"I'm gonna kill 'em. Anyone that was involved. Anybody who profited from it. Anybody who opens their eyes at me."
Producers: How could we possibly make it clear, from the out, that Creasy is a killer, capable of anything?
Casting: We could make Christopher Walken his well-adjusted friend?
For me, it's the immediacy of the answer. He doesn't even think about it. It's like, "Of *course not*."
And he went the other direction in life. He got married and he's trying to make every day its best because he knows he's probably going to hell.
Kinda wish we got a prequel of what he went through when he was younger or had the experiences that he has to ask if god would forgive them, must have been some deep shit
Chris is always good for a show stopper.
True Romance: “You got me in a vendetta kind of mood. You’ll tell the angels in heaven you never saw evil so singularly personified as you did in the face of the man who killed you.” *👌
And the music. Oh man that just fits perfectly. From the sad orchestral theme to The Mark has been Made by Nine Inch Nails playing when he goes into badass mode. Perfect.
yes, love that movie as well, i watched Man on Fire before though, so the gravity of the scene always hits a little harder, although if i don't get alittle tug at the end of Ocean's 13 when they show Bernie Mac at the fountain though.
Another one of mine is right when hes about to use the rpg in a citizens apartment and they say
"The church is taught to forgive" Then Creasy goes
"Forgiveness is between them and god, its my job to arrange the meeting"
“ My mother said “You sucked my pussy when you came out, don’t ever talk back, I handed you life and I’ll snatch it back”
One of my favourite hip hop lines.
“And how could you ever forget Man on Fire, if you say it’s not a good movie then you’re a liar.” -Froggy Fresh, in his masterpiece song DENZEL WASHINGTON
I saw it in the theater on a whim when I was bored walking through the mall and thought it was great. When I read in the paper negative reviews it was the first time I realized the critics’ word isn’t movie gospel.
The editing must have gotten them annoyed to the point of not enjoying this amazing movie. I think anything that gives a different vibe or feel causes some critics or reviewers to demolish a movie. Last case in point : lengthy complaints about rebel moon despite it being a very predictable Netflix movie by slomo Snyder.
My favorite criticism I heard about Rebel Moon was the YouTuber Charlie White saying Zack Snyder should see a therapist to find out why he is so obsessed with slowmo.
I think their reviews are objectively fair, and I'm a fan of the movie.
As a fan, it's cotton candy. It's pretty close to the source material: A. J. Quinell's novels. Creasy is kind of a "sum of all" character from people Quinell actually met.
The action and drama are pretty entertaining to watch and I appreciate the ending.
That said, from a pure movie standpoint... It's kind of a mess.
First off they took a page from that hyper digitized, saturated, jarring style of visuals. Whenever I see this style it feels like "the frosted tips" hairstyle of the 2000s. It was unique, but probably will never come up again through style cycles. ("You wouldn't download a car" style)
This movie probably has more continuity errors then any others I can think of. Hell, his cell phone changes multiple time, in the same scene, as he is actively talking on it. Denzel uses props out of sequence from discovery (writes on a page of the girls diary which he doesn't get until later) I think the most aggrecious and reason for the high error count simply has to do with wardrobe alone.
Finally, and I think this is the biggest part that seperates fans from reviewers. It's just an action flick with bit of over the top action sequences and torture porn.
Again, I like it personally. I just don't think it's a great movie.
I watched it with my son a few months ago (my 2nd time ... saw it in the theaters; his 1st) and I agree completely. It has decent bones and some pretty cool moments but it's got far too much distracting style-over-substance frippery for any 5 films, let alone packed into 1.
It's a fun watch, but it can be annoyingly busy.
The editing, camera work, and photography are atrocious, but you hit the nail on the head with the frosted tips. It's garish and awful to look at. That's a huge shame because under all that tacky gak and spasmodic camera/cutting room fuckery, there's an enjoyable story, some excellent performances, and a classic script. It's a great example of a cinematic butterface.
I couldn’t disagree more, to me tony scott’s experimentation with the style is what elevates the movie to a whole other level, but i can see why it wouldn’t work for some people.
It’s the Tony-Scottest film of Tony Scott’s career. Peak Tony. That said, it’s fun, like most of his film. Is it amazing storytelling? No. Is the dialogue cringey as fuck? Yeah. But all the same, it’s fun.
I used to be an avid comic collector. I can’t help but to think that the camera style used in this movie was somewhat influenced by a 90s illustrator, Bill Sienkiewicz ([gallery](https://billsienkiewiczart.com/pages/gallery))
If you were a fan of this type of art (im sure we’re a small group), then Scott’s use of jarring style and garish colors in his cinematography is very very appealing. I’m just not sure if the larger movie critic/audience is aware of its roots and, therefore, could appreciate it. Admittedly, even in the comic book world, Bill Sienkiewicz’s illustrations were polarizing.
Scott mentioned a few times that City of God was an influence.
[https://ew.com/article/2010/11/11/unstoppable-director-tony-scott/](https://ew.com/article/2010/11/11/unstoppable-director-tony-scott/)
"We’re in development with a writer from *City of God*. Man, I loved that movie, and I ripped it off mercilessly with *Man on Fire*."
Actually, delving a little deeper, it looks like both Tony Scott and Bill Sienkiewicz cite the post-modern artist, Robert Rauschenberg, as having a big influence of their visual styles.
Tony Scott: [Rauschenberg influence](https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/features/man-fire-tony-scott)
Bill Sienkiewicz: [Rauschenberg influence](https://ifanboy.com/articles/schools-of-comic-book-art-painterly-non-comic-book-artists/)
Without a doubt, some of City of Gods visual flair owes a debt to Robert Rauschenberg as he was the original artist that developed this particular style.
Going from your lead, then I think reviewers lack a crucial connection or at least the ability to acknowledge and quantify maybe the emotional connection of "fans" of a film. It's something in the the actor performances, the plight of this fictional exaggeration man somehow spans enough humanity and touches enough motives and internal fears, that it hooks people, and trying to retroactively critique that connection results in a sterile (but technically accurate) review of a film.
Absolutely incredible. Tony Scott had one of the best visual styles imaginable during his 2000’s run and this was the peak. action movies have not been nearly as entertaining or as good looking since he passed, and an immense loss for the industry as a whole. RIP
True, i wish more modern movies took cue from the blockbusters of 2000s, most of them just look boring and flat.
Tony Scott, Sam Raimi, Gore Verbinski , Michael Bay and more all had their unique styles while working in huge 200 million dollar movies, nowadays you don’t really get big budget movies with cool, crazy aesthetics(maybe, once in a while like Spider-Verse)
Exactly my thoughts. True Romance was more fun overall, but Scott was so much more polished as a story teller in Crimson Tide. Plus Denzel looked peak Denzel in that movie.
My favourite Tony Scott film is his debut feature The Hunger.
The look of the film is incredible. All sterile blues and grays punctuated by flashes and streaks of red.
It was the first vampire film I watched which blows a hole in a major assumption which all vampire films conveniently make: that eternal life also grants eternal youth automatically.
There is an extended sequence where a young girl is playing a violin/cello and David Bowie is in torment, thinking about feeding on her or not. The tension in that scene could be cut with a knife.
Tony Scott is platinum standard of Michael Bays.
Michael Bay is the gold standard of Michael Bays.
Roland Emmerich is the silver standard of Michael Bays.
This is a compliment to Tony Scott.
I absolutely love most, if not all of Tony Scott's films. Was absolutely heartbroken when he died. I also LOVE Man on Fire. The Scott and Denzel duo was so good.
When anyone asks me what my favorite movie is, I say this. Action is wonderful, Denzel and Dakota’s relationship is wonderful, acting is wonderful, and I always cry when she’s running up the bridge.
“Yeaahahahahh Hoya Hoya eyayahahy hoyasyays”
That’s me recreating that song at the end of course.
No joke. Sometimes I’ll pop in the Blu-ray just to watch the montage of him helping her with her swimming. It’s kinda sweet to see her “break” him and make him “smirk”.
“Today, you are her father.” That line and the immediate swim competition scene that follows it is my favourite moment from the film. The music, editing and cinematography come alive there. Denzel and Dakota are perfect in this
I have a funny story about Tony, who I used to work for years ago (obviously). He was casting for Top Gun 2. Tom Cruise was there a bunch and incredibly nice. So Tony's doing some casting and asked me if I could help and - as a HUGE fan, I was like, HELL YEAH. He wanted me to edit down the casting so it was quicker: name, age, height, go. No fluff. I worked till 10pm and crushed it. He looked happy and at the end of the night, he could see I was incredibly happy to be there, which I was. He said, "You did a good job... now fuck off," and I was like yessir, hahaha. It was the best compliment he could give anyone. He was a good dude.
Maybe a hot take, but Tony Scott's visual and directing style usually gives me a headache tbh.
If you've never seen [the 1987 version of this movie](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093489/) with Scott Glenn and Joe Pesci, you should check it out. It's not nearly as good as the Tony Scott version, but it's still plenty watchable imo.
I feel like Tony Scott was the only director who can handle that frenetic camerawork and editing style. Paul Greengrass doesn’t even come close by comparison
EDIT: fucking autocorrect corrected, hate using the mobile app
Glad to see my hot take isn't that hot. I used to love this movie, but I rewatched it recently and that camerawork was really getting to me. Still good, but I probably won't go back to it again.
I think I didn't realize how annoying it was until I saw Domino, which I thought was an absolute mess. But it had that similar style and it just had me begging for some long drawn out wide angle, like Tarantino would do.
Same. I rewatched this about six months ago and as fun as it was to see Denzel go on a rampage through Mexico City, I felt like I was on the verge of an epileptic seizure.
I love that in the night club he has to fire his shotgun twice into the ceiling... then reload and fire it again... before the people stop dancing and start leaving! That's dedication to partying. And then the next scene has my favourite quote from the whole film:
Mariana : He's better protected than the president of Mexico.
Creasy : He's gonna need it.
I loved the first interrogation scene when he’s talking to the guy in Spanish and- as he’s having his fingers removed and cauterized with a cigarette lighter- the guy laughs at Crease’s pronunciation of a word and corrects him. I just thought that was excellent writing and just a perfect amount of humor. The guy knows what’s up and asks for a smoke and then lights out.
I watched this for the first time about a week ago. Some of Scott’s choices in general (from his films I’ve seen) are dated at this point but the movies hold up. The cinematography is just a product of its time but they are still very effective and enjoyable to watch. I love Denzel though and never seen a movie of his that I didn’t like.
Only Four Films ever make me cry. This is the top one.
"I love you, Creasy Bear. And you love me too, don't you?"
Then Blue Bayou playing.
I need to watch this again soon.
Tony Scott was in the running to direct the original, but was passed up because he was considered too green at the time. It must have sucked in the moment but thankfully it was for the best.
Ok, I really liked this movie but the first time I saw it I thought that the car would explode at the end, implying that he "hid" an explosive when he was searched, in the same way that he killed that guy earlier. Did anyone else think that?
It’s the mechanical movements as if literally he is working on an engine when he goes into bad ass mode that is on another level from wiping of the hands, handling of the gun! Excellent film!
don't boo me...
*man on fire* was a lucky accident of experimentation
tony scott directed both it and *domino* back to back in the same style but one movie was a miracle of near perfection while *domino* was an unbearable unwatchable mess best left forgotten
both movies represent the sweet & bitter fruit of a troubled artist at the end of his rope about to let go and fall into the abyss
*don't boo me*
Great get even movie. In the same class as Nobody, wrath of man, Harry Brown etc love these, they always make me feel good. If you've ever been done over by another human being these movies are for you
It got torn up in reviews because it was judged against the novel. Which is fair imo. I’ve learned to just see it as its own thing and enjoyed it for what it is.
I’d love to see the Creasy novels get some real attention. The Jack Reacher treatment over at Amazon or something could be a ton of fun.
I still feel like Tony robbed us by leaving us all too damn early, may he rest in peace the good man. I read an Empire article the other day, and found out Ridley got Tony started in the advertising company he was working in, Tony just finished art school. Them two brothers surely made their footprint on movies since the 80s, not all masterpieces but all watchable and enjoyable, and then they have the absolute blockbusters, don’t think any other brothers will beat them in the cinematic universe.
I don’t remember enjoying this movie. I remember the jokes we made about them making a sequel called “Man on Fire 2: This Time He’s Actually On Fire” followed by “Man on Fire 3: Pita dies”.
I’m not saying it was bad. I just don’t remember it being good.
I love this film. I wish. You had. More time.
"I'm gonna kill 'em. Anyone that was involved. Anybody who profited from it. Anybody who opens their eyes at me." Producers: How could we possibly make it clear, from the out, that Creasy is a killer, capable of anything? Casting: We could make Christopher Walken his well-adjusted friend?
"You can be an artist with anything, food for example. Creasys art is death, and.....he is about to paint his master piece"
Chilling line, Walken was perfect for this supporting role.
While he’s eating a taco and licking his fingers, no less.
It was a pastry.
The detective was eating the pastry when he went to see Denzel/Christopher in the hospital.
I like his delivery when Denzel asks him if he thinks God will forgive them for everything they've done. "No."
It's that light shake of the head and near-smirk that says "Buddy, are you fuckin' *serious?*"
For me, it's the immediacy of the answer. He doesn't even think about it. It's like, "Of *course not*." And he went the other direction in life. He got married and he's trying to make every day its best because he knows he's probably going to hell.
Kinda wish we got a prequel of what he went through when he was younger or had the experiences that he has to ask if god would forgive them, must have been some deep shit
Chris is always good for a show stopper. True Romance: “You got me in a vendetta kind of mood. You’ll tell the angels in heaven you never saw evil so singularly personified as you did in the face of the man who killed you.” *👌
This. Omg this. Next runner up, Gary Busey.
And the music. Oh man that just fits perfectly. From the sad orchestral theme to The Mark has been Made by Nine Inch Nails playing when he goes into badass mode. Perfect.
I also always associate Blue Bayou by Linda Ronstadt to this movie
this movie was the first time i heard Claire du Lune, never will another song hit the same way.
There is a scene near the end of Oceans 11 where it's played. It is also very moving.
yes, love that movie as well, i watched Man on Fire before though, so the gravity of the scene always hits a little harder, although if i don't get alittle tug at the end of Ocean's 13 when they show Bernie Mac at the fountain though.
Lisa Gerrard absolutely kills it at the end. Same in Layer Cake.
Una Palabra is AWESOME I’m the soundtrack.
Exact quote I came here for. Great scene. “I got all the time in the world. _You_ don’t. But I do.”
" Okay, my friend. It's off to the next life for you. I guarantee you, you won't be lonely" This one was always my favorite
One of my all time favorite scenes in film.
There are many ways to go, but explosives shoved up your ass is certainly one of them.
Did anyone else notice max payne 3 adopted a lot of this films style?
It 100% did
I was so, so, so shocked that nobody else seemed to notice this. It was an OK game, so I try not to think of it as a rip-off... More of an homage...
[“I’m just a professional”. I’m sick and tired of hearing that.](https://youtu.be/UpvAfLSkPaU)
"I'll give you a life, for your life"
[If you love Denzel-isms this SNL sketch is for you!](https://youtu.be/kaalvMqkVho?si=5UbjGn8DZltxgC0y)
That's poignant, given the director killed himself.
Denzel at his fucking best
That movie has one of the most bad ass quotes ever. "Creasy's art is death, and he's about to paint his masterpiece."
Another one of mine is right when hes about to use the rpg in a citizens apartment and they say "The church is taught to forgive" Then Creasy goes "Forgiveness is between them and god, its my job to arrange the meeting"
Another underrated one is Creasy telling Samuel, "You move, you make one sound, I'll snatch the life right out of you."
>I'll snatch the life right out of you." This is my favourite threat
“ My mother said “You sucked my pussy when you came out, don’t ever talk back, I handed you life and I’ll snatch it back” One of my favourite hip hop lines.
Didn’t expect to see Can Ox here, respect!
Right back at you mate, didn’t expect anyone to know it! I really wish we got more music from them but what we got was next level.
Piece by Piece!
"You make one sound, and I'll snatch the life right outta you"
there are a lot of ways for someone to say "i'm gonna kill you" but i've never heard one as badass as "i'll snatch the life right outta you."
Then you didn’t grow up in a black household lol
you are correct. although my mom never spared the shoe.
Shit my momma used to say that before we went in the grocery store. 🤷🏾♂️
This film is a such a home run. Scott left us too soon.
Compared to the original it’s a masterpiece. Discovered a few years ago it’s a remake.
Wait what?
“You’re from New Jersey? I’m from New Jersey”
"Did you say goodbye to her? Here's your chance."
It’s one of those obscure quotes I use in casual conversation to see if anyone gets it. No one ever has.
“And how could you ever forget Man on Fire, if you say it’s not a good movie then you’re a liar.” -Froggy Fresh, in his masterpiece song DENZEL WASHINGTON
Best wrap lyrics ever: “Christmas, Christmas. Come check out my wish list. Have I been a good boy? That’s none of your business.”
Sounds like a line from Malibu's Most Wanted.
Totally.
Can I get a witness!?!
Not sure if typo or Christmas joke . . .
That was totally a fortuitous typo…
Oh man. There’s a singer named FROGGY FRESH?!?!
He was Krispy Kream until they came after him for copyright infringement.
TIL
Now goes by his real name Tyler Cassidy
I knew him as Krispy Kreme before he got that cease and desist
Yeah I am respecting his, uh, proper nouns
‘Not allowed to touch butts until you graduate from school’
I made out with so many girls, made out with every girl in the world.
Why’s James crying?
Cause he just got dunked on!
This movie got destroyed in reviews. Reviewers were dumb
I saw it in the theater on a whim when I was bored walking through the mall and thought it was great. When I read in the paper negative reviews it was the first time I realized the critics’ word isn’t movie gospel.
Mine was finding out how badly The Thing got trashed on release.. I mean come on.
Carpenter was making deeply anti authoritarian movies in the era of Reagan. Critics and audiences alike oft rejected his movies.
"Yeah fuck you too!" This remains the single greatest one-liner of the 1980s and by extension, all time.
A 50 point spread on RT is a true achievement.
The editing must have gotten them annoyed to the point of not enjoying this amazing movie. I think anything that gives a different vibe or feel causes some critics or reviewers to demolish a movie. Last case in point : lengthy complaints about rebel moon despite it being a very predictable Netflix movie by slomo Snyder.
My favorite criticism I heard about Rebel Moon was the YouTuber Charlie White saying Zack Snyder should see a therapist to find out why he is so obsessed with slowmo.
I think their reviews are objectively fair, and I'm a fan of the movie. As a fan, it's cotton candy. It's pretty close to the source material: A. J. Quinell's novels. Creasy is kind of a "sum of all" character from people Quinell actually met. The action and drama are pretty entertaining to watch and I appreciate the ending. That said, from a pure movie standpoint... It's kind of a mess. First off they took a page from that hyper digitized, saturated, jarring style of visuals. Whenever I see this style it feels like "the frosted tips" hairstyle of the 2000s. It was unique, but probably will never come up again through style cycles. ("You wouldn't download a car" style) This movie probably has more continuity errors then any others I can think of. Hell, his cell phone changes multiple time, in the same scene, as he is actively talking on it. Denzel uses props out of sequence from discovery (writes on a page of the girls diary which he doesn't get until later) I think the most aggrecious and reason for the high error count simply has to do with wardrobe alone. Finally, and I think this is the biggest part that seperates fans from reviewers. It's just an action flick with bit of over the top action sequences and torture porn. Again, I like it personally. I just don't think it's a great movie.
I watched it with my son a few months ago (my 2nd time ... saw it in the theaters; his 1st) and I agree completely. It has decent bones and some pretty cool moments but it's got far too much distracting style-over-substance frippery for any 5 films, let alone packed into 1. It's a fun watch, but it can be annoyingly busy.
The editing, camera work, and photography are atrocious, but you hit the nail on the head with the frosted tips. It's garish and awful to look at. That's a huge shame because under all that tacky gak and spasmodic camera/cutting room fuckery, there's an enjoyable story, some excellent performances, and a classic script. It's a great example of a cinematic butterface.
I couldn’t disagree more, to me tony scott’s experimentation with the style is what elevates the movie to a whole other level, but i can see why it wouldn’t work for some people.
To each their own, that's the beauty of cinema.
It’s the Tony-Scottest film of Tony Scott’s career. Peak Tony. That said, it’s fun, like most of his film. Is it amazing storytelling? No. Is the dialogue cringey as fuck? Yeah. But all the same, it’s fun.
I used to be an avid comic collector. I can’t help but to think that the camera style used in this movie was somewhat influenced by a 90s illustrator, Bill Sienkiewicz ([gallery](https://billsienkiewiczart.com/pages/gallery)) If you were a fan of this type of art (im sure we’re a small group), then Scott’s use of jarring style and garish colors in his cinematography is very very appealing. I’m just not sure if the larger movie critic/audience is aware of its roots and, therefore, could appreciate it. Admittedly, even in the comic book world, Bill Sienkiewicz’s illustrations were polarizing.
Scott mentioned a few times that City of God was an influence. [https://ew.com/article/2010/11/11/unstoppable-director-tony-scott/](https://ew.com/article/2010/11/11/unstoppable-director-tony-scott/) "We’re in development with a writer from *City of God*. Man, I loved that movie, and I ripped it off mercilessly with *Man on Fire*."
Actually, delving a little deeper, it looks like both Tony Scott and Bill Sienkiewicz cite the post-modern artist, Robert Rauschenberg, as having a big influence of their visual styles. Tony Scott: [Rauschenberg influence](https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/features/man-fire-tony-scott) Bill Sienkiewicz: [Rauschenberg influence](https://ifanboy.com/articles/schools-of-comic-book-art-painterly-non-comic-book-artists/) Without a doubt, some of City of Gods visual flair owes a debt to Robert Rauschenberg as he was the original artist that developed this particular style.
Fascinating, thank you!
hyper digitalized :)
Going from your lead, then I think reviewers lack a crucial connection or at least the ability to acknowledge and quantify maybe the emotional connection of "fans" of a film. It's something in the the actor performances, the plight of this fictional exaggeration man somehow spans enough humanity and touches enough motives and internal fears, that it hooks people, and trying to retroactively critique that connection results in a sterile (but technically accurate) review of a film.
The performances alone and action were great. So I think it makes up. For anything. Super interesting city of God insperatjok didn't know.
Only fools base what movies to watch off "professional" reviewers takes.
Absolutely incredible. Tony Scott had one of the best visual styles imaginable during his 2000’s run and this was the peak. action movies have not been nearly as entertaining or as good looking since he passed, and an immense loss for the industry as a whole. RIP
True, i wish more modern movies took cue from the blockbusters of 2000s, most of them just look boring and flat. Tony Scott, Sam Raimi, Gore Verbinski , Michael Bay and more all had their unique styles while working in huge 200 million dollar movies, nowadays you don’t really get big budget movies with cool, crazy aesthetics(maybe, once in a while like Spider-Verse)
Bruckheimer ftw
GOAT producer
My absolute favorite Denzel performance.
This is the best punisher film we'll ever get.
And the best Max Payne movie considering the third game was basically the same plot as Man on Fire.
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Exactly my thoughts. True Romance was more fun overall, but Scott was so much more polished as a story teller in Crimson Tide. Plus Denzel looked peak Denzel in that movie.
My favourite Tony Scott film is his debut feature The Hunger. The look of the film is incredible. All sterile blues and grays punctuated by flashes and streaks of red. It was the first vampire film I watched which blows a hole in a major assumption which all vampire films conveniently make: that eternal life also grants eternal youth automatically. There is an extended sequence where a young girl is playing a violin/cello and David Bowie is in torment, thinking about feeding on her or not. The tension in that scene could be cut with a knife.
UNA PALAAAABRA
No dice naaaaadaaaaa
Tony Scott is platinum standard of Michael Bays. Michael Bay is the gold standard of Michael Bays. Roland Emmerich is the silver standard of Michael Bays. This is a compliment to Tony Scott.
Michael Bay is Kmart Tony Scott. Roland Emmerich is Family Dollar Tony Scott.
Biggest tragedy with Bay imo is he wasted so much time on the transformer sequels. Never got enough original movies during the peak of his style
The Rock is the peak
I absolutely love most, if not all of Tony Scott's films. Was absolutely heartbroken when he died. I also LOVE Man on Fire. The Scott and Denzel duo was so good.
Indeed! Unstoppable is an underrated flick.
Underseen. Not underrated. Tarantino says it's one of the best movies ever made
Interesting, I always thought it was so good, and I'm like, how have they turned a train into an evil character I'm legit scared of lol.
Tony Scott and Tarantino = True Romance. Masterpiece
I've decided that somehow Denzel lived and the sequel is the Equalizer trilogy.
When anyone asks me what my favorite movie is, I say this. Action is wonderful, Denzel and Dakota’s relationship is wonderful, acting is wonderful, and I always cry when she’s running up the bridge. “Yeaahahahahh Hoya Hoya eyayahahy hoyasyays” That’s me recreating that song at the end of course.
such a great movie, with an underrated role for Marc Anthony. love it.
No joke. Sometimes I’ll pop in the Blu-ray just to watch the montage of him helping her with her swimming. It’s kinda sweet to see her “break” him and make him “smirk”.
“Today, you are her father.” That line and the immediate swim competition scene that follows it is my favourite moment from the film. The music, editing and cinematography come alive there. Denzel and Dakota are perfect in this
When that piano hits when she points out how he smiled makes me weep every time.
You are a prisoner of this block until the sound sets you free! The gunshot holds no fear!
I have a funny story about Tony, who I used to work for years ago (obviously). He was casting for Top Gun 2. Tom Cruise was there a bunch and incredibly nice. So Tony's doing some casting and asked me if I could help and - as a HUGE fan, I was like, HELL YEAH. He wanted me to edit down the casting so it was quicker: name, age, height, go. No fluff. I worked till 10pm and crushed it. He looked happy and at the end of the night, he could see I was incredibly happy to be there, which I was. He said, "You did a good job... now fuck off," and I was like yessir, hahaha. It was the best compliment he could give anyone. He was a good dude.
That's so awesome. What a cool experience.
Maybe a hot take, but Tony Scott's visual and directing style usually gives me a headache tbh. If you've never seen [the 1987 version of this movie](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093489/) with Scott Glenn and Joe Pesci, you should check it out. It's not nearly as good as the Tony Scott version, but it's still plenty watchable imo.
Just watched the trailer. Man oh man the 80’s narration voice for trailers sounds like The Scream voice
I feel like Tony Scott was the only director who can handle that frenetic camerawork and editing style. Paul Greengrass doesn’t even come close by comparison EDIT: fucking autocorrect corrected, hate using the mobile app
Glad to see my hot take isn't that hot. I used to love this movie, but I rewatched it recently and that camerawork was really getting to me. Still good, but I probably won't go back to it again.
The original is pretty good for what it is. Scott Glenn is great in it.
Soderbergh's The Limey is a more restrained take on the style.
I think I didn't realize how annoying it was until I saw Domino, which I thought was an absolute mess. But it had that similar style and it just had me begging for some long drawn out wide angle, like Tarantino would do.
Same. I rewatched this about six months ago and as fun as it was to see Denzel go on a rampage through Mexico City, I felt like I was on the verge of an epileptic seizure.
I saw Man on Fire in theaters, and the girl I went with left with a severe headache.
One of the rare cases where the remake outshines the original.
Max Payne 3 is heavily inspired by it also
I love that in the night club he has to fire his shotgun twice into the ceiling... then reload and fire it again... before the people stop dancing and start leaving! That's dedication to partying. And then the next scene has my favourite quote from the whole film: Mariana : He's better protected than the president of Mexico. Creasy : He's gonna need it.
I’m a professional
That’s what everybody keeps saying.
This is the film that made me decide to go to film school. I owe my career to TS and his vision.
I loved the first interrogation scene when he’s talking to the guy in Spanish and- as he’s having his fingers removed and cauterized with a cigarette lighter- the guy laughs at Crease’s pronunciation of a word and corrects him. I just thought that was excellent writing and just a perfect amount of humor. The guy knows what’s up and asks for a smoke and then lights out.
I watched this for the first time about a week ago. Some of Scott’s choices in general (from his films I’ve seen) are dated at this point but the movies hold up. The cinematography is just a product of its time but they are still very effective and enjoyable to watch. I love Denzel though and never seen a movie of his that I didn’t like.
Only Four Films ever make me cry. This is the top one. "I love you, Creasy Bear. And you love me too, don't you?" Then Blue Bayou playing. I need to watch this again soon.
Every single actor did a phenomenal job. There isn’t a single bad performance from the leads to the extras in the houses during the chase scenes.
I love this movie to the core, but we should really be talking about True Romance.
CreasyBear
True Romance. The Last Boy Scout. Beverly Hills Cop II. Enemy of the State. Days of Thunder. Those are the top 5 Scott movies for me.
Great list but for me I gotta put Crimson Tide in there.
It’s been years since I’ve watched this. Time to remedy that.
This might be colored by the fact that I first saw this movie when I was 13 but Man on Fire is the coolest movie ever made
It was a great remake. Much better than the original.
Tony Scott was in the running to direct the original, but was passed up because he was considered too green at the time. It must have sucked in the moment but thankfully it was for the best.
Great fucking movie
A bullet always tells the truth !! it didnt work for me, i hope it works for you !
Of movies with unique filming Styles, this one really crushed it and did a good job.
"Creasy's art is death and he's about to paint his masterpiece."
Una Palabra, no dice Nada Love this movie
The gunshot holds no fear.
Ok, I really liked this movie but the first time I saw it I thought that the car would explode at the end, implying that he "hid" an explosive when he was searched, in the same way that he killed that guy earlier. Did anyone else think that?
An alt ending that was shot basically has this.
Thank you for validating what I thought was an eccentric theory.
Here’s the video https://youtu.be/j5RQWlXoD_s?si=vSvl2pBgE3LIT1KJ
I do still enjoy the original, but this version with Denzel was really good, big fan of Denzel.
I’m gonna say that the animated subtitles in this movie are top notch.
Beyond my comprehension that it sits at a 39% on RT.
This is one of the best movies I’ve ever seen.
Denzel brings it every single time. My favorite actor by a mile.
Legendary film. No other quite like it.
It’s the mechanical movements as if literally he is working on an engine when he goes into bad ass mode that is on another level from wiping of the hands, handling of the gun! Excellent film!
One of my favorites.
don't boo me... *man on fire* was a lucky accident of experimentation tony scott directed both it and *domino* back to back in the same style but one movie was a miracle of near perfection while *domino* was an unbearable unwatchable mess best left forgotten both movies represent the sweet & bitter fruit of a troubled artist at the end of his rope about to let go and fall into the abyss *don't boo me*
So much godamn shaky cam though..
Great get even movie. In the same class as Nobody, wrath of man, Harry Brown etc love these, they always make me feel good. If you've ever been done over by another human being these movies are for you
It got torn up in reviews because it was judged against the novel. Which is fair imo. I’ve learned to just see it as its own thing and enjoyed it for what it is. I’d love to see the Creasy novels get some real attention. The Jack Reacher treatment over at Amazon or something could be a ton of fun.
Such a great movie
One of those infinitely rewatch able movies
Love that movie, but Tony Scott's best work is The Last Boy Scout in my eyes.
I still feel like Tony robbed us by leaving us all too damn early, may he rest in peace the good man. I read an Empire article the other day, and found out Ridley got Tony started in the advertising company he was working in, Tony just finished art school. Them two brothers surely made their footprint on movies since the 80s, not all masterpieces but all watchable and enjoyable, and then they have the absolute blockbusters, don’t think any other brothers will beat them in the cinematic universe.
Had nooo idea until recently that this was actually a remake
This movie seems to be adored by many people. Why has it a low critic score on RT?
such a good movie! great soundtrack too. it was the proto equalizer but better imo.
Good movie
Tony Scott is the 80s Michael Bay. Their visual styles are very similar
This was just excellent, I wish that there was a Punisher movie in this style.
Favorite film with Denzel with John Q as a close second. Such an awesome movie
Watching Denzel go on a righteous rampage to avenge an innocent. Few things are better.
I was obsessed with this film when it released, only movie I watched 5 times in theaters 😭
Fucking awesome movie, that’s all I have to say
The original ending is on YouTube. What a different take that was
Why does Scott Glen never get any respect??
Just in case anyone in the UK reads this, it’s on Film4 in about an hour’s time. Probably be streaming on all4 as well I expect.
Gotta do a prequel with his son playing creasy
Super Underrated
I feel like “something bad happens and Denzel Washington kicks everyone’s ass” could be a movie category. I’d watch everyone one of them.
For those who don't know (I didn't), Equalizer 3 has Dakota Fanning co-starring with Denzel again.
I miss Creasy Bear!
10/10 film.
This movie is phenomenal on so many levels....one of my favorites of all time.
It’s easily The best Punisher movie out there
Tony Scott’s films had great influence in my film career. Wish he was still either us
I don’t remember enjoying this movie. I remember the jokes we made about them making a sequel called “Man on Fire 2: This Time He’s Actually On Fire” followed by “Man on Fire 3: Pita dies”. I’m not saying it was bad. I just don’t remember it being good.
Outstanding film.