Fast & Furious' transition from a street racing series to an action giant helped the franchise become a box office success, and its over-the-top, ridiculous scenes were a huge part of its journey.

Everywhere you looked this year, men were feuding. In movies like “Splitsville,” “Eddington” and “Friendship,” it was gloriously pathetic.

NPR's Megan Lim and Ryan Benk, two action sequence aficionados, discuss the elements of a great cinematic fight scene. DETROW: I think that was one of the first fight scenes that really stuck with me, ...