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| Baby Firefly | Dec 27 2013, 05:24 AM Post #1 |
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The Devil Himself
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![]() Plot: A year after the events in Paris, on a trip to Istanbul, Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) gets a surprise visit from his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), and his ex-wife, Lenore (Famke Janssen). The happy reunion turns sour when Lenore is taken by people working for Murad Hoxha (Rade Šerbedžija), the employer of the men working in the Paris building where Kim's friend, Amanda, was found dead and the father of Marko Hoxha, whom Bryan killed in the previous film. With Lenore held hostage and Kim on the run, Mills must utilize all his lethal skills to rescue them and eliminate any who are seeking revenge against him. |
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| Kitty | Dec 27 2013, 09:20 AM Post #2 |
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Killer's Nemesis
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I've got this and the first on one Blu-Ray, but haven't seen either yet. Though I've heard they're both good. |
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| Baby Firefly | Dec 27 2013, 10:59 AM Post #3 |
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You should have a double feature asap I really liked this and I actually prefer it to the original. Loved how the wife and daughter were a much bigger part of this and how at some points there was a bit of a role reversal when it came to who was rescuing who. And the three leads are favorite actors/actresses of mine so that's an awesome bonus.
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| Cherry Darling | Dec 28 2013, 07:57 AM Post #4 |
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Killer's Accomplice
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I have no idea why this needed a sequel. |
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| Baby Firefly | Dec 28 2013, 07:59 AM Post #5 |
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I have NO idea either, but this was one of those cases where a sequel to an overblown action flick was actually worth the time and money spent. Rare occasion, but I really liked it. Still not a huge fave of mine but it was good, I thought. |
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| Cherry Darling | Dec 28 2013, 08:00 AM Post #6 |
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Killer's Accomplice
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I liked the first one, but only in a 'this was good, but I don't feel like watching it again' kinda way. |
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| Scream | Mar 17 2014, 05:36 PM Post #7 |
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Good sequel and Neeson is great as usual. |
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| GL84 | Nov 19 2014, 05:01 PM Post #8 |
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Killer's Therapist
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Frankly, this turned out to be a lot more enjoyable than the first one and was pretty decent in it's own right. The biggest thing to this is the increased amount of action present which is a far cry from what the original did, as here we get two thrilling car chases including a particularly thrilling one through the city streets against a squadron of police officers and the evil henchmen, several full-scale brawls that are pretty exciting and a couple more shootouts that are quite exciting as well. There's also the far more pronounced feature included here about being able to utilize his skill-set to greater impact which seems to be a more conscious effort this time around than otherwise stated previously as there's a lot more taken of his being able to get out of the situations than were otherwise shown in the original. Still, there's a few things here that don't really get all that impressive, chief among which is the fact that the reasoning for the whole film is entirely wasted with the father seeking revenge for his own son's criminal doings. Repeated claims are shot down throughout here about how justifiable what he is doing actually becomes, yet nothing is ever made of it and it seems to be a way simply to make a sequel as there's not a lot of thought into that part of the story. Likewise, for all the good this does in enhancing the action quotient it's still plainly obvious that Neeson is a graduate of the Steven Seagal School of Martial Arts' Masters Program as he does nothing more impressive than wave his arms around and have the bad guys punch into his arms or get thrown around, that is when when have a chance to notice this. The shots are framed and edited so that it's nearly impossible to tell what actually happened in the scene as the blurry motion and high-speed editing account for in here. Otherwise, this is a better effort than part one. |
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