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john wick 100% on RT with 14 reviews
Posted on 10/21/14 at 11:56 am
Posted on 10/21/14 at 11:56 am
i seriously thought this was a troll job but its true
i was excited when i saw the preview and looked like a great popcorn matinee flick but this has me really excited.
good for KR, could he be making a comeback? he just signed on for bill and ted so i wish him luck
cant wait to see john wick though. it will probably end up in the 80% range but thats still damn good
i was excited when i saw the preview and looked like a great popcorn matinee flick but this has me really excited.
good for KR, could he be making a comeback? he just signed on for bill and ted so i wish him luck
cant wait to see john wick though. it will probably end up in the 80% range but thats still damn good
Posted on 10/21/14 at 11:58 am to dallastiger55
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good for KR, could he be making a comeback?
Hopefully he follows the Liam Neeson, Tom Cruise model of just getting better with age. Pop into some big production, do fun, personal stuff just for the heck of it.
I'm pumped for John Wick. I have to pack to move this weekend, but I'm probably going to make time for this.
#priorities
Posted on 10/21/14 at 12:02 pm to dallastiger55
I'll believe this movie is good when I see it. And more than likely I won't see it.
The trailer is laughable IMO.
The trailer is laughable IMO.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 12:03 pm to dallastiger55
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john wick 100% on RT with 14 reviews
also 93pct on IMDB user reviews. That means most people enjoyed the film and from what I have read the plot and story are well written but Reaves is actually very good in the film.
Will watch
Posted on 10/21/14 at 12:04 pm to dallastiger55
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john wick 100% on RT
Posted on 10/21/14 at 12:08 pm to dallastiger55
As long as it stays above 60% or so I will go see it.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 12:12 pm to dallastiger55
I saw an extended trailer at the movies this weekend and despite still feeling the movie would be awful, I thought it was an impressive trailer
Posted on 10/21/14 at 12:20 pm to Patrick_Bateman
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I'll believe this movie is good when I see it. And more than likely I won't see it.
The trailer is laughable IMO.
You take yourself too seriously. I think it looks awesome based on the premise being so outlandish. I love movie characters that go to great lengths over something that's arbitrary to everyone but them.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 1:00 pm to dallastiger55
Hmm, now I'm intrigued.
I'll still wait for more reviews to come in, but I'll probably be seeing this.
I'll still wait for more reviews to come in, but I'll probably be seeing this.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:18 pm to JS87
yeah the rating as it currently stands is surprising.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:22 pm to dallastiger55
quote:Yeah, I'm thinking I'm back.
good for KR, could he be making a comeback
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:22 pm to dallastiger55
been excited about this since i first saw the trailer.
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Patrick_Bateman
This post was edited on 10/21/14 at 6:23 pm
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:42 pm to dallastiger55
Apparently, it doesn't pretend to be anything more than it is, which is a movie with a relatively ridiculous plot that is stylish and filled with action. It is, apparently, the way action movies should be done--quick hitting, intense, vibrant fights with a lead actor who can take you away from the ridiculous premise to simply enjoying the visual treat in front of you, all set in a unique and interesting alternate reality.
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And that’s why Reeves serves as just the right star to play Wick, a short-fuse antihero whose ridiculous moniker (borrowed from screenwriter Derek Kolstad’s grandfather) clumsily conveys his explosive temper. There’s nothing clumsy about the actor who plays Wick, however, as Reeves’ lithe physicality enables extended sequences in which he moves athletically through an environment full of adversaries, shooting, stabbing or otherwise immobilizing them one at a time.
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In terms of material, “John Wick” is nothing special, but there’s a suave elegance to the way Stahelski and Leitch approach this thoroughly generic project, seizing the opportunity to deliver some pretty spectacular setpieces along the way.
The result, photographed in sleek, steady-hand widescreen by Vilmos Zsigmond protege Jonathan Sela, looks more like recent Nicolas Winding Refn pics than relatively sloppy studio fare (right down to its cool, neon-lit shootouts)
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John Wick isn’t just a terrific shoot-em-up action movie that reminds you why Keanu Reeves remains a movie star twenty-five years after Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, twenty-years after Speed, and fifteen years after The Matrix. It’s a terrific example genuinely successful world-building. I don’t presume the producers of John Wick have aspirations for any kind of Marvel-style expanded universe or sequels and spin-offs in mind. Yet ironically, despite its stand-alone nature, directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, along with screenwriter Derek Kolstad have crafted a genuinely unique and delightfully specific world in which its title character inhabits. What could have been a generic “reformed hit man takes vengeance after a personal loss” story is enlivened both by the quality of acting and action (more on that later), but by the rich world that has been created. There have been quite a few “older movie star turns into unstoppable killing machine” films over the last five years. John Wick may be the best one yet.
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What follows is a revenge flick that takes inspiration from many of the greats, from Get Carter and Point Blank to Man on Fire and Taken, with Wick going after the mobster, his son, and anyone else that gets in his way so that the body count is huge come the end credits.
But there’s a lot more going on then just that. Director Chad Stahelski’s background is in stunts, so the action is immense, the combination of gun-play and martial arts potentially giving rise to a whole new sub-genre – namely ‘Gun Fu.’
But the most enjoyable aspect of John Wick is the magical universe that screenwriter David Kolstad creates for the characters, one that’s clearly influenced by comic books, and most obviously, Greek mythology.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:46 pm to LoveThatMoney
I'm excited to see it. I'm not excited to see his puppy die though.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:17 pm to dallastiger55
I went to a screener of this last Friday and it's actually really, really well done. Keanu isn't going to win any awards or anything but there plenty of "oh damn, this guy is wrecking shite" moments. Great action movie, kind of a throwback without cringeworthy cheese moments. Recommend for sure.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 11:07 pm to Prettyboy Floyd
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also 93pct on IMDB user reviews. That means most people enjoyed the film
GTFO, for real?!
Posted on 10/21/14 at 11:13 pm to Srbtiger06
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GTFO, for real?!
Posted on 10/21/14 at 11:14 pm to Freauxzen
quote:Better with age? He hit his peak in the 90s.
Tom Cruise
This post was edited on 10/21/14 at 11:58 pm
Posted on 10/21/14 at 11:58 pm to abellsujr
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Better with age? He hit his peek in the 90s.
Oblivion, Jack Reacher and Edge of Tomorrow all say hello.
Tom Cruise has a lot left in the tank.
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