Legendary action film director John Woo brings us all the action, minus the dialogue. Does it work.....or at the very least feel as original as it sounds? Here's my review of SILENT NIGHT! #SilentNight
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@0hMyGandhi6 ай бұрын
"he doesn't talk because he got shot in the vocal chords. Everyone else -- in an apparent show of solidarity -- don't talk either" is one of the funniest things Jeremy has ever said.
@nehemiahpouncey36076 ай бұрын
So did Clyde from GTA 3.
@jelanitarik74236 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣 That was hella funny!!!
@nehemiahpouncey36076 ай бұрын
Also the chick from the metal gear Game Quiet.
@ps5andstuffhere6 ай бұрын
They talked but off screen
@SumDumGy6 ай бұрын
Funny, but wrong. Dude’s wife speaks more than once.
@Twentyand16 ай бұрын
Thomas Jane Punisher is totally underrated. And the short film he did after, DIrty Laundry, is also badass
@J3f3R20n6 ай бұрын
Best Punisher we will ever have in live action form...
@sashen66786 ай бұрын
And videogame version too!
@danicee6 ай бұрын
Thomas Jane as the Punisher was one of the best castings in pre-Disney Marvel. I feel like he’s kind of hidden from the spotlight now but he’s still working..
@kanukki846 ай бұрын
I think Ray Stevenson was better, Jane was good also. Worst Punisher is Lundgren.
@orinanime6 ай бұрын
Excuse me while I throw up. The Tom Jane Punisher is mediocre at best. And Dirty Laundry is a fucking insult to the character, made by people who DO NOT understand Frank Castle AT ALL and liked by people who understand him just as poorly.
@user-xx1wt1yy2n6 ай бұрын
Can we just hear you talk about hard boiled for an entire video? It’s so good and gives it a chance to reach a new audience. Love ya work Jeremy
@tonygmichael64346 ай бұрын
Great idea...I second that!!
@BadgunmusicII6 ай бұрын
I haven’t seen Hard Boiled yet either. Give me a 5 minute video gushing over it and I’ll probably watch it.
@Vamatt992186 ай бұрын
Woo's The Killer is as good storywise but Hard Boiled has better action scenes thats for sure.
@chrisdooley11846 ай бұрын
Don’t forget The Killer as well. Those two movies are awesome 😊
@ericc40406 ай бұрын
Please review Hard Boiled
@AlBroMedia6 ай бұрын
In honor of Silent Nights release, I decided to watch Nobody with Bob Odenkirk. That movie was AMAZING.
@Boomgoesthedynamite126 ай бұрын
Yes. I love that film. Even though there's unrelatable aspects of his character for most people. He still feels extremely relatable and realistic in the ways that are important.
@SumDumGy6 ай бұрын
Triple feature with John Wick and what a fun time that would be!
@dalurinzinia8295 ай бұрын
Do also try "The Man From Nowhere" (2010 south korean film)....it's also revenge film.
@civlwrbuf3 ай бұрын
Totally agree. I didn't feel anything while watching Silent Night. I almost felt like there was something wrong with me. Glad I just rented Silent Night, but I bought Nobody. What that film had but this film didn't was heart. Every middle aged guy could relate to the guy.
@somerandolad6 ай бұрын
I was hoping this was the sequel to Violent Night.
@williamhardee88636 ай бұрын
I was hoping it was a sequel to Silent Night, Deadly Night.
@theusachad756 ай бұрын
Yea me too😢
@handsomeDRAC6 ай бұрын
It's better than that.
@everythingisawesome29036 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing lol
@DarthHomercles6 ай бұрын
I wondered during the movie if they were both supposed to release last year but they pushed this movie back to avoid brand confusion. All the dates of SILENT NIGHT were 2021 - 2022 which I thought was a little odd. Yeah, just found this on Wikipedia: "Principal photography began in April 2022 in Mexico City. Filming wrapped on May 17, 2022." So that explains it.
@CptVein6 ай бұрын
The Punisher is dope. I love how he makes the bad guy kill his wife and his best friend. That's twisted.
@0hMyGandhi6 ай бұрын
Agreed. And Woo had a moment like that in Mission Impossible 2 haha
@CptVein6 ай бұрын
@@0hMyGandhi True! And it's a good reveal too.
@Jackie5356 ай бұрын
Have you seen the Dolph Lungdren’s Punisher?
@CptVein6 ай бұрын
@@Jackie535 I have it but I've heard about it? How is it?
@Jackie5356 ай бұрын
@CptVein I like the Netflix Punisher series with John Bernthal better…..
@christophercafe84646 ай бұрын
1 - Hard Boiled 2 - The Killer 3 - Once A Thief / Hard Target Also mention that Chow Yun-Fat is my all time favourite actor.
@orakaa6 ай бұрын
"Hard boiled" doesn't get enough love. It's a masterpiece.
@ryancox92816 ай бұрын
Hard Boiled will forever be my favorite Woo movie, its a bullet ridden masterpiece. The Killer from 89 is a close second. It has a great story and of course those iconic Woo action sequences. Hard Target would be third, it's my favorite JCVD movie. I've always loved the premise and atmosphere of that one. A Better Tomorrow 1&2, and Bullet In The Head were also great.
@orakaa6 ай бұрын
Completely agree. Although I love all John Woo movies, "Hard boiled" is so "lighthearted" in comparison to his other works that it almost feels optimistic. It's a feel good power fantasy movie.
@axe2grind2446 ай бұрын
The rare Hard Target shoutout…..nice.
@tylerdordon996 ай бұрын
Hard Target is a masterpiece.
@joemammon61496 ай бұрын
Red Cliff is great too. it's interesting to see his style in a historical setting.
@nehemiahpouncey36076 ай бұрын
He became Clyde from GTA 3.
@davidmanning28596 ай бұрын
The Thomas Jane punisher is underrated as all hell. Good stand alone pre mcu comic book movie. The director's cut with the black and white opening is a great addition to it that adds to the comic book flavor.
@ninjanibba42596 ай бұрын
It’s mostly a soap opera with a couple action scenes, the villain drags it down
@Hoi123366 ай бұрын
@@ninjanibba4259all the punisher movies are awful imo, but ray stevenson was awesome as the punisher, but again the movie itself was awful
@Boomgoesthedynamite126 ай бұрын
I didn't know there's a director's cut. I want to see that.
@josephmills70335 ай бұрын
My favorite and really only comic book hero is The Punisher. In my humble opinion, the Thomas Jane Punisher is not very good at all. The Punisher needs a movie that really just gets back to basics of what the Punisher is. What he looks like. And source material with no added bs.
@shikhar.awasthi5 ай бұрын
Falling asleep at a John Woo action movie was not on my bucket list. Yet, here we are.
@360.Tapestry5 ай бұрын
it's a real slog
@delraydad75165 ай бұрын
lucky you! at least you got something from this movie cause it was pure garbage, typical tripe, nothing new except for him not speaking. Very boring for a Johon Woo film.
@just_crowe6 ай бұрын
When it comes to John Woo everyone talks about Hard Boiled and The Killer (and rightfully so) but Bullet In The Head needs to be in there too, one of his absolute best movies and one of my favourite movies period, it’s truly insane
@tylerdordon996 ай бұрын
I agree also Last Hurrah for Chivalry doesn't get as much attention as well
@Alex-ur7gk6 ай бұрын
Bullet in the head almost made me cry
@just_crowe6 ай бұрын
@@mksolid82 Not a copy, and Bullet In The Head is almost an hour shorter than The Deer Hunter
@tylerdordon996 ай бұрын
@@mksolid82 it literally had only one scene similar to the Deer Hunter. The rest of the movie is entirely different.
@YorgosL16 ай бұрын
@@tylerdordon99that’s on criterion
@MPB0596 ай бұрын
I’m so happy John Woo came back to the US to directed this movie. I enjoyed this movie last night! My favorite John Woo movies are Hard Target, Face/Off, The Killer, Hard Boiled and Broken Arrow
@Vamatt992186 ай бұрын
I always am a littler perplexed with Broken Arrow but agree on the other movies you listed. I also would add a Better Tomorrow 1 and 2 and A Bullet in the Head.
@hishamnct69836 ай бұрын
A Once Thief ( 1991 )
@SupportTheLittleGuy6 ай бұрын
Mission impossible 2 underrated
@MyZ0016 ай бұрын
@@SupportTheLittleGuy cause it sucks 😆
@ShaneWalsh0_03 ай бұрын
Yo I forgot about face/off, I love that movie. Mission impossible 2 is pretty good too.
@samuellee2576 ай бұрын
So glad John Woo decided to keep it fun, entertaining, badass and clear. But all in all, just felt it was a wasted potential. Keeping the main character slient allows the story to move fast and be communicated through visuals instead of expositioning everything.
@reservoirdude926 ай бұрын
Not sure if this is this a positive review or not lol
@itsdantaylor6 ай бұрын
1:46 I always like a 'average guy' revenge flick. One of my favorite movies is Death Sentence with Kevin Bacon. I did not know this movie was directed by John Woo. I can not recall the last John Woo movie I saw (MI:2?) but that's enough for me to see this film as John Woo action is like it's own unique flavor of action that I just love.
@hellavoxx47535 ай бұрын
Death sentence is so underrated. I love that movie.
@AP-hn8wd6 ай бұрын
Patiently waiting for Jeremy’s Godzilla Minus one review. To those who haven’t seen it, it’s a banger. It’s one of those perfect type of movies all around like Top Gun Maverick and Jurassic Park.
@MikeHoncho6106 ай бұрын
I’m so happy someone, and better yet someone like Jeremy, finally came out and said that the Thomas Jane Punisher isn’t as bad as people think it is. That movie gets shit on yet it’s more rewatchable than half the shit Marvel has put out over the last decade
@incognitomode246 ай бұрын
The marvel hate is so out of hand these days
@coltonallgire11356 ай бұрын
@@incognitomode24if Marvel had made anything good after Endgame then maybe people would stop hating
@incognitomode246 ай бұрын
@@coltonallgire1135 he said in the original comment “over the last decade” last I checked that’s 2013-2023
@coltonallgire11356 ай бұрын
@@incognitomode24 right, but I was responding to your comment, regarding These Days
@incognitomode246 ай бұрын
@@coltonallgire1135 they are getting so much overall hate it’s like people forget that they really did put out great stuff before endgame is what I meant
@psycold6 ай бұрын
I've been a big fan of Woo since the 90's, fun fact...there is a dvd version of Hard Boiled floating around (I might actually still own it), where the subtitles are so jacked up, that in the part with the baby nursery, one character is supposed to say, "I heard a baby in the nursery", and the subtitles literally say, "I felt baby in the pussary"
@GreenSamurai26 ай бұрын
I believe all mothers have had that feeling.
@DavidLLambertmobile6 ай бұрын
Broken Arrow ✔️ Face/Off ✔️
@Hykje6 ай бұрын
I saw a VHS of "Black Moon Rising" back in the day, that had completely insane subtitles (not an English-speaking country) where the whoever who wrote them completely make up lines that nobody in the movie says, and in one scene where two cops get blown up the subtitle suddenly says "Poor bastards".
@SleepingSoldier6 ай бұрын
Thomas Jane was good in Punisher. I liked it as well.
@dianahennick99126 ай бұрын
I liked it. Solidly interesting with nothing extra, and the stairwell fight scene was exactly what I wanted from John Woo. My favorite John Woo film is Broken Arrow, though. Heck, it’s one of my top-five favorite films.
@kloa42196 ай бұрын
It was good at communicating a story without dialogue. That type of stuff is very difficult to do in movies.
@ydoccody94376 ай бұрын
by far, the best movie reviewer on youtube! always agree with your opinions, Jeremy. I especially agree with you liking Thomas Jane's The Punisher! that is a great film and deserves more credit
@CinemalecularFilms6 ай бұрын
Jeremy smoothly using the seemingly unintentional pun of "not strictly speaking". THAT'S a flex!
@Xayjohns6 ай бұрын
I had the collector's edition of that John Woo game "Stranglehold" for the PS3 years ago, and it came with "Hard Boiled" on the disc. That was the main reason I bought that version of the game.
@babyimhooked6 ай бұрын
This trailer got me so hyped for Jahn's review! ...surely that's what the studio was going for, right?
@Joe.Rogan.6 ай бұрын
Thomas Jane and JT Punisher was one of my favorites when I was a teenager. One of the original comic book movies that didn't shy away from the Rated R aspect of comic book action. Spider-Man and the other Marvel movies were okay but movies like Blade, The Crow, and Daredevil Director’s Cut were in a league of their own IMHO.
@jonathankozenko6 ай бұрын
I just saw it - thought it was decent, quite solid final action third-act (which is longer than I thought it would be) and some bits of the movie looked great. It was no Hard Boiled or The Killer, however. I did find it interesting that the movie's entire second act is one giant training montage, without speaking (or pop music). Personally, however, my favorite John Woo film is Chi Bi / Red Cliff. It's genuinely epic and smart.
@Leo3476 ай бұрын
Knowing about IDKFA is a bigger old tech flex than his laser disk lol. Much appreciated. IDDQD and IDKFA are burned in the back of my mind since 2nd grade
@switch209gaming6 ай бұрын
The Woo movie I grew up with, and was among the first my parents had me watch for my first Rated R movies, was Broken Arrow. Such a good movie, seeing the BTS movie on how it was made down to the small details, and the cast was awesome, they all brought their characters to life, especially Travolta whom you slowly see his fall apart as he loses more and more control over the situation as the movie goes on. Plus, Samantha Mathis ❤
@orinanime6 ай бұрын
Top three favorite John Woo movies 1) Red Cliff Part 1 & 2 2) either Hard Boiled or Better Tomorrow 3) Broken Arrow (I know it's goofy, but I enjoy it for lots of dumb reasons)
@ingmarmiddelhoff10056 ай бұрын
Funnily enough, there is a movie from October that did the no dialogue thing really well, No One Will Save You. It just worked without it, it did not feel like a gimmick.
@MVD.6 ай бұрын
Don't know if you already saw but Charlie/Moistcritikal/Penguinz0 recently said he really enjoys your videos, just thought it might be nice to know!
@shazbazzy6 ай бұрын
Jesus himself
@everythingisawesome29036 ай бұрын
Where did he said this? Is there a video or something in his channel where he said that?
@MVD.6 ай бұрын
@@everythingisawesome2903 it's in one of his most recent videos called "Is This As Bad As Everyone is Saying" (about the movie Wish) at around 4:58 in the video
@Asian_Movie_Enthusiast6 ай бұрын
"Bullet in the Head" is a frickin' amazing John Woo flick. Check it out!
@somerandolad6 ай бұрын
That's not that Sly Stallone film, is it?
@Asian_Movie_Enthusiast6 ай бұрын
@@somerandolad - No! It's the Hong Kong flick from 1990 that stars Tony Leung.
@maximusaurelius99066 ай бұрын
It's been so long since I've last seen the John Woo movies that made a name for him here in the states before he started working on Hollywood movies, that it's tough to rank them. And there's a bunch I've never seen. I've also seen Paycheck but would not put that on either a favorite John Woo movie of favorite movie list at all. The following would be top 10 John Woo movies. 1. Mission Impossible 2 2. Face/Off 3. Broken Arrow 4. Hard Target 5. Red Cliff 6. Hard Boiled 7. Wind Talkers 8. A Better Tomorrow 9. The Killer 10. Once a Thief I've decided that Paycheck is number 1 on my list of movies starring both Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman.
@j.c65526 ай бұрын
Always enjoy seeing your reviews, can't wait to hear your thoughts on Godzilla Minus One!
@TolerTalks6 ай бұрын
In my review, I stated that the film was just.....boring, and there wasn't enough action to help balance out the narrative driven points. Kinnaman was awesomw though, and I say that as someone who had severe doubts about him. Great review Jeremy! Glad we agree on some things. You're an inspiration!
@LouisWritingSomethingCrazy6 ай бұрын
I will watch this some how simply because it is a John Woo film. Dude never disappoints.
@JnEricsonx6 ай бұрын
It was...ok.
@gudhaxer413435 ай бұрын
It was disappointing.
@JnEricsonx5 ай бұрын
@@gudhaxer41343 Cant argue that.
@J2WICESOLIDMOVEMENT5 ай бұрын
Not Bad 2 Watch When Your Bored. 😭💯
@musashimiyamoto5865 ай бұрын
Yes, he does.
@user-sd2xj3dk3e6 ай бұрын
Hard Boiled freaking rocks, the opening tea house scene is amazing,but of course the ware house scene is incredible and I also love the score.
@andrewwears72816 ай бұрын
Love hard boiled, love face /off, but THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! For saying Broken Arrow, I absolutely loved that movie growing up, who knew that John Travolta could be the best bad guy ever!? Also I enjoyed Silent Night as well. I love your reviews been watching for over a year and your always spot on. We have the same taste, and I appreciate it.
@Hatorihhonzo6 ай бұрын
Love your channel bro and reviews lol
@oldcdog916 ай бұрын
Hardboiled and The Killer are my two favorites cuz I’m basic af. But no apologies. I could watch them both on repeat.
@zai_cortsan6 ай бұрын
We love your dad jokes Jeremy❤ and we love you for still doing this and never lose the touch.
@SamAbdelHamid6 ай бұрын
My kind of humorous reviews. I love that 😁 I'm gonna watch more of your video for sure 😄
@dbdeets6 ай бұрын
Awesome the CC Laserdisc. Still have that one too JJ.
@Shocker746 ай бұрын
1. The Killer 2. Hard-Boiled 3. A Better Tomorrow
@rexgray62196 ай бұрын
Top three John Woo films are: 1) Hard Boiled, 2 )The Killer 3) A Better Tomorrow 2 (Honorable Mention) Bullet in the Head
@ashiihideeshchiinii61586 ай бұрын
Windtalkers, Face/Off, Mission: impossible 2, and Hard Target. My favorite John Woo flicks.
@maxbench256 ай бұрын
I'd LOVE for you to upload a video reviewing The Fall of the House of Usher! I absolutely LOVED this series, and I would love to hear your thoughts on it
@mala62386 ай бұрын
Sounds like a must watch then.
@redpapa8596 ай бұрын
Actually the real reason why the movie doesn't have dialogue is because John Woo was kicked out of the editing room and he took it with him the CEOs didn't know that until it was way too late 😂
@GammaRingHunter6 ай бұрын
Is that true
@YorgosL16 ай бұрын
Huh ?
@Akumadoken6 ай бұрын
Would love to see a review of Castlevania Nocturne!
@Greydt6 ай бұрын
The Killer and Hardboiled are my 1 & 2 which everyone here has also covered. #3 is A Better Tomorrow 2 mainly for the rice scene in the restaurant (“You don't like my rice? What's wrong with with it? It's beautiful to me, but to you, rice is nothing... to us, it's just like my father and mother. Don't f- with my family. If you have any dignity, apologize to the rice RIGHT NOW!”), the whole twin thing & the bloodbath of a fight at the end.
@handsomeDRAC6 ай бұрын
The script probably read more like a novel.
@beowulfsrevenge43696 ай бұрын
This movie looked like a ton of fun from the trailer.
@crMonty6 ай бұрын
Just gonna drop some love right here for Thomas Jane's Punisher. The rumble in that kitchen where suddenly strikes and punches feel real-world is Hitchcock North by Northwest level cinema. Jeremy you aren't alone on this one, bro. 👍
@robrja6 ай бұрын
The Killer, Hard Boiled and Faceoff. 3 amazing flicks.
@NK-uu2vt6 ай бұрын
When you said the guy was shot in the vocal cord i laughed so hard 🤣
@h.u.n.k4936 ай бұрын
I still gotta give props to Woo for taking this on. You're right Up did it best in those 10 minutes, but that wasn't an entire feature length. The fact this movie sticks are strictly as it can to its premise deserves praise in my book. I thought it was a fun movie, no where near Woo's best, but even diet John Woo is still John Woo.
@musashimiyamoto5865 ай бұрын
What does that even mean? Apart from a bit of senseless killing at the end that flic was utter boredom for the first 60 mins and it didn't get that much better after that.
@savagehabitsproductions10046 ай бұрын
I need a “blue eyed samurai review”. I feel like it’s right up your alley as well.
@steve-o31696 ай бұрын
I'm just in it for the action, John Woo, and the producers of John Wick. Can't wait to check it out this weekend.
@casualgamervids6 ай бұрын
Love it when you casually drop in the retro game references that only people of a certain age would appreciate "IDKFA all round". Brilliant.
@ShishakliAus6 ай бұрын
The sequel will use idspispopd
@d.eighteen5 ай бұрын
And I sometimes felt he was in IDDQD mode also😂
@keyman66896 ай бұрын
How do the characters know when they've been hit by a bullet without a squib? That's your cue! Honestly, I'm so sick of CGI that I'm very picky about the new movies I watch and tend to dip into the vault much more frequently to relive the real, old-school filmmaking.
@Mike4pf6 ай бұрын
Would be cool if you talked about Gen V even though it finished a little while ago. Enjoyed your talks about the boys and it's a solid enough spinoff
@irkalla1006 ай бұрын
As someone with more gray on his beard than you, I appreciate the dad jokes and old tech. Had me at John Woo. Going to watch it 😂
@jessebutler17286 ай бұрын
I don't know who hates The Punisher. I still love it.
@Zorro3k66 ай бұрын
Gonna be honest, even though the premise has been done, I'm actually curious to see it simply because of the no dialogue. Although it is strange that everyone doesn't talk. Still I think I'll see it because sometimes I just like me some good action set pieces. Especially around Christmas time. Also, cholesterol... that was very funny, Jeremy. Thanks
@returnalnocturnal77296 ай бұрын
You'll barely get it because most of the movie is "white guy gets his life destroyed by evil Mexicans" with superb John Woo action sprinkled in between
@SumDumGy6 ай бұрын
It’s pulled off very well.
@TheRealAlpha26 ай бұрын
Laser disc? I appreciate you, sir. Considering I haven't seen a John woo movie in what seems like decades, I'll probably add this to my hard drive at some point regardless. Not like I don't have a ton of other mildly disappointing movies I still want to watch.
@SumDumGy6 ай бұрын
I finally got around to seeing this last night. It would have been great if it weren’t for the couple off to my side talking throughout the entire film, or the three guys in front of my pulling their phones out every five minutes to record scenes or whatever else they were doing. I’m low key disappointed Jeremy didn’t do his review without dialogue.
@1stMarDiv43413 ай бұрын
Just finished watching it at home. A very solid 7.5/10 from me. I know many people are turned off to this film due to the lack of dialogue, but it didn’t bother me in the slightest. It’s the ultimate example of “show, don’t tell.” Having said this, I do understand why so many didn’t enjoy the film. While it’s far from perfect, I have to give respect to John Woo for taking a radical approach to how the story is told.
@GizmoBeach10 күн бұрын
You need to watch "All is Lost" for a film devoid of any dialogue once the opening narration is done. One line and one word is all Robert Redford spoke in that film. There is nothing radical about the approach to this obnoxiously stupid film. Except to people who don't watch many films other than scrolling through tons of Netflix shit and saying oh I'm bored I'll watch this and fall asleep 15 minutes in.
@emicadena21056 ай бұрын
Here’s hoping u check out the new Godzilla movie 🙏 Edit: Just finished the video and very excited for tomorrow lmao
@michaelgonzales6096 ай бұрын
Jeremy I love the Thomas Jane Punisher movie. Especially his sweet 1911s and the russian fight scene.
@cinemaniac786 ай бұрын
It's hard for me to keep it to a top three with John Woo as there are about ten of his that I love, and I still like most of the rest, but here they are: 1. Hard Boiled, 2. The Killer, 3. Bullet in the Head. I'm still looking forward to this one, but I have been tempering my expectations with the couple of reviews I have heard.
@MegaKnight20126 ай бұрын
It's real weird someone didn't use a silent action film to also have more character dive. It's so easy to show a character rather than just spout exposition
@redsilver80376 ай бұрын
You've never tried to make any kind of film before lol
@Skoora6 ай бұрын
John Woo made some of the greatest action classics in History…in Asia. There’s not one of his American movies that is even remotely as good. I wasn’t holding any anticipation for this and your review just affirmed it.
@0hMyGandhi6 ай бұрын
It depends on what you mean by his "American movies". His style has cleanly translated over to the States without issue. It's always going to be over the top. Woo invented "Gun-Fu" and the Wachowski's themselves credit him incessantly with informing much of the core fighting style and cinematographic flourishes on the Matrix. Max Payne cribbed whole elements from Woo and it worked incredibly well within a totally different medium. I'm not sure what you were expecting when he made action movies in America and how it'd be any different.
@Skoora6 ай бұрын
@@0hMyGandhi You bring up people who are influenced and/or ripped him off but having nothing to say about the actual movies he made for the American studio system. It’s very obvious what is meant by his “American movies”.
@0hMyGandhi6 ай бұрын
@@Skoora I put that in quotes because I question the underlying logic. Over the top action, doves and slow-mo is Woo's whole shtick. Expecting anything different based on where his movies are made doesn't make sense to me. Some styles need to be tamped down. Like when Jean-Pierre Jeunet goes from Amélie to Alien: Resurrection, but for Woo, it translated super well because (especially in the late 90's) everything was dialed to 11. TNT was a network dedicated to movies like Face/Off, Con Air and The Rock. I enjoy his movies he made here in the states. They are fun and inventive and super stylish genre-fare that may now seem absurd by today's standards. But again, movies like John Wick have proven that style can absolutely trump script when the core vision is solid.
@Skoora6 ай бұрын
@@0hMyGandhi You’re making assumption and extrapolations that have nothing to do with what I said and certainly never inferred. I just said his American movies paled in comparison to his Asian movies. If you want to give essay’s on what you think about it, go ahead but leave me out of it.
@Goro_Maj1ma6 ай бұрын
@@Skoora*assumptions if you're going to be a pretentious arsehole at least learn how to spell properly...And by the way you obviously were inferring what the other dude was calling you out for. Just take the L.
@davidjacovelli59866 ай бұрын
Great spot on 'Up' there Jeremy, you called that for storytelling and empathy dead right.
@howitwillend86 ай бұрын
As a person in there mid 40’s I can say your humor was *chefs kiss
@Dohsoda6 ай бұрын
I love "Mission: Impossible II". There, I said it! Thank you, John Woo, for still making action movies.
@DavidLLambertmobile6 ай бұрын
Face/Off is a + JW film. 1990s.
@SupportTheLittleGuy6 ай бұрын
That film is very underrated, I agree 100%!
@jimthar176 ай бұрын
I never had a problem with it. Always liked it. The original MI is actually my least favorite of the series. I still like it, it's just last on the list.
@Skoora6 ай бұрын
I can still remember seeing Hard Boiled in the theater in Boston in ‘92. It was so good, it rendered current, American action cinema dead to me. Then followed an insatiable hunger for Hong Kong cinema and boy was there some great stuff. Not only was the action great, the way they portrayed men, with their friendships and honor and loyalty as well as the evil sons of bitches. They seemed to “boil” down the action movie into its essence and do away with the bloat and exposition dumps so common in American movies. The characters would show how they felt and what they were thinking more through action, rather than talking. Even though there was always at least one chat between hero and villain about how they could have been brothers…lol
@Rob_Kankerboef6 ай бұрын
3 favorite John Woo movies are Hard Boiled, the killer and Bullet in the head, all action classics.
@ralaun20006 ай бұрын
Hey, another laserdisc fan! Ive got a special edition of The Killer, myself. I’ve still got my working double-sided player! No other way to watch my REAL Star Wars trilogy, before George started playing with them.
@waffles86645 ай бұрын
Pass this and watch the movie SISU.
@theone81735 ай бұрын
Man this movie was so good. The way it was shot was like a John wick where he basically doesn’t talk.
@musashimiyamoto5865 ай бұрын
You have really bad taste in movies, buddy.
@LigerFan6 ай бұрын
Saw this today and don’t mind the no talking aspect. It kinda reminded me of other kinda experiential movies from the last bunch f years I’ve seen like “Hardcore Harry” and “Locke”..
Favorite John Woo movie isn't a Movie, its a Game. Stranglehold.
@That_Ninja_Malik6 ай бұрын
Chow Yun fat ah loved that game
@robertfreeman69226 ай бұрын
Love the passing Doom reference there
@Zetsui516 ай бұрын
You need some IDDQD to pair with that IDKFA. That random drop hit me in the nostalgia bone. 😂
@dennisstokes13856 ай бұрын
Love all your reviews! For the record though, "high blood pressure" is the silent killer. 😂😂
@comicbookninja52686 ай бұрын
Rocking the Laser Disc! Luv it! Got The Killer as well?
@GojiGuru6 ай бұрын
Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Godzilla Minus One. Hope you got a chance to see it in IMAX. 😁
@Thecleetus6 ай бұрын
Hey Jeremy, just wondering where you get your leather jackets from?
@TheJmoreno1266 ай бұрын
Jeremy my man. I need your Blasphemous 2 review. Love you.
@iamgoingtodeckyoutwo59666 ай бұрын
I love the TJ Punisher too. Very underrated.
@XLA-zg1nn6 ай бұрын
THAT is AWESOME Lazer disc of Hard Boiled!!!!
@DaDestroyer19866 ай бұрын
“Hard Target” is my favorite.
@jennifere.pergola5986 ай бұрын
The only John Woo film I've seen so far is "Mission: Impossible 2", which was good but when watching it in a marathon with the other installments made it stand out as very stylized (a lot more slow motion than I remembered), which can be good or bad depending on your mood at the time 😁. One of these years I'll check out his other films, and keep an eye out for the doves that I've heard make regular cameo appearances. Also: I agree, the opening sequence of "Up" is one of the best examples of making everyone cry without anyone saying a word.
@WargodFilms6 ай бұрын
Lmao he was infamous for the doves it was like his signature Hancock for his films your telling me he found a way to still use them til this day?
@jennifere.pergola5986 ай бұрын
@@WargodFilms 😆 Not sure, since I've only seen "Mission: Impossible 2" that he directed and that's already over 20 years old (!). That would be neat if they also show up in "Silent Night".
@user-jn7tc3tp2x6 ай бұрын
Great review Jeremy!! My favourite John Woo movie is 'Face Off - 1997'. Is there by any chance that yoou could review 'Terminator 2:Judgment Day (Extended Version) - 1991'? I would love to hear your take on the deleted scenes and it would be great if you could also review 'Equilibrium - 2001'.
@ptownterror55636 ай бұрын
if you go to Regal, do you have an opinion on the new Regal Intro? Feels very adult swim Better than the movie quote one though
@doctordoom3.0426 ай бұрын
I really liked Thomas Jane Punisher. Look great.
@JohnMC616 ай бұрын
Top 3 Woo for me-Bullet In The Head, Hard-Boiled, and Broken Arrow (Travolta's hammy scene-chewing makes this so watchable for me and Samantha Mathis was one of my celebrity crushes)..