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[Jimmy King]

Is John Wick the best pure striker in revenge action films?

 

[Data West]

Is John Wick the best pure striker in revenge action films?

I am sure Bruce Lee has done a revenge action film before.

 

[bean breath]

Because they are oppressed like Daniel Bryan is oppressed by WWE.

Maybe Daniel Bryan realizes that his fans are the same fickle bunch that grow to loathe a performer proportionately to the length of time he holds a championship title and is deliberately asking to be kept just on the brink of the gold?

 

[scabro]

Old timey baseball gimmick would fit him like a glove. That isn't taken right?

i was thinking more along the lines of "typical socially awkward, low class, smark ass smark Full Sail University student", who crosses the line trying to get himself over in the crowd, and is thrust into the dark and frightening world of wwe developmental.

all he has to do is shave and cut his hair

 

[FallingEdge]

Well that's a difficult thing to answer. To me, John Wick prides itself on showing the ruthless efficacy of its main character. John Wick wasn't out to hurt, just kill. No wasted motion. I particularly enjoyed how most of the kills were chest first, then headshot, because the chest is a bigger target but always double tap. Then there were the little things, like how when Wick was on top of the car pointing a shotgun at his target, he didn't jump off the car and risk slipping and losing his target, he shouldered the windshield and made his way down.

Also, whenever the movie went close combat, you could clearly see all the action, instead of this post Bourne shaky cam shit. If you feel the movie didn't satisfy some checklist you have for action movies, then that's fine. I know better then to try change someone's mind when they've made it up. But I loved John Wick, and I don't have to question if I have balls to know that.

Very well said.

Is John Wick the best pure striker in revenge action films?

One of the best. Chev Chelios and Frank Martin is up there as well.

Bryan Mills is a ham and egger.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

I am sure Bruce Lee has done a revenge action film before.

Fist of fury/Chinese connection is the closest I can think of

 

[Jimmy King]

I am sure Bruce Lee has done a revenge action film before.

Years of WWE have taught me that foreign promotions and talent don't measure up against the USA.

 

[The Shapesmith]

No love for Jojo Bravo and Davey Vega on that inspire pro show? SAMURAI DRIVER SCHIIIIIIIIIIIING#

 

[Slizeezyc]

becky lynch was the one who looked into a mirror and turned heel

unless sasha did that first and i forgot.

but sasha was never terrible. I dont remember ever specifically disliking her.

Sasha did do it first, which I think is why they had Becky do it too. Summer was the first one to devil talk in to Sasha's ear, then Sasha did it to Becky. If you don't remember that, maybe you also don't remember her being a nothing character that had no heat for a bit.

Yeah, I don't know where this "Sasha was terrible" crap came from either. Sasha was always talented from the start of her NXT run. She just didn't have a gimmick.

Just a bunch of Charlotte fans trying to bring The Boss down to the level of the Randy Orton of Divas.

I called her the best thing going today in NXT! I love Sasha. She was legit bad though for a stretch of time before going heel and finding her groove.

 

[Aiii]

John Wick is the best revenge flick since Payback.

 

[Carnby]

Well that's a difficult thing to answer. To me, John Wick prides itself on showing the ruthless efficacy of its main character. John Wick wasn't out to hurt, just kill. No wasted motion. I particularly enjoyed how most of the kills were chest first, then headshot, because the chest is a bigger target but always double tap. Then there were the little things, like how when Wick was on top of the car pointing a shotgun at his target, he didn't jump off the car and risk slipping and losing his target, he shouldered the windshield and made his way down.

Also, whenever the movie went close combat, you could clearly see all the action, instead of this post Bourne shaky cam shit. If you feel the movie didn't satisfy some checklist you have for action movies, then that's fine. I know better then to try change someone's mind when they've made it up. But I loved John Wick, and I don't have to question if I have balls to know that.

Check lists?

Imaginary currency used in coin slots to open secret doors? *check*

God awful Marilyn Manson song played in multiple sceens? *check*

Does the Manson song rhyme "guns" with "guns" with "guns" and "runs"? *check*

Cast entirely made of has been actors and never were's? *check*

380 people die the same exact way? *check*

Stylized subtitles for no reason? *check*

The worst motivation ever in the history of revenge movies? *check*

Death Wish 3 is better? *check*

Edit: I do appreciate your reasoning.

 

[Ithil]

Yeah, I don't know where this "Sasha was terrible" crap came from either. Sasha was always talented from the start of her NXT run. She just didn't have a gimmick.

Just a bunch of Charlotte fans trying to bring The Boss down to the level of the Randy Orton of Divas.

No, she was pretty fuckin bad. I thought it even back then, her matches were really weak, and she was seriously bad in any promo or backstage segment. Even when she first turned heel she was still bad. She clicked once the focus shifted to her and she figured out that gimmick.

Even then she only started putting on good matches in the last maybe six months.

 

[real_slime]

Don't sleep on jack reacher friends

yeah, catch up on your sleep while it's on.

 

[jmdajr]

Jupiter Ascension wasn't that bad. Overly ambitious but falls short.

It wasn't fucking terrible. At least not to me.

Edit:John Wick is incredible.

 

[Roland_Gunner]

Cast entirely made of has been actors and never were's? *check*

Going in on two core Wire cast members? Way to work yourself into a shoot brother.

 

[lovely ladies]

Very well said.



One of the best. Chev Chelios and Frank Martin is up there as well.

Bryan Mills is a ham and egger.

I would add John Creasy. They should make a Crank 3.

 

[¡HarlequinPanic!]

Check lists?

Imaginary currency used in coin slots to open secret doors? *check*

God awful Marilyn Manson song played in multiple sceens? *check*

Does the Manson song rhyme "guns" with "guns" with "guns" and "runs"? *check*

Cast entirely made of has been actors and never were's? *check*

380 people die the same exact way? *check*

Stylized subtitles for no reason? *check*

The worst motivation ever in the history of revenge movies? *check*

Death Wish 3 is better? *check*

Edit: I do appreciate your reasoning.

Your argument is now hinging on whether or not death wish 3 was the one with the remote soccer ball or not.

I also liked when john wick killed the muscle man pool boy.

 

[lovely ladies]

Ghost Dog's cool too.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Booker needs to go back to his fade/flat top look. It look firme on him

 

[Mr. Luchador]

-beanbreathed-

 

[DMczaf]

I gotta stop clicking on that 3DS charger thread. Fuck these people defending this anti-consumer bullshit!! AHHHHH!

*looks at his $11 charger* Fuck you too!

 

[scabro]

I gotta stop clicking on that 3DS charger thread. Fuck these people defending this anti-consumer bullshit!! AHHHHH!

*looks at his $11 charger* Fuck you too!

that shit sounds like something apple would do

 

[Verendus]

I gotta stop clicking on that 3DS charger thread. Fuck these people defending this anti-consumer bullshit!! AHHHHH!

*looks at his $11 charger* Fuck you too!

You're safe here.

No crazy person poses a threat to you. BatistaGAF will protect you.

 

[lovely ladies]

that shit sounds like something apple would do

No, no one does that.

 

[DMczaf]

You're safe here.

No crazy person poses a threat to you. BatistaGAF will protect you.

I don't need an accountant!

 

[Jimmy King]

I'm finally watching Zayn/Owens. So far this isn't the first degree murder-squash some have made it out to be. Owens gleeking on Zayn was great.

 

[Verendus]

I don't need an accountant!

We have your back. Whether it's beatings, taxes, or general life advice.

 

[El Pescado]

I gotta stop clicking on that 3DS charger thread. Fuck these people defending this anti-consumer bullshit!! AHHHHH!

*looks at his $11 charger* Fuck you too!

I know how you feel. It infuriates me every time I see someone whine about the new 3DS not coming with a charger like it's the end of the world. Oh wait.

 

[Carnby]

Your argument is now hinging on whether or not death wish 3 was the one with the remote soccer ball or not.

I also liked when john wick killed the muscle man pool boy.

It's the one where they kill The Giggler.

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

Yup, definitely better than John Wick.

 

[Verendus]

I know how you feel. It infuriates me every time I see someone whine about the new 3DS not coming with a charger like it's the end of the world. Oh wait.

I got this DM.

Pescado, stand down. Stand down, Pescado.

 

[Jimmy King]

I see that Punk doctor is borrowing Rollins' Black Death suit fetish gloves.

 

[Data West]

Taiji's body is so weird looking

 

[Professor Beef]

I miss my copy of The Punisher (Tom Jane version). My cunt of a stepbrother (well, former stepbrother) took it years ago. Such a damn good movie.

 

[FallingEdge]

Taiji's body is so weird looking

it is like something straight out of an anime

 

[Data West]

Middle aged me and workout buddy showing up at the gym

you don't want none

 

[Man God]

More (expected) madness with The Order.

 

[RP912]

Taiji's body is so weird looking

real live grappler baki

 

[DMczaf]

I know how you feel. It infuriates me every time I see someone whine about the new 3DS not coming with a charger like it's the end of the world. Oh wait.

I got this DM.

Pescado, stand down. Stand down, Pescado.

This is what happens when WM removes the numbering. Madness.

 

[Plywood]

I gotta stop clicking on that 3DS charger thread. Fuck these people defending this anti-consumer bullshit!! AHHHHH!

*looks at his $11 charger* Fuck you too!

Straight carny to happily purchase an upgrade and pay an additional 11 dollars just to use the damn thing. Ninty premium bullshit for aged hardware.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

So who's got OT2?

 

[dream]

Buying a handheld console in 2015

 

[Man God]

I already have four chargers that work with the thing.

 

[Plywood]

I already have four chargers that work with the thing.

It's the principle. Ninty making excuses for giving consumers the shaft and people readily accepting.

 

[Serpentine]

So who's got OT2?

Let's give Sandman another shot, he put in the work with the NXT Takeover thread and took initiative when no one else would

 

[bean breath]

Just play games on your smartphone.

 

[Man God]

It's the principle. Ninty making excuses for giving consumers the shaft and people readily accepting.

Pretty much no Apple device until the iphone came with one and they're like 30 bucks.

 

[dream]

Pretty much no Apple device until the iphone came with one and they're like 30 bucks.

what?

 

[Man God]

what?

Everything in the ipod line from the time they made the first Windows compatible ipod until the iphone did not come with a wall charger.

 

[dream]

Everything in the ipod line from the time they made the first Windows compatible ipod until the iphone did not come with a wall charger.

Well, yeah. They came with a USB cable because they were devices that charged and connected to your computer via USB. Not at all comparable.

 

[bean breath]

Everything in the ipod line from the time they made the first Windows compatible ipod until the iphone did not come with a wall charger.

The 3DS comes with a cable to sync and charge from a laptop/desktop computer?

I can understand not including a charger if it came with some double A batteries or something.