Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Equalizer 3
- Commentary: Yes, this is, without a doubt, the worst of the Denzel Washington Equalizer franchise. It may even be one of the worst of this overall genre. You'll notice that the review for this movie from the Roger Ebert website does not spare the criticism (although, curiously, Wikipedia quite likes it) but I have to say, I agree with the Roger Ebert review linked in the title of this post. It's worth it to me to watch it, though, and to collect it as part of this series, even though it's, well, pretty bad. I don't know. There's just something about Denzel Washington as Robert McCall that I find compelling, even when the character is placed in a bad, tired story line. I determined its lack of quality, by the way, long before I bought it. I watched it on streaming. But, I went ahead and added it to my collection, anyway, in part because, if this franchise isn't finished (or, wasn't finished by this episode, and, somehow, I think it wasn't, in part because Fuqua may harbor some guilt about the possibility of ending the series on such a degraded note), I certainly want to collect all the entries, no matter their quality. I'll just consider this movie a description of Robert McCall on a very bad, close to forgettable day.
If you're going to collect it (probably for much the same reasons I have), either wait until the price drops on the "usual suspect" sellers or find it at a much cheaper alternative source, as I did, upon which I immediately returned my "usual suspects" purchase. I might add, I found it new and cellophane wrapped, so, likely someone saw it on streaming after they'd ordered a hard copy but before the copy they bought arrived. I'm surprised that buyer didn't return it.
This article, by the way, talks about the issue of the end or the continuation of the Fuqua series and leaves the subject open. It's interesting to read.
Finally, I'd love to watch Queen Latifa as the The Equalizer in her series based on this character. I don't, unfortunately, have access to her series through any of my [two] streaming sites (sorry, guys, if it's a choice between streaming and physical media, for me, physical media wins hands down) and, being how it is an ongoing series, the seasons are way too pricey for me to buy, right now, and likely will remain so for some time to come.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Denzel Washington Robert McCall Dakota Fanning Emma Collins Eugenio Mastrandrea Gio Bonucci David Denman Frank Conroy Gaia Scodellaro Aminah Remo Girone Enzo Arisio Andrea Scarduzio Vincent Quaranta Andrea Dodero Marco Quaranta
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2023
Directed by Antoine Fuqua.
Labels: action4, adventure4, antoine-fuqua, dakota-fanning, denzel-washington, revenge2, super-hero3, thriller4, violence5
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Midsommar 2nd Copy - Extended Version
- Commentary: Under construction.
So, why do I have two copies of this film? Well, this is the definitive Director's Cut distributed by A24, which runs for 171 minutes. I've been fascinated with this film since I first saw it (and bought its initial shorter version). When I realized this version existed, I knew I had watch and study it, much like I have my first copy.
Just a note of description: All the reviews attached to this post are from different sources than those on my original post about this movie, simply titled Midsommar.
The covers of the separate editions are different, as well. There are also different special features.
No, I haven't received it, yet, I just ordered it today (5/12/24), so it'll be awhile before I report back. But, I will be back.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Florence Pugh Dani Ardor Jack Reynor Christian Hughes Vilhelm Blomgren Pelle William Jackson Harper Josh Will Poulter Mark Ellora Torchia Connie Archie Madekwe Simon Henrik Norlén Ulf Gunnel Fred Siv Isabelle Grill Maja Agnes Rase Dagny Levente Puczkó-Smith Oracle Ruben Julia Ragnarsson Inga Mats Blomgren Odd Lars Väringer Sten Anna Åström Karin
Here's a link to the Variety write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2019
Directed by Ari Aster.
Labels: A24, drama1, folk-horror, haunting1, suspense1, violence1
