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Old 11-10-2022, 04:19 PM   #4549
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i find the masses of people and new generations that flocked to the john wick series fascinating .. still trying to figure out exactly what has earned it such devout fandom among the masses .. the action is excellent and I enjoy it (watched the first one knowing nothing about it in theater just by chance out of curiosity) but the movies really do blend together and recycle a lot of elements .. and keanu still delivers the blandest 5 or 6 lines over the course of the full run time .. I think it's a hunger for something like the matrix with a budget and a universal love for KR .. and although the films are nothing special narratively they check enough of the boxes to sustain an appetite in people to keep flocking to see them

any other lead actor the series lasts no more than 2 films
Partially Reeves. But overall there's been many attempts to (modernize?) The action movie. But I think they've also Keyed on the fact you have a dead set western foundation in the whole series.

They've really pinned all the things that makes all the great actions movies great and didn't muck it up with too much CGI or completely way out there gun fu tactics.

I know its not realistic but the action comes off realistic AF . Save maybe the bullet proof 3 piece suit.

Love the series. Might be the best action series of all time if it doesn't jump the shark.
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