First off, it's a rip-off from the first movie, story-wise, only that instead of a Brian-character, it's Tony (I can't recall any reference to a cousin in the past installments) who gets drafted by Dom (Which looks horribly animated btw!), then (Only got as far as to Ep 2½ then I said out loud to myself: "Ok, that's it - Bye bye!", and I'm Swedish, to be kept in mind!), there's the rip-off when he suggests that there were something more than just the race, and he wanted in on it, the score...
Leading up to that point, it's filled with ridiculous action, and these are kids we're talking about. Granted, backed by the government, but no agency, in their right mind would ever give a bunch of kids a fully loaded (with tech, spy-stuff etc) trailer. Besides, that lady Nowhere one can't take serious due to her unintentional jokes, or rather comments she spouts out here and there. Had this been a cartoon made around the first movie I wouldn't thought much of it, but this crazy ass tech-overkill has got to stop!
Don't get me wrong - The movies are great, only that they're stepping up the norm for each installment, pushing the boundaries even further, which in turn makes the other movies lame by comparison. By that I mean the impossible stunts, that one in a trillion shot of that level of precision to land juuuust right (and succeed) .
Now, toss in this show, years after, and these kids are at the same level - Ridiculous! Tony couldn't even win a simple race in the beginning, and his companions - A tech-guy, not unlike Tej, but way girlie (Took a while to figure that out at the beginning!), a muscles guy apparently with the intelligence of a cannoli, and not the bronze either, that went to the girl Echo with the colored hair.
They've maxed this show out from the get-go. Don't think I'll be watching this no more. Read that season 2 was worse, so... I can imagine.
Preteens to teenagers might enjoy this show, because they don't know better, but trust me - They will.
I prefer movies and series that can keep it somewhat real, like old style James Bond movies where they had tech better than what existed at the time. To put that in perspective - Compare the latest with Brosnan where the CGI goes full blares and whistles, with the Sean Connery ones!
Same with many movies today, they up the ante all the time, needlessly too. It's important to keep at least one foot grounded i my opinion. You don't just bend the laws of physics without anything to show for it.
Leading up to that point, it's filled with ridiculous action, and these are kids we're talking about. Granted, backed by the government, but no agency, in their right mind would ever give a bunch of kids a fully loaded (with tech, spy-stuff etc) trailer. Besides, that lady Nowhere one can't take serious due to her unintentional jokes, or rather comments she spouts out here and there. Had this been a cartoon made around the first movie I wouldn't thought much of it, but this crazy ass tech-overkill has got to stop!
Don't get me wrong - The movies are great, only that they're stepping up the norm for each installment, pushing the boundaries even further, which in turn makes the other movies lame by comparison. By that I mean the impossible stunts, that one in a trillion shot of that level of precision to land juuuust right (and succeed) .
Now, toss in this show, years after, and these kids are at the same level - Ridiculous! Tony couldn't even win a simple race in the beginning, and his companions - A tech-guy, not unlike Tej, but way girlie (Took a while to figure that out at the beginning!), a muscles guy apparently with the intelligence of a cannoli, and not the bronze either, that went to the girl Echo with the colored hair.
They've maxed this show out from the get-go. Don't think I'll be watching this no more. Read that season 2 was worse, so... I can imagine.
Preteens to teenagers might enjoy this show, because they don't know better, but trust me - They will.
I prefer movies and series that can keep it somewhat real, like old style James Bond movies where they had tech better than what existed at the time. To put that in perspective - Compare the latest with Brosnan where the CGI goes full blares and whistles, with the Sean Connery ones!
Same with many movies today, they up the ante all the time, needlessly too. It's important to keep at least one foot grounded i my opinion. You don't just bend the laws of physics without anything to show for it.