The first was slightly better than okay IMO. The second was somewhat less than okay IMO. The fight choreography (including the camera work) in both is well done.
The first time I tried to watch the first one I had to give up, though that’s really no fault of the movie itself. I have a terrible time with British accents, so I couldn’t understand what anyone was saying, and therefore couldn’t follow the plot. I got as far as the part when
the girl drowned in the training facility
and I quit in fury and disgust. These are reprehensible scumbags, and they’re supposed to be the good guys? Screw that, I’m out.
I eventually made the discovery that you can have English subtitles on an English language program. (I know, I know, I’m special.) So I tried it again and was able to follow it all the way through. It was mildly entertaining and cute. It was also revealed that
the drowned girl had actually survived and was working as an analyst or some such
but I’m not sure that makes it much better. I have a feeling that detail was added in exposition because of the feedback of test audiences.
The second one just went WAY too far into camp and cutesy.
Loved the first and liked the second. Also discovered my new boyfriend who, it turns out, sings like an angel and, coincidentally, sings Elton’s song in the movie Sing! Don’t know if he played piano, though.
Both films were a lot of fun. And a great joy to watch.
Same with the John Wick films. A lot of fun.
I’m just glad I don’t let other people tell me what to think and let them make up my mind for me or I might have missed out on how much I enjoyed these movies.
That is an excellent point. It’s nice to know what others think, but if we let that totally control our choices, we might miss out on a lot of stuff that we would really enjoy.
What people? The first *Kingsman *was well reviewed, and *John Wick *is largely considered by critics to be one of the best action movies of the 21st Century. I agree that they’re great movies, but liking them doesn’t make us great independent thinkers.