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[NinjaBoiX]

Jesus Christ, I remember thinking this was a properly cool movie when I watched it 20 years ago. I had it in my mind’s eye as a really intense, smartly written movie but it’s just corny as fuck, holy shit. Proper eye rolling stuff.

It’s like Macho Bravado: The Movie, like each character is having a contest to see who can swing their dick the furthest. Cringey as hell.

It’s not often that I rewatch a film and have my opinion change quite so much, but man, this seems to have been written for 15 year olds.

Cheese.

On.

Toast.

 

[E-Cat]

Boom

 

[The ninja farmer]

"It's Not What You Know, It's What You Can Prove."​

 

[T8SC]

OP plays Checkers.

 

[BouncyFrag]

Boom

Slow motion boom:

Denzel is a meme machine in TD.

 

[kittoo]

I watched it in a plane a couple of years back. Thought it was great entertainer and pretty tense in some scenes.
Denzel is great but his character is way OP in this movie.

 

[NinjaBoiX]

"It's Not What You Know, It's What You Can Prove."​

That’s deep.

OP plays Checkers.

Wurd dawg.

I watched it in a plane a couple of years back. Thought it was great entertainer and pretty tense in some scenes.
Denzel is great but his character is way OP in this movie.

Oh yeah, it’s not a “bad” movie, it’s definitely entertaining.

But holy shit it’s corny, I’m physically cringing at some of the scenes with how “macho cool” it’s trying to be.

 

[NinjaBoiX]

lol, Tuco from BB is in it, basically playing Tuco from BB.

Only his character is called “Sniper”, he’s got a crosshair tattoo on his chest and everything.

 

[Batiman]

I agree 100%. I was thinking the same thing when I watched it again recently. So over the top cheesy gangsta shit. Then again, it was perfect for that time. The style and all that look goofy as fuck on Denzel now.


It’s funny seeing Terry crews acting all tough and shit. Can’t take him serious anymore.

 

[12Goblins]

can you imagine watching king arthur right now

 

[KrakenIPA]

lol, Tuco from BB is in it, basically playing Tuco from BB.

Only his character is called “Sniper”, he’s got a crosshair tattoo on his chest and everything.

Pinci sniper huey.

On topic, yeah, i used to get down to "Dre Day, we in the office baby", but nowadays it's hard to justify the hype. Am I adulting now fuuuu

 

[segasonic]

lol, Tuco from BB is in it, basically playing Tuco from BB.

Only his character is called “Sniper”, he’s got a crosshair tattoo on his chest and everything.

tight

 

[Kev Kev]

I actually never finished it. It seemed alright tho

 

[NinjaBoiX]

I agree 100%. I was thinking the same thing when I watched it again recently. So over the top cheesy gangsta shit. Then again, it was perfect for that time. The style and all that look goofy as fuck on Denzel now.


It’s funny seeing Terry crews acting all tough and shit. Can’t take him serious anymore.

Just had the showdown where he confronts Alonzo (Denzel) at gunpoint. And obviously, as a highly trained police officer, he gets within touching distance to allow Alonzo swat his weapon away.

Seriously…

 

[DGrayson]

Na I still love it.

But the best Fuqua film is Replacement Killers.

Brooklyn's Finest is like an alternate sequel to Training Day where Ethan Hawke's character becomes bad but moves to/is from New York. Brooklyn's Finest is like a worst, east coast version of Training Day, not awful but not as good. It also has Wesley Snipes.

 

[Big Baller]

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Never saw it. But watch this cop movie.

 

[thegame983]

A Neogaf denizen was killed today posting a high-risk statement online. Gimme the bitch. LAPD spokesperson says the OP is survived... by his wife and infant child. Shit gets deeper. You get the picture?

 

[NinjaBoiX]

Why does Alonzo’s neighbourhood suddenly disown him to side with Hoyte at the end? There’s literally no rhyme or reason to it, it makes zero sense.

It’s sporadically entertaining, but it’s basically bollocks.

 

[NinjaBoiX]

Never saw it. But watch this cop movie.

Absolutely fantastic movie, the twist at the end is sublime.

 

[thefool]

Well, its a Fuqua movie, that's what he does. Corny ass shit.
Denzel acting is straight out of a parody film.

 

[NinjaBoiX]

I just remembered after seeing the credits that it’s written by David Ayer…

No wonder it’s corny as fuck and full of plot holes.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

OP sounds like someone who grew up with a heavy dose of feminism in their entertainment.

 

[SJRB]

David Ayer's second best movie behind Fury. But that's not really saying much..

 

[NinjaBoiX]

OP sounds like someone who grew up with a heavy dose of feminism in their entertainment.

lol, what?

I specifically said that I loved it as a youngster, like in the first sentence. What are you talking about?

David Ayer's second best movie behind Fury. But that's not really saying much..

Fury was shit as well.

 

[synchronicity]

I really enjoyed it back when it was released, and I haven't seen it in many years, but I can see how it could be viewed differently through the lens of today and/or personal change.

I mean, I'm sure it's still a fun flick, but it's surely rooted in adolescent, "I'm hard." mentality.

I know you're so scared inside.

 

[Big Baller]

I specifically said that I loved it as a youngster, like in the first sentence. What are you talking about?

 

[Soltype]

I don't know, I've met a lot of people like this in real life, and this is before the movie came out. It's a hood movie, for better and for worse, but if you been around you run into some people legit talking like Alonzo being dead ass serious.

 

[cormack12]

This is like every Steven Seagal Movie, or films like No Retreat, No Surrender as well.

 

[DGrayson]

Why does Alonzo’s neighbourhood suddenly disown him to side with Hoyte at the end? There’s literally no rhyme or reason to it, it makes zero sense.

It’s sporadically entertaining, but it’s basically bollocks.

I think they hated him the whole time and he was a bastard. Most inner city people dont like cops anyways and he was the worst kind. A cop when he wanted to be but then also bad, but probably locked them up when it suited him. He was just a fucker and he finally had lost control.

 

[SJRB]

Why does Alonzo’s neighbourhood suddenly disown him to side with Hoyte at the end? There’s literally no rhyme or reason to it, it makes zero sense.

It’s sporadically entertaining, but it’s basically bollocks.

Are you serious right now? How did you not get this?

Everyone hated Alonzo but they went with it because he was an influential cop who wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty. He had way more power than them and basically terrorized the neighborhood.

C'mon bruh

 

[TheGrat1]

OP plays Checkers.

Why does Alonzo’s neighbourhood suddenly disown him to side with Hoyte at the end? There’s literally no rhyme or reason to it, it makes zero sense.

It’s sporadically entertaining, but it’s basically bollocks.

Why did the Hyenas kill Scar at the end of the Lion King when he had been their collaborator the entire time? Same reason.

That neighborhood did not like Alonzo and I doubt they even respected him. They feared what he could do to them. He was a corrupt cop and likely had dirt on all of them, just like how he was able to order a hit on Hoyte using the chicano gang members. You think they did it as a favor? Or for a fucking blender with some money in it? Alonzo likely had more shit on them than we can imagine. Doing a hit for a cop on another cop is something you only do when you are out of options. All of those people were under his thumb. So when they see Hoyte with leverage on Alonzo, they know it means they are safe and they can show Alonzo exactly how they really feel about him.

 

[MGHA]

It was written by the director of Suicide Squad, what do you expect.

 

[IntentionalPun]

Yeah it's always been corny, still fun.

 

[IntentionalPun]

Why does Alonzo’s neighbourhood suddenly disown him to side with Hoyte at the end? There’s literally no rhyme or reason to it, it makes zero sense.

It’s sporadically entertaining, but it’s basically bollocks.

Wait, you serious?

They hate him (and they show that throughout the movie with how all the dudes clearly are pissed/disgusted with him).. that's kinda the point.. he's a total POS abusing his power, who thinks he's untouchable.. but he clearly, got his ass touched.

 

[Sosokrates]

Good movie.

 

[kalecsan]

Isn't that the movie where the little spaceship enters the giant mothership anus?

I thought it was pretty cool, and decent ps1 game

 

[NinjaBoiX]

Are you serious right now? How did you not get this?

Everyone hated Alonzo but they went with it because he was an influential cop who wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty. He had way more power than them and basically terrorized the neighborhood.

C'mon bruh

Well yeah, that was obvious, I guess I mean more how that scene was handled? Like they suddenly trust this rookie cop they barely know (who worked with Alonzo)? I dunno, it just played out poorly.

Like the rest of the movie, it just felt really corny and overdone.

 

[Yoboman]

Is it controversial to say Ethan Hawke is a bad actor and his face is stupid?

 

[Tschumi]

Jesus Christ, I remember thinking this was a properly cool movie when I watched it 20 years ago. I had it in my mind’s eye as a really intense, smartly written movie but it’s just corny as fuck, holy shit. Proper eye rolling stuff.

It’s like Macho Bravado: The Movie, like each character is having a contest to see who can swing their dick the furthest. Cringey as hell.

It’s not often that I rewatch a film and have my opinion change quite so much, but man, this seems to have been written for 15 year olds.

Cheese.

On.

Toast.

Totally. It was slightly cringe, after The Wire etc kind of showed what it's (slightly more) really like

 

[BadBurger]

I didn't have any of those takeaways after watching the movie again this year, no. It's really solid otherwise.

 

[Badlucktroll]

I like when dude starts yelling about King Kong. Harsh Times is also a good movie.

 

[Javthusiast]

I respectfully reject your opinion op.

 

[Scotty W]

I recently had a similar experience with the Usual Suspects. I couldn’t finish. The faux noir style is pure cringe.

 

[Superwave]

Gimmie the bitch.

 

[Superwave]

Breathe dawg...breathe!! You ever had your shit pushed in OP? Film is a hall of famer.

Love how Ethan carries in the payment for his own hit in the blender.

Terry Crews pigeon handler. Fucking Macy Gray. Snoop. Dre.

 

[Raven117]

It’s not Macbeth, but it’s an entertaining movie.

I don't know, I've met a lot of people like this in real life, and this is before the movie came out. It's a hood movie, for better and for worse, but if you been around you run into some people legit talking like Alonzo being dead ass serious.

I have too. While some of the situations in the movie are “out there” the vibe of the characters really isint.

 

[darkangel-212559]

Why does Alonzo’s neighbourhood suddenly disown him to side with Hoyte at the end? There’s literally no rhyme or reason to it, it makes zero sense.

It’s sporadically entertaining, but it’s basically bollocks.

Because Denzel is the crime lord of that area and the community he lives in is literal gangland. They want to get rid of him and side with the cop. Lesser of two evils. It's a brilliant ending, in the end Denzels character is everything that that he claims he fights against. Watch the movie again and it all connects. The film even tells you that's whats going on!

 

[RavageX]

Give me a break, this movie is still a million times better then this crap that comes out these days.

 

[Richard Packer]

It’s like Macho Bravado: The Movie, like each character is having a contest to see who can swing their dick the furthest. Cringey as hell.

This post confirms that OP has a micro penis.