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Very enjoyable

posted 4 months ago by PersistentViewer (2406)
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Charles Bronson usually delivers and this time again.

I like vigilante justice films. It gives an interesting counter perspective to the norm where the police do the dirty work, and a lot of times they fail.

The acting overall was really good in this. How the mother and daughter were treated was tough to watch.

I like that the police kind of was on his side, but also not.

Definitely recommend this.

[–] DoctorThirteen (14196) 4 months ago

It's definitely an entertaining film.

[–] GhostOfIMDB (92) 3 months ago

Very entertaining, for sure. But the sequels have terrible ratings, so I guess I should skip all of them?

[–] PersistentViewer (2406) 3 months ago

Try watching the sequel. It's good, although disturbing to watch.

[–] strntz (12462) 3 months ago

If you liked the first, you'll like the sequels. Same melody different lyrics.

[–] [deleted] 3 months ago

They get increasingly more and more entertaining. Absurd, but entertaining. Especially today. The filmmakers had no need to satisfy the cultural studies graduates who serve coffee and think they have a right to tell everyone else what is and isn't allowed in entertainment.

[–] GhostOfIMDB (92) 3 months ago

You guys really jazzed them up - now I will have to check them out. Thanks!

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21539) 3 months ago

Death Wish 3 is one of the most enjoyable movies I’ve ever watched. Trust me. Imagine Bronson mowing down hoards of punks with a 30 cal belt fed machine gun. :)

[–] strntz (12462) 3 months ago

How the mother and daughter were treated was tough to watch.

Yep, and I get why - they needed the audience to be enraged enough to root for a vigilante breaking the law - and it worked.

It reminds me (a bit) about the prosecutor in My Cousin Vinny questioning prospective jurors and whether they could vote for the death penalty if the defendants were found guilty. One nice woman said she believed it should be up the victim's families whether the should be executed. The lawyer then laid out how the defendants were accused of shooting the victim in the back in cold blood. The woman said "fry 'em!!"

[–] Tam87 (1259) 3 months ago

They're bleak films but also watchable.