flagstone

Part of the series revival that started with Comeback in 1997. The series went Comeback, Backflash, Flashfire, Firebreak and Breakout, but somehow he forgot to write Outcome to close it off before starting off on a different naming scheme.

DJLinus

Thanks for the new trailer and the thread bump. Still iffy on whether the movie is theater viewing-worthy, but it got me wanting to continue with the Parker series. It just so happened that last night I finished what I was currently reading, so I then started The Outfit.

JohnnyMovie

I saw that trailer before Red Dawn (2012) start and so look good to me and interested to see it.

Osiris3657

I'm looking forward to this more than "The Last Stand". Jason Statham flicks are hit and miss with me, but since his last one "Safe" was pretty good I have hopes that this one is as well. Trailer gives me a similar vibe.

There's the added bonus that this movie is based on the same novels that Mel Gibson's "Payback" is. Love that movie.

Why So Blu?

I'll rent this. It looks like Payback-lite.

JumpCutz

Jason Statham seemingly plays a variation of the same guy in every film. He has little to no range as an actor.

RichC2

You're just now figuring this out?

Unclejosh

Don't need range when you are AWESOME. I enjoy most of his movies a heck of a lot of other so called great actors. He has a great screen presence and charisma, he knows his limitations, and obviously picks roles that he finds fun to play. Not eveyone wants to play a tortured artist whining over a lost love or some other award baiting type role.

He may not be able to play the role of George Falconer or King George IV, but then again Colin Firth in no way could have played Chris Celios.

Ash Ketchum

Careful...if Liam Neeson could become an action star late in his career, Colin Firth might think he can do it, too.

Unclejosh

Well Liam Neeson was always awesome too. He kicked ass in Next of Kin and Darkman and Rob Roy more than 20 years ago. He has always been a tough guy in real life as well.

That being said, I would love to see Mr. Darcy as an action hero.

Mr. Cinema

Statham's films must sell really well on video. Because his theatrical success, where he's the main star, isn't impressive at all. They all seem to follow the same pattern of opening between 7-10 million and then fizzling out around 20-30 million. Yet he keeps getting lead roles.

Mr. Cinema

I don't think any decent actor would have wanted to play Chris Celios.

And if you only have 1 facial expression, you do not have charisma.

Unclejosh

I totally disagree. Expressions or ability to act or emote have nothing to do with charisma. Megan Fox has ridiculous charisma in print and on screen yet she cannot act nor does she seem to have talent. Arnold is one of the most charismatic people in show business of all time, but he cannot act at least any better than Statham . Heck his best role is of an emotionless robot. He gets by on charisma and charm much like Statham.

And for what is worth (nothing), I would rather watch Crank 1 and 2 again over The King's Speech or A Single Man but I would never consider them better films or vote for them for any awards.

YMMV of course.

Solid Snake

I still dont understand how I love Crank 2. It's filled with everything that could make me not want to see it but...something about it makes me love it. I didn't really like Crank 1. Thought that one was meh. Still waiting for Crank 3. Somehow they can make a story for it.

Osiris3657

I guess this isn't the most unexpected thing...30% so far

Why So Blu?

Probably cuz it's self-aware.

B5Erik

I'm looking forward to seeing Parker.

I like Jason Statham a lot, and with Michael Chiklis in there too I'd already be interested, but the trailer also makes the movie look very entertaining. And J-Lo is always nice to look at (and she wasn't bad in Out Of Sight). I'm in.

Ash Ketchum

Just got back from seeing this. It starts out well, but it starts getting silly when J-Lo enters the picture about half-way through and it starts getting ridiculous when Statham, having already suffered the kind of punishment that would kill him or put him out of action for a very long time, undergoes a second round of the same kind of punishment yet, as he did after the first time, bounces back to do superhuman feats in short order. I lose interest when it just gets too implausible.

I couldn't tell whether it was Lopez's character that annoyed me or her performance. Either way, she never inhabits the character. She just "acts." You see the wheels turning in every shot of her. She's never learned to just become the character.

Also, I didn't like the ending.

I'm a big fan of the Parker novels, but I never caught up with the later ones. Now I realize I have to, since I haven't read the one this is based on, "Flashfire."

Howie2000

Intl box office


That's why Van Damme was still getting well paid for thaterical releases for a few years even when his star had diminished and his movies were tanking at the us box office.

stingermck

Saw it yesterday and was entertained. It was one of those movies where all the action was in the trailer. But still, The Transporter vs Vic Mackey was enough for me.

Why So Blu?

The tone just seems so wrong with Statham in the lead. After Payback and Get the Gringo, Mel Gibson IS Parker.

Then again, I've never read any of the novels, so don't know how he was initially.

Meglos

Saw it yesterday.

The good news (???) is that Slayground is still the worst movie to be adapted from a Stark novel. That's not saying much.

The bad news is that Parker is a stupid godawful movie anyway.

The first credit that appears when the end titles begin is "In Memory of Donald E Westlake". What a crappy way to celebrate his memory.

Coincidentally, I saw Get the Gringo for the first time this past weekend and thought it made a good, unofficial sequel to Payback.

ScorseseLovesU

Saw this over the weekend. Is Nick Nolte dying from throat cancer? Jesus. It was okay. The flashbacks were a bit distracting and the movie really shits the bed when J Lo is on screen. 2.5/5.

IIG

Yeah, what's going on with him? I first noticed his voice in Warrior and thought he was doing a Burgess Meredith tribute. But then I saw several other movies (he's working a lot lately), and the same deal. It kind of suits him for the roles he has been getting recently though.

ScorseseLovesU

A lifetime of hard living, I guess. I know he's around 70 now, but years of smoking and drinking have taken their toll.