There have been EIGHT "Fast & Furious" movies. I don't know if they are based on a story line in which you have to be aware of some overall developing plot or continuing theme. And without knowing anything by choice, I believe there are actors who are in all of the previous flicks. Vin Diesel comes to mind (and let's ignore the irony of an actor with the last name of an internal combustion engine not known as being fast nor furious but rather: heavy, reliable, and efficient, but the series isn't called: "Moderate and High Torque"). Moreover, even if the themes aren't continuous, how about character developmment? And let's say those of you in the know are chuckling over the notion of character memes in a F&F movie, the very notion you CAN chuckle and I can't means there are valuable negative associations I haven't been able to pick up.

So what doth it profit a man to show up to the ninth innings of a game whose previous eight had much to offer, or little to offer. The existing watchers have invested their time and presumably some of their attention when they could look up from their iPhones.