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Toretto’s Shitty Tuna Sandwich: 2 Fast 2 Furious

We’re back with another exciting episoded of “Toretto’s Shitty Tuna Sandwich,” which looks at the rollercoaster that is the Fast and Furious franchise. Join Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Crosley Hotshot” Dykes, Joel “King ### Model III” DeWitte, and Ryan “Waterman Aerobile” Lootens as they talk about the best titled, but probably most misguided movie out of the bunch: ‘2 Fast 2 Furious.’

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Toretto’s Shitty Tuna Sandwich: The Fast and the Furious

Hi and welcome to “Turetto’s Shitty Tuna Sandwich,” a new retrospective series on the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise. The Binge Buddies – that is to say – Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Horsey Horseless” Dykes, Joel “Scripps-Booth Bi-Autogo” DeWitte, and Ryan “Fuller Dimaxion” Lootens – strap in their seatbelts and discuss 2001’s The Fast and the Furious. You ready to live your life a quarter mile at a time?

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A Hype to Remember: Fast & Furious (2009)

There is a solid argument to be made that the Fast and Furious trailer from the 2009 film is one of the greatest teaser trailers of all time.

We here at After the Hype are unashamed FF fans. Well, 3 out of 4 of us are — looking at you Ryan! But I’d argue that without this teaser, there would be no franchise for us to be fans of.

 

I was living in Chicago in a lovely little apartment when this came out.

 

Not anymore
My actual apartment!

 
I had just gotten into this new band, Does It Offend You Yeah?  Then I saw online that they had their music featured in the new Fast and Furious trailer so I decided to give it a shot.  Up to that point, I had enjoyed the first, laughed at the second, and like the rest of the world, skipped the third… But the band is cool, so let’s give it a whirl…

 
W. T. FUCK?

 
I’m so ready to watch that movie!! I ran to my room mates room (Friend and guest of the show Graham) and made him watch it with me. We both agreed, whatever they were smoking when they made Tokyo Drifting to Sleep, they were done with.  I couldn’t have been more pumped.

Now I’m going to watch it again, and beat-by-beat tell you what I’m feeling, as if it were the first time.

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