Cool Movie Alert..."The Equalizer" with Denzel Washington...
Ok, every time they take an 80s tv show and remake it as a film it usually turns out pretty bad, and while Denzel Washington has turned in some great parts...there is no guarantee there either.
But I feel the majority of this forum will warm up to this one.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455944/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2
There is some decent gun stuff, but that isn't the reason most will like it. I'm not gonna say why, just trust me. It's already on DVD and netflix does have it. Worth a rental and a couple hours.
Most here probably won't even remember the 80s TV show and honestly it has little in common with that show except for drawing inspiration. It's a little bit "Man on Fire", a touch of "Taken" or maybe even "Eastern Promises" and if you are paying close attention a more sophisticated "Taxi Driver."
I don't want to raise expectations too high by saying it's as good as those films, but it's in good company.
There are of course some "highly unlikely" moments but that is part of the fun. Sometimes you just have to go with the "lone wolf samurai" taking out the entire clan by himself.
What I love personally about the film, besides Chloë Grace Moretz, is the clear distinction between good and evil with no fuzzy lines. Good people are good, even when they do things that aren't so good because they are controlled by bad people and the bad people are bad and treated accordingly.
It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.
Chuck, we miss ya man.
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