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PassTheRemote posted:John Wick Chapter 2: This movie takes everything from the first and amps it up, and it works. It helps that the director knows how to shoot action, but moving the camera back and letting you see the action without quick cuts and shaky camera bullshit. The characters are likeable and you understand each character's motivations. I saw this last night and can confirm it is indeed sick as hell. The plot is equally as absurd as the first one, and the action set pieces are super memorable and interesting. If you want a nuanced portrayal of complex characters that investigate violence and masculinity in the 21st century, you should not be watching John Wick. If you want to see a sad man in a tailored suit head-shot like 50 goddamn guys in some kind of giallo nightmare, this is 1000% what you should see. This movie achieves exactly the thing it set out to, and it was a good time. A+ or 4 stars or whatever; you already know if you want to see this poo poo.
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got any sevens posted:I really appreciate the understated world building of The John Wickverse, even civilians don't freak out when people are bleeding out next to them. There's an amazing scene where Common and John Wick are having a knife fight on the PATH train, and all these passengers are barely reacting. Like, they're flinching at sudden moves, but nobody is standing up to move away. I guess, in the Wickverse, subway-car knife fights are akin to those acrobat Showtime Kids on the N train...you're a little concerned about getting kicked in the head, but not so much you're going to switch cars. "Let's see how this one pans out, guys."
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