CEITEDMOFO
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Falcon Rising Trailer Starring Michael Jai White
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JayYoung314
St. Louis Survivor
me and my cuz was just talkin bout how michael white dont do nuttn 4 da hood no mo. this is rite on time 
Axum Ezana
Driving in the fast lane
hope this is as good as this
where that nikka bone AT!!
CEITEDMOFO
Banned
review
Plot: John Chapman is an ex-marine in Brazil’s slums, battling the yakuza outfit who attacked his sister and left her for dead.
Review: I’ve been harping on for ages about the lack of decent old-school, R rated action movies these days; for the past few months we’ve been hearing rumblings that Michael Jai White’s new action movieFavela, (now retitled the less interesting Falcon Rising) was the return to the classic actioners of old.
So is it? Why yes it is, at last!
Michael Jai White’s John ‘Falcon’ Chapman is indeed the hero for the new age that is layered and more complex than your average action movie protagonist.
Suffering from heavy PTSD, he is literally suicidal and has lost the will to live. The film starts with him playing Russian Roulette with himself, so you might think Falcon Rising was going to be a dark and dreary film, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth.
Once Chapman’s sister is brutally attacked in the favelas of Brazil, he ‘rises’ to the challenge and searches for the people responsible.
Rather than having action for action’s sake, Chapman actually investigates his sister’s disappearance but just so happens to beat people up along the way as a last resort.
What surprised me was how fun the script was; although the tone is serious, we finally have a character that is witty again, with one-liners and a twinkle in the eye. We get a darkly funny scene in a supermarket at the beginning which is reminiscent of films like Cobra; I won’t give anything away but it’s suitably bad ass and made me laugh too.
There are also plenty of great fight scenes with the climax taking place at the docks in true 80’s action movie style. The fight scenes are choreographed to perfection by Larnell Stovall (Undisputed III) so there’s no shaky cam or CGI to be seen.
The final fight has Falcon take on three villains at once and MJW makes it look easy. Let me point out that he has never looked so jacked. He is HUGE in this movie and it makes all the action feel more authentic.
This is White’s best role since Undisputed II and Blood & Bone; although a man with issues, we are entirely on Falcon’s side and he still manages to be practically invincible. He’ll take on legions of goons and walks away with nary a scratch and I love action heroes like that.
I am a big fan of Neal McDonough and it’s nice to see him play an all-round good guy in this movie; I was waiting for him to turn out evil but refreshingly it didn’t happen.
There are certain plot twists you’ll see coming from a mile off and the main villain is a little underdeveloped, but that’s just me being nit-picky.
Lateef Crowder is an incredible martial artist and if you’re a fan of Undisputed III then you’ll recognize him immediately; he has some awesome fight scenes and nearly steals the movie.
Props must be given for actually filming in Brazil and as I’ve said before, it’s great to see something not filmed in miserable looking Eastern Europe.
Although you can tell the film doesn’t have a huge budget, director Ernie Barbarash (6 Bullets) has created one of the best action movies of the year. I hope it’s a success so we finally have ourselves the action franchise we’ve been waiting for.
Overall, if you’re a fan of old-school action movies and want outstanding fights, an interesting story and a great hero then put Falcon Rising on your “must see” list immediately.
http://theactionelite.com/movie-review/falcon-rising-2014-review/
Review: I’ve been harping on for ages about the lack of decent old-school, R rated action movies these days; for the past few months we’ve been hearing rumblings that Michael Jai White’s new action movieFavela, (now retitled the less interesting Falcon Rising) was the return to the classic actioners of old.
So is it? Why yes it is, at last!
Michael Jai White’s John ‘Falcon’ Chapman is indeed the hero for the new age that is layered and more complex than your average action movie protagonist.
Suffering from heavy PTSD, he is literally suicidal and has lost the will to live. The film starts with him playing Russian Roulette with himself, so you might think Falcon Rising was going to be a dark and dreary film, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth.
Once Chapman’s sister is brutally attacked in the favelas of Brazil, he ‘rises’ to the challenge and searches for the people responsible.
Rather than having action for action’s sake, Chapman actually investigates his sister’s disappearance but just so happens to beat people up along the way as a last resort.
What surprised me was how fun the script was; although the tone is serious, we finally have a character that is witty again, with one-liners and a twinkle in the eye. We get a darkly funny scene in a supermarket at the beginning which is reminiscent of films like Cobra; I won’t give anything away but it’s suitably bad ass and made me laugh too.
There are also plenty of great fight scenes with the climax taking place at the docks in true 80’s action movie style. The fight scenes are choreographed to perfection by Larnell Stovall (Undisputed III) so there’s no shaky cam or CGI to be seen.
The final fight has Falcon take on three villains at once and MJW makes it look easy. Let me point out that he has never looked so jacked. He is HUGE in this movie and it makes all the action feel more authentic.
This is White’s best role since Undisputed II and Blood & Bone; although a man with issues, we are entirely on Falcon’s side and he still manages to be practically invincible. He’ll take on legions of goons and walks away with nary a scratch and I love action heroes like that.
I am a big fan of Neal McDonough and it’s nice to see him play an all-round good guy in this movie; I was waiting for him to turn out evil but refreshingly it didn’t happen.
There are certain plot twists you’ll see coming from a mile off and the main villain is a little underdeveloped, but that’s just me being nit-picky.
Lateef Crowder is an incredible martial artist and if you’re a fan of Undisputed III then you’ll recognize him immediately; he has some awesome fight scenes and nearly steals the movie.
Props must be given for actually filming in Brazil and as I’ve said before, it’s great to see something not filmed in miserable looking Eastern Europe.
Although you can tell the film doesn’t have a huge budget, director Ernie Barbarash (6 Bullets) has created one of the best action movies of the year. I hope it’s a success so we finally have ourselves the action franchise we’ve been waiting for.
Overall, if you’re a fan of old-school action movies and want outstanding fights, an interesting story and a great hero then put Falcon Rising on your “must see” list immediately.
http://theactionelite.com/movie-review/falcon-rising-2014-review/
Knicksman20
Superstar
Just watched this today & liked it. As far as the plot, I'd put it on Blood N Bones level but the action...
. Must see for fans of the genre.
. Must see for fans of the genre.
must see, especially since it is down in brazil too
just downloaded that shyt on the jack
gonna watch in the morning
gonna watch in the morning
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
Outlaw Vern says that while it wasn't as good as Blood & Bone and Undisputed II it's still a good MJW action vehicle, which is good enough for me.
http://www.outlawvern.com/2014/09/08/falcon-rising/
http://www.outlawvern.com/2014/09/08/falcon-rising/
Falcon Rising 2014 DVDRIP XVID AC3-ACAB
Plot: FAVELA, the first installment in the CODENAME: FALCON franchise, introduces former marine John “Falcon” Chapman, a dark anti-hero driven by guilt and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, who will destroy himself unless given something else to destroy – a useful weapon-of-last-resort for the U.S. State Department. When Chapman’s sister is brutally attacked while on assignment in Brazil, Chapman flies into Sao Paulo to track down her assailants, quickly entering the city’s seedy underbelly and discovering a world of drugs, the sex trade, corrupt cops, and organized crime syndicates battling for control.
Genre: Action | Adventure
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10 from 22 users Metascore: 50/100
Directed by: Ernie Barbarash
Starring: Neal McDonough, Michael Jai White, Laila Ali
Release Name: Falcon.Rising.2014.DVDRIP.XVID.AC3-ACAB
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Audio: English | AC3 | 192 kbps
Runtime: 1h 38mn
Subtitles: N/A
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Falcon.Rising.2014.720p.WEB-DL.x264-ETRG
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Audio: English | AC3
Runtime: 1h 40mn
Subtitles: N/A
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Plot: FAVELA, the first installment in the CODENAME: FALCON franchise, introduces former marine John “Falcon” Chapman, a dark anti-hero driven by guilt and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, who will destroy himself unless given something else to destroy – a useful weapon-of-last-resort for the U.S. State Department. When Chapman’s sister is brutally attacked while on assignment in Brazil, Chapman flies into Sao Paulo to track down her assailants, quickly entering the city’s seedy underbelly and discovering a world of drugs, the sex trade, corrupt cops, and organized crime syndicates battling for control.
Genre: Action | Adventure
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10 from 22 users Metascore: 50/100
Directed by: Ernie Barbarash
Starring: Neal McDonough, Michael Jai White, Laila Ali
Release Name: Falcon.Rising.2014.DVDRIP.XVID.AC3-ACAB
Size: 1.27 GB
Video: AVi | 720×400 | 1 644 Kbps
Audio: English | AC3 | 192 kbps
Runtime: 1h 38mn
Subtitles: N/A
fr14.dvdrip-ACAB.avi - 1.3 GB
Falcon.Rising.2014.720p.WEB-DL.x264-ETRG
Size: 3.1 GB
Video: MKV | 1280×684 | 3965 Kbps
Audio: English | AC3
Runtime: 1h 40mn
Subtitles: N/A
FALc00n720.mkv - 3.1 GB
hope this is as good as this
where that nikka bone AT!!
"Awww, you dun did it now! Don't you know I'm from Pittsburgh? We don't play dat shyt!"
EA
A Pound & A Prayer
Just finished watching this. It was a cool film but putting it in the same category as Blood & Bone is unfair because it Blood & Bone was film built around the fighting scenes whereas this film felt more like a traditional movie in terms of its plot and the action scenes added to the overall experience. Another thing that stood out to me was the fact that the acting and script didn't feel cheesy or low budget and the fight scenes were 
Someone with real vision needs to do a proper Tekken movie because MJW & Lateef Crowder were born to be Bruce Irving & Eddy Gordo respectively.
Someone with real vision needs to do a proper Tekken movie because MJW & Lateef Crowder were born to be Bruce Irving & Eddy Gordo respectively.
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
Just watched it and it's a solid action movie. Very straight forward but for a movie of this caliber that was perfect. I've always heard complaints that MJW is not immersing himself into the fights enough and almost fighting like a technical instructor, but that's what I love about his style. He fights like it costs no effort, making him look so much more GOAT-ly than his opponents, especially since he almost always has the 
face watching these guys come at him with those weak moves.
face watching these guys come at him with those weak moves.
Axum Ezana
Driving in the fast lane
im thinking that the white dude at the end could have had his sister beaten just so mike would have to do his missions for the money to keep his sister alive.
it was decent but it should have been a way better story if they want us to be interested in a sequel.