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| I saw it last weekend and I enjoyed it as well. I liked the first one a bit more, but I couldn't tell you exactly why. It was good enough to me that I will be buying it on disc when it is released. |
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| Saw it last week. Put me in the group that enjoyed it, but not quite as much as the first one. I'll be getting it on Blu-ray when it comes out, though.
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| I liked the first movie. I think they used this sequel as a collection of vignettes. I think it's a cheap version of The Accountant. I was hoping for a bigger story than skits sewn together.
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| I liked the show back in the 80's and re-runs in the early 90's. Stayed up late to watch it as a kid when I should have been sleeping. I've heard in the movie version the character is more MacGyver than Equalizer. I don't really care for that and haven't had any interest in seeing it if they did that bullcrap. |
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| quote: Originally posted by NK402:
I usually get distracted by the technical stuff
Ha! I got distracted, too, but not by gun stuff. !!!SPOILERS!!! McCall's secret room. In an apartment. In Boston. 1) How could he have built it without anyone knowing? 2) The landlord's gonna know something's up. Having lived in Boston that scene really bugged me.
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| quote: Originally posted by OpenRoad:
I've heard in the movie version the character is more MacGyver than Equalizer. I don't really care for that and haven't had any interest in seeing it if they did that bullcrap.
Other than both being former intelligence agents, there isn't much similarity between Woodward's and Washington's McCall. Washington's is more of a "wet work" guy, and frankly seems mildly autistic. LOL Yeah, in the first movie he uses some of the tools at hand (pardon the pun) but MacGuyver?? Not even close.
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| I went to see it in the theatre this week as I really liked the first one. I must say I was disappointed with this one as it seemed like a bunch of skits stitched together. I was waiting for the main story to start but it felt like it just never came together.
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| I didn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to. I agree with the movie seeming like it was a bunch of skits put together, but wasn't done well.
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| quote: Originally posted by kxc223:
I must say I was disappointed with this one as it seemed like a bunch of skits stitched together.
I don't know if I'd go quite that far, but it did seem like the Miles storyline was too involved and took away from the main story. In the first Equalizer, there were other stories going on, i.e. Ralphie, Alina, etc., but, to me at least, they didn't detract from the main storyline.
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| I liked it. I did not go with the expectation of an artistic experience, just good old ass kicking.
I also watched the original TV series faithfully, but don't try to make comparisons between the two. |
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| Completely late to this party, as usual. I recorded it the other day and just finished watching. I liked it. Really enjoyed watching him get revenge on the dirtbags that used to be his best friends. I thought the end with with Fatima seeing Miles' painting was cool.
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