If you look at those movies as 90s action legacy movies they are superb.

I will say David Ayer did have some good dialogue moments. Like “you in the office baby” “my nigga”

I’m not sure if any of that was improv by Denzel, but he did give Denzel the right words to elevate even more.

Even tho they didn’t come out in the 90s?

The norm became science fiction and blockbuster vulgar auteur stuff for action. Shooter is pretty clearly just an iteration of Enemy of the State or The Fugitive and what have you. Street Kings is dirty cop stuff. A lot of that got pushed to TV with 24 and The Shield and such.

That's how you should look at it because that's what they are tbh. Love em for what they are. Jaume Collet Serra made some good ones with Neeson. Whole industry of terrible direct to VOD action to compare them to. Some starring Neeson as well...

I mean you’re basically saying they’re s***ty remakes of s*** that came before, and I’m sure we were already looking at those films that way. I don’t think you need to have a “specific mindset” when watching a film. It’s either you like it or you don’t.

I don't think they're s***ty remakes at all. I'm saying there's a type of action movie they represent faithfully.

Enemy of the State is explicitly pulling from The Conversation. Is it s***ty just because it's not a New Hollywood drama? The Fugitive is based on a TV show from the 60s. Does anyone prefer that show?

The Wick s*** is the modern action zeitgeist and it's a pretty clear line from that to the Matrix to the Shaw Brothers. There are just types of action lineages. Mission Impossible and James Bond have adapted over and over to keep up with the present.

As someone who likes the 90s action canon, I also like Shooter and Street Kings. That style became scarce. I don't think it became less valid.

Lmao bro, I like enemy of the state and the fugitive a lot. None of what you’re saying is convincing me to like Shooter and definitely not Street Kings. I don’t think they are good movies at all, like street kings is f***ing ass. Simple as that.

Walmart discount bin classics. FX weekday matinee classics. You want to see actual trash go watch 5/6 movies Nic Cage or Travolta make this year.

Lmaooo nah Nic Cage the goat homie

Brother Nic Cage is gonna be in Longlegs and 5 movies called Deadly Vengeance that he shot in 1 weekend. Just the laziest action movies you can imagine

Longlegs will be a classic tho.

Yeah I’m liking the trailer for long legs

Gonna wash the taste of True Detective season 4 right out of my mouth

Is it bad? I haven’t started it yet, I still needa watch S3

Makes S3 look like S2
and S2 look like S1

paid in full

KILLER OF SHEEP
One of the all time greats

That’s all Denzel

Coming back to s/o Blitz Bazawule for The Color Purple

Moonlight I think. Masterful filmmaking, I need to see it again soon.

devil in the blue dress
boyz n the hood
friday

Honestly wayyy to many but ima go with Nope for now that cinematography was amazing and all but Peele did some great camerawork that went pretty overlooked

u forgot this one king

This one’s a gem too

saw that last year. instant classic