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I can confirm that Beyond Skyline absolutely lives up to the hype. That was a ton of fun, and better than, well, most of the trash coming out of AAA blockbuster Hollywood. Was really happy to see they built physical suits for the aliens, I guessed that was all CG.
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Aug 5, 2020 05:14
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Lumbermouth posted:Hard Target verdict: still rules. So, what's the best John Woo movie? I absolutely love Hard Target, and really enjoyed the tv movie Woo made with Dolph Lundgren, but I never got around to checking out Woo's Hong Kong movies.
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Aug 6, 2020 03:46
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PeterCat posted:So, what's the best John Woo movie? For me it will always be Hard Boiled. As far as his Hollywood movies though, I actually think the one that hangs together the most and holds up as a legit action movie is Broken Arrow. Face Off is a lot of fun but most of that is the performances.
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Aug 6, 2020 03:49
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My favorite is The Killer. When it comes to his Hollywood work I prefer Hard Target and also think Windtalkers is pretty good and severely underrated. And I agree that Blackjack is fun and alright for a tv movie.
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Aug 6, 2020 04:02
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Thanks for the Nemesis info - it unironically rules. I can't believe I haven't seen it before. It's basically a Kojima movie. And the eyewear overall is loving awesome midge fucked around with this message at 04:11 on Aug 6, 2020 |
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Aug 6, 2020 04:08
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PeterCat posted:So, what's the best John Woo movie? Hard boiled and it frankly isn't close . Be aware that the final fight scene is quite lengthy
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Aug 6, 2020 04:16
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47 Ronin rules. What a great amount of dumb fun. Keanu must have had the time of his life making such a ridiculous film.
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Aug 6, 2020 04:24
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midge posted:Thanks for the Nemesis info - it unironically rules. I can't believe I haven't seen it before. It's basically a Kojima movie. And the eyewear overall is loving awesome It really does. It's the movie i wrote in my head when i rented syndicate wars as a kid. Man, i really want to play syndicate wars now.
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Aug 6, 2020 04:58
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Finished Man of Tai Chi, which was rad. Keanu is a fantastic villain, and the big “twist” near the end was actually pretty clever.
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Aug 6, 2020 06:32
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Basebf555 posted:For me it will always be Hard Boiled. As far as his Hollywood movies though, I actually think the one that hangs together the most and holds up as a legit action movie is Broken Arrow. Face Off is a lot of fun but most of that is the performances. Once a week I go on the Just Watch app and put in hard boiled and then get really sad. It's easily my favorite John Woo movie and pretty much got me into action movies
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Aug 6, 2020 11:46
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Honestly I think it's a toss-up between Hard Boiled and The Killer. Hard Boiled has unquestionably better action, but I think The Killer is a slightly better overall package.
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Aug 6, 2020 11:54
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B-Rock452 posted:Once a week I go on the Just Watch app and put in hard boiled and then get really sad. It's easily my favorite John Woo movie and pretty much got me into action movies Just watch is both super useful and also a stark reminder on how terrible streaming content really is. I hadnt realized hard boiled was available absolutely nowhere. My go-to frustration is fury road, a lot of people I know haven't seen it and its only streamable on a smattering of weird services, none of the major ones
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Aug 6, 2020 13:04
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The John Woo Official and Definitive Ranking: The Killer>A Better Tomorrow>Hard Boiled>Eat the Rice scene from ABT2>Bullet in the Head>Final 20 minutes of ABT2>Rest
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Aug 6, 2020 14:27
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Watched Ong Bak again last night, I would argue that it is the greatest martial arts movie of all time, especially if you use the number of blows actually landed on the actors during filming as criteria. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnDSDjfsHzA&t=228s
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I don't think Tony Jaa is a great lead but drat that's a great sequence SPL2 is pretty much his perfect role for me. Wu Jing handles the tom cruise level charisma , and Jaa gets to just kick rear end Although man I loved him in furious 7, with nothing but lines like "too slow' against poor Paul walker
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Aug 6, 2020 14:58
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B-Rock452 posted:Once a week I go on the Just Watch app and put in hard boiled and then get really sad. It's easily my favorite John Woo movie and pretty much got me into action movies I had the clarinet solo at the beginning as my ringtone for around 2 years. Hard Boiled has some of the best ambience of any movie, it doesn't quite look 80s, it doesn't quite look 90s, it looks like what I, a westerner, have romanticized as a perpetual pre-handover Hong Kong, forever.
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Megaman's Jockstrap posted:I had the clarinet solo at the beginning as my ringtone for around 2 years. Hard Boiled has some of the best ambience of any movie, it doesn't quite look 80s, it doesn't quite look 90s, it looks like what I, a westerner, have romanticized as a perpetual pre-handover Hong Kong, forever.  and when I visited Hong Kong (about 10 years ago) the ambience 100% lived up to ite: chow flipping the handgun to leung then diving off the pier is so cool
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Aug 6, 2020 19:28
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Hard Boiled has the greatest shotgun effects in cinema history. poo poo just EXPLODES, it’s amazing.
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Aug 6, 2020 20:36
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If yall are going to talk about Tony Jaa it is criminal not to mention The Protector. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSmMJukdBYQ Never in my whole life have I seen a movie kick so much rear end while also making so little sense. If you want to throw logic out the window and watch Tony Jaa act like a maniac and brutalize stuntmen, The Protector is your ride. TheOmegaWalrus fucked around with this message at 20:56 on Aug 6, 2020 |
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Aug 6, 2020 20:52
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I'm like 30 minutes into Lockout with Guy Peace and Peter Stormare in a space prison and this is so hilariously over the top ridiculous that I can't help but reccomend it. There's even an LOPD (Low Orbit Police Department) and Guy Pearce has to enter a space station via skitching on the wing of a shuttle edit: the opening 30 minutes are the best part. Everything else sucks. Lmao. Taintrunner fucked around with this message at 04:30 on Aug 7, 2020 |
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Aug 7, 2020 03:27
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https://ve.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_qaoo387sag1v6w3ju.mp4 Donnie Yen and his stunt team doing one of those 'Lockdown / Pass the Camera' videos 
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Taintrunner posted:I'm like 30 minutes into Lockout with Guy Peace and Peter Stormare in a space prison and this is so hilariously over the top ridiculous that I can't help but reccomend it. There's even an LOPD (Low Orbit Police Department) and Guy Pearce has to enter a space station via skitching on the wing of a shuttle I do have a soft spot for Lockdown, Pierce's character is such a loveable prick. Also quite brave of a film to have one VERY Glaswegian badguy and his strangely less weegie brother front and centre. You're right though, it is a bit front loaded.
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Aug 7, 2020 12:26
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Lockout made me wish for another Guy Pearce: Action Hero movie. He's just so fun as Less Likable Snake Plisskin.
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Aug 7, 2020 15:25
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Lumbermouth posted:Lockout made me wish for another Guy Pearce: Action Hero movie. He's just so fun as Less Likable Snake Plisskin.
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Aug 7, 2020 15:49
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I'm watching Korean action movie The Villainess right now, and while it's quite boring and just not very good overall, I am incredibly impressed with some of the camerawork/editing. That motorcycle fight scene is mind-blowing.
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Aug 9, 2020 02:09
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This movie is fuckin wild, everyone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcFfeWCMCM8
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Aug 10, 2020 13:37
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flashy_mcflash posted:This movie is fuckin wild, everyone. Yes. I am so horny for this.gently caress 1917, this is when real movies are made.
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Aug 10, 2020 14:30
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I'd rather just see Tak make a samurai movie without having to also worry about this one take nonsense. But whatever I'll probably still like it.
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Aug 10, 2020 14:39
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Basebf555 posted:I'd rather just see Tak make a samurai movie without having to also worry about this one take nonsense. But whatever I'll probably still like it. It's about as straight ahead as any samurai movie I've seen. There's maybe about 20-30 minutes of story exposition in the whole thing and the rest is just fighting. Since it's one long take I do love how you see Tak getting visibly and realistically tired as the battle goes on and the sky change from day to evening. It's perhaps more of a curiosity than a fully-realized film but it still whips rear end.
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Aug 10, 2020 14:58
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I assume the fifty guys who are behind him at every point don't just stab him in the back due to honor? Should have hired some ninja.
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Aug 10, 2020 15:28
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Grendels Dad posted:I assume the fifty guys who are behind him at every point don't just stab him in the back due to honor? They absolutely take turns fighting him face to face, yes. For honour! (I don't know where chopping a dudes fingers off falls on the scale of honour but that happens at one point too)
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Aug 10, 2020 15:33
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Grendels Dad posted:I assume the fifty guys who are behind him at every point don't just stab him in the back due to honor? Most samurai films tend to lean on the idea that this guy(whoever it is, Musashi, Yojimbo, etc.) is so feared that really nobody wants to be the one to have to run in there, and after he whips around at lightning speed and kills a guy coming at his back a few times they think twice about it.
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Also I don't know why they're underselling it as 400-1? Someone counted and there are 588 kills in this thing.
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Aug 10, 2020 15:39
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I've always thought that the highest measure of an action director's skill in handling one vs many fights is hiding the guys in the background so you don't keep asking yourself why they don't all attack him at once.
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Aug 10, 2020 15:47
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dokmo posted:I've always thought that the highest measure of an action director's skill in handling one vs many fights is hiding the guys in the background so you don't keep asking yourself why they don't all attack him at once. It doesn't really matter where they are I'm going to ask that every time.
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Aug 10, 2020 16:34
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I can't remember which Mifune movie it is, maybe samurai ii, but he fights a giant group in muddy rice fields and everyone's footing is so bad that trying to get to him without stumbling is really hard. So he just easily kills anyone who gets within range as he slowly and surefootedly moves through them
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Aug 10, 2020 17:11
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Boco_T posted:Disturbing the Peace is watchable and even has some Home Alone-style traps in it
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Watched Upgrade and Beyond Skyline on Netflix last week. Neither disappointed at all. Very satisfying sci fi action.
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