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If you like John Wick go see The Beekeeper
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Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Looks like every other Statham action flick
What separates this from Crank, Transporter and all his other samey fighty shit
What separates this from Crank, Transporter and all his other samey fighty shit
Reizo Ryuu
Gold Member
Saw this a week ago in IMAX, yes it's fantastic.
PonyStation4
Member
Did some thug kill one of his favourite bees?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I'll check it out when it hits digital.
We like us some Jackson Strahan.
We like us some Jackson Strahan.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Valedix
Member
Any john wick.
bender
What time is it?
Ownage
Member
Cool, thanks. Will do.
Ovech-King
Gold Member
Since this script is from the guy who wrote law abiding citizen, i'm interested
SentientStone
Member
Watched it the other day as well, instantly reminded me of John Wick especially when they called the backend of the bee people to set him as a target.
Enjoyed it quite a bit... bees.
Enjoyed it quite a bit... bees.
Shake Your Rump
Member
What is she actually saying here? This is driving me insane.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Ownage
Member
IMO this is nothing like John Wick. It's more like a Bad Dudes game script, or Commando in some sense. Lower budget, less flash and Statham action that's a little sloppy compared to Reaves' meticulous detail.
Not going to hate on it. It's not bad but don't expect anything close to Wick.
Best part was Phylicia Rashad. The world needs more of her.
Not going to hate on it. It's not bad but don't expect anything close to Wick.
Best part was Phylicia Rashad. The world needs more of her.
. It's Statham's best movie in a long time.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
bender
What time is it?
Who wants to tell him?
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
bender
What time is it?
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
It’s still one of my favorite sitcoms of all time. No amount of raping will ever change that. I can separate the art from the artist.
Unless it’s Ian Watkins. Can’t go there
bender
What time is it?
It’s still one of my favorite sitcoms of all time. No amount of raping will ever change that. I can separate the art from the artist.
Unless it’s Ian Watkins. Can’t go there
Oh. No idea about any of that.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Don’t do it
Redneckerz
Those long posts don't cover that red neck boy
Basically, its
Except Statham is the Bee and the Josh Hutcherson is the man who tries to kill him.
There were some good action scenes. I like it when there is an inventive fatality style kill to them, of which The Beekeeper has some. So its a good flick.
It is very much popcorn-Statham though and it doesn't hold a candle to the Crank movies (Which are ADHD as fuck but Chev Chelios is my man) and it is certainly not John Wick, but its a good Statham movie and i am glad he still makes these kinds of romps when he could just star in any Marvel or DCEU movie and rake in the cash.
Except Statham is the Bee and the Josh Hutcherson is the man who tries to kill him.
There were some good action scenes. I like it when there is an inventive fatality style kill to them, of which The Beekeeper has some. So its a good flick.
It is very much popcorn-Statham though and it doesn't hold a candle to the Crank movies (Which are ADHD as fuck but Chev Chelios is my man) and it is certainly not John Wick, but its a good Statham movie and i am glad he still makes these kinds of romps when he could just star in any Marvel or DCEU movie and rake in the cash.
Alcibiades
Member
Saw it in AVX (large screen premium format) at Santikos Cinema in San Antonio (right before heading over to see Saltburn at a Cinemark).
It was fine and entertaining, nothing too special. Quite ridiculous and full of logical holes, but that's to be expected. You sorta know what you're getting with a Jason Stratham film.
The action scenes were alright, the characters (other than Stratham) and a lot of the dialogue were pretty cringe.
The most disappointing thing is when you see the title "Beekeeper" together with Jason Straham, you imagine a flurry of fun action and deaths involving bees. Yet the bees were only relevant for like 5% of the story at the beginning and quickly tossed aside.
At no point do bees attack, much less kill someone. What a missed opportunity!
One thing that paid off for me was not knowing the title and position of one of the secondary characters in the movie. I hadn't seen any previews or read up on the film. The movie actually does a slow reveal that pays off about midway that wouldn't have worked as well if audiences knew that in advance.
It was fine and entertaining, nothing too special. Quite ridiculous and full of logical holes, but that's to be expected. You sorta know what you're getting with a Jason Stratham film.
The action scenes were alright, the characters (other than Stratham) and a lot of the dialogue were pretty cringe.
The most disappointing thing is when you see the title "Beekeeper" together with Jason Straham, you imagine a flurry of fun action and deaths involving bees. Yet the bees were only relevant for like 5% of the story at the beginning and quickly tossed aside.
At no point do bees attack, much less kill someone. What a missed opportunity!
One thing that paid off for me was not knowing the title and position of one of the secondary characters in the movie. I hadn't seen any previews or read up on the film. The movie actually does a slow reveal that pays off about midway that wouldn't have worked as well if audiences knew that in advance.
Pejo
Member
I'm 100% in for any Statham movie, but this one was fucking stupid for a whole host of reasons. I had to shut my brain off more for this movie than I did "The Meg 2", which is saying something. The worst part is that the action scenes barely showed enough action to make the price of admission worth it. The only good fight scene was the one with the Australian guy with missing body parts.
I'm a huge fan of Statham and revenge movies, and this one ranks towards the bottom, as sad as I am to admit it.
That said, it's nice to see Phylicia Rashad getting jobs in 2024.
I'm a huge fan of Statham and revenge movies, and this one ranks towards the bottom, as sad as I am to admit it.
That said, it's nice to see Phylicia Rashad getting jobs in 2024.
jufonuk
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kurisu_1974
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This movie was complete nonsense. The way they depicted those scammer ops
Sushi_Combo
Member
Can confirm the movie was a good watch. Worth seeing in theatres.
The Cockatrice
Gold Member
overrated af lmao. i'd barely give it a 6. Some nice action scenes but the story was absolute idiotic. You guys are high af calling this awesome.
Valedix
Member
Or maybe we just enjoyed the movie?
xrnzaaas
Member
Really dumb movie, Jason is playing with godmode turned on and it really hurts since the movie tries to take itself more seriously being a revenge flick. JW at least had an excuse of wearing a bulletproof suit.
If you want to have some fun with good Jason Statham flicks it's best to rewatch the classics - both Crank movies and Transporter 1-2.
If you want to have some fun with good Jason Statham flicks it's best to rewatch the classics - both Crank movies and Transporter 1-2.
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SJRB
Gold Member
John Wick has been playing on tutorial mode with godmode and wallhacks enabled since the very first movie, come on now.
xrnzaaas
Member
I know John Wick isn't very believable as well, but there are differences. Wick prepared for the encounters (in the first two movies), he was wounded/shot on multiple occasions (you can question if he should able to continue) and in the Beekeeper Statham remains pretty much untouched until the last scenes.
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