Solid Snake

I still haven't seen it but....

we've had some some solid shit come out since that flick

Fast and Furious 6 came out in that same year in May. Also the Raid 2 had fucking amazing action.

Admittingly... John Wick was pretty evened out in the awesome department.

Shannon Nutt

I'm going to go against the grain here and say this has been somewhat overrated/over-reviewed. Yeah, it's a fun movie with a lot of good action in it, but - as an above poster pointed out - it is VERY formulaic and predictable. Also, even though it's only a little over 90 minutes, much of the action is overlong to the point of boredom...I could have done with a "less is more" policy there.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the movie, and also liked the comic book vibe it had and the fact that it has a lot of good character actors that pop up and an effort to "build a world" rather than just give us another revenge pic. So while this isn't something I'd be interested in seeing a second time, I wouldn't be opposed to a sequel to the film either.

B-minus from me.

Why So Blu?

I just came back from this and the hype is justified. Why the fuck did my eyes well up when Keanu started crying when he began reading the note and then seeing the dog there? Now that's a fucking hook and it damn well hooked my audience, because we were all along for the ride for the next 90 minutes watching Keanu kill fuckers. This is the second best action flick of the year right behind The Raid 2.

The Blu-ray should be phenomenal. Oh, and I did like the various cameos. It looked like The Wire had several alumni in attendance. Did you guys spot Kevin Nash? Good to see Dean Winters again, too.

My Other Self

How bad is the dog abuse stuff? That's keeping me from seeing this. I can't watch stuff like that.

Why So Blu?

Not bad. It's quick and painless and done with a quick edit.

fumanstan

I wouldn't say painless

But yeah, it happens out of focus in the background where you don't really see anything.

Shannon Nutt

The dog scene is gut-wrenching when you realize the best actor in the movie has just been lost.

Why So Blu?

It was painless for me, though.

RocShemp

You don't see it. A sad moment that was tastefully done.

Actually, tasteful is how I'd describe all the violence in this flick. There's a huge body count but all the kills are very matter-of-fact and never feel gratuitous.

Why So Blu?

Anybody know the name of the song playing at the club? That was a great track!

Solid Snake

Yeah. They really worked it in well. The colors everywhere, the action, etc.

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The action as Rocshemp said is very well done. It's brutal cuz of it's bluntness and speed but it doesn't make you stare at it. I'm not going to lie... I enjoyed Reeve's action in here better than in The Matrix. It was just so goddamn fresh.

Unclejosh

I am going to see this again tomorrow night. I have been thinking about this movie all weekend and decided WTF, why wait for the BluRay, I got a free movie ticket from Starpass so why not?

TomOpus

I had no intention of seeing this but, based on comments in this thread, I might just check it out.

Ash Ketchum

Given that my favorite films of the year so far are LUCY and EXPENDABLES 3, it seems only natural that I should rush out to see this.

robin2099

Really liked it. I've never been a big Keanu fan. Every movie he's been in that was really popular and well done(Point Break, Speed, The Matrix) I always felt succeeded not because of anything he did but because they were just good movies. But I will say I thought he was great in this.

The action is really well done too. We actually get to see it, and I don't know if Reeve's used a stunt double, but if he did they did a great job of concealing it. Also nice to see Danielle Bernhardt in this. He's making a nice niche for himself in bigger budget movies between this and Parker.

5/5.

mrhan

It's nothing compared to the killing in Red; the movie mentioned a few pages back. That one is unnerving.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0972883/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3

mrhan

It was Chad Stahelski who also doubled for him in the Matrix movies.

TomOpus

Pretty good flick. Saw it on IMAX with about 10 other people at an early matinee. There were a few big plot holes but, being it's an action movie, they can be forgiven.

Poor dog

eldivo

I like the core story. From the trailer I saw that Keanu acting quite superb.. not comparable to Denzel Washington who I think best suit for this movie but at least Kenu is entertaining.

RichC2

So you just reviewed the trailer?

Why So Blu?

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RichC2

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DJariya

Caught this tonight at a $2 super saver theater near my home.

Anyways, I had a blast watching this. yes, it's formulaic and essentially a B movie, but it was fun as hell. It was 95 minutes of Keanu being a badass and killing dozens and dozens of assassins and Russian mobsters. Some awesome head shots and kills. Loved all the guest stars. I felt like it was heavily influenced from comic books and 90s Hong Kong cinema.

The infamous dog scene was definitely tough to watch (but it's the movies) I really liked how Daisy and John bonded.

Crazy how the whole plot went down because of a stolen car and a dog.

I see that this comes out on Blu-Ray next month. I think I may pick this up.

DJariya

I'm responding to your comment from back in October.

John Wick was hardly a bomb as you feared. It's made over $70M worldwide on a $20M budget. Almost $43M in the States.

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=johnwick.htm

and I threw in an extra $2 tonight.

DJariya

Blu-Ray comes out February 3rd




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