some back story behind it?
 
My curiosity may or may not have something to with the fact that I purchased the movie yesterday and am about to watch it.

It all goes back to the old Hotspot episodes with talk about Paul Walker.  I think he just likes it because it's generally crazy and over the top.

Didn't he say it was the greatest movie ever made, along with Cobra?

I think he likes it because it's just stupid fun. And it has Paul Walker's protege in it.

Tokyo Drift is the best Fast and Furious movie. How could you not like it?

The movie is so dumb it actually become rather enjoyable to watch. 
 
What is drift? :P

as an Asian and fan of asain racing movies.
 
Tokyo drift was utter garbage and offending to the whole racing genre.

Sometimes there's movies you love for ironic reasons. Usually because they're so bad, you can't help but enjoy them. Tokyo Drift and Cobra are perfect examples. 
 
If anybody wants to see one of the worst movies ever, I suggest Hunting Humans. You'll laugh out loud the whole time. I promise.

" as an Asian and fan of asain racing movies.  Tokyo drift was utter garbage and offending to the whole racing genre. "

Yeah but it's not like any other racing movies are any better *shudders at terribad acting". 
It's a genre full of stupid fun, and Tokyo Drift took it to an extreme. 
 
Also how can you hate on a series that spawned "Mia I'm a cop"?

I just watched it. Awesome movie. I'm gonna get it on bluray now.

Yes, it's one of his favorites.
 
Honestly, I hated this movie when it came out. I watched it again recently and I liked it a lot for except for the stupid cliche final race, other than that I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

I just got the blu-ray so I re-watched and I fully understand why Jeff likes Tokyo Drift. Defiantly one of the best Fast and Furious movies because of Han and DK.

Its too crazy to not enjoy, at least a little.

I just got the blu-ray so I re-watched and I fully understand why Jeff likes Tokyo Drift. Defiantly one of the best Fast and Furious movies because of Han and DK.

@Napalm Yeah were going to have to take this outside.

@RE_Player92: No. The greatest film ever made is Bad Boys II.

as an Asian and fan of asain racing movies.  Tokyo drift was utter garbage and offending to the whole racing genre.

The driving in that movie was out of this world.
 
edit: that's it i'm going to watch all the driving scenes on blu ray now.

I've only ever seen the first two. I liked the first one. I did not like the second. So that's probably why I skipped the rest. 

If I recall correctly, Rich Gallup was the one who got him into the movie.
 
Credit where credit's due and all that.

The same reason why everyone loves 2 Fast 2 Furious.

@Napalm: Yeah, see, i should love the movie because those are like three of my favorite things. But I thought the movie was too long, the jokes were really offensive (and not all that funny) and the misogyny was a bit too ridiculous for my taste. 
 
So basically the same reasons why I hate Transformers 2. 

Tokyo drift is awesome, that's why Jeff likes it.

Fast And The Furious is quite probably the most important film franchise in modern history. The cultural importance surrounding these films is likened to only that of the cultural importance of life.
 
Vin Diesel. Paul Walker. These two names alone are spoken with a thunderous energy that ripples throughout the universe like a thunderstorm in the night sky.
 
The emotional integrity that these two men bring to the big screen is second only by their ability to evoke the killer instinct within a human being that makes us care for someone. The feeling of wanting... Needing to protect someone. The feeling of love. When you walk out of that theater, you'll have a new place inside of, not just your heart, but also your soul.
 
These two men alone are geniuses in their own right. Two of the biggest, most powerful actors we may ever see in our lifetime. To truly understand the scope of their prowess is akin to understanding how the universe works.
 
I'm not sure if we will ever truly be able to appreciate the Fast And The Furious franchise appropriately in our lifetimes, but maybe, just maybe, the future will be able to take this masterpiece and cherish it as we never could.

Fast And The Furious is quite probably the most important film franchise in modern history. The cultural importance surrounding these films is likened to only that of the cultural importance of life.  Vin Diesel. Paul Walker. These two names alone are spoken with a thunderous energy that ripples throughout the universe like a thunderstorm in the night sky.  The emotional integrity that these two men bring to the big screen is second only by their ability to evoke the killer instinct within a human being that makes us care for someone. The feeling of wanting... Needing to protect someone. The feeling of love. When you walk out of that theater, you'll have a new place inside of, not just your heart, but also your soul.  These two men alone are geniuses in their own right. Two of the biggest, most powerful actors we may ever see in our lifetime. To truly understand the scope of their prowess is akin to understanding how the universe works.  I'm not sure if we will ever truly be able to appreciate the Fast And The Furious franchise appropriately in our lifetimes, but maybe, just maybe, the future will be able to take this masterpiece and cherish it as we never could.

I'm asian and love racing.
 
And tokyo drift is so awesome / bad