Former pro hitman who is over 9000 tiers above anyone else in the business wants to live in peace. Something terrible happens so he is back in the business to take revenge.
Sounds random but is extremely well made. Can't wait for part 3.
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Sounds random but is extremely well made. Can't wait for part 3.
The John Wick movies remind me of those cool Jet Li flicks where he takes on dozens of guys. But those were better movies IMO. Less 'stylized' perhaps but certainly more gritty.
Just a perfect action film. Leave all expectation of realism at the door, apart from odd specific details i.e. perfect number of bullets in a clip, guns jamming realistically etc. They hit all the beats you want from an action film. Fight scene in the rain, check. Nightclub shootout, check. Amazing car chases, check. Stylish filmography, check. etc etc
Omd! Halle 
Yup. Or the Chow Yun Fat & John Woo movies
The best kind.
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Me too.. the first was ace. Great editing and choreography for the fight scenes and a good build up. The second one was pretty lacking for me.
Enjoyed the first one, thought the second one was boring (just a series of action scenes, no heart or story). With Halle Berry on board I'll probably watch the third one.
You guys are the worst. You hope you John Wick comes for you
I'm pulling my John Wick at the thought of watching this film...
I'm completely with you on this, the first was much better scripted and the storyline was good. I'd been looking forward to the 2nd but felt let down by it. Made little sense and the ending was just bollocks. No doubt though that it was a set up for the third film but overall very dissatisfying.
Of course I'll watch the third, even if Reeves is not the best actor as people claim I find myself enjoying most of his films at the time, I just don't think that most of them age well.
You're in for a treat!
I preferred the sequel because the enemy was a worthy advisory. The first movie just had a pussy bitch guy as the villain.
The dude in the second one was a bit of a bitch too wasn't he? Had a lot of random henchmen doing their thing and that terrible female assassin but he himself wasn't all that. Got done in having his dinner.
The first villain was Theon but the real threat was his dad, who was more intimidating than the Italian bloke. I think the second was better because of more stylish locations mainly, the scenes in Italy were fab.
Stylish locations sure. Having an extended period in Rome made it go that level up, however:
the Italian guy became the head of the high table the moment his sister at taken care of. That made him a more menacing villain purely because of resources at his disposal.
I think that's why John Wick killed him despite breaking rules because his potential power would have overruled even what Winston (the Hotel owner of all privialged neutral ground access) would have had. I think his god level status in the Mafia, albeit by default, is what made John Wick 2 better because the stakes were even higher. John felt he had no choice but to "finish it" as he said at the end of the film. Sadly that started the process of ex communicating him.
I think that's why John Wick killed him despite breaking rules because his potential power would have overruled even what Winston (the Hotel owner of all privialged neutral ground access) would have had. I think his god level status in the Mafia, albeit by default, is what made John Wick 2 better because the stakes were even higher. John felt he had no choice but to "finish it" as he said at the end of the film. Sadly that started the process of ex communicating him.
fecking love John Wick. Inject it into my veins.
When I first watched these I got the same feeling that I had when watching the Bourne series for the first time. I was late to the party and had no expectations, and they were awesome.
This series is much more violent, and has a lot less depth with regards to the storyline in comparison to the Bournes though.
IIRC
Santino and his sister were just the bosses of a camorra clan. Nothing like the kind of power you describe. John killed him because Santino essentially said he could stay at the continental forever, meaning John would never have another chance to kill him, while Santino could still have his men and associates hunt him down. Theon's dad was a far tougher opponent individually, he actually gave John quite a fight, but overall his organization wasn't as powerful or dangerous as Santino's clan
They are awesome and it needs about 10 different movies
So does Jason Bourne and so does mission impossible
So does Jason Bourne and so does mission impossible
Neo or John Wick?
The Matrix is an incredibly influential movie not only in film industry, one of the best ever, and John Wick is a funny trilogy. Neo over Wick any given day.
First matrix neo
But john wick overall
If that makes sense. Which it probably doesn't
But john wick overall
If that makes sense. Which it probably doesn't
In terms of action films, these are the best Hollywood can offer and I love them. Not a patch on some Asian action movies but still really good.
If Neo was John Wick the machines would have self-destructed the moment they heard "baba yaga". No trilogy necessary
Really ? I love the films but I see them more as taking the piss out of a lot of action films like the Bourne movies and Taken etc .
They are tongue in cheek I feel
Yeah, the stand off between Wick and Santino was a survival thing in that John has no other choice but to do it then..for the reasons you said. But I understood it as Santinos reach was growing beyond his clan and it was reaching the whole of New York (which is why Morpheus bothered to help John Wick in the first place).
Also agree in combat Santinos was a pussy bitch. But his power and I guess the end predicament was what made the sequel better for me. That and the Rome bit.
Also agree in combat Santinos was a pussy bitch. But his power and I guess the end predicament was what made the sequel better for me. That and the Rome bit.
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I think these movies must have the highest head-shot counts in movie history!
I have no idea how many people he kills over the first two movies, but the percentage that he dispatches with headshots must be over 90%!
I have no idea how many people he kills over the first two movies, but the percentage that he dispatches with headshots must be over 90%!
Pretty much everything Keanu Reeves has done since Matrix has been a somewhat tongue in cheek homage to eastern asian action movies
"he's not just a guy... He's John Wick". Best line ever 
This is pretty cool:
Reading about Keanu he seems a very decent and humble guy.
Curious... what are your individual thoughts on Smokin Aces?
From what I've read keanu is happy to do more if they are still successful plus there is a TV series based on the John wick universe coming out.
First one is decent. The stars helped carry it and the action was ok. Taraji and Alicia helped elevate it
It's in my collection somewhere...
It's easily up there with anything out of East Asia.
One of the main reasons why I love John Wick is because I used to do Jiu-jitsu so I keep pretending that everything he does is something that I could technically do myself. Forget that I only did it for a year, though...and I was shite.
Most of his kills are with guns though ... any good with those?
Well I don't like to brag but... no.
How about pencils?
Oh, I've definitely won a few battles against pencils.
This looks mental
This started like a cool little revenge flick with some cool action. Now it's more fantastical and ridiculous with each sequel. It kept that cool action bit though.
Still like it.
Still like it.