Monthly Movie Merch

Here is my round-up of this months best movie merchandise..

..every boys' childhood dream of being a Power Ranger can now be realised with this epic Dragon Dagger Mini Kit from none other than Forbidden Planet! Just £7.99, it also comes with a quote book and some Power Rangers artwork - not a product to be missed. It's Morphin time!

..keeping up with the Disney hype, this cute Beauty & the Beast boxed vintage mug (£9.99) from Truffle Shuffle is great to add to the collection!

..Easter is but weeks away, so of course I had to include this fun Marvel Comics Milk Chocolate Easter Egg set (£13.99). Comes with some pretty cool Marvel character ear phones - a great Easter gift box for a superhero-lover.

..no Monthly Movie Merch would be complete without the inclusion of a Funko Pop; this months' choice is this kinda crazy-looking Kong: Skull Island King Kong figure - an interesting addition to this much-anticipated flick (£14.99).

..Red Bubble always have some great movie t-shirts for sale - this Ghost in the Shell tee is no exception! Just £17.40, it comes in various colours and sizes to suit all, and its' simplistic design doesn't make it merely look like tacky merch.

..why not prepare for Fast & Furious 8 with an incredibly long movie-night?! Get the full action-packed collection (movies 1 to 7) in this cool boxset for just £14.99.

Movie Marathon Monday: The Fast & the Furious

Fast 8 (The Fate of the Furious) is set to meet our 2017 need for speed; Vin & Dwayne take over our screens once more in the latest instalment out 12th April. As ready as I'll ever be, I decided to take on the task of rewatching the entire franchise of full films before its' impending release.

The Fast & Furious Series

The Fast and the Furious (2001)

2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
Fast & Furious (2009)

Fast Five (2011)
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
Furious 7 (2015)

Runtime: 13hr 41min

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Plot

Although each film has its's own individual plot, the basic premise is fast cars, hot women and some beautiful scenery - coupled with plenty of chases, races and law-breaking.

Why watch it?

Get caught up in the beer-drinking, car-racing, mean streets of Los Angeles and beyond. Despite not being the most well-written or aesthetically-pleasing, most of the films within the marathon are largely entertaining if you like turbo-charged thrill-rides combined with a lavish lifestyle (or if you are a Vin Diesel fan: because, let's face it, he makes the movies).

High Points
The first ever drag race in the original movie. Dom's crash (and preceding drag race) in The Fast & the Furious. Dom v Hobbs (Fast Five), and the vault heist. The highway tank action in Fast & Furious 6. 

Low Points
2 Fast 2 Furious - I'm surprised they ever got past this to make it to a third. Aspects of Tokyo Drift. Plenty of terrible cameos.

Fun Fact

The whole premise of the franchise was thought up after an article entitled 'Racer X' was published in 1998, focusing on the illegal street-racing scene.