Keyser_Soze Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said: It was the same kind of stupidity as with Edge of Tomorrow. It was based off of a Japanese manga that was called All You Need Is Kill (great name) and they didn't go with that and called it Edge of Tomorrow instead. But eventually Edge of Tomorrow's tagline took over, Live. Die. Repeat., and for the home video release of the film they treated the movie like that was the title of the movie over Edge of Tomorrow. Wikipedia and IMDb treat Edge of Tomorrow as the "official" or "legal" name of the film, but yeah, again, stupid. Edge of Tomorrow was a great name because it reminds me of that Iron Maiden song, Gates of Tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 What’s in a name? A Wick by any other name will still shoot a million fools in the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Mercury33 said: The reason they changed to 5,6,7 is because they treated it as a relaunch and a new container trilogy within the existing franchise. I agree that was weird. Edge of Tomorrow is the best name of all 3 and they should have just stuck with it. Like, you know these movies are self aware of being stupid and “The Second Part” was intentially superfluous. It’s a joke. I don’t think a colon is necessary here. Just add the words “is going”. The title refers to how the series itself is going those places. I dunno that’s how interpreted it. As far as John Wick. Sure it can be viewed as inconsistant but it can also be viewed as consistsnt. It’s following a pattern of increasing the title name. People may not like it but it is following a pattern and therefore there’s order to the naming which I think is what people want. You can also go deeper and see the titles get grander as the stakes and scope of the movies do. Given the subtle messagery littered through the first 2 films it’s not that much of a stretch to draw that parallel. To address each of your points in turn: 1. I know that it was considered a soft relaunch, etc. and is considered a container trilogy. But even then the naming scheme doesn't make sense: -Fast Five -Fast & Furious 6 (aka Furious 6) -Furious 7 (aka Furious Seven) There's no consistency even within the titles of the three films. And across the broader franchise there's even less consistency. With any of these titles I'm not saying you can't justify why the titles are the way they are, but there are "cleaner" or "more consistent" naming schemes that (at least I) would have preferred, is all. 2. I understand that The Lego Movie 2 is being self-aware with the title, but it's still a mouthful and kind of stupid. 3. It doesn't have to be a colon, that was just a suggestion by me, but you need to separate the brand from the subtitle in some way, shape, or form. It's just confusing and silly otherwise (in my opinion). 4. John Wick adding "parabellum" is fine (this is much better than when it was just John Wick: Parabellum or John Wick 3: Parabellum) but it's a bit silly and over long. Will any potential subsequent chapter now have to have a subtitle after the chapter? I know this is going to "close the trilogy" but we know there will be a sequel if there is enough demand for one so better to also keep the door open for following titles. This is all just a small, silly thing but it is amusing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexy_shapiro Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: That doesn't make any sense after you've already done a sequel and called it John Wick: Chapter 2. The point is consistency - either they should have gone with subtitled sequels over numbered sequels or vice versa. Changing mid-stream just makes them look stupid. Think about the Fast and Furious franchise: -The Fast and the Furious -2 Fast 2 Furious -The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift -Fast & Furious (with the ampersand) -Fast Five -Furious 6 (now officially known as Fast & Furious 6 apparently, yes, with the ampersand) -Furious 7 -The Fate of the Furious It was the same kind of stupidity as with Edge of Tomorrow. It was based off of a Japanese manga that was called All You Need Is Kill (great name) and they didn't go with that and called it Edge of Tomorrow instead. But eventually Edge of Tomorrow's tagline took over, Live. Die. Repeat., and for the home video release of the film they treated the movie like that was the title of the movie over Edge of Tomorrow. Wikipedia and IMDb treat Edge of Tomorrow as the "official" or "legal" name of the film, but yeah, again, stupid. Same with The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. You already said "The Lego Movie 2". You don't need to add "The Second Part". Or in the alternative call it "The Lego Movie: The Second Part" and drop the 2. One or the other, but not both, it's redundant lol. I also think of Star Trek, and how the two most recent films don't even have a colon to separate the subtitled word from the franchise name. So it's not Star Trek: Into Darkness and Star Trek: Beyond; it's officially "Star Trek Into Darkness" and "Star Trek Beyond". Another small but just dumb thing. The official title is still John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum. The op is not the correct title. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, sexy_shapiro said: The official title is still John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum. The op is not the correct title. I know the official title is John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. My first post in this thread indicated as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is a dumb because the target audience won’t get it and will only confuse their kid brains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 On 1/16/2019 at 10:27 PM, johnny said: John Wick Chapter 4 Wick Harder John Wick Chapter 5 The Wickening Sponsored by Under Armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 4 hours ago, ManUtdRedDevils said: The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is a dumb because the target audience won’t get it and will only confuse their kid brains. Kids don’t give a shit and if they do they would probably enjoy understanding it when they ask their parent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 6 hours ago, ManUtdRedDevils said: The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is a dumb because the target audience won’t get it and will only confuse their kid brains. Kids are a lot smarter than you think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 10 hours ago, Mercury33 said: Kids are a lot smarter than you think. Especially today's kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Then my nieces and nephew better get enrolled in extra schooling because they thought they missed part 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emblazon Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 On 1/17/2019 at 6:30 PM, Keyser_Soze said: Someone pissed off the Iron Chef chairman. On 1/17/2019 at 7:10 PM, skillzdadirecta said: Marc Dacasos has always been a bad ass... glad to see he's still doing his thing. On 1/17/2019 at 8:49 PM, Mercury33 said: Brotherhood of the Wolf is one of my all time favorite movies. Dude was such a badass in that. Also John Wick is a god not a superhero On 1/17/2019 at 9:48 PM, skillzdadirecta said: He was awesome in that... he also starred in the live action adaption of Crying Freeman which was directed by the guy who did Brotherhood of the Wolf. His best movie is a cheesy b-movie called Drive that co-starred Kadeem Hardison and Brittany Murphy Me and my sibling LOVED that movie. On 1/18/2019 at 12:32 AM, Mercury33 said: He was the Crow once too I think? Can’t remember if it was the TV show or one of the sequels You guys are killing me here... ONLY THE STRONG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Emblazon said: You guys are killing me here... ONLY THE STRONG. I own it on DVD... its okay but doesn't hold up that well. I could probably name the dude's whole filmography but I focused on the standouts. I didn't even mention his live action adaptation of Double Dragon on another note... movie trailers REALLY sucked back in the day. They didn't really get good until the mid to late 90's? Maybe the 2000's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 On 1/18/2019 at 1:32 AM, Mercury33 said: He was the Crow once too I think? Can’t remember if it was the TV show or one of the sequels Yes he was The Crow on a short lived syndicated TV show. He was always just on the cusp of stardom. He was part of the studios' push to find "The Next Van Damme" in the late 80's/early 90's. See also, Gary Daniels, Jeff Speakman, Olivier Gruner and Daniel Bernhardt amongst others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emblazon Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Gary Daniels is the FUCKING MAN. Kenshiro 4 Life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 45 minutes ago, Emblazon said: Gary Daniels is the FUCKING MAN. Kenshiro 4 Life. He's another one that should have been a bigger star. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Everyone should see Crying Freeman and Brotherhood of the Wolf: Director's Cut, and a large reason why is because of Mark Dacascos. I also remember him as the villain in the Jet Li film Cradle 2 the Grave. Great to see him in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 If Carrie Anne Moss isn’t in John Wick 4 I’m filing a class action lawsuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggydoo Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 On 1/19/2019 at 9:42 AM, Emblazon said: You guys are killing me here... ONLY THE STRONG. Omg, this looks awesomely bad. Dangerous Minds with capoeira. Is this watchable? If so, I might have to find this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emblazon Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, eggydoo said: Omg, this looks awesomely bad. Dangerous Minds with capoeira. Is this watchable? If so, I might have to find this. Oh, it's not a good movie by any stretch. But it's a hilariously awesome watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 my family is so lucky that YT was not a thing back then because this would have been blasted as I flailed my legs all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 9 hours ago, eggydoo said: Omg, this looks awesomely bad. Dangerous Minds with capoeira. Is this watchable? If so, I might have to find this. And it predates Dangerous Minds by several years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 He’s going full Neo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 6 hours ago, silentbob said: He’s going full Neo OMG he said it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THAT BUZZCUT LADY IS NOT PLAYED BY CARRIE-ANN MOSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Swords and bikes and guns. it comes out soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NeoJoe Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 I finally got around to seeing the second one and it was awesome! I'm excited to see how this comes to an end (?). Coincidentally, Constantine was on TV yesterday and there was a scene where he was after a demon who was in a safe house and when he was about to kill him the owner got mad and yelled: "Not in my house!" or whatever and it totally made me think I was watching John Wick for a moment. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EternallDarkness Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 can't wait to see it tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Jesus H Fucking Christ on a cross was this movie badass as shit!! I won't go into detail, don't want to spoil anything but thank god Cecep & Yayan from The Raid films got SERIOUS love in an American movie finally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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