Hitman (Review)

**WillBrink** · 10-22-20, 10:02

I never understood why this movie was not more popular. I saw it when it came out and watched it last night, and it's as good or better than say John Wick. Highly stylized action scenes, a decent plot, good acting, great actors like Timothy Olyphant, great sets, etc. I didn't even know it was based on a vid game and it's rated R due to showing perky boobies. And lawd do I love Olga Konstiantinivna Kurylenko in that movie... B+

**extremist** · 10-22-20, 10:31

Great movie and yes, Olga is so cute.

**WillBrink** · 10-22-20, 10:42

Originally Posted by extremist

Great movie and yes, Olga is so cute.

Most of the actresses dudes get all worked up over don't really do it for me. She does it for me...

**Diamondback** · 10-22-20, 10:49

Movies had nothing on the games, though... I actually had a Psych prof *assign* me to play Hitman 2 back in college back when I was having a little trouble squaring my conscience with the idea that protecting the young lady who'd entrusted herself to my overwatch could mean having to end the stalker ex who was threatening her. (Spoiler: H2 had 47 retire to a monastery, only to see the priest who'd been mentoring him along a better path abducted by an old enemy. "Time to dig up the past...")

**Artos** · 10-22-20, 11:07

It's one of those flicks I'll tune into whenever it surfaces...you are right & don't hear much on it.

**WillBrink** · 10-22-20, 11:09

Originally Posted by Diamondback

Movies had nothing on the games, though... I actually had a Psych prof *assign* me to play Hitman 2 back in college back when I was having a little trouble squaring my conscience with the idea that protecting the young lady who'd entrusted herself to my overwatch could mean having to end the stalker ex who was threatening her. (Spoiler: H2 had 47 retire to a monastery, only to see the priest who'd been mentoring him along a better path abducted by an old enemy. "Time to dig up the past...")

Well, I can't say as I didn't even know it was based on a game at the time, just as I see movies or shows these days only to hear they are based on a comic. What was obvious about this movie was the director didn't just phone in a crappy movie to support a game franchise like say Doom and made an excellent stand alone movie in it's own right. It did the John Wik thing before there was a John Wick movie, and in some respects did it better. And of course the games do not have the perky ta ta's of Olga

**Jellybean** · 10-22-20, 11:45

Originally Posted by WillBrink

Most of the actresses dudes get all worked up over don't really do it for me. She does it for me...

Bro... watch Oblivion. She's not in it til about a third through, but even more adorable. No bewbs though, sorry.

I never understood why this movie was not more popular.

Because, like pretty much every movie made that is based on a video game, it sucked @$$. You would not understand unless you'd played the games. There is literally NOTHING in the movie that hits the vibe of the games, or the character of Agent 47 IN the games.
Yeah, they picked a bald guy that vaguely physically resembles 47, made him a hitman and stuck the name on the title. That's it. That's all they have in common.
The Hitman games aren't 'John Wick 1.0", there's so much more I dare say, subtlety, to the games than the bland action fest the movie was I would spend a few pages trying to explain it.
If you know you know. For God's sake, they didn't even have him swap clothes with a guy for a disguise ONCE, and that's a HUGE part of the games... just whiffed right over their heads because apparently the producers either never played the games, or didn't give a shit when they did.
*Maybe* if you've never played the games, you can view it simply from the lens of an action movie, but if you've played the game franchise it is simply mediocre and mildly infuriating.
NOTHING in that movie would get you an 'expert' rating, just the 'terrorist' rating in the games.

Ironically, I actually thought the second movie in the franchise did a slightly better job with the character.... *slightly*...

If you want to know what the movies SHOULD have been like, watch the opening scene of The Mechanic with Jason Statham (2011). Banged it right on the head.
Honestly that whole movie had a better 'hitman' vibe with the assassinations they do than the namesake movies.

**Firefly** · 10-22-20, 14:00

I had Hitman on PS2 and liked this movie this was Olga in her prime. If you notice the computer voice is same from the game the dispatcher girl who gives him missions.

Beyond that, I am kinda over video games and 99% of movies.

Video games used to be fun or relatively non-commital. The last game I played was Wildlands and it did nothing but rob me of my time and jerked me around.

Per 300. It was great in 2007 but now itÂ’s up there with them old Steve Reeves movies.

Everything sucks and I was sorta looking forward to the new Top Gun and Ghostbusters but they want theatre release when they could just as easily offer it for stream. So eff em.

I just like the Blaser sniper rifle and how Olga says she wasnÂ’t wearing any panties.

You will find as you get older that life is an endless kick in the balls.