In one of the most pointless industry moves in recent memory, the people behind The Fast and the Furious series have decided to make a little change to their formula. Instead of being called The Fast and the Furious 4, the latest installment will just be called Fast and Furious.

I don’t know if all the articles were too confusing, or what. But they surely have their reasons, and at least it’s better than the new X-Files subtitle (”I Want to Believe.” Really.) I’ve never personally watched The Fast and the Furious movies, since I believe they only further the Hollywood myth that attractive women are ever interested in cars. However, Beyond Hollywood has a plot summary that should satisfy fans:

FF4 takes place five years after the events of FF1.

Dom is hiding out in the Dominican Republic after having been let go by Brian at the end of FF1. It’s here that he meets Han.

Meanwhile, Brian is in prison in Arizona. But wait, there’s a twist — Brian is undercover for the feds, and after completing his assignment, he’s back out on the streets.

So what’s happened to Letty, Dom’s girlfriend? She’s been trying to keep the crew from going under in his absence. This includes running drugs via their soup up cars for notorious South American drug dealer Antonio Braga, a man no one has ever seen. After one of her runs for Braga, Letty is killed, presumably by Braga enforcer Fenix.

Dom is told about Letty’s death from Mia (his sister) via a phone call. He returns to America to attend her funeral. Brian is also there, and fills him in. Brian tells Dom he’s going after Braga. That makes two of them.

So, there you have it. But I think it’s far more interesting to examine some movie title changes throughout history that you may or may not know about. Are you ready for an impromtu quiz? Of course you are. I’ll give you the original title, and you try to think of what movie it could possibly be. We’ll start out easy.

Sample Question:

In France, this movie was called Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain.

Answer (Highlight):

Amélie

Q:

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

A:

Blade Runner. The original title comes from the Philip K. Dick story on which it is based.

Q:

Okavanga

A:

Blood Diamond. The title was changed when the setting moved from the Okavanga region.

Q: When I Grow Up

A:

Big. Of course.

Q:

The Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night

A:

Saturday Night Fever. Thanks, BeeGees!

See, wasn’t that fun? Now go play some action movie trivia on Kwanzoo.

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