Something Wick This Way Comes

I dont think any of it holds up if you pause to think

They keep you from doing that after the first hour of one

Id personally not have much patience for the corny worldbuilding service stuff that makes up much of two but you cant rate pure energy and fun vs dry perfection after the fact imo, or at least you cant without killing the goose

that's fair, and 3 had a lot of phenomenal sequences

Also all of Keanu's career has been leading up to "I get it"

Legit cant tell if this is in the Wickiverse or not. That shot of the box of little gold bars or whatever in the trailer, is that a thing from John Wick? I can't remember all the different tokens and totems and whatnot

imago the betrayal is a ruse obviously how could you miss that

Glass room sequence in 3 is probably tops for me at this point. Close second might be the silencer shooting sequence in 2.

Horse/bike scene

John breaks the fifth wall

Library

Station shootout

Glass one tbh and this wont be popular was annoying as was the entire character of yerman

imago the betrayal is a ruse obviously how could you miss that

― is right unfortunately (silby), Friday, 1 January 2021 16:16 (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

i am hoping so and did consider this at the time

seems a p big long-shot of a ruse, to shoot someone (even with armour) and knock them off a high building

Im not sold on ruse betrayal, the story is a mere skin to cover the muscles of this beast

JOHN WICK: [shoots fifty dudes]
WINSTON: jonathan you’re expelliarmus. I have no choice but to instigato you to the syndicaticus
HOT LADY: thats right
[she tries to kill John Wick]

— tier four operator OBE (@AliceAvizandum) February 23, 2020

Basically otm

Donnie Yen!!!!

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEVUtrk8_B4

lol that movie is going to make a billion dollars.

I hope Jason Manzoukas is in it again.

I really thought I was done after the third one, but...nope. I'm in.

John Wick 4 is 169 minutes long

nice

I hope Jason Manzoukas is in it again.

nope

I have yet to see any of the John Wicks. I suppose I should.

I am a humbugger of modern franchise cinema and even I say that Wick is mandatory

Should really be watched at Xmas mind

Sounds about right. I once watched A Clockwork Orange on Christmas Day, it really went well.

Wick rules but this shit doesn’t need to be almost 3 hours long.

Totally agree, this ain’t the godfather

Yeah, got pretty bummed seeing that runtime, but hoping this is more excessive in the vein of RRR and less like one of the recent lumpen Marvel atrocities.

I can't explain why but I want to see that trailer but with Sarah Brand "Red Dress" as the backing music

any movie over 2 hours = i'm lucky if I get through it without two pee breaks

If it’s that long that means I’ll wait to watch it at home and split it into 3 segments

normal ugh @ long run times for action movies but a) more keanu and b) moar fights

I am “pro” JW4 being seven minutes longer than Godfather 3, this is a franchise which has earned my trust. Length never bothers me, pacing does. And I assume ten minutes of this will be stunt credits at the end.

totally

Coincidentally, GF III opened on Christmas Day.

Whole lotta Wickness and thereabouts in this interview with Stahelski

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/john-wick-filmmaker-chad-stahelski-sequels-oscar-stunt-snubs-firearms-1235343132/

"Great party but somebodys gotta to do the dishes"
"Let it be the wickest!"

Is this the one in space?

underwater iirc

Mrs. Mandel, can you define Wickness for me?

lol

that’s the one where he hides out on a farm

i've seen all three of these and would be hard pressed to tell you what the plot is beyond 'keanu kills people and there is some assassins syndicate'. I need to rewatch before 4.

It's about honor and loyalty, which is to say, dogs and avenging them.

The best movie dog in modern history.

Big fan of bacon here

Good interview that Ned posted. I appreciate the dude’s craft; in other hands and with worse casting these series could be terrible and so many Wick knockoffs are just plain dire.

Said elsewhere these reminded me a bit of Warriors/Streets of Fire-type movies, not the Walter Hill style but this heightened reality. Probably more Warriors than anything, esp w/the entire city out to get them, a peer network turned against the hero(es).

I appreciate the dude’s craft

Yeah he seems to have the right sense of 'give the people what they want' balanced with 'let's make this as good as the setup allows.' Not always easy!

stahelski is still great at making sure the movies are in service of the action/stunts
they’re great at staying in their lane even when the story gets full on diagon alley with hidden worlds & shit

Jeez this horrible Lance Reddick news!

I often think about this story Lance Reddick told about working with Keanu on the newest Wick movie pic.twitter.com/tN3WoWsKUP

— Andrew Woods 🥈 (@JimJarmuschHair) March 17, 2023

Chapter 4 seen.

It is indeed incredibly Wick.

It is important to note there is a fully at-the-end post-credits scene.