And nobody has mentioned the great reviews this is getting yet
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
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so this is the worst movie of the series, has the best action overall, but is plagued by a bizarre series of tonal and structural left turns that totally derail the pace. it's too serious AND too silly, and doesnt have that pitch-perfect balance of camp like 1 and 2. that is bad!
some of that is due to egregious miscasts (Mark Dacascos' line readings gave me cancer) some due to where the story and mythology go (the international section is BAD), and some due to the general shape of the last half of the movie's "plot."
PS don't shoot black outfits against a black background as your final series of fight scenes. Even in Dolby it was hard to follow.
also, Keanu just can't keep up with the boys from The Raid and it shows, but it's awesome anyway. annnd the opening 20 minutes may be the best consecutive 20 minutes of the franchise tho
those are 3:00am thoughts thank you for coming to my ted talk
-Vader
some of that is due to egregious miscasts (Mark Dacascos' line readings gave me cancer) some due to where the story and mythology go (the international section is BAD), and some due to the general shape of the last half of the movie's "plot."
PS don't shoot black outfits against a black background as your final series of fight scenes. Even in Dolby it was hard to follow.
also, Keanu just can't keep up with the boys from The Raid and it shows, but it's awesome anyway. annnd the opening 20 minutes may be the best consecutive 20 minutes of the franchise tho
those are 3:00am thoughts thank you for coming to my ted talk
-Vader
Interested to know what these structural left turns are.Vader182 wrote: ↑May 18th, 2019, 4:13 amso this is the worst movie of the series, has the best action overall, but is plagued by a bizarre series of tonal and structural left turns that totally derail the pace. it's too serious AND too silly, and doesnt have that pitch-perfect balance of camp like 1 and 2. that is bad!
some of that is due to egregious miscasts (Mark Dacascos' line readings gave me cancer) some due to where the story and mythology go (the international section is BAD), and some due to the general shape of the last half of the movie's "plot."
PS don't shoot black outfits against a black background as your final series of fight scenes. Even in Dolby it was hard to follow.
also, Keanu just can't keep up with the boys from The Raid and it shows, but it's awesome anyway. annnd the opening 20 minutes may be the best consecutive 20 minutes of the franchise tho
those are 3:00am thoughts thank you for coming to my ted talk
-Vader
-Vader
This was fucking awesome
can't believe this actually managed to outdo the previous 2
loved the deeper dive into the world and the "lore" of this universe
and Halle Berry was badass
also:
can't believe this actually managed to outdo the previous 2
loved the deeper dive into the world and the "lore" of this universe
and Halle Berry was badass
also:
dude that gun store/knife room scene
that needs to be studied
that needs to be studied
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Yeah but that particular shot was gratuitous.