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Post by Dan E. Moderator on Mar 10, 2019 18:51:44 GMT
This Week: John Wick Chosen by: Cervantes  Released: 2014 Starring: Keanu Reeves Director: Chad Stahelski Producer: Basil Iwanyk, David Leitch, Eva Longoria, Michael Witherill Writer: Derek Kolstad |
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Post by Balder on Mar 10, 2019 20:12:01 GMT
I thought I rewatched this the other day, but according to Letterboxd it was last summer. Man, time flies by exponentially with age it seems. Here's my review of it from that watch:
"eople say John Wick is so great because it is just straight action without a tacked on story. That is not why John Wick is great. Many action movies over the years have been like that, but not being nearly as good. What makes John Wick great is that it is straight up action without a tacked on story, that has the perfect execution. Execution is everything in this movie: action choreography, sound design, music, cinematography, acting etc are all top notch and executed perfectly. This is such a fun movie with a universe attached. It has been some years since I first saw it, I did not remember it having such a great cast and such a rich universe." 4.5/5
Anyone on this forum who appreciates a good action movie owe it to themselves to watch this. It really is one of the absolute best action series of the 2010's along with The Raid series. Not to stray off topic too much, but the sequel and the spiritual spin-off Atomic Blonde are both as good in my opinion. Extremely skilled actors and directors are what to thank for these films. Love 'em.
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Post by dschult3 on Mar 10, 2019 21:57:36 GMT
I love this movie. It reminds me of Doom in god mode. I like Keanu Reeves, but his work just prior to this was losing its touch. This really brought him back to the action roots he set in The Matrix. This movie is awesome!
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Post by Balder on Mar 10, 2019 22:31:09 GMT
I love this movie. It reminds me of Doom in god mode. I like Keanu Reeves, but his work just prior to this was losing its touch. This really brought him back to the action roots he set in The Matrix. This movie is awesome! Yeah it's weird. Keanu had established himself with some of the biggest action movies like The Matrix and Speed, but kind of struggled to find his identity for a while. Glad to see him cherry pick movies that serve him well now. |
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Post by dschult3 on Mar 10, 2019 22:47:32 GMT
I love this movie. It reminds me of Doom in god mode. I like Keanu Reeves, but his work just prior to this was losing its touch. This really brought him back to the action roots he set in The Matrix. This movie is awesome! Yeah it's weird. Keanu had established himself with some of the biggest action movies like The Matrix and Speed, but kind of struggled to find his identity for a while. Glad to see him cherry pick movies that serve him well now. I liked movies like The Devil's Advocate and Constantine, but his action movies are just perfect for him. Now if only he could do a Bill & Ted mash up with the Matrix and John Wick. |
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Post by Balder on Mar 10, 2019 23:00:32 GMT
Yeah it's weird. Keanu had established himself with some of the biggest action movies like The Matrix and Speed, but kind of struggled to find his identity for a while. Glad to see him cherry pick movies that serve him well now. I liked movies like The Devil's Advocate and Constantine, but his action movies are just perfect for him. Now if only he could do a Bill & Ted mash up with the Matrix and John Wick. Oh yeah, both of those are quite good. Keanu is kind of underrated as an actor. |
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Post by Cervantes on Mar 11, 2019 5:37:12 GMT
This movie is awesome. The story is very elaborate and touching, a true epic: some Russian bastards kill Keanu's dog, steal his car, and then he shoots everyone in the face.
I think Keanu is at his best when he is playing stoic characters, and here he masters it. The action scenes have a very damn great choreography (it's really convincing how fast and brutal John Wick's tackles are, it shows that Keanu still knows how to fight since The Matrix trilogy) and, best of all, it's all filmed very clearly, avoiding cuts so we can see in detail how great the fights are.
The universe itself is also interesting, with killing organizations that have interesting sets of rules that are explored just enough through the movie, without losing focus to show its own mythology - the sequel elaborates more on this while also keeping its focus on the main story itself (we'll also discuss it in the future).
Also, the villains are played as just the right kind of jerkasses that anyone would want to punch in the face, so it gives a very good motivation for all the action.
All in all, one of the most satisfying surprises I've had with modern action movies (I only saw it last year, along with the sequel). Easily 5/5 to me. Schwarzenegger's presence would improve it, though, as it would've improved Schindler's List - but we already established that.
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Post by dschult3 on Mar 13, 2019 0:37:41 GMT
I haven't seen the second one yet. Is it a rehash of the first one? (Not that it would be bad.)
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Post by Balder on Mar 13, 2019 9:10:27 GMT
I haven't seen the second one yet. Is it a rehash of the first one? (Not that it would be bad.) John Wick decides to get back into the business again, and does assignments until something happens, and he's out for revenge. The story again isn't that much, but the world building is even better. The first half is kind of underwhelming, but the last hour, oh man... It's takes the action to another level. |
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Post by dschult3 on Mar 17, 2023 0:47:58 GMT
Anyone seeing 4 this weekend?
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Post by centipede on Mar 17, 2023 3:39:51 GMT
It'll be out shortly here.
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Post by Pimpjira on Mar 28, 2023 11:16:13 GMT
I was surprised to see the new one is nearly 3 hours. All I've heard are good things about it, I would like to see it but will probably wait until it's available to rent. I didn't see any of the others in the theater.
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Post by stratogustav on Apr 18, 2023 9:17:37 GMT
I haven't seen it yet. I haven't had the time. I loved the first three.
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Post by stratogustav on Jul 2, 2023 20:30:08 GMT
I went to see the last one on IMAX when it came out. It was fun. Nothing special, but fun nevertheless.
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Post by cobretti on Jul 3, 2023 4:05:39 GMT
Typically, I don’t watch movies made past 1995 as a policy, but I broke that for John Wick and it’s sequels, and I’m glad I did. Keanu kicked maximum ass and did what I like my action hero’s to do, which is kill everyone. 5/5 for the whole series.
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