neonfox16 said:I’ve seen all three films multiple times, and honestly, they’re more than just good. At least for me... but I feel like they overcomplicated things with this fourth installment. If what briskbison41 is saying is true—that this is actually a sequel to the first movie—then it feels pointless. The fourth part has absolutely nothing to do with Tokyo Drift. And then there’s Sung Kang, playing Hal... as far as I recall, he died in a car crash during Tokyo Drift. Unless he’s playing some entirely different character now. Or maybe he just rose from the dead for this sequel... They really should have realized this and filmed the follow-up much sooner. Regardless, I’ll see how it turns out. Vin Diesel is back, so it’s worth a watch anyway. I guess we'll see...
You've got it a little wrong.
In Tokyo Drift, Vin Diesel (Dom) mentioned that he knew Hannah a long time ago. That they used to drive Muscle Cars together (since everyone drives Tuners in TD).
So the timeline actually takes place while Dom and Han were still driving together.
Basically, the movie picks up right after the first one (Brian gets out of prison and teams up with Dom and the feds to take down some guy).
Everything goes down in Los Angeles and the deserts of Mexico.