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Mixed thoughts

posted 4 years ago by numaantahir180 (19)
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I've just finished this drama and on the one hand i thought it was a good drama that had me invested but on the other hand it felt underwhelming. Maybe i need to re-watch this one to understand it.

[–] Kowalski (75745) 4 years ago

I LIKE THE MOVIE A LOT...ITS NOT A FAVORITE,BUT ITS VERY ENTERTAINING...FUN FACT:THIS WAS THE LAST MAJOR FILM RELEASED TO VHS...THOSE VHS COPIES ARE WORTH BETWEEN 40 AND 60 BUCKS NOW.🙂

[–] numaantahir180 (19) 4 years ago

Yeah i heard that.

[–] huwdj (4567) 4 years ago

I like this film very much. I particularly like that it's about a man with a huge potential for violence - virtually an unstoppable force that in any other film would be portrayed as the BIG HERO. But here he goes home. He's done what he had to do but now he's humble and perhaps a little ashamed and just wants to be accepted back in to the family. There is a lot I like about this film but that aspect of the story lifts it above the average beat-em-up.