John Wick

bnt

Surprised there isn't a thread on this one yet. Bad guys kill Keanu Reeves' puppy, and he's not going to let sleeping dogs lie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AUmvWm5ZDQ

It's getting some pretty good reviews (example). No UK or Ireland release date yet, but the USA has this on 24 October.

Duggy747

Was supposed to post the trailer here a few days but forgot :pac:. I liked the trailer, looks fun with some meaty action to it.

The reviews so far have been praising it, some calling it one of the better American action movies of recent years.

Bipolar Joe

Bigger budget Revenge For Jolly?

Duggy747

Reviews are loving it so far, 100% on RT with 17 reviews.

Easy Rod

Really looking forward to this!

spacecoyote

Easy Rod wrote: »

Really looking forward to this!

Is it getting an Irish release?

Bipolar Joe

Can't edit my post, but here's a link to Revenge For Jolly.

expectationlost

just another old hitman revenge film?

marco_polo

spacecoyote wrote: »

Is it getting an Irish release?

Guardian review I read earlier mentioned the 2nd January for the UK so around the same here I suppose.

Links234

marco_polo wrote: »

Guardian review I read earlier mentioned the 2nd January for the UK so around the same here I suppose.

Ah ****e, that's ages away

Bipolar Joe

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

Can't edit my post, but here's a link to Revenge For Jolly.

It's only €9.99 or 2 for €15 in Xtravision and HMV. I picked it up last week and watched it this evening. It's a film I've been looking forward to till I first heard about it a few years back and it really did impress. A pitch black comedy that's incredibly infectious and easy to warm to. Been a long time since I've enjoyed a film as much as I did Revenge for Jolly!

Crapjob Sean

expectationlost wrote: »

just another old hitman revenge film?

Yes and no.

See this if you'd like to see 1999's Payback have a sequel directed by Gareth Evans.
Yes, it's another hitman revenge film, but it's a thing of balletic, kinetic beauty also.

Might be overselling it there. I liked it very much.

Agent Coulson

Anyone got an update on the release date here the 2nd January for the UK is all I can find.

humbert

UK is the 10th April. Taking the piss.

Josey Wales

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Anyone got an update on the release date here the 2nd January for the UK is all I can find.

April unfortunately. That is according to IMDB but I read it on another site too last week.

Disappointing as I was looking forward to it.

Agent Coulson

humbert wrote: »

UK is the 10th April. Taking the piss.

Josey Wales wrote: »

April unfortunately. That is according to IMDB but I read it on another site too last week.

Disappointing as I was looking forward to it.

That is ripping the p1ss totally, I can understand a month or two gap in releases around the world but 6+ months.

Then film studios wonder why people look for other ways to view there films.

bnt

IMDB has a UK release date of 10 April 2015. That can't be right ... can it?

Duggy747

April??

I've been dying to see this in the cinema but that's a ridiculous length of time, the Bluray will be out on February 3rd and the digital version will be out on Jan 13th so you know what that means for the film.

Agent Coulson

I absolutely loved it.

It is a film that knows what is and doesn't try to be anything else.

As another poster said

it's a thing of balletic, kinetic beauty

and that is so true.

Just a shame the film comapny wasn't prepared to give it a cinema release in time over here before it was released on Bluray/DVD and VoD in other parts of the world.

IvaBigWun

humbert wrote: »

UK is the 10th April. Taking the piss.

It seems to be out Stateside on Blu Ray and DVD already. I'll be giving this a look over the weekend, hopefully it lives up to the reviews.

Got this one VOD last night and really loved it, it's one of the finest actions films to come along in years. It's basic in it's set up and all the better for it and the action is staged superbly. There's a simplicity to it all that's hard not to love and Reeves is great and ably supported by a fine cast including one of direct to VHS's most under recognized stars.

Duggy747

Deleted User wrote: »

There's a simplicity to it all that's hard not to love and Reeves is great and ably supported by a fine cast including one of direct to VHS's most under recognized stars.

Naming who this under-recognised star is might help :pac:

Agent Coulson

Duggy747 wrote: »

Naming who this under-recognised star is might help :pac:

There is quite a few..

John Leguizamo, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick & Willem Dafoe.

Duggy747

Duggy747 wrote: »

Naming who this under-recognised star is might help :pac:

The one and only Daniel Bernhardt, he really does impress in the film. He looks great and his fighting skills are still impressive, could really see him using this as a jumping off point for a much bigger career.

duckysauce

Saw it tonight and loved it:cool::cool: , it is what it is. The lad from game of thrones is good in it too. .

firestarter51

duckysauce wrote: »

Saw it tonight and loved it:cool::cool: , it is what it is. The lad from game of thrones is good in it too. .

Lily Allens brother
And don't forget Ryan o'reilly from oz lol

SherlockWatson

It was full of so many brilliant little moments, really enjoyed it I must say.

Duggy747

Fantastic film with a great universe built up around it, this definitely has promise for sequels if they don't screw it up given the wealth of characters and actors in this film.

Been so long since I've seen an 18's American action movie with good set pieces and good memorable primary and secondary characters.

Shaky-cam is nowhere to be seen and instead we get good, long established shots of gun / fist-fight sequences which have that fluid visceral motion to them. One simple dynamic added to the scenes which have a great refreshing effect is him having to reload frequently, it's such a simple idea but the movie is aware of this and uses it effectively.

Definitely Keanu's best film in a long time and he's great in it, delivering lines in a perfectly dry way and performing stunts like he's 20 years old.

Speaking of which I still can't get over that he's 50, the man just doesn't age :pac:

He might not be a terribly good actor depending on the role (he's very good in this though) but he does stunts extremely well and delivers on the action. Plus, he's a highly likeable guy in real life so I like when things work out for him.

A fun, violent, well shot action movie that doesn't take itself too seriously and has an energetic soundtrack that really adds to it. It's a hard film not to like.

2smiggy

been meaning to watch this the last few evenings, think i will watch tonight after seeing the reviews and reading this thread !!

darced

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Brief_Lives

That looks great... I love a good revenge flick and Keanu is a class act...

Elessar

I really wanted to love this, but I was utterly disappointed by it

The film almost feels like it was an overly produced student film. Some of the acting is atrocious, the direction is poor and the fights were mediocre. One thing that really irritates me is directors putting in retarded songs and cutting the movie to them, like this one does. Trying too hard to be cool, and the music was completely out of place. Seems like they couldn't afford a proper score. Additionally the images were colour graded way too much - I thought this fad died out in the 2000s! Lots of shots out of place also, in my opinion. The filmmakers not very experienced I felt.

On the plus side Keanu Reeves is pretty solid. Would not watch again. 5/10

TheDoc

This release really confused me, granted didnt see a thread here but not I've read it I understand whats happened. Been looking at cinema listings every week assuming it was out, considering there is some releases on the place that we shall not name.

Someone mention above this is out on Bluray in the states? Don't think I can wait until April to be fair.

@Darko what VoD service did you use to see this? Assume your using an American one or something?

firestarter51

Just watched it a second time
Was going to delete it but think I will watch it again in a while, good action packed film
Best film keanu has done in a while
Shame it took so long to get to our cinemas, majority of people wil have got a torrent before then
Must ring for a dinner reservation .....lol

TheDoc

Heh funny you say that, phone just beeped to notify me of my HTPC snatching a copy : /

TheDoc

TheDoc wrote: »

This release really confused me, granted didnt see a thread here but not I've read it I understand whats happened. Been looking at cinema listings every week assuming it was out, considering there is some releases on the place that we shall not name.

Someone mention above this is out on Bluray in the states? Don't think I can wait until April to be fair.

@Darko what VoD service did you use to see this? Assume your using an American one or something?

I ordered it on amazon but you can also get it on googleplay, itunes and a number of other services. Anyone who wants to watch the film can easily pay to do so and I would encourage people to do so and not just download it illegally.

Gamb!t

How the hell did it score so high on IMDB ??
The acting is shocking in it,poor mans Jason Bourne.

indough

It got such a high score because it's ****ing awesome.

firestarter51

Gamb!t wrote: »

How the hell did it score so high on IMDB ??
The acting is shocking in it,poor mans Jason Bourne.

Everyone I know thinks it's good
Decent action film imo

Josey Wales

I thought it was okay. I'm disappointed though because I was expecting much more from it. It has reviewed quite well and I thought the trailer looked very good. I'd heard great things about

the nightclub fight but watching it I was waiting for something amazing to happen.

It didn't.

It's a solid revenge action movie and Keanu is likeable as always. Certainly better than Man of Tai Chi.

R P McMurphy

Was the dialogue tongue in cheek or serious?

dreamers75

Decent action movie, if your thinking arty or some acting this movie isnt for you.

TheDoc

That was pretty incredible, loved every bit of it

Brief_Lives

TheDoc wrote: »

That was pretty incredible, loved every bit of it

Totally agree.... Watched it last night with a bottle of vino...
Great revenge flick... does exactly what it says on the tin....

MagicMarker

Best part of the movie was the puppy, the rest was pretty bad.

Grayditch

It's definitely not as good as Shawshank Redemption...

Roar

"They'll know you're coming"
"Of course. But it won't matter"

John Wick is the greatest film ever made.

Look it's a pretty generic revenge film, there's nothing ground breaking to be found here but the story is well told, the action is shot with an eye to detail and the entire film exists simply to entertain. In my book that's all you need for an unassuming night in. It's not big, it's not clever, it's not original but it is a lot of fun and sometimes that's all you want or need

Dair76

Watched it tonight, and it fulfilled it's brief entirely. A slick, entertaining revenge flick.

Mezcita

This was ****.

AboutaWeekAgo

No words for how amazing this movie is. Been a long time since an action movie was so good it made me laugh out loud and say "what the ****" during a fight scene.