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Thanks, I might. Is there much difference in style between the first one and the others?



So I watched John Wick yesterday evening, and unfortunately I didn't like it.

I didn't feel invested in the main character at all, let alone any of the other characters. Was it the camera work, or the editing, or the acting, or the way the story was told? I don't know. In any case as a result I found the whole movie extremely boring.

Someone here mentioned Kill Bill which in a way has a similar story and over-the-top fighting scenes. But I do love Kill Bill (even though I think the fight with the Crazy 88 would have been better if it were not as long). I also found movies like The Transporter or Taken entertaining (which I think are more or less in the same genre as John Wick).

Then what exactly is it that makes me like some of these movies but not John Wick? I'm afraid I don't have the answer to that.


Not much - but the second and third do suffer from “Bigger, Better” syndrome to a certain degree. The first has the most general appeal.


Not really, I actually think the continuity in the series is better than most series these days. I think that how you feel about the first movie will be a pretty good indication of how you feel about the sequels.




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