How to Convince Your Sweetheart to Watch a Car Movie on Valentine’s Day

Yep, it's Valentine’s Day and we all know what that means: having to choose between Made of Honor and Eat, Pray, Love for our February 14th viewing (dis)pleasure. Is there nothing a heterosexual man dreads more than having to sit down with his partner to watch a boring, car chase-free romantic comedy?

Fortunately, we at Carscoop share your pain. We had to endure the horrors of the Sex and the City movie and overwrought melodrama of Julie & Julia. We’ve seen the worst and lied about it to our significant others afterwards. So, here’s how you get out of it: describe your favourite car movie as something that you'd interest her. It’s easier than you think:

Transformers

What it is: Giant robots that can transform into cars / helicopters / fighter jets fight each other in a struggle against flat acting, huge explosions and frenetic editing.

How you describe it: A troubled love story set amidst a violent, long-running civil war. It’s like Captain Corelli's Mandolin, really.

Black Lightning

What it is: Russian youth saves lives and fights crime in a flying Volga. It’s like Batman Begins, if Batman Begins was freakin’ insane and filmed in Moscow.

How you describe it: After the sudden death of his father, a Russian teenager takes over the family business and strives to live up to his old man’s image. It’s a touching story about courage, responsibility and personal growth.

Gone in 60 Seconds

What it is: Car thieves rush to steal fifty cars in a week to appease a mob boss.

How you describe it: A young man struggles to prove himself to his older brother, who is the only father figure he’s ever had in his life.

Bullitt

What it is: The most boringly realistic crime film you’ve ever seen, redeemed solely by an epic car chase between Steve McQueen in a ’68 Mustang fastback and a black Dodge Charger.

How you describe it: Like American Gangster with Steve McQueen.

The Transporter

What it is: Jason Statham drives a black Audi and kicks the living crud out of hundreds upon hundreds of faceless henchmen.

How you describe it: It has Jason Statham in it, and he’s sometimes shirtless. Also, he’s British.

The Fast and the Furious

What it is: Paul Walker and Vin Diesel fight to see who can underact more while competing in increasingly dangerous street races.

How you describe: An undercover cop and a criminal with a heart of gold forge a special relationship through their mutual interests.

How to Convince Your Sweetheart to Watch a Car Movie on Valentine’s Day

Yep, it's Valentine’s Day and we all know what that means: having to choose between Made of Honor and Eat, Pray, Love for our February 14th viewing (dis)pleasure. Is there nothing a heterosexual man dreads more than having to sit down with his partner to watch a boring, car chase-free romantic comedy?

Fortunately, we at Carscoop share your pain. We had to endure the horrors of the Sex and the City movie and overwrought melodrama of Julie & Julia. We’ve seen the worst and lied about it to our significant others afterwards. So, here’s how you get out of it: describe your favourite car movie as something that you'd interest her. It’s easier than you think:

Transformers

What it is: Giant robots that can transform into cars / helicopters / fighter jets fight each other in a struggle against flat acting, huge explosions and frenetic editing.

How you describe it: A troubled love story set amidst a violent, long-running civil war. It’s like Captain Corelli's Mandolin, really.

Black Lightning

What it is: Russian youth saves lives and fights crime in a flying Volga. It’s like Batman Begins, if Batman Begins was freakin’ insane and filmed in Moscow.

How you describe it: After the sudden death of his father, a Russian teenager takes over the family business and strives to live up to his old man’s image. It’s a touching story about courage, responsibility and personal growth.

Gone in 60 Seconds

What it is: Car thieves rush to steal fifty cars in a week to appease a mob boss.

How you describe it: A young man struggles to prove himself to his older brother, who is the only father figure he’s ever had in his life.

Bullitt

What it is: The most boringly realistic crime film you’ve ever seen, redeemed solely by an epic car chase between Steve McQueen in a ’68 Mustang fastback and a black Dodge Charger.

How you describe it: Like American Gangster with Steve McQueen.

The Transporter

What it is: Jason Statham drives a black Audi and kicks the living crud out of hundreds upon hundreds of faceless henchmen.

How you describe it: It has Jason Statham in it, and he’s sometimes shirtless. Also, he’s British.

The Fast and the Furious

What it is: Paul Walker and Vin Diesel fight to see who can underact more while competing in increasingly dangerous street races.

How you describe: An undercover cop and a criminal with a heart of gold forge a special relationship through their mutual interests.

By Tristan Hankins

How to Convince Your Sweetheart to Watch a Car Movie on Valentine’s Day

Yep, it's Valentine’s Day and we all know what that means: having to choose between Made of Honor and Eat, Pray, Love for our February 14th viewing (dis)pleasure. Is there nothing a heterosexual man dreads more than having to sit down with his partner to watch a boring, car chase-free romantic comedy?

Fortunately, we at Carscoop share your pain. We had to endure the horrors of the Sex and the City movie and overwrought melodrama of Julie & Julia. We’ve seen the worst and lied about it to our significant others afterwards. So, here’s how you get out of it: describe your favourite car movie as something that you'd interest her. It’s easier than you think:

Transformers

What it is: Giant robots that can transform into cars / helicopters / fighter jets fight each other in a struggle against flat acting, huge explosions and frenetic editing.

How you describe it: A troubled love story set amidst a violent, long-running civil war. It’s like Captain Corelli's Mandolin, really.

Black Lightning

What it is: Russian youth saves lives and fights crime in a flying Volga. It’s like Batman Begins, if Batman Begins was freakin’ insane and filmed in Moscow.

How you describe it: After the sudden death of his father, a Russian teenager takes over the family business and strives to live up to his old man’s image. It’s a touching story about courage, responsibility and personal growth.

Gone in 60 Seconds

What it is: Car thieves rush to steal fifty cars in a week to appease a mob boss.

How you describe it: A young man struggles to prove himself to his older brother, who is the only father figure he’s ever had in his life.

Bullitt

What it is: The most boringly realistic crime film you’ve ever seen, redeemed solely by an epic car chase between Steve McQueen in a ’68 Mustang fastback and a black Dodge Charger.

How you describe it: Like American Gangster with Steve McQueen.

The Transporter

What it is: Jason Statham drives a black Audi and kicks the living crud out of hundreds upon hundreds of faceless henchmen.

How you describe it: It has Jason Statham in it, and he’s sometimes shirtless. Also, he’s British.

The Fast and the Furious

What it is: Paul Walker and Vin Diesel fight to see who can underact more while competing in increasingly dangerous street races.

How you describe: An undercover cop and a criminal with a heart of gold forge a special relationship through their mutual interests.

By Tristan Hankins

How to Convince Your Sweetheart to Watch a Car Movie on Valentine’s Day

Yep, it's Valentine’s Day and we all know what that means: having to choose between Made of Honor and Eat, Pray, Love for our February 14th viewing (dis)pleasure. Is there nothing a heterosexual man dreads more than having to sit down with his partner to watch a boring, car chase-free romantic comedy?

Fortunately, we at Carscoop share your pain. We had to endure the horrors of the Sex and the City movie and overwrought melodrama of Julie & Julia. We’ve seen the worst and lied about it to our significant others afterwards. So, here’s how you get out of it: describe your favourite car movie as something that you'd interest her. It’s easier than you think:

Transformers

What it is: Giant robots that can transform into cars / helicopters / fighter jets fight each other in a struggle against flat acting, huge explosions and frenetic editing.

How you describe it: A troubled love story set amidst a violent, long-running civil war. It’s like Captain Corelli's Mandolin, really.

Black Lightning

What it is: Russian youth saves lives and fights crime in a flying Volga. It’s like Batman Begins, if Batman Begins was freakin’ insane and filmed in Moscow.

How you describe it: After the sudden death of his father, a Russian teenager takes over the family business and strives to live up to his old man’s image. It’s a touching story about courage, responsibility and personal growth.

Gone in 60 Seconds

What it is: Car thieves rush to steal fifty cars in a week to appease a mob boss.

How you describe it: A young man struggles to prove himself to his older brother, who is the only father figure he’s ever had in his life.

Bullitt

What it is: The most boringly realistic crime film you’ve ever seen, redeemed solely by an epic car chase between Steve McQueen in a ’68 Mustang fastback and a black Dodge Charger.

How you describe it: Like American Gangster with Steve McQueen.

The Transporter

What it is: Jason Statham drives a black Audi and kicks the living crud out of hundreds upon hundreds of faceless henchmen.

How you describe it: It has Jason Statham in it, and he’s sometimes shirtless. Also, he’s British.

The Fast and the Furious

What it is: Paul Walker and Vin Diesel fight to see who can underact more while competing in increasingly dangerous street races.

How you describe: An undercover cop and a criminal with a heart of gold forge a special relationship through their mutual interests.

By Tristan Hankins

Jordana Brewster: Furiously Fast

She’ll usually laugh silently when she sees a very young guy driving a Maserati or heaven forbid, a Bentley. Jordana thinks that he’s compensating for something. The returning female star of the new Fast & the Furious movie also believe that girls can outdrink men most of the time, and that girls have more grace when they’re drunk. And if you should ask, yes part of her judges a man by the kind of car he drives but it’s not her only benchmark.

Not so Fast, or Furious

It turns out that some of the cars from the latest and fourth installment of "Fast and the Furious" are up for sale on Ebay. They don't seem to be worth much because they have been pretty well damaged, so beware...not that you were going to go out and buy one. Can you imagine me pulling into the driveway in a Buick with "F-Bomb" painted on the front? "Hey daddy, what does THAT mean?" Anyways, I'm sure somebody will buy them and do something creative.

110 Degree Desert Madness

My name is Wylie Styles and I'm an art director working on Need For Speed. I enjoy using the phrase "golden era hip- hop" a lot. Lately I have picked up a nasty photography habit and I like to shoot candid photos of people eating hot dogs, live racing etc. but not bugs because one may get in my bag and give me mad cow disease later. Anyways this past weekend I spent some time in a 110 degree desert with some really cool cars, bugs and Need for Speed Shift, here's a quick recap:

You can't tell from this photo but it was super-duper hot, our water bottles were hot enough to make tea. I can't remember the last time I've been anywhere this flat. Pretty cool you can see the mountains so clearly when they are miles away

Nissan Z behind the stands on setup day. The people you see here are “real” car fans, anyone that sits out in the desert sun with no shade must have a real love of cars.

Jo Jo, Need For Speed “booth babe”, and Jesse, Shift Producer, making sure things are right with the game before the gates open. For the record Jo Jo is a hardcore gamer, she's put mad hours into WOW, owns every system and has clocked more hours than most dudes I know on NFS games. If you get the chance to see her out when Shift is demoing she may be the last person you wanna challenge to a race

Need For Speed Shift Tent: A steady stream of people came to check out the game. The team should be proud, many people waited in the hot desert air just to give Shift a try and everyone left happy

Smoked out…

The Rice Police were on hand keeping the grounds safe

The Fast and Furious Mustang sans explosives and Vin Diesel

Introduction of the final 16: this is kind of like a Mad Max Thunderdome dealy, cars sliding every which way, tons of smoke, engines rumbling like a pack of wild animals...just crazy. This alone is worth the price of Formula D admission.

Nobody ever said the air at a drift event had to be fresh

A view from the tower. I still hear Jarod DeAnda the voice of Formula Drift yellin “Ohhhhh hoooooooooo sooooo Gangsta!” Big J adds much character to the night

Body Kits

Just in time for Spring 2009, The Fast and The Furious returns with an all new movie featuring the original cast.

Nissan 350Z Veilside Version 3 Widebody Kit

Driven by DK in "The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift" seen flying around the streets and canyons sideways! This sexy car features the Veilside Version 3 Widebody Kit along with the Seibon VT Carbon Fiber Hood.

Mitsubishi EVO 8 EVIL - Widebody Kit by APR Racing Sean Boswell, the lead character in "The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift" learns the new style of Drifting while tearing up the town in his new Mitsubishi EVO 8, featuring the APR Racing EVIL R Widebody Kit and Seibon VS Carbon Fiber Hood!

Mazda RX8 Veilside D1 GT Body Kit

This gorgeous blue Mazda RX8 can be seen in opening drifting scene of the "Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift" driven by DK's girlfriend Neela. The body kit on this car is the Veilside D1 GT. For more info on this body kit and others for the Honda S2000.

Acura NSX Veilside Fortune Maisty Widebody Kit Sitting in Han's garage you will see a few cars that dont make it to the streets. The exotic Ferrari-like yellow racer sitting up on the lift is Hans Acura NSX, fitted with the ultra exclusive Veilside Fortune Maisty Widebody Kit. For a mere 10 grand, you too can turn your NSX into a completely rare exotic!

Nissan Sylvia S15 CWest Body Kit One of the most popular cars on the Japanese Drifting circuit is the Nissan Sylvia S15. In "The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift", this is the car Han is driving. This car is outfitted with the CWest body kit. Since the S15 is only availible in Japan, you may opt for the C1 replica for your 240SX.

Mazda RX7 Veilside CI Body Kit From the original "Fast and the Furious" movie, Vin Diesel drove a Mazda RX7 with a Veilside CI body kit. Veilside offers three different kits for the RX7, each version giving the vehicle a completely different look. For more information on the Mazda RX7 Veilside CI Body Kit.

Mitsubishi EVO 7 Walker Body Kit In the sequel to the "Fast and the Furious", Paul Walker was supplied with a Mitsubishi EVO 7 with a Walker body kit. Although the Mitsubishi EVO 7 is availible only in Japan, US enthusiasts who are driving either the Lancer or EVO 8 can get thier hands on the Walker Body Kit.

Mitsubishi Eclipse Snyper Body Kit In the sequel to the "Fast and the Furious", Brian gained a new partner for his new adventure. The character Pierce was given a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder with a Snyper Body Kit. This ground effects kit is an add on lip kit that bolts to the stock bumpers. For more information on this and other Mitsubishi Eclipse kits.

Honda S2000 Veilside Millenium Body Kit In the opening race scene of "2 Fast 2 Furious", the Honda S2000 driven by Suki was dressed up with a Veilside Millenium body kit. Veilside makes two different body kits for the Honda S2000 with the Millenium being the more aggressive of the two designs. For more information on this and other Honda S2000 kits.

Mitsubishi Eclipse Blitz Body Kit In the opening scene of The Fast and the Furious, Brian Spilman is seen clocking his best quarter mile in his second generation Mitsubishi Eclipse. His vehicle was dressed with the highly popular Blitz body kit, which is availible in both fiberglass and urethane models.

Nissan 350Z Top Secret Body Kit

Another one of the three Nissan 350Z vehicles shown in the new movie "Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift" was a silver version sporting the Top Secret body kit and the Seibon TS2 carbon fiber hood. This kit currently is only availible in Japan and no replicas are currently availible in the US but look no further than Bodykitz to special order this!