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Basebf555 posted:Nobody was really good. Odenkirk actually pulled it off. I'm looking forward to seeing it. Glad to hear it works.
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Basebf555 posted:Nobody was really good. Odenkirk actually pulled it off. too bad im deathly afraid of covid
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brocked posted:Since nobody's mentioned it so far, I am psyched to see Warrior got picked up for a 3rd season on HBO Max Its easily my favorite series from the past few years and super psyched that it's coming back. The cast announcement was so cute, everyone was just so happy.
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Stairmaster posted:too bad im deathly afraid of covid Me too, the movie is now out for rent, although it's the $20 "theater rental" price. I rarely spend that much for a rental but I was really looking forward to this one.
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Basebf555 posted:Me too, the movie is now out for rent, although it's the $20 "theater rental" price. I rarely spend that much for a rental but I was really looking forward to this one. It's worth it. My wife and I watched it last night and it's really good. I appreciate when movies use Daniel Bernhardt as comic relief.
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B-Rock452 posted:It's worth it. My wife and I watched it last night and it's really good. I appreciate when movies use Daniel Bernhardt as comic relief. I have a crush on Mr Bernhardt after watching his interview with Scott Adkins. Daniel is just so charming 
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Basebf555 posted:Me too, the movie is now out for rent, although it's the $20 "theater rental" price. I rarely spend that much for a rental but I was really looking forward to this one. Where?
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Stairmaster posted:Where? I watched it on Amazon Video.
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Apr 17, 2021 00:18
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Nobody is solidly okay. The best setpiece is the fight in the first act of the film. The biggest problem is I don't think it properly balanced the two tones it was going for.
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Apr 17, 2021 02:57
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Christopher Lloyd is having the time of his life in Nobody. It was a fun movie.
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I really liked Nobody! I thought it was pretty drat funny, and I liked the variety of action sequences. That said, the final set piece was fun but ended in a really dumb way IMO.
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It half-forms ideas and has very obvious inspiration from John Wick, which is not a mark against it in this case since they share a screenwriter. Ultimately I wanted the movie to give me more about the nature of Hutch's program, training, background, so on, flesh out the world more the way the Wick movies do. Since that didn't happen Odenkirk had to do some heavy lifting, which thankfully he was up for.
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Prince Myshkin posted:It half-forms ideas and has very obvious inspiration from John Wick, which is not a mark against it in this case since they share a screenwriter. Ultimately I wanted the movie to give me more about the nature of Hutch's program, training, background, so on, flesh out the world more the way the Wick movies do. Since that didn't happen Odenkirk had to do some heavy lifting, which thankfully he was up for. It's not so much taking inspiration from John Wick as it is the same script with a few nouns switched around, the same way 'Cellular' and 'Phone Booth were more or less the same film, or how the guy who wrote 'Death Wish' wrote like 4 other novels with the exact same plot. It was fun, but the bus fight scene was a head and shoulders better scene than everything else in the movie. That was genuinely fantastic. The rest was good but never hit that high again. Also, fun fact: the director was also the director (and one of the main stunt performers) of 'Hardcore Henry' the gimmick Russian POV film from a few years ago.
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Snowman_McK posted:It's not so much taking inspiration from John Wick as it is the same script with a few nouns switched around, the same way 'Cellular' and 'Phone Booth were more or less the same film, or how the guy who wrote 'Death Wish' wrote like 4 other novels with the exact same plot. Honestly I didn't even think it was that fun, everything just felt incredibly rote. The running gag with Odenkirk's monologues was the only bit that worked for me. Kind of a bummer
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morestuff posted:Honestly I didn't even think it was that fun, everything just felt incredibly rote. The running gag with Odenkirk's monologues was the only bit that worked for me. Kind of a bummer Rote is actually a pretty good descriptor. A lot of it was by the numbers. Which is a shame, since the scenes where it found it's voice were loving great.
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The problem is the gunplay didn't plagarize john wick enough
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Stairmaster posted:The problem is the gunplay didn't plagarize john wick enough Or do anything of its own. There's lots of right ways to shoot (heh) a gunfight. Chad Stahelski, The Wachowskis, John Woo, Michael Mann, Johnnie To and Christopher McQuarrie just to name a few, have all found their own ways to do it. The finale shootout, with a few exceptions, felt like anyone could have directed it. RZA's sniper rifle fight was pretty loving cool, though.
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A John woo style would have honestly been the best fit for the film
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Dunno, I loved it, but it fits squarely in the genre of the secret badass, which is my favorite. The end kinda maybe was setting up a sequel, which I would be down for.
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Just kinda? Did you watch the mid credits scene?
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Yea I mean if we're now going to compare gunplay in every action movie to John Wick we're gonna be forever disappointed. I kinda knew going in that the action wasn't going to be quite up to that level but Odenkirk brought a whole different element to the table that made it entertaining aside from just the action(and the action was very good, it just wasn't John Wick).
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Basebf555 posted:Yea I mean if we're now going to compare gunplay in every action movie to John Wick we're gonna be forever disappointed. John Woo beat it back in '90. But yeah, rare exception there. Wick is the current gold standard.
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brocked posted:Just kinda? Did you watch the mid credits scene? gently caress, I didn't know there was one.
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The one blight on the wick movies is all the cg blood instead of real squibs and poo poo.
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sean10mm posted:The one blight on the wick movies is all the cg blood instead of real squibs and poo poo. I see it as a necessary trade-off because the CG blood is mostly used to show gnarly headshots, and with squibs you really can't do that.
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Basebf555 posted:I see it as a necessary trade-off because the CG blood is mostly used to show gnarly headshots, and with squibs you really can't do that. I love noticing goons in martial arts films wearing hats and caps. Guess where they're getting hit?  Basebf555 posted:Yea I mean if we're now going to compare gunplay in every action movie to John Wick we're gonna be forever disappointed. I kinda knew going in that the action wasn't going to be quite up to that level but Odenkirk brought a whole different element to the table that made it entertaining aside from just the action(and the action was very good, it just wasn't John Wick). Yeah, I felt the third act got a bit ragged (and the coda didn't fit) but Odenkirk's dark comedy seasonings and punctuations were what elevated it for me above the standard bloke-sploitation power fantasy flick.
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Basebf555 posted:I see it as a necessary trade-off because the CG blood is mostly used to show gnarly headshots, and with squibs you really can't do that.
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Payndz posted:I rewatched Total Recall (the proper one) at the weekend, and it was weirdly refreshing to see exploding squibs and bursting blood bags again. So many exploding squibs and bursting blood bags. Arnold shoots someone, and it's as if they have a dozen mortars filled with wet ground beef under their shirt. R.I.P Escalator chump
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What's really cool about those old squibs is that they look like wet red shiny goop under there. Nothing like a real wound, which is great. It lets you enjoy it more.
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Nobody was good, I went into it knowing absolutely nothing so Bob Odenkirk turning out to be a secret badass was actually surprising. He definitely pulls it off. That said, the bus fight was by far the best part, and everything else definitely came off as a John Wick knockoff. Which, in absence of the real thing is still good of course.
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Which Hong Kong actioners do I need to watch then? I haven't seen Hard Boiled in probably 20 years now... https://twitter.com/HeadExposure/status/1385225205962919940?s=20
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Which Hong Kong actioners do I need to watch then? I haven't seen Hard Boiled in probably 20 years now... Police Story and Police Story 2 are really good.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Which Hong Kong actioners do I need to watch then? I haven't seen Hard Boiled in probably 20 years now... Besides the obvious Jackie Chan/Sammo/Shaw Brothers classics, these are my faves Magnificent Warriors (1987) The Mission (1999) On the Run (1988) Angel Terminators 2 (1993) A Better Tomorrow 2 (1987) Royal Warriors (1986) Iron Angels (1987) Full Contact (1992) One Nite in Mongkok (2004) The Brink (2017) Killer Angels (1989)
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Does Drive count as Hong Kong action despite being filmed in Canada or wherever it was? The whole crew was Hong Kong boys was it not? *edit: seems I'm mistaken on that one. Drive always counts. The print that's on Amazon Prime is a bit iffy, but it's coming out on Blu-Ray real soon so I'm holding off for a rewatch. Watched 'Yes, Madam' recently. It has a weird shifting tone all the way through it, but so work watching for that end fight.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Which Hong Kong actioners do I need to watch then? I haven't seen Hard Boiled in probably 20 years now... Thank you for reminding me to do my monthly Just Watch check for Hard Boiled. One day it will actually stream somewhere. I have such great memories of that movie, I used to rent it from this super shady video store I could walk to and I remember my parents had to sign something on their membership that would allow me to rent rated R movies as a kid. That was the movie that really got me into action movies and definitely opened my eyes to more than just standard american movies.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Which Hong Kong actioners do I need to watch then? I haven't seen Hard Boiled in probably 20 years now... In the Line of Duty IV! It is maybe my favorite 80s HK action flick. It’s got great set pieces and fights all the way through and a stellar cast. It was on Amazon Prime last time I checked!
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Nobody was enjoyable. I don't think I could watch it again, though, because it's basically Boomer Dad Power Fantasy: The Movie. Also, does anyone else remember the very first John Wick trailer where they called him The Nobody instead of Baba Yaga?
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I really enjoyed mortal kombat, some solid jokes, the action was a cool mix of physical effects and CGI and they worked the iconic game stuff in pretty amusingly. Some of the CGI is a bit wonky but overall a lot of fun.
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