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I'm making this post to bring attention to original movies being released that people here might not have heard about. If it's recieved well, perhaps I'll make this a weekly series of posts about originals being released.
Okay, technically, A Working Man is based on a book, but for all intents and purposes, it's original.
Went to see Unicorn just as it came out - purely by chance, I was in town and needed to kill a couple of hours.
You'll find this out if you look at most reviews, but it's a solid 6/10 movie. It's competent and has an interesting premise, but it doesn't do anything terribly original with it. The "scare" moments were predictable to even a passive fan of horror, though not unearned.
What brings it out of mediocrity are the performances; the whole cast is bringing their A game. Even if the characters never really surprise you, they're still somehow believable and it's easy to root for (or against) them.
All three of these look pretty interesting.
Working Man is technically original but its also Jason Statham shooting a million dudes while acting like Billy Badass so its kinda just derivative of all his other movies.
It looks so generic π
"From the director of The Beekeeper" is enough to make me uninterested in this.
That movie sucked, even for a "Jason Statham kills people for 90 minutes" movie.
Hmmm, sounds like something I'll like.
If you just like "Shoot Em Up" movies and aren't turned off by the idea of Paul Giamatti sucking on a dead woman's milky tit then I have the movie for you.
You see Statham on the poster, you know exactly what you are getting.
Ferocious bald man
I was surprised by just how far they pushed the ending of The Meg 2. That might be only a film I like though!
Jason Statham is like his own IP now, similar to superhero or star wars movies. Should we call it the "Jason Statham universe"?
You mean the Stathamverse?
Haha, yes, that!
If you told me that these posters were parody artwork I would belive you.
The text is too clear to be AI; must be real!
...this timeline sucks.
I'm not convinced they aren't
Theres multiple theatrical trailers for the woman in the yard.
It's a pity Statham has been typecast and can't seem to escape it or doesn't care to.
It's what I like about him, you know exactly what you're getting with a statham movie.
you know exactly what you're getting
That's my problem. Knowing is not fun. Being surprised is the fun part.
A pity? The guy is a modern day Jackie Chan making an absolute killing doing exactly the types of movies he loves to make. His production company is called Punch Palace Productions... pitying him feels like pitying a world class Sushi chef that doesn't also make Chicken Tikka Masala.
Original movies come out all the time. Any given week, if you look up what's currently playing, there are some original movies. I'm so sick of people constantly complaining there's nothing original because they'd know about all the original movies coming out if they actually cared. It's like hearing someone complain there's nowhere to buy groceries while on a street with three grocery stores.
Tomorrow I'm seeing The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie before it leaves theaters. I like to support 2D animation on the big screen, and I'm not really into horror movies or Statham action movies.
For those who might be interested, Paul Rudd stars in Death of a Unicorn, and David Harbour and Michael PeΓ±a are in A Working Man.