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Fucking thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Reminds me of my average day. Cortisol is through the roof.

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Not bad for a little Monday afternoon escapist fare.

Hollywood is working hard to incorporate grappling/jj into the gun-fu and knife-fu mix.

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Fun movie. Reeves has a weird quality where doing the action thing at 50 looks normal.
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On paper, revenge flicks don't get better. The "hero's" background, the set-up, the toys and abilities he possesses are all there. Fortunately, the actors and the movie making allows the story to deliver these goods. The story itself is 'believable' (as much as these things are believable). Meaning that everything is 'far out' but nothing in the movie suddenly throws you back out of the screen, calling bullshit or thinking "as if". Although there is the Continental thing...

I rate the movie. Loved it. Will watch it again with mates and beer.
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I saw this in the theaters and was a little disappointed. I don't know why - probably because there was no real character development and I was expecting something Matrix-level good.

I saw it again when it came out as a rental and loved it. I guess I was just having a mood the first time.


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I saw this in the theaters and was a little disappointed. I don't know why - probably because there was no real character development and I was expecting something Matrix-level good.

I saw it again when it came out as a rental and loved it. I guess I was just having a mood the first time.

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Yeah. I didn't expect anything so I wasn't disappointed.


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Shapecharge wrote:Not bad for a little Monday afternoon escapist fare.

Hollywood is working hard to incorporate grappling/jj into the gun-fu and knife-fu mix.

"17. Reeves did four months of hardcore training, judo, jujitsu, guns and physical fitness. “He loves it and he hates it,” says Leitch. The training included time with Los Angeles S.W.A.T. and some of the directors’ Navy SEAL friends."

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Anyone can post that video of Keanu doing three gun training? Pretty impressive I thought.


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I guess he's training with Taran Butler, who seems to be a bit of a starfucker these days but you can't argue with his competitive shooting cred.


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This kind of stuff inspires al quaeda.
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One line, spoken in Russian while he's drowning a guy in a sink, encapsulates the whole movie: you stole my car, you killed my dog, fuck you.
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seeahill wrote:One line, spoken in Russian while he's drowning a guy in a sink, encapsulates the whole movie: you stole my car, you killed my dog, fuck you.
Just watched the first third (wife went to bed,so we will finish it tomorrow) and whatever happens to that dog killing son of a bitch is just what he deserves!
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Bobby wrote:
seeahill wrote:One line, spoken in Russian while he's drowning a guy in a sink, encapsulates the whole movie: you stole my car, you killed my dog, fuck you.
Just watched the first third (wife went to bed,so we will finish it tomorrow) and whatever happens to that dog killing son of a bitch is just what he deserves!
It was just a fucking d....!!!
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Thank you! This fetishizing of mutts is ... deplorable!
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Sequel is set to release Feb 16th, 2017
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Fuzzy Dunlop wrote:Sequel is set to release Feb 16th, 2017
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Great,looking forward to it.
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Oh lord
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WHO'S MOTHERFUCKING READY FOR SOME KEANUUUUUUUUUUUU. JOHN WICK 2 HITS THEATERS NEXT FRIDAY. KNOW HOW I KNOW YOU'RE GAY? CUZ YOU AINT WATCHING JOHN WICK ON A REVENGE RAMPAGE RIGHT NOW.

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I'm buying tix tonight, for next Saturday.
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I hope no puppies are killed this time.
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