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I'm making this post to bring attention to original movies being released that people here might not have heard about. If it's recieved well, perhaps I'll make this a weekly series of posts about originals being released.
Okay, technically, A Working Man is based on a book, but for all intents and purposes, it's original.
If you told me that these posters were parody artwork I would belive you.
The text is too clear to be AI; must be real!
...this timeline sucks.
Working Man is technically original but its also Jason Statham shooting a million dudes while acting like Billy Badass so its kinda just derivative of all his other movies.
It looks so generic π
You see Statham on the poster, you know exactly what you are getting.
Oi, I'm from fackin landan you, cant. jump kick to the head
So aufentic it makes me omesick, innit?
I was surprised by just how far they pushed the ending of The Meg 2. That might be only a film I like though!
Jason Statham is like his own IP now, similar to superhero or star wars movies. Should we call it the "Jason Statham universe"?
You mean the Stathamverse?
Haha, yes, that!
"From the director of The Beekeeper" is enough to make me uninterested in this.
That movie sucked, even for a "Jason Statham kills people for 90 minutes" movie.
Hmmm, sounds like something I'll like.
If you just like "Shoot Em Up" movies and aren't turned off by the idea of Paul Giamatti sucking on a dead woman's milky tit then I have the movie for you.
He had all kinds of jobs. First a transporter, a mechanic and then a bee keeper.
Sounds like... a working man π
And an extensive military career as a highly trained operative in every private and government special program.
He is the Johnny sins of the acting world, obviously not as accomplished still.
He's like the AC/DC of acting: you know exactly what you're getting each time.
Went to see Unicorn just as it came out - purely by chance, I was in town and needed to kill a couple of hours.
You'll find this out if you look at most reviews, but it's a solid 6/10 movie. It's competent and has an interesting premise, but it doesn't do anything terribly original with it. The "scare" moments were predictable to even a passive fan of horror, though not unearned.
What brings it out of mediocrity are the performances; the whole cast is bringing their A game. Even if the characters never really surprise you, they're still somehow believable and it's easy to root for (or against) them.
It's a pity Statham has been typecast and can't seem to escape it or doesn't care to.
It's what I like about him, you know exactly what you're getting with a statham movie.
you know exactly what you're getting
That's my problem. Knowing is not fun. Being surprised is the fun part.
But some people only go to the movies to see something they know they will like, so there is a market for him.
A pity? The guy is a modern day Jackie Chan making an absolute killing doing exactly the types of movies he loves to make. His production company is called Punch Palace Productions... pitying him feels like pitying a world class Sushi chef that doesn't also make Chicken Tikka Masala.
I do wish he'd be in more comedies, though. He was fantastic in Spy with Melissa McCarthy.
I don't really hate Jason playing only one kind of role, if the universe around him is interesting.
Original movies come out all the time. Any given week, if you look up what's currently playing, there are some original movies. I'm so sick of people constantly complaining there's nothing original because they'd know about all the original movies coming out if they actually cared. It's like hearing someone complain there's nowhere to buy groceries while on a street with three grocery stores.
nobody advertising originals means nobody will see them since they might sa well not exist. Not everyones browser home page is the imdb released today list. Basically nobodies is. Most people are casual viewers. I'd say its very good casual viewer is getting exhausted of capeshit or sequels and wants something new. Unless you want only films people see to be disney cashgrabs or marvel copy pastes, I don't see why you complain people bringing attention to different films, especially ones not from hollywood.
I'm not complaining about bringing attention to original films. I'm just saying if all the people whining "there's nothing original" actually wanted original, they'd bother to look up what's playing
All three of these look pretty interesting.
Tomorrow I'm seeing The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie before it leaves theaters. I like to support 2D animation on the big screen, and I'm not really into horror movies or Statham action movies.
For those who might be interested, Paul Rudd stars in Death of a Unicorn, and David Harbour and Michael PeΓ±a are in A Working Man.
A24 and Blumhouse will always get the benefit of the doubt from me, at least for me checking them out. Paying for a theater experience has to be for a movie I'm super hyped for, however.
A Working Man has Jason Statham. Is it original if heβs just the same character in every movie?
Do you like Jason Statham?
Do you like seeing people being beaten up for 90 minutes?
Then you'll love Jason Statham in Jason Statham Beats People Up For 90 Minutes starring Jason Statham.