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Saw it today. Good film, couple of plot holes, but still the full Denzel. | |||
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| Husband, Father, Aggie, all around good guy!  |
Saw it this weekend and it was everything I hoped it would be. I did leave wanting some Italian food however! | |||
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At almost 70, this is probably Denzel’s last action movie. I thought it was very well done, especially when I found myself trying to make sense early on in the film of why he was in Italy. Of course, it was spelled out late in the film, and I thought it was a great nod to the 1980s TV show. I kept hoping the movies would introduce a version of Mickey Kostmayer. But, I guess I have to be thankful that they didn’t, and ruin that character for me. | |||
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| Raised Hands Surround Us Three Nails To Protect Us  |
Guess I need to watch the 1st two. Not sure I have even heard of The Equalizer before this thread.
They always have one and Training Day is his. ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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You are the first person I have encountered who has said that they did not like Training Day. For me, that will always be in my top five Denzel Movies. ___________________________ All it takes...is all you got. ____________________________ For those who have fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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| Raised Hands Surround Us Three Nails To Protect Us |
I know I am in the minority on this one just like Breaking Bad but I hated it. ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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I also hate Breaking Bad. I do like Training Day though. Training Day is better than any of the Equalizer movies, IMO. I love Scott Glenn's snail joke. | |||
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| Why don’t you fix your little problem and light this candle  |
I can understand this Black. I find Training Day to be a hard watch, but his performance was powerful. The scene where he leaves him to be executed and then they discover that he was the one who saved his niece was awesome. Most do not agree with me but I have always felt Street Kings was a better movie than John Wick. However, I will acknowledge that John Wick was more 'fun'. This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it. -Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Joshua Painter Played by Senator Fred Thompson | |||
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| Partial dichotomy |
I'm with Black, I didn't know about these movies. And honestly, I don't remember if I ever saw Man on Fire, but I have heard of it. This sure looks good, but I guess I should watch earlier ones first. SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>>  | |||
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E tan e epi tas |
DA HELL YOU SAY!!!!???  Man on Fire is a pretty great flick give it a shot you may really enjoy it. "Guns are tools. The only weapon ever created was man." | |||
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| Partial dichotomy |
I'm sadly behind on my movie watching! SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>> | |||
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Saw it in theater Saturday night. I will agree it was a good movie and allowed me to shut off my brain for a couple hours. It's what used to be a typical summer action movie and is generally the type of movie I enjoy as there is no convoluted plot to follow. I'm just there to watch the ass whooping and to relax in the a/c. I think I enjoyed it more than Oppenheimer or the Meg2, both of which I've seen recently. Oppenheimer is a better film in about every way if that's what you want, but the jumping timelines and different perspectives make it difficult to follow without some effort. A Perpetual Disappointment... | |||
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Saw it today. To be honest, I thought the first two were much better, with the first one being the best. Not a good story and a lot of plot holes. Plus, the villains were pretty lame and cartoonish. | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
I saw it just now on Vudu and it’s a great nicely written and tight movie. Not 1 inch of footage was wasted. Spoiler Alert!!!! For example, the scene where the police chief goes to the main villain to tell him to shut everything down at the same time they’re having a wake. A very efficient two-fer. All the set ups were there and nicely done. Such as the scenes where Denzel is building connections with the town people. Of course, some scenes strained credulity such as the fish monger not making Denzel pay just because he’s a friend of the doctor. But they needed to throw a lot in order to build the foundation for what happens at the showdown. I didn’t get the answer to the question Why her? He sends her a notebook with the post it note saying your mother would be proud of you. Then she looks at the picture on her desk of her family photo with her mom and dad. Would someone please explain that? "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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Legalize the Constitution |
Because she is the daughter of his old friend from the CIA. She was murdered in her hotel room (Equilizer 2) when she traveled to Europe on an investigation. _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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Glory was, and is still one of my top 10 films I have ever seen. A flawless film from the first frame to the last. Freeman and Denzel’s performances were just, well no words to describe how good. Denzel, won a supporting Oscar for that role, back when the Academy was worth a shit. Then Training Day, same thing. Best Actor award, deserved, when the Academy was worth a shit. Not only one of his best roles (3 for me are Glory, Malcom X, and Training Day) but one for the ages. Fuqua killed it too. Training Day is up there with Heat for best cop films of all time and one of the best films in the past 25 years. What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone | |||
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| His Royal Hiney |
Aah.. thank you! Since I bought the bundle, I'll go watch that sequel again. Like others, I didn't think EQ2 was as good as the first one. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss  |
The first two were much better IMO. I guess I'm a bit of an uncultured neanderthal, but I despise subtitles. Way too distracting, especially in a movie that jumps around so much. And Dakota Fanning was a poor casting choice in a film like this. Good story, as usual, but I find myself wishing that I'd have saved the $20. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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| His Royal Hiney |
I actually prefer having subtitles on for movies. I read faster than I listen. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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We really liked it. _______________________________________________________ And no, junior not being able to hold still for 5 seconds is not a disability. | |||
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