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

[Bosco685]

On 8/31/2022 at 5:29 PM, D84 said:

Unfortunately, he was already in Guardians of the Galaxy 2

I had read Gunn has him in GotG Vol. 3. So we may see more Starhawk.

[kimik]

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

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

I have an older co-worker who is a power lifter and just turned 50 this year. He has been clean all his life but is weighing future cycles of steroids in his 60s and older to keep his strength up. 

[D84]

I watched it tonight and enjoyed it, even though I saw the twist coming a mile away.

[Bosco685]

A little Stallone history spot

 

[Sauce Dog]

Was much better than I was even expecting it to be. Production values were very well done and you can tell the set and props crew got the note they wanted the city to have a Robocop feel to it (shame the --script didn't get the memo on that as well). Stallone did really well in the role, and overall I think the casting was very well done. 

The 'twist' you do see coming a mile away (in fact, I assumed this was the case during the opening origin flashback due to how they shot and framed the characters) but still happy they went with that direction as it would have been super easy for them to just pump out a very standard superhero arc film - though unfortunately when it was finally revealed there wasn't much weight to it (would have liked a little more exposition on why Stallone felt so empty and guilty after the battle - and how his 'victory' left him with nothing else in the world, no family and no rage which was his entire drive of his life) - I do however enjoy this being a very local, smaller stakes type story and not some world ending issue. 

edit: for clarity I put it at an okay 6/10. I would like more street level films like this for many comic heroes, and could totally see this sort of film working for characters like Hourman.

Edited September 4, 2022 by Sauce Dog

[Boozad]

On 8/31/2022 at 9:59 PM, Bosco685 said:

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

Give me 31 years man. 31 years...

[Boozad]

Why is nobody bothered that the lack of smoke inhalation just isn't a thing?! 

[Ken Aldred]

On 9/5/2022 at 7:13 PM, Boozad said:

Why is nobody bothered that the lack of smoke inhalation just isn't a thing?! 

Yup. I mentioned that over in the Water Cooler. I agree.

Edited September 5, 2022 by Ken Aldred