Amazon Prime's SAMARITAN starring Sylvester Stallone (8/26/22) 1 1

[D84]

On 8/26/2022 at 6:14 PM, Bosco685 said:

It's definitely a down-in-the-streets series of fights

I meant the porno Stallone did in the 70s.

Edited August 27, 2022 by D84

[media_junkie]

On 8/26/2022 at 7:14 PM, Bosco685 said:

It's definitely a down-in-the-streets series of fights

Oh god, tell me it is better than Rocky V where he has the street fight with Tommy Gun.  I still wake up in cold sweats from watching that movie 32 years ago.

[Bosco685]

On 8/26/2022 at 10:12 PM, media_junkie said:

Oh god, tell me it is better than Rocky V where he has the street fight with Tommy Gun.  I still wake up in cold sweats from watching that movie 32 years ago.

It is better.

[Artboy99]

On 8/26/2022 at 5:06 PM, Bosco685 said:

Just watched it.

There are two twists to the story. I'll leave that for other people to figure out.

6.5/10 for me but worth the one-time viewing to see Stallone going at it in a different style.

5 out of 10 for me. 

unfortunately has many of the things I usually have problems with:

-child actor - it just doesn't work for me, it is rare that it does

-over the top acting

-Stallone is good but I didn't really like anyone else. 

**Yes it is better than Rocky V.

 

Edited August 27, 2022 by Artboy99

[fastballspecial]

On 8/27/2022 at 7:43 AM, Artboy99 said:

5 out of 10 for me. 

unfortunately has many of the things I usually have problems with:

-child actor - it just doesn't work for me, it is rare that it does

-over the top acting

-Stallone is good but I didn't really like anyone else. 

**Yes it is better than Rocky V.

 

It was terrible. If not for the twist at the end I would put it lower. 

 

[Artboy99]

On 8/28/2022 at 1:55 PM, fastballspecial said:

It was terrible. If not for the twist at the end I would put it lower. 

 

Agreed

[shadroch]

I liked it well enough.  The kid was annoying, plot was weak and the film went a bit too long, but the twists helped a bit. I wasn't expecting much and wasn't disappointed. 

The fights  got a bit out of hand but by then,  it didn't matter. 

[ganni]

Its a fun film for me.  Who knows a sequel will be in the future.  Who knows who will be the next opponent.

 

[rexinnih]

This was under the radar also. Saw the ad pop up on Prime so will give it a watch this week. 

[PsylockeSmythe]

Watched it over the weekend and it was alright.  There were parts that were good and other parts that were just bad.  Doubt I would watch it again.

Psy.  

[Rodey]

this movie was hot garbage. The twist was pointless and didn't make sense if you think about it. 

[rexinnih]

On 8/30/2022 at 6:57 AM, PsylockeSmythe said:

Watched it over the weekend and it was alright.  There were parts that were good and other parts that were just bad.  Doubt I would watch it again.

Psy.  

Just watched and feel the same. Worse ways to spend an hour+ but watcheable, not really re-watcheable. Did pretty well guess the "twist" early on. 

[kimik]

Okay, is it better than Thor Love and Thunder? If yes, I may watch it.

[Microchip]

On 8/31/2022 at 4:14 PM, kimik said:

Okay, is it better than Thor Love and Thunder? If yes, I may watch it.

It's like asking which do I want... to be stabbed in the eye, or a swift kick to the groin.

 

Stallone gives a big middle finger to the casting agents of the MCU, and the DC MU.  He goes out and does his own super hero film.    

We salute you sir.

Ok it's 4/10 salute, but a salute non the less.

Edited August 31, 2022 by Microchip

[Bosco685]

On 8/31/2022 at 2:14 AM, kimik said:

Okay, is it better than Thor Love and Thunder? If yes, I may watch it.

Yes, it is more fitting to the character he is portraying.

It's a street-level story with no world-ending consequences. Just a local hero focus with some twists to the third act. But not a deep story, which some are overreacting to in marking it much lower. If the MCU had done this movie, they'd probably give it a 7.0 because it would include Taika appearing as a living garbage pale that tells prig and fart jokes.

[Dr. Balls]

I thought Stallone was quite good in it. I thought the bad guy was straight out of the 80’s. I watched it and felt I got 90 minutes of entertainment- it was worth it just to see Stallone doing an action flick at his age.

[Bosco685]

On 8/31/2022 at 3:44 PM, Dr. Balls said:

I thought Stallone was quite good in it. I thought the bad guy was straight out of the 80’s. I watched it and felt I got 90 minutes of entertainment- it was worth it just to see Stallone doing an action flick at his age.

Amazing how fit he still looks even at 76 years old. 

[D84]

On 8/31/2022 at 3:59 PM, Bosco685 said:

Amazing how fit he still looks even at 76 years old. 

I watched Nighthawks yesterday. Hard to believe that movie is 42 years old.

[Dr. Balls]

On 8/31/2022 at 2:59 PM, Bosco685 said:

Amazing how fit he still looks even at 76 years old. 

Oh yeah, he’s aged well. At 76 he totally pulled off the old grisled hero. I think you could fold him into any Marvel-level movie as an older hero and he’s be great. 

[D84]

On 8/31/2022 at 4:26 PM, Dr. Balls said:

Oh yeah, he’s aged well. At 76 he totally pulled off the old grisled hero. I think you could fold him into any Marvel-level movie as an older hero and he’s be great. 

Unfortunately, he was already in Guardians of the Galaxy 2