To get an idea of what to expect in the Caine film, it may be worth checking out the last film directed by and starring Donnie Yen - The Prosecutor.

To get an idea of what to expect in the Caine film, it may be worth checking out the last film directed by and starring Donnie Yen - The Prosecutor.

u/Ghola40000 — 5 days ago

Not that I am insisting for there to be a fifth film, but assuming that a John Wick 5 was in the works and he actually survived 4, what could you imagine would force him into a bloodbath once again?

The "death scene" in the fourth film was not exactly definitive, sure it can work as a death scene but Lionsgate were so obviously afraid to commit to it - they would not show him die with a close-up shot of him taking his final breath with his eyes open. With the boss of Lionsgate now saying Stahelski and Reeves have come up with an idea, well that pretty much confirms it.

So if a fifth film were to happen, what type of story should it be in your mind?

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u/Ghola40000 — 1 month ago

John Woo's The Killer is a must-watch for fans of John Wick. This is the film that inspired the first John Wick film; once you watch it, that becomes obvious.

u/Ghola40000 — 1 month ago
▲ 387 r/Spiderman

Off-script moment - So Emma/Gwen was supposed to yell "Spider-Man" here right after she was webbed to the hood of the police car. The woman here who's shocked upon realizing her mistake was not Gwen Stacy, it was Emma Stone 😆

Happy accident.

u/Ghola40000 — 1 month ago
▲ 69 r/Boxing

Does Filip Hrgovic have the best chin in the current heavyweight division?

A few years ago Joe Joyce was said to have the toughest chin among heavyweights, but those two losses to Zhang may have taken away that specialty of his.

Currently the only other heavyweights in the conversation with Hrgovic are Usyk and Wardley, as far as I know. Usyk has an iron chin but it has not been tested to the same extent as Hrgovic and Wardley, we've seen Usyk unbothered by some powerful punches but he's been so masterful with his evasive maneuvers that we have never seen him get hit as much on the chin to really argue if his chin is #1.

I think it is a toss-up between Hrgovic and Wardley but if I were to bet money on it then I'd bet Hrgovic.

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u/Ghola40000 — 1 month ago
▲ 3.1k r/comicbooks

[Excerpt from Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four #3] I love that Sue was the only one who immediately picked up on Peter's mind game and then shut Johnny and Ben up before they had a chance to interrupt him as he manipulates Doom.

u/Ghola40000 — 1 month ago
▲ 5 r/virgin

Prison movies helped me understand that men can bond over shared ordeals - in their case, it's being locked up and having lived unwisely. That said, do you guys think you'll get along with many other virgin men here, laugh with each other about how comically bad your situations are?

For me, yeah maybe.

While it's mostly doom and gloom here, I occasionally find someone with a sense of humour with whom I could laugh at ourselves. There are definitely a few I'd have a pint with.

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u/Ghola40000 — 1 month ago
▲ 1 r/virgin

Other than being a sexually undesired surplus male, are you quite happy with your sense of identity?

You don't get to have sex, that sucks. But do you feel good about yourself otherwise?

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u/Ghola40000 — 1 month ago
▲ 9 r/virgin

While I sympathise for the guys who are this desperate, it is pathetic of them to seek advice from pick-up artists. It's largely performative crap that work better for those with natural charisma and it does not build character, not to mention it's rather easy for a woman to see right through you.

It is real sad that pick-up artist is becoming a prolific career choice as there are more lonely and desperate men in this current social era than ever before.

There needs to be foundational change to your character if you want a better tomorrow, you are not promised any success but it sure as hell works a lot better than trying to fake confidence.

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u/Ghola40000 — 2 months ago
▲ 37 r/reacher

Jacob from season 4 might be the first male damsel in distress of all media that really caught my attention.

I pondered hard on this and I honestly cannot think of many male characters from any movies or tv shows I've seen prior to this season of Reacher that had been weak enough to frustrate me to this extent as a viewer.

No hate, I get that this is intentional and Jacob does work as a good foil to the strong, stoic and logical Reacher who also lost a brother in season 1 but did not let it rattle him.

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u/Ghola40000 — 2 months ago
▲ 2 r/virgin

Went to a bedding store with a buddy, there were a lot of couples there. Obviously, each couple wanted a new bed that both the man and woman would find comfortable not only for sleeping but also for "you know what" - I am thinking about this more than the average person would.

It is worth mentioning that my friend is married as well, I was a groomsman at his wedding, and he was there checking out mattresses for him and his wife - can't relate to him here either.

Honestly being a virgin naturally makes you think about sex a lot more than most people who do not struggle with getting sex. I am well aware that a normal person would see couples shopping for mattresses and think nothing of it, they would know that comfort for sex is part of their criterion but it won't linger on their minds for long. But a mind warped by a lack of sexual experience is more likely to overthink and have an emotional reaction to the sight of what should be seen as normal - in this case that is me.

It's not just sex, to have your girlfriend/wife shopping for beds with you on a weekend must be nice too, I long for that as well.

Maybe one day, I'll know how it feels.

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u/Ghola40000 — 2 months ago

A little off-topic, but seeing that Donnie Yen is both a creative consultant and an actor in the new game Phantom Blade Zero, if ever we get a Sleeping Dogs 2 he has to be in it.

The behind-the-scenes footage showed that he still can move well for his age. Of course, not as well as he did in his Ip Man days but I really like the idea of him being a creative consultant for a combat-central video game and would like for him to do that for a Sleeping Dogs 2 if we ever see that happen.

I can imagine a character whose likeness and fighting style are modelled after Yen in addition to being voiced by Yen being an only character who can give Wei Shen a tough fight 1v1.

u/Ghola40000 — 2 months ago

Please recommend me some Hong Kong crime films that may have inspired Sleeping Dogs. I've already seen all of John Woo's action films and Infernal Affairs, is there anything else that is good?

I've finished Sleeping Dogs twice already and am thirsting for a sequel, but that does not appear to be coming anytime soon so I'll just sustain myself with Hong Kong classics.

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u/Ghola40000 — 2 months ago
▲ 133 r/DCcomics+2 crossposts

[Comic Excerpt] from Superman #701 - Superman speaks with a woman on the verge of suicide. Had she actually jumped, Superman would've been faced with a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" dilemma. Would you say he handled this well?

Later a police officer asked Superman if he really meant it when he told Felicity (the woman here) that he wouldn't save her if she really did not want him to and Supes could not give him an answer.

Of course with suicide being such a sensitive subject, writer J. Michael Straczynski and DC Comics were hesitant to really give a direct answer on what Superman would've actually done so they left his thoughts here to the reader's imagination.

While a lot of people found Superman: Grounded, I do appreciate this scene for making readers reflect on a moral dilemma - is it fair to impose your will on someone who's firmly decided that their life is over?

u/Ghola40000 — 1 month ago
▲ 2 r/virgin

Do you as a man with no sexual history think you are entitled to more sympathy than women who have been groped and felt violated? Disclaimer - I don't, I just heard about a guy telling a woman who got groped at a party that she should feel grateful that she's wanted.

I heard from a friend that one of his friends, a girl, was at his party when a creepy guy put his hand on her ass while she was dancing. She felt violated and sick about it, the guy who touched her then had his friend tell her that she should feel complimented and that if he had a girl touch his ass out of nowhere he'd be thankful. My friend, who's a reasonable dude, told those two guys to both get the fuck out of his house and to never speak to him again.

So this really shows two mindsets in regards to being groped. What do you think?

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u/Ghola40000 — 2 months ago

Rewatched I Saw The Devil, such a brilliant thriller. Both Lee Byung-han and Choi Min-sik gave phenomenal performances in this one.

I first watched this as a teenager, at the time I just found it exciting and not much else. My younger, less analytical self totally missed the cautionary message it was trying to deliver - that being hyperfixated on bloodlusted vengeance could consume you.

In the end this protagonist only lost more in his ultimately failed attempt to impose agony on his fiancee's murderer, losing his humanity in the process.

I now realise that the title of the film has a double meaning - while you may initially believe that the 'devil' is the psychopath who killed the protagonist's lover, at the end you could also see that it may refer to how the protagonist saw himself, he found out just how monstrous he himself could be and it broke him. Unlike the psychopath who was totally unable to feel remorse, the protagonist did feel the weight of his actions and there's just no coming back from the lifelong agony he now has to face.

u/Ghola40000 — 2 months ago

I know I'm supposed to feel sad, but I can't help but chuckle at this sudden cut to Vincent looking annoyed at most while Michael is screaming in pain over the death of Mary 😆

https://preview.redd.it/diz9y8dtenkh1.jpg?width=2340&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b57744d03f54a606b10237d93a7e9e3cfd17edcc

This shot served no purpose, I wonder why they included it at all. It doesn't add to the emotion of the scene, only distracts from it.

Andy Garcia looks more like he just saw his assistant bring him the wrong coffee than his cousin murdered.

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u/Ghola40000 — 2 months ago
▲ 0 r/Heroes

It may seem morbid, but I am curious of what Milo Ventimiglia will say in his condolences for Hayden Panettiere (if he will at all).

Ventimiglia dated her for over a year, he knew Hayden better than everyone else and genuinely loved her even for a time. Of all the Heroes castmates, it has to be him that was hurt by this new the most.

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u/Ghola40000 — 2 months ago
▲ 189 r/JohnWick

With the upcoming Caine movie and Phantom Blade Zero (new video game) being added to his resume, Donnie Yen is getting another highlight period of his career post-Ip Man.

I'm just happy for this guy, he's an absolute legend.

u/Ghola40000 — 2 months ago