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6/10
Fast (female) and furious
kosmasp25 June 2021
It is never easy to make a movie like this and satisfy the producers, the viewers and the critics. There is an expectation with a movie like this. And this does try to play with those expectations. It does not succeed always (or maybe not even most of the time) - you just have to suspend your disbelief ... and let go of certain expectations and whatever you may feel is offensive as ... well you know what! Because the movie has tendencies - or rather wants to please as many people as possible.

So just take this with a grain salt and enjoy this for what it is. Also it is great to see Nina, a rapper I know from a particular song and who is as good looking as they come. It is almost a shame she never got famous for her rap skills (even if you don't believe she is a good enough actor, her skills on the mic are impeccable) ... but at least we have her here in an interesting role ... a bit like a succubus ... I totally understand how everyone is sucked into whatever she does ... in the movie that is.

I do know some of the writers of this btw, they were my screenwriting teachers for a year a long time ago - and I believe that not everything they intended to put in this movie got put in there. Maybe I am a bit biased ... but then again no one is 100% objective when rating anyway.
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2/10
"The Fast and the Furious" in German?
viwehei23 March 2004
What is this supposed to be? "The Fast and the Furious" in German? The "Story": A bunch of trashy looking girls who behave like men participate in illegal car races. A unrealistic love story is woven into the movie. Are German filmmakers not able to produce anything better than this? I mean I´ve seen worse German comedies, but this one is once again full of extremely banal jokes and clichés about men and women. The characters are invented in a rather caricatural manner. The acting is not very good. Especially Rebecca Mosselman alias Liane is pathetic. Once again a German comedy which is not worth watching. If you want to watch a GOOD German movie instead, go and watch "Gegen die Wand".
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2/10
Mean Girls with cars, gone horribly wrong
Horst_In_Translation5 September 2017
Warning: Spoilers
"Abgefahren" (I will spare you the several German alternate titles) is a German 85-minute film from 2004, so this one will have its 15th anniversary next year. The director is Jakob Schäuffelen and for this Bavarian filmmaker it is among his most known works for sure and same can probably be said about the three writers who worked on the script for this one. Yes indeed it took no less than three writers to come up with this horrible script here. But first things first: The central character is played by Felicitas Woll and I am always a bit undecided about her and how talented she is. She has some decent films in her body of work, but for every solid work, there is also at least one pretty bad film in there too if not more. The rest of the cast are not particularly known and even the biggest German film buffs will have a hard time recognizing their faces. If you understand the play on words in the German title, then you will realize that this is another German film with major focus on cars and car racing a long long time after stuff like Manta Manta for example. But maybe they should not have tried to revive this genre as it turned out really a gigantic mess here. The only real conflict in here is what should be considered worst: the lame car racing sequences, the horrible romance plot, the conflicts between the bitchy girls, the irritating and constantly changing behavior by the protagonist in terms of who she wants to hang out with or the fact that this film actually dares to take itself seriously for the most part. Impossible to make a definite statement. I guess it all comes down to your personal preference and subjective taste in order to determine what you despise the most. Oh yeah nice try too with the admittedly pretty hot lesbian kissing scene between Woll's character and Tenge's character, but sadly this reference really makes obvious that they really weren't scared to include anything in order to make money by getting people to theaters and if the writers don't have the talent for depth and authentic character development than at least get them horny and lets include pointless sex references on several occasions. This is a horrible film with low production values in all key areas. I highly recommend to skip this one.
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7/10
Fun and engaging, if a little silly
jmorton-518 December 2006
Abgefahren may not be high art, but it's a fun little movie. The leads (male and female) are all very appealing, especially Felicitas Woll, who deserves international exposure. The cars are also excellent. Director Jakob Schäuffelen does love those hero shots, but in this film it works fine, because it is such a playful story. Sonja Rom's cinematography is, as usual, excellent. On the downside, for the English-speaking audience, the current DVD only has the film in German with no subtitles or other languages. That's too bad, because I think this film could appeal to a wider audience. Abgefahren may not be classic cinema, but sometimes all you want is to be entertained and Abgefahren does the trick.
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10/10
Very nice movie
Johann-Beck131 March 2004
I enjoyed "Abgefahren" very much because of it´s good humor and excellent actors. The film is neither about cars nor about testosterone, but there are beautiful cars in it and the girls certainly stir your testosterone! The film is really about men and women and love. The races are perfect metaphors of their conflict-laden relationships. The female lead is a star in Germany and should soon be known internationally. And the soundtrack is one to hear in your car. Intelligent entertainment. Very nice.
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10/10
It´s so romantic!
Zicke393 April 2004
Okay, we have seen fast and furious films where people chase each other and shoot each other and hate each other. But are our lives really made out of stuff like this? Am I an undercover cop, are You an organized criminal? The movie Abgefahren is such a nice example of a gasoline-driven film, which is, in fact, character-driven. The way the girl and the (cute!) boy heat each other up with their witty dialogs is exhilarating. They seem to be like a cat and a dog, both too proud to admit that they love each other, both wanting to be strong and cool and on the other hand longing to embrace each other. Can You imagine Hepburn sitting in a Dodge and Tracy sitting in a Cobra, arguing about who is the better driver? No? Well, watch Abgefahren!
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9/10
the fast and the funny
stolzefrank6 April 2004
I liked this movie very much because it has not only beautiful girls and cars but it is also very funny. The actors are very good. The images look rich although the film probably was not very expensive. The car races are not very realistic. Nobody uses oldtimers for private races. But I believe that is creative freedom. These cars have personality, just like the people in the movie. I guess female viewers appreciate the romance of this movie.
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9/10
She loves me, she loves me not ?
sinceverona3 July 2010
Mia wants to be a rally driver and together with her three girlfriends she enters the cave race. Her opponent Cosmo is interested in her but Mia is already involved with Sherin, her Girlfriend. Since she only drives a Volkswagen ,she bets with Cosmo who adds to the bet ,that he wants to spend a night with her since he drives a better car. Then saying she owes him a kiss he kisses her. Mia agrees. When she wins against Cosmo her victory becomes her defeat when on tape it is discovered that Sherin has sabotaged Cosmos car so Mia can win. There was a lot of resemblance with Chasing Amy, the story that a girl loves a girl first then a boy later. The leading actors were looking good,very nice hear styles and i liked her wardrobe. Sharin was short and nasty and not a very nice person. The movie was made in a manner of American movies from eighties which I liked. A theme, a girl likes a boy and a boy yearns for the girl is something you don't see anymore. I watched the movie with subtitles. Really liked her car when Cosmo painted it in Pink with red hearts all over it. Movie was a slow narrative, there were some jokes but mostly the sexual tension between Mia and Cosmo held my attention.
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