[School of Movies 2023]
We covered the first film in May 2019 just before the third hit theaters, and since then they have shaped up to be four of the finest action films ever made. They boast laser-focused attention to choreography, physical genius, artfully photographing long, unbroken takes with astonishing lighting and otherworldy music. All of it revolves around a firestorm of a performance from Keanu Reeves, himself experiencing a deserved renaissance.
The fourth film ends on a definitive and deeply satisfying melancholy note. So, while the series itself limbers up for all manner of spin-offs, sequels, prequels, TV shows, video games, reboots and action figures, let us take stock of what made this quartet special.
'John Wick Turbo' has been a re-editing project, where I sought to trim away a little of the second film's world-building, adjust the third film's pacing and dial back the fourth film's runtime, bringing all of them to the 101-minute sweet spot of the 2014 original. And talking about this process allows us to really get granular about the impressive strengths of each.
Terminator Salvation & Genisys
The Fast and the Furious 1 - 4
The Twilight Saga
Transformers: Age of Extinction & The Last Knight
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen & Dark of the Moon
Planet of the Apes 1- 5
X-Men: The Last Stand & X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men & X2: Mutants United
Fan Response
Batman: The Killing Joke [Audio Drama]
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Mass Effect 3
The Sound of Gonzo: Vol 5 [The Star Wars Trilogy]
The Sound of Gonzo: Vol. 4 [Lord of the Rings]
The Return of the King
The Two Towers
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings Prologue
The Last Airbender
Captain America: Civil War
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