The Equalizer 2

July 29, 2018, 05:46 PM

NK402

The Equalizer 2

Can't find a thread on this. Went to see it this afternoon. Thought it was pretty good for the most part.

July 29, 2018, 06:10 PM

Black Pepper

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.

July 29, 2018, 06:55 PM

henryarnaud

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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July 29, 2018, 07:15 PM

NK402

I liked the first one as well. Denzel Washington is usually good in anything he does. For better or worse, I usually get distracted by the technical stuff, like when McCall busts in on Miles and his friends and later when he's threatening Miles, he's doing it with an uncocked 1911. On further reflection, I decided it's probably a rubber gun with no moving parts unable therefore to be cocked. My wife thinks I should just enjoy the movie.

July 29, 2018, 09:39 PM

Rey HRH

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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July 29, 2018, 10:00 PM

OpenRoad

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.

July 30, 2018, 06:16 AM

henryarnaud

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.

"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." Sherlock Holmes

July 30, 2018, 07:35 AM

NK402

I think it's interesting that the Denzel Washington character uses the same name, McCall, as the TV Equalizer, played by the late Edward Woodward. I used to faithfully watch the TV show, because the premise was cool, plus the main character drove a Jag and carried a Walther PPK/S. In addition, most of the outdoor scenes were fimed in Brooklyn Heights, where my sister lives, so I was familiar with the locale.

July 30, 2018, 12:41 PM

AllenInAR

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.

July 31, 2018, 09:55 AM

kxc223

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.

July 31, 2018, 11:45 AM

BucFan

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.

July 31, 2018, 12:05 PM

CD228

Denzel was consistent with his portrayal of the character. I think there was more gunplay in this one, especially by the main character.

I liked the first one better.

I also had a question or too about the plot, but I don't want to spoil it.

July 31, 2018, 01:21 PM

henryarnaud

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.

"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." Sherlock Holmes

July 31, 2018, 04:51 PM

grumpy1

Wife and I bot enjoyed The Equalizer 2 but agreed we liked the first one better. His interactions with the bad guy Teddy in the first Equalizer was much more entertaining as was the whole story of him working at the Home Dept type store and how he got involved with Teri.

July 31, 2018, 07:04 PM

jsbcody

More gun play, a lot more Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) blade work. I enjoyed it......especially after just attending a two day FMA seminar with Guro Dan Inosanto.

Just one question.......POSSIBLE SPOILER AHEAD.........YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!!!

So he want after the killers of his friend but WHO was the person who put her name on the list to be killed?

August 01, 2018, 04:03 PM

dbuck47

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.

August 02, 2019, 07:20 PM

sandman76

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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January 03, 2025, 10:06 AM

6guns

After watching Equalizer 3 a few months ago, I finally caught up and watched 1 & 2. I enjoyed all of them. McCall is one bad ass.

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