I was sitting around minding my own business the other day, trying not to get yelled at like I usually do and thought I might try something new with this one so – introducing! A potential new feature!
So – this movie was 100% NOT:
But, then again, it was also NOT:
It was more of a:
I like Paul Walker and I like Parkour but, for real if you’ve ever seen a Jason Statham movie that includes him driving a car in at least ONE scene, you’ve seen this before but +Parkour. Oh, and + RZA. Run, punch, kick, jump, run, punch, scream, kick, jump, run, scream, kick, jump. REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT. I sure didn’t hate it at all but it’s the same old thing, +Parkour. Thirty five people toting high caliber machine guns can’t hit one guy. Thirty different times. A man holds on to a car trunk / “boot” while the car races ninety MPH down the street smashing into cars and trucks and pedestrians for miles and miles. People can do acrobatic backflips with nothing to use for torque or ballast except for someone’s forearm. People can jump through windows and sit in broken driver’s side window glass without getting cut. Some of it was fun, some it wasn’t. Some of it was laughable. I wasn’t expecting shit and that’s about what I got.
One thing that REALLY irritated me? This is one of those French movies that got remade for the U.S. and they used mostly French or Canadian actors who speak “American” but sound French. The Mayor of Detroit in the future is a French sounding dude? Doubtful. The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense sounds French? Unlikely. The only person that sounded like he could be from Detroit was Walker and he really didn’t look like he was a true, blue collar Detroitian.
Another thing that really bothered me, before I sign off???? I HATE it when the big super villain who is willing to kill 30 million people with a bomb or is so ruthless he’ll shoot his lackeys with no remorse or regret and is so evil he’ll cut off his Number One’s hands without a care – BUT – he’s a finesse chef with unbelievably clean utensils and a sterile cook station in the middle of the filthiest parts of the Earth. EVEN if that can be conceivably true ————————-> NO ONE USES A MEAT CLEVER TO SLICE PEPPERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT!!!!!!!!!! NO! I don’t buy it, brother. “I have an entire SHEATHE of slicing utensils” nearby but I use a meat clever? Nope. No precision, man. You’ll cut your fucking finger off.
Dearest PSC,
Sounds like the meat cleaver belongs on grievances and taints!
Meh, not something I wanted to watch. I mean I know you like that running + parkour stuff, but this just looked dodgy from the off. Oh well.
Love the little graphics.
Another hour. Six months of this, you say? CRY CRY CRY.
Love,
IJB
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Dearest JJB,
It does!! I totally need to update that page… and my movie index…. LOL
#ItIsBehind
Thank you!!
CRY CRY CRY indeed….. :((((((((((((((
Love,
IPSC
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Kindest PSC,
Hehehehe, not cool! Get your stuff together 😉
Anytime.
CRY CRY CRY.
Love,
Itchiest JJB
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IISJSBJB,
It is shamed. 🙂
Love,
SSC
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Dearest ISC,
Does this mean you and Tom BOTH have shame blouses for now?? 😛
Love,
JJB
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IIJB,
………………. yes……………
😦 😦 😦
Love,
SSC
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Dearest SSC,
Never fear. It is only temporary. 😀
Love,
JJB
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Itchy JB,
WHOOO HOOOO!
Love,
SSC
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The big question remains unanswered. Do we call parkour movies starting Paul Walker “paulkour” or “walkour”. I would think the former because the latter sounds like a toned down version of the real thing… but then maybe THAT IS THE POINT!
Sadly, we will get no more paulkour it walkour movies anyway because he is dead.
Though if a sequel swapped rappers and we replaced RZA with Common, we could have a freer inning movie which is also about education: commonkour.
Right?
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…and auto correct changed ‘free walking’ to ‘freer inning’ thereby ruining my integrity.
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LOL John!!
Just the other day auto correct changed something of mine from “nice post” to “I want to feel your boobs”.
I like paulkour but it won’t happen…
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Haha. I hate when that happens. Auto-correct once screwed me over when I meant to say “do you want to go to applebees” and instead I blurted out “will you marry me”.
Now I have two kids.
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HAHAHAHA!!!! Awesome!
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The movie was set in Detroit, so I guess it was terrible on purpose! #MichiganSymbolism
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The puzzle is solved!!
#EnigmaMachine
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“This is one of those French movies” I’M DONE!!
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I wrote this just for you, you Frenchman!
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Skin that smokewagon and see what happens…
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I said throw down, boy!
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You should rename your site Skin That Smokewagon.
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I think that’s an excellent idea
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Or it would make a good header, at least.
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That would probably be easier…
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HA!
http://skinthatsmokewagon.wordpress.com/
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Did you follow??
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Pappy!!!
So sad it wasn’t fun for you 😦
Kidney
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Kidney!!!
ME TOO CRY CRY CRY!!!!
Pappy
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I have zero desire to see this. I thought the original was OK, but I don’t think it warranted a remake. To be honest, I’m not keen on English-language remakes full stop – if the original is that good it should be good enough to watch as is, and if it isn’t then why are they bothering to remake it at all? It boggles my mind!
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Boggles even!!
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This movie’s nuts, but man, it’s also pretty fuckin’ fun. Good review.
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Thanks, Dan!
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Damn it Paul Walker, why did you have to die????
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I know!! Selfish bastard!!!
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I’d watch this, but… I’m a girl. Is this like those stupid Fast & Furious thingies? Stupid boy movies. 🙂
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I’ve never seen even one of those F&F movies, so I couldn’t say. Although I did try and watch the one with The Rock once and it was absolutely stupid.
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Um, yeah. That’ll be because…. THE ROCK WAS IN IT… 😉
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Shush!!
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I love Paul Walker, but sorry to say this movie sucked ass! Honestly felt embarrassed watching it, and it had all the right ingredients for a fun action film, it just failed. Miserably. This is not one of Paul Walkers best films, this and his film Vehicle 19 both sucked for different reasons.
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This one was pretty ridiculous, to be sure!
Thanks for the comment!!
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your welcome, I like reading your posts 🙂
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I remember thinking this one looked duuuuuumb. Sounds like that’s pretty much what I would think of it. LOVE this emoticon thing, dude!!! Definitely need to keep doing more with that. 🙂
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Yeah – I doubt you would like this very much…..
I’m on it!!
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