The Equalizer 3
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SpeedBash

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2,720 posts

215 months

Tuesday 25th April 2023
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The Hypno-Toad

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233 months

Tuesday 25th April 2023
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What the world really needs is a John Wick/The Equalizer/Nobody movie. That would be awesome.

However, that looks good. The first two movies were an enjoyable evening in front of the telly.

Ace-T

8,379 posts

283 months

Tuesday 25th April 2023
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The Hypno-Toad said:
What the world really needs is a John Wick/The Equalizer/Nobody movie. That would be awesome.

However, that looks good. The first two movies were an enjoyable evening in front of the telly.
There would literally be no more baddies left in the world. biglaugh

normalbloke

8,770 posts

247 months

Tuesday 25th April 2023
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The Hypno-Toad said:
What the world really needs is a John Wick/The Equalizer/Nobody movie. That would be awesome.

However, that looks good. The first two movies were an enjoyable evening in front of the telly.
Wasn’t that already ‘done’ with the Expendables franchise?

biggbn

32,142 posts

248 months

Wednesday 26th April 2023
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The Hypno-Toad said:
What the world really needs is a John Wick/The Equalizer/Nobody movie. That would be awesome.

However, that looks good. The first two movies were an enjoyable evening in front of the telly.
The first one was OK, the second one I thought was awful.

Aunty Pasty

786 posts

66 months

Wednesday 26th April 2023
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biggbn said:
The first one was OK, the second one I thought was awful.
The first was a lot better than the second for sure.

DodgyGeezer

48,456 posts

218 months

Wednesday 26th April 2023
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Aunty Pasty said:
The first was a lot better than the second for sure.
agreed - and both are better than the current TV series

C5_Steve

8,598 posts

131 months

Wednesday 26th April 2023
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Watched the trailer for this last night, I actually forgot I watched the second one (had to check!). First one was good though and I'll be seeing this one as well. Anything with Denzel gets a watch.

Slaav

4,361 posts

238 months

Saturday 29th April 2023
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C5_Steve said:
Watched the trailer for this last night, I actually forgot I watched the second one (had to check!). First one was good though and I'll be seeing this one as well. Anything with Denzel gets a watch.
Denzel Washington is one of our very few ‘go to’ actors. Will watch anything he is in, even if the last one wasn’t ‘great’!

Scabutz

8,797 posts

108 months

Saturday 29th April 2023
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Slaav said:
Denzel Washington is one of our very few ‘go to’ actors. Will watch anything he is in, even if the last one wasn’t ‘great’!
Same, he is so good, just doesn't make crap films. Man on Fire is my favourite Denzel film.

This looks good as well. Glad to have something to look forward to at the cinema (apart from Mission Impossible and Oppenhiemer).

Slaav

4,361 posts

238 months

Sunday 30th April 2023
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Scabutz said:
Slaav said:
Denzel Washington is one of our very few ‘go to’ actors. Will watch anything he is in, even if the last one wasn’t ‘great’!
Same, he is so good, just doesn't make crap films. Man on Fire is my favourite Denzel film.

This looks good as well. Glad to have something to look forward to at the cinema (apart from Mission Impossible and Oppenhiemer).
Man on fire is, IMO, a terribly underrated film. It’s a revenge flick, action, suspense (to a degree,) family betrayal etc etc, film.

It covers quite a few genres and Denzil seems to transition across each ‘sub plot/genre’ with ease.

As a brief example of his range:

Philadelphia
Roman J Israel
Equalizer
Flight
Safe House
Deja Vue
Fallen
Bone Collector

Vastly different roles and so many characters and breadth of emotions.

The Equalizer trilogy has been hugely successful and it’s a shame some younger folk will ‘know him’ from those…..








Scabutz

8,797 posts

108 months

Sunday 30th April 2023
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Slaav said:
Man on fire is, IMO, a terribly underrated film. It’s a revenge flick, action, suspense (to a degree,) family betrayal etc etc, film.

It covers quite a few genres and Denzil seems to transition across each ‘sub plot/genre’ with ease.

As a brief example of his range:

Philadelphia
Roman J Israel
Equalizer
Flight
Safe House
Deja Vue
Fallen
Bone Collector

Vastly different roles and so many characters and breadth of emotions.

The Equalizer trilogy has been hugely successful and it’s a shame some younger folk will ‘know him’ from those…..
Yeah, and how can we forget Training Day , "King Kong aint got nothing on me"

blueST

4,848 posts

244 months

Sunday 30th April 2023
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Since watching the first one, I’ve always been a bit cautious around those retired blokes working part-time in B&Q.

Enjoy most things I’ve seen him in, but I think Training Day is peak Denzel for me.

croyde

26,161 posts

258 months

Sunday 30th April 2023
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I've seen 1 and 2 numerous times, love 'em.

What's up though with cinema these days, I get a free ticket every month thru my health insurance and the Meerkats 2 for 1 deal but since Covid there's nothing worth watching.

More entertaining to stay at home and watch something on-line.

LivLL

12,515 posts

225 months

Sunday 30th April 2023
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blueST said:
Since watching the first one, I’ve always been a bit cautious around those retired blokes working part-time in B&Q.

Enjoy most things I’ve seen him in, but I think Training Day is peak Denzel for me.
Oscar for best actor in Training Day. He’s a terrific actor, lost count of the number of Oscars he’s been nominated for now.

This new film - I’ll be watching it for sure.

E63eeeeee...

5,766 posts

77 months

Sunday 30th April 2023
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That looks really good, seems a bit closer in concept to 1 rather than 2, which is definitely a smart move. Not that 2 was bad, it was just a bit more of a generic action film and less about him helping normal people, which is kind of the whole point and also what the name is about.

I'd agree about Man on Fire, great film. I must have watched it 5 or 6 times, and when I saw it was on TV the other night I thought I've got so much stuff to do, can't sit here and spend two hours watching a film I've seen loads of times. And then I did anyway.

ChocolateFrog

34,954 posts

201 months

Sunday 30th April 2023
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biggbn said:
The Hypno-Toad said:
What the world really needs is a John Wick/The Equalizer/Nobody movie. That would be awesome.

However, that looks good. The first two movies were an enjoyable evening in front of the telly.
The first one was OK, the second one I thought was awful.
Agreed, I'd forgotten they'd done a second movie until I saw the advert for the third.

Slaav

4,361 posts

238 months

Sunday 30th April 2023
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Scabutz said:
Yeah, and how can we forget Training Day , "King Kong aint got nothing on me"
I nearly listed Training Day but despite it being a brilliant film, for me, there’s just something about either the film, or his character? One could argue it’s his character but the fact I just don’t like him to the degree I don’t want to rewatch the film, shows what a brilliant actor he is. Odd one for me and really can’t put my finger on why exactly?

It may just be me though …. wink

tdm34

7,488 posts

238 months

Sunday 30th April 2023
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Scabutz said:
Slaav said:
Man on fire is, IMO, a terribly underrated film. It’s a revenge flick, action, suspense (to a degree,) family betrayal etc etc, film.

It covers quite a few genres and Denzil seems to transition across each ‘sub plot/genre’ with ease.

As a brief example of his range:

Philadelphia
Roman J Israel
Equalizer
Flight
Safe House
Deja Vue
Fallen
Bone Collector

Vastly different roles and so many characters and breadth of emotions.

The Equalizer trilogy has been hugely successful and it’s a shame some younger folk will ‘know him’ from those…..
Yeah, and how can we forget Training Day , "King Kong aint got nothing on me"
Unstoppable with Denzil and Chris Pine was very good i thought.

Yertis

19,686 posts

294 months

Sunday 30th April 2023
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‘The Hurricane’ also, which somehow missed me until the other day. I’m now reading ‘The Sixteenth Round’ upon which the film is based.