Fans of all kinds and sorts of the much talked about Fast 5 film went “fast and furious” at a theater parking lot in Detroit before and after a midnight release of the movie on Thursday. Steven Pham, a professional photographer and automotive enthusiast, happened to be one of those early moviegoers and filmed some of the hoonery that went on up until the boys in blue showed up to put an end to the tire-burning games.
We came in contact with Steven and here's what he told us:
"After seeing the trailers for Fast Five, there was a lot of hype in the automotive community. I'm pretty sure every car enthusiast is a fan of the series, if not, then there is something wrong with them. Sure each movie has some sort of unrealistic scene, though I think it adds to the movie in a "wtf, did that really just happen?" kind of way.
Everything that went on in the parking lot outside of the theater before and after the movie was hysterical. Cars revving it up, dozens of people doing burnouts and donuts and to the one guy that was playing the Tokyo Drift soundtrack with his subs. It was like a short film in between all of the Fast and the Furious movie series, except without girls walking around and dancing in bikinis."
So, what do you say? Watch the video and head over to the comments section below to express your thoughts.
Source: Steven Pham
74 Comments:
I love the guy in the beginning "I mean it, don't touch my f**** car". Too bad we couldn't see the expression on his face :-)
The future of the U.S.A.
Monkey see, monkey do.
Glad I don,t live in the land of the bravado.
This must have been staged. Even pubescents aren't this dumb.
Is this not a site for car buffs. Why do you post a video of activities of a mob of foul mouth inmature imbiciles.
Now watch the reaction this posting.
The photographer made a comment it was like the film except for the abscence of bikini clad girls. Even bimbos wouldn't be attracted to these imature wankers.
For you Americans a wanker is a person always playing with himself.
The only nice cars in this video were stationary, the ones participating were screeming for attention just like their drivers.
Cheetas fly, pigs squeal
"God damn street racers"
Is this the Fast -5 sequel?
These guys are tools and should be doing those types of 'cool' things in a controlled environment rather then next to about say 40 people around a huge Ford F truck and Neons bla bla bla, don't think anyone would of appreciated being run over, legs broken and being burnt by tools compensating.... I wouldn't mind few of those cars being crushed and or impounded. Fast Five was done professionally and in most instances made up using computer graphics. What a world we live in.
Also, I didn't know photographers do films.... I would seriously not have something this low on a site that is highly rated around the world.
Yaka, yaka, yaka. Don't you guys have anything better to do like go charge your Leaf or something? Cars are meant to be driven and tires to be burnt.
Peace ,
Chris
The price of gasoline can't go high enough.
Should make a movie.
Call it...THE VILLIAGE IDIOTS OF WAYNE COUNTY
Yaka Yaka Yaka, let me do some burnouts and you stand next to my car. I'll certainly be in 'control' of it too! Smart a....
I didn't know Priuses and Leafs could burnout anything aside from a fuse
Peace,
Chris
"Is this not a site for car buffs. Why do you post a video of activities of a mob of foul mouth inmature imbiciles."
Because you don't run this site, someone else does. Mess off if you don't like it and can't handle people using 'profanity'.
What you think is 'the moral highground' is vacuous posturing. The world doesn't bend to fit your clouded preceptions and expectations.
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You are correct... they have the right to be a fucking idiots, and I am sure they will.
You have the right to defend them or this behavior.
Conversly we have the same rights to criticize.
If you think this is acceptable mature behaviour from thse lemmings I suggest you also need time to grow up and become a ......
I give up...your obviously an America.
Hope these kids learn from their parents mistakes..................and use condoms.
Now it's no longer a mystery why the youth unemployment level is so high in Michigan. Would you hire one of these goofs.
I must add that I have never been in favor of abortion,but, after waching this video, I would condone it in cases of incest.
THESE JERKS ARE AS USELESS AS RUBBER LIPS ON A WOODPECKER
Even hamsters can make wheels spin
Too bad stupidity isn't painful
Hey numb nuts, It is a site for car buffs, not buffoons
Not even public toilets have gathered so much waste of sperm as that parking lot did. God bless from California and please stop having sexual relations with dad/mom/brother/sister/cousins.
Where's the police?
Where's the police?
This is Detroit, the police are very busy.
If GOD gave the world an enema Detroit is where he would insert the tube.
chewbacca at 2:59
Detroit has people?!
u mad bros?
I was there, it was HILARIOUS!
Yes, everyone was acting like a moron.
It was nowhere near Detroit. But in a sense, everything in south east michigan is "Detroit" to people who dont live here.
And the kid who stalled his GXP while trying to do a burnout is the biggest moron of them all.
Since when is pham a professional photographer?
He is a 17 year old that lives with mommy and daddy, which buy him camera equipment and somewhat knows how to use lightroom.... that's all.
Detroit <3s haters.
"If GOD gave the world an enema Detroit is where he would insert the tube." you've obviously never been to new jersey.
Alright so first off this is not Detroit but one of the richer suburbs. Secondly most of the people seen in this video don't act like this normally in fact they usually criticise this kind of behavior. This movie was seen as a joke for most of the guys there and this was their way of making fun of it. When Tokyo drift came out these same people taped cardboard body kits to their cars and "drifted". But as stupid as all of this was they are still better than most of you because they all have fun with the cars and the legal races, they still get together twice a week and have a legitimate car meet and if every once and a while when a joke of a movie comes out they have some stupid immature fun so be it.
Lighten up..
Nothing wrong with having some fun.
You negative posters are probably the mid life crisis Corvette drivers who have never passed 3k RPM's in their 500H.P car..
Just because you never had any fun doesn't mean that everyone else has to live the same boring life as yourself.
even if it was detroit motor city bitches.. the only place where people will daily drive 10 second and under cars and not think twice about it.
i'd say pham is a professional photographer. sounds like something hodge would say.
Here in Detroit we buy cars to drive them not baby them and store them away. Also acting stupid sometimes is fun and I suggest you lighten up and try it some times
Embarrassment! Pure and simple, Very sad, for the movie, for the city of Detroit, and for everyone's view of today's youth! Way to go guys, you made it!
I know some of these people and i lol at the comments above for what kind of shit they are talking because they are really far off from what this group is like. HAH!
What a bunch of homos.
so he is a "photographer", his website is made from a decent template that you can buy anywhere online, and people on his FB are trying to make it seem like all the people that are criticizing are "hating" on steven.... in reality, try taking great photos with a SLR, not a DSLR, don't crank them up in lightroom, don't rig the contrast in every single photo.
Sorry to say this, but this kid is far from a professional, try going to school for it and actually graduate, then get some actual, good experience in the field.
Also, photograpers do not deal with film making....
Hint, in the next video venture, try less feet and people's backs, I know you are short but really?
So, word of wisdom, stick to taking crappy photos and continue going to school before you claim to be a professional photographer. It takes a bit more than a solid camera setup (doesn't matter if mommy and daddy bought it or you, in your situation, it was mommy and daddy, like you posted multiple times on your FB).
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Nobody in Detroit thinks twice about anything, that's why it's the most depressed city in the USA.
The making of noise and smoke is just an extension of toddler's banging a wooden spoon on a metal pot, or an adolecent with a toy drum.
By the time you own a car is surely the time to have grown up and achieved some semblance of maturity.
The wanabees in the video made noise, smoked their tires with lots of wheel hop and by locking the none driving wheels.
These are not 10 second cars, these are fizzling rice rockets.
I bet there was a posting in the film that said proffesional drivers in controlled situations, only morons would attempt this behavior in a crowded shopping mall parking lot.
Just looked at Pham's web site.
He seems to be an excellent photographer to say the least.
I was very suprised to see this nonsence on his website. Certainly not condusive to impressing serious clients.
My present position as media manager for a major transpotation design facility would make me very hesitant to consider his services, because the lack of consideration of safety and legal ramifications. This is not reporting on an event, but, encouraging an event.
I would have posted this on his website but I wish to remain anonymous as required by my employer.
I am sure, if he wishes, he can respond on this blog.
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This wanabe doesn't have a clue, look up wingding in the dictionary and you'll see his picture.
Don't expect a serious response.
COOL IS HIS PRIORITY.
My two cents? You guys are freaking out for nothing. The guy went to the theater, he took a video of some people burning rubber, they had some fun, no one was hurt, he went home, end of story. Big frigging deal .
you guys are just all pissed cuz you are to pussy to tear up your own cars
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Abusing your car is cool. Sure
If you had your own hard earned money in the car and had to use your own hard earned money to repair it, would you act this way? Don't think so.
As long as daddy is paying who cares. Bunch of wankers.
i only see a bunch of iditos...
For starters this is not in Detroit, "abusing" your car is a different story from burning rubber holyshit i burnt a little tread off of it cry about it... please because nobody wants to hear you bitch about it saying, these kids and there a bunch of idiots, sad to say everybody is like that at one time in there life and don't be like holy hell no way i wasn't like that but you where... this was purely for amusement and you guys are totally twisting what really happened, this group is not like that at all.. come check it out oh wait omgz were 20 miles from Detroit your gonna get shot right. oh and by the way almost 90 percent of these people work hard for their cars and pay for them. so calm down and stop trolling the inter
"Since when is pham a professional photographer? He is a 17 year old that lives with mommy and daddy, which buy him camera equipment and somewhat knows how to use lightroom.... that's all."
You are just another person somewhere on this planet. You probably don’t know me at all to make such a comment. I’m not here to brag but people know me as I have worked since middle school and continue to work to pay for everything I wanted. Yes I use lightroom, but I also use photoshop and premiere. /story
“so he is a "photographer", his website is made from a decent template that you can buy anywhere online, and people on his FB are trying to make it seem like all the people that are criticizing are "hating" on steven.... ..”
A lot of photography websites and blog have a similar template, yes. But would an amateur spend $300 for the template plus yearly hosting fee’s for both?
Welcome to 2011 the world of digital cameras with higher capacity pixel ratios, extreme iso levels, and the capability of shooting 1080p video.
I don’t actually title myself as “professional” but I am probably more dedicated in photography than you are. I don’t need to go to school for it, sure it helps but for the amount of money of schooling I could easily buy extreme professional equipment, possibly a studio, etc, or a fully loaded Audi R8. You don’t need schooling to become successful. But I’m sure it helps in other fields.
“Photographers not dealing with film making?” You must live under an internet rock. The majority of videos you see today are done with a DSLR. For example the season finale of “House” was filmed with DSLR’s.
If you think my photos are crappy you have no idea what you’re talking about. I could easily give my camera stuff to one of my non photography interested friends and they would have no idea what to do with everything. I’m guess you have a point and shoot. I obviously have the skill, talent and eye for photography. So what if I show off my camera gear on facebook or show photos of my recent work. People post photos of their cars on fb and would probably set their car as their profile photo.
“Just looked at Pham's web site. He seems to be an excellent photographer to say the least……”
We as humans continue to learn. I’m sure the photographer at the Royal Wedding is constantly learning new things. We think we know everything but we don’t. Every photographer has their own taste in equipment and “style”. My name gets around easily, but locally around the car community in Michigan; a lot of people know me or have at least seen my work/name. People should know that the majority of the people in the video are not like this. We meet a few times a week but not to do burnouts or donuts in the parking lot. Woodward would be the most popular of meets during the week. Any burnouts, donuts or excessive revving would break up the meet by local police. We would then have to move to a different spot. We are civilized people who want to hang out, talk about cars but enjoy the whole car scene in general.
If I had recorded the aftermath of Tokyo Drift, it would have been a similar story. If my work doesn’t interest you, that's fine with me. There's people that love it and hate it. But giving me an opportunity would be great, but there will always be work for me.
I'm not hating on anyone, sure I may not agree with certain things and I know people don't always agree with me either, I can take criticism just fine. But I mean really there is a lot of hate on here but people don't really understand whats behind all of this.
Kevin
You never got to putting a period on that 140+ wor.d sentence.
Obviously your one of them
I rest my case.
Kevin
Can you read that sentence in one breath.
Go back to school, at least finish high school.
Steven, welcome to the fabulous world of anonymous internet critics hiding behind a laptop screen. I salute you for your restrained and calm response.
you know who doesn't take criticism fine? that Ryan Belville guy.
Love the smell of burning rubber, going to put my sneakers in the oven.
garbage!!!
If you can point me to a single active car enthusiast within a 500 mile range of Detroit who has never performed a burnout or any other form of spirited or "irresponsible" driving, I will personally hand over the title to my '86 16V Scirocco. Some people in the video may have gone a little overboard, but in the end, we're all here to have fun. Quit taking yourselves so seriously, hoon a little, I think you'll like it.
@ Poly Poontang
You are funny along with a funny name, but you are also smart.
Alysia.
I see dead people. . . Monkey see Monkey do. I can appreciate the cars, but not driving like that in public places.
What will happen in that parking lot in Michigan if they reissue VANISHING POINT? There will not be a save place to park a bulldozer.
Thanks, Alysia,
My boy freind agrees with you.
Can you say focus? Or editing?
Cool capture, but I wouldn't throw my name/watermark over this...
WOW I cant believe that those would even be considered cars. Second I wont be surprised if most of these kids were actually....kids with their parent car. In Ontario doing that your car will be impounded and you be fine up to $100,000 for your P.O.S Neon, Cherokee, and Sunfire.
"Abusing your car is cool. Sure
If you had your own hard earned money in the car and had to use your own hard earned money to repair it, would you act this way? Don't think so.
As long as daddy is paying who cares. Bunch of wankers."
My friends and I drive the shit outta our cars and we pay the repair bills ourselves. I think it is stupid to work on your car make it nice and then garage it and never drive it.
@ Poly Poontang
Are you funny and Bisexual.
Alysia.
People have to understand in every state things are different and in every country nothing is similar so when you say "wanker" I in wisconsin say "you sir are a faggot for saying wanker" lots of places this is smiled apon lots of places its frowned apon but a couple days outa the year have some fun god after all you only live once!
Thanks I voiced my oppinion
Funny video by the way haha
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Wisconsin kid,
Your brain is fried.
How can anyone make so many spelling mistakes, have such a poor grasp of the english language, and not go to a dictionary to find out what a wanker does for fun.
Get back to school.
Alysia,
No, I'm not, but my freind Mercy Humppe likes donkeys.
If you're sitting behind your computer, crying about a bunch of kids doing....things kids do, what does that make you? They've clearly admitted that they're an honest group who "rarely" act the fool to mock the movie, just for fun.
If you want to be a boss on the internet, post your address, full name, where you work, and a picture when you post.
Stop hatin', you were all kids once. Bashing on kids instead of building them up...seems like you all have a little growing up to do.
Silly ricers...when are they EVER gonna learn??
Jesus, anyone wanting to learn how to film stuff should watch this - it's a perfect example of everything NOT to do. Don't focus, don't edit out the long boring bits where you're holding the camera sideways while nothing happens, always miss the action, only film the really dull cars, make sure you're a LONG way from anything interesting...oh, and definitely put your name on the video so everyone can laugh at your incompetence. Unbelievable. Nice one, Steven Pham. You really need to throw away your camera, now.
yeah i bought some general tso chicken
and ate it
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