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You're correct, Ballerina concluded filming some time ago and is apparently still set for a June 2024 release.
Sadly, for me, Chapter 4 was my least favorite yet. It had some good action but I sort of feel like the series has really gotten away from the grounded grittiness of the first one and is just trying to make multi-colored setpieces and action sequences in wild, never-before-seen ways instead of keeping it simple yet impressive. It was also overlong, with lengthy lulls that could've been trimmed down. I also wasn't crazy about taking the focus away from John (and virtually wiping out the prospect of where things would go next after Chapter 3's cliffhanger ending) and focusing on so many brand new characters. That's just me though. I'm glad it found success at the box office and is leading the way to another installment.
Sometimes trailers can be deceptive though i suspect when we actually watch the show there may not be much of a tonal shift, I will give it a go Amazon have streamed one or two decent action series so it may be good.
https://screenrant.com/john-wick-5-keanu-reeves-update-biggest-problem-solve/
What’s Wick got left to fight for?
And if the post-credits scene of Chapter 4 is what they're working with, then it should be a spin-off and not a fifth installment that doesn't even feature John past some flashbacks.
I'm merely championing a fifth installment because I want it to be the best ending possible. I'm still bummed at finding Chapter 4 to be the weakest of them all.
I thought Chapter 4 was the best one.By far.I know it was long but I got The Good,The Bad,And The Ugly vibe they were going with.Also thought Wicks demise was brilliantly done and on rewatching recently,its foreshadowed throughout the film.
I did enjoy the way it aped classics before it but so much focus is removed from John's story that I started to lose interest when he wasn't on screen, no matter how interesting the other characters were.
Plus, I feel like the series has gotten away from the breathtaking yet simplified action and is now trying to compete with itself for "most prettiest action sequence ever," in some ways. It's trying too hard when I really just want to see John taking out 100 goons with firearms and fists. I know we still technically got that here but it's a bit more "complex" than I'd like, I suppose.
Good movie, well shot action, lovely choreography, but tries too hard in some ways and wasn't exactly what I wanted, all while having the same blocking and framing issues as its predecessors (like having the bad guys clearly wait right off screen for their cue to run in and die without getting a shot off themselves).
Chapter 2 is my favorite but the first is right behind it. The series has gone downhill (though still wildly entertaining in its own ways) from there.
And yes, the more mystery in his backstory, the better. We've gotten a bit too much for my liking, and now we're getting that prequel series The Continental and I won't be surprised to hear them announce a truly unnecessary prequel to John's story at some point.
Another thing I feel the series has been sorely lacking is that pre-established fear over John Wick. The guy was a legend in the first one, spoken about like a mythological figure. He comes back into that world, slaughters almost 100 people because of his dog and his stolen car...and suddenly everyone's cocky again and thinks they can stop him with ease instead of fearing him even more? Nah.
Yes, I get weird Roger Moore vibes from the third and fourth film with how Wick is regarded. He went from a mythical super-assassin to everyone's former buddy, and everywhere he goes he's recognised. It went from clever to self-parody far too quickly.
I cared about the characters so I was not solely looking for the action set pieces which were good.
I hope this show continues after the mini series.
I haven't finished it yet but I did catch that stairwell fight scene on YouTube and thought it was really incredible, better than what the trailers were even hinting at. No exaggeration, I think I enjoyed that sequence out of context more than most of the action in Chapter 4.
It was a great scene and hooked me immediately, some thought has gone into this show and has quite a bit of depth to it which I am happy about.
Edited: Only episode 1 has dropped in the UK on Prime, looking on YouTube at reviews it appears all 3 dropped on Peacock in the states?
I could tell from that clip alone that that guy was ultra smooth and they're already building a world of intriguing characters based on the flow of the action and choreographic skills alone. If work finally stops for me at some point today, I need to finish this movie I started then hopefully I can squeeze in the first episode before I crash tonight.
Halfway through the second episode now, it's a lot slower paced but I suspect it's just building for an otherwise action-packed conclusion in the third and final episode.
Some of it feels a bit supernatural or way more "otherworldly" than the otherwise grounded atmosphere we find in the John Wick series, but all in all, I'm having a blast.
The strength of the characters make it very watchable, I have yet to start episode 2 I will likely watch it tomorrow morning.
Winston's never mentioned him in the films but could simply be because of how many decades have passed and there's not been a good reason for McShane's character to do so. I do think it'd be interesting to see this miniseries inevitably tie into Chapter 5 with Winston actually mentioning him though.
If the time frame was not totally off I would have thought it would have worked well if Franke was John Wick's father.
Absolutely. He was giving me long-haired John Wick vibes throughout.
https://deadline.com/2024/02/ballerina-john-wick-spinoff-the-crow-release-date-1235833533/
F*ck.
Len Wiseman being the director is a bit of a concern for me. His filmography has been quite uneven for me. However, he did give us the best long-awaited sequel to a 1980s franchise with Live Free or Die Hard - a film that had no business being so much fun.