The Old Guard | Official Thread (Old Guard 2 out now)

[Deltron]

flick

Spoiler

plane fight was

church fight


finale @ Merrick Pharma

when Nile jumps outta the window with merrick

the two dudes being was unnecessary, besides pandering




so they all kinda like vandal savages...those flashbacks in time were cool...so is charlize still immortal? and just healed really slow? or she mortal now?

Q back....gotta hear how she escaped that iron coffin

 

[Jello Biafra]

The concept for this movie is, at first glance, just HIGHLANDER without the campy theatricality but it does a lot move away from being a clone of an already established property.

The film does some impressive world building, cool action scenes and leaves things open for future installments that I am very eager to see put on film.

Props to director Gina Prince-Bythewood too because she showed a surprisingly deft hand at doing action (which has me disappointed that her BLACK CAT & SILVER SABLE movie got dropped especially since I was very about it when it was announced) but also has me wanting to see what she can do with one of the multitudes of comic book superhero films that are in development.

My only real issue with the movie was how these immortals know that at some random point they will no longer be immortal yet they still kept going into action like the idea of avoiding getting shot and stabbed all the time was a foreign concept. Just because you can heal from anything doesn't mean you should be willing to let anything happen to you.

 

[paidNfull]

Going check this out tonight

 

[PortCityProphet]

This sista's delivery is awful
She need some work

 

[Gus Money]

how's it compared to extraction?

This held my attention way more, I liked the backstories and the world building. Extraction had more action but this had a more fleshed out storyline to me.

Wait.....so

Spoiler

Never turn it off before the real credits roll breh.

I fukkin knew that was him!

Yooo I couldn’t place him until I saw that post.

 

[BXKingPin82]

Watching this now.

 

[Gus Money]

Also I was just thinking about how Charlize Theron has killed it in action roles over the last few years when I came across this article.

'The Old Guard' and the Evolution of Charlize Theron

Mad Max
Atomic Blonde
Fate of the Furious

 

[PortCityProphet]

This shyt was aight nothing special.
Action was cool.
Story was aight.

 

[MidniteJay]

My only real issue with the movie was how these immortals know that at some random point they will no longer be immortal yet they still kept going into action like the idea of avoiding getting shot and stabbed all the time was a foreign concept. Just because you can heal from anything doesn't mean you should be willing to let anything happen to you.

Reminds me of Claire Bennett's dumbass from Heroes demonstrating her powers for the cam. Even sticking her hand in a sink grinder out of curiosity

Regenerative/Immortality powers are only GOAT as back up abilities or if you don't feel any pain.

 

[BXKingPin82]

Hbope natural butterschoth pops

 

[BlackAchilles]

I'm intrigued but also lookin at Charlize Theron like

 

[Hopeofmypeople]

Chiwetel Ejiofor Is a better actor than this
shyt was mid except

Spoiler

when ol boy got slammed on his neck

Yeah it was just ok, nothing spectacular. And I knew the bytch that was trapped and drowning was going to pop up in the end was just waiting for it.

 

[Apollo]

I'm intrigued but also lookin at Charlize Theron like

Yea that's the problem for me I can't separate the person from the role, she's a fukking child abusing demon to me.

 

[obarth]

Solid action flick. More than solid really. Did a great job of world building without depending on exposition. Tons of potential for this to turn into a franchise.

Charlize did her thing, as is to be expected, but she had to carry this by herself. Could have used a bit more character development for the rest of the team, and the villain was pretty mediocre. Climax was also somewhat lacking.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Watched it the other day.. i was pleasantly surprised