03-06-2023, 10:59 PM
And over a half decade later, I finally watch this with subtitles.
Damn. How the hell did we watch this without subs? It’s hella confusing with subs. The way it moves back and forth through time and stories is torturously convoluted. It’s as messy as the blood soaked landscapes after each battle.
On second viewing, a lot of the action choreo tricks unravel. The opening oner has digital spliced every time the jiggly shot turns away from the figures, which is between almost every action. It’s still an incredible oner - a chunk of movie magic. The motorcycle chase is still impressive although shorter than I remember. Maybe this was an edited version. I barely remembered the finale bus fight. Maybe by then my brain was full and couldn’t store anymore.
John Wick 3 does lift the motorcycle scene and the assassin school concept in Angelica Huston’s scenes. That’s a less obvious poach but the connection is clear. There’s an upcoming chapter in the Wickverse title Ballerina that is supposed to expand on this - perhaps it’ll just be a remake of The Villainess.
Seen on Amazon prime - freevee so it’s cut with some very annoying ads. I think it might be on Hoopla too. I should’ve watched it there.
Damn. How the hell did we watch this without subs? It’s hella confusing with subs. The way it moves back and forth through time and stories is torturously convoluted. It’s as messy as the blood soaked landscapes after each battle.
On second viewing, a lot of the action choreo tricks unravel. The opening oner has digital spliced every time the jiggly shot turns away from the figures, which is between almost every action. It’s still an incredible oner - a chunk of movie magic. The motorcycle chase is still impressive although shorter than I remember. Maybe this was an edited version. I barely remembered the finale bus fight. Maybe by then my brain was full and couldn’t store anymore.
John Wick 3 does lift the motorcycle scene and the assassin school concept in Angelica Huston’s scenes. That’s a less obvious poach but the connection is clear. There’s an upcoming chapter in the Wickverse title Ballerina that is supposed to expand on this - perhaps it’ll just be a remake of The Villainess.
Seen on Amazon prime - freevee so it’s cut with some very annoying ads. I think it might be on Hoopla too. I should’ve watched it there.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse