Fast & Furious: 8-Movie Collection Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		4.5
Audio		5.0
Extras		5.0
Overall		4.0

Fast & Furious: 8-Movie Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman July 15, 2017

Universal has released all eight 'Fast & Furious' films in one boxed set, day-and-date with the debut of both the Blu-ray and UHD versions of 'Fate of the Furious.' This set includes nine discs, eight Blu-rays and one bonus content DVD. Blu-ray discs are identical to previous releases. Below, find links to each individual Blu-ray review and coverage of the bonus DVD. Unfortunately, Universal has not released a similar 4K boxed set. Note that overall scores as listed above are not a strict average of all Blu-ray reviews but rather come based on a general feel for the series on Blu-ray as a whole.

For film reviews, please click through the links below.

• The Fast and the Furious
• 2 Fast 2 Furious
• The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
• Fast & Furious
• Fast Five
• Fast & Furious 6
• Furious 7
• The Fate of the Furious

Fast & Furious: 8-Movie Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

For full video reviews, please click through the links for each film above.

Fast & Furious: 8-Movie Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

For full audio reviews, please click through the links for each film above.

Fast & Furious: 8-Movie Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This boxed set arrives in simple form. An elegantly glossy slip box houses the discs. It features one of Dominic's famed Chargers and has a foil-type reflectivity to it. Front and spine text is embossed. The back of the box simply contains a list of films, some still images from the series, a blurb, a bonus feature tease, and film ratings. The Blu-ray case is nothing unique. Artwork is carried over and the inner print delivers brief synopses and credit boxes for each film. Discs are housed on their own spindle leafs. Extended versions of Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, Furious 7, and The Fate of the Furious are included.

The bonus DVD, which is primarily focused on Fast & Furious 6, contains the following extras:

• Sneak Peeks (480p): Scenes from Furious 7: The Plan (4:14) and Han's Funeral (1:54). Also included is the Furious 7 Theatrical Trailer (2:39)
• Retrospective (480p): Categorized scenes from the franchise. Included are Launch (2:46), Fights (1:29), Stunts (2:05), Fast Cars (1:52), Locations (1:35), and Family (2:35).
• Cast Favorites (480p): Several cast share highlight moments from the films, broken down by a few key categories. Included are Stunts -- Jordana (1:30), Family -- Tyrese (1:07), Locations -- Vin (1:19), and Fights -- Vin, Michelle, Chris (1:47). There's also Cars (1:14) that features several cast members talking up the Charger and Dom's cars.
• Justin Lin -- Director's Vault (480p): The Fast & Furious 6 director and some additional members of the creative team discuss some of the visual effects from the film. Included are The Ear That Almost Took Down the Movie (2:40), Airplane Takedown (5:23), Shaw's Intro (6:37), and Tank Rampage (3:58).
• Fast Cars! (480p): In-depth featurettes that explore Fast & Furious 6's individual vehicles in some detail, both real world and how they work in the movie. Included are Ride or Die: The Vehicles of 'Fast 6' (18:17), The Tank: Metal Monster (6:18), and The Flip Car: Weapon on Wheels (6:15).
• Back Under the Hood (480p, 6:16): Cast and crew discuss their personal cars and favorites from Fast & Furious 6 while also breaking some of them down and discussing how they fit into the film and the franchise.
• Mapping Fast & Furious (480p, 7:11): Pre-viz footage, storyboards, model work, and more.
• International TV Special (480p, 21:49): A behind-the-scenes piece that explores the franchise's core themes, the franchise's popularity, series evolution, key moments, plot lines, character arcs, and much more.

Fast & Furious: 8-Movie Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Fast & Furious: 8-Movie Collection will make a smart buy for those just getting into the franchise on Blu-ray. The packaging is simple and saves space on the shelf, and the included bonus DVD offers a fair amount of content, though most of it is centered on Fast & Furious 6. The films are largely good, particularly the first, the third, and the past few. With two more films on the horizon, this isn't a complete series package, but for newcomers it comes highly recommended.