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The loudest hitman EVER!!!

posted 15 years ago by Star_blazer_9000
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Hitmen are supposed to be skilled and sneaky. They take out their target while still remaining in the shadows. Nic Cage however basically storms throughout Bangkok shooting his enemies in the most public manner. Lets not forget he kills a few muggers at night because they tried to get his wallet. There are other ways to handle a situation like that insted of shooting them out in the open while with a date. Everyone in Thailand would know of his existence coz of these stupid mistakes. Is it so hard to keep a low profile especially since you are a FRIGGIN' HITMAN and part of your job IS to keep a low profile. He might as well show up on the morning news and say, "Hey guys! I kill people for a living." Also knowing how terrible and noticable his hairstyle is, you couldn't miss him. I'm not a fan of the original film at all but it is heaps better than this piece of $h!t. I would like to add that Nicolas Cage is the most unconvincing hitman EVER!!!!!

[–] Captain_Bob 15 years ago

Agreed! Having lived in Thailand the past 7 years, I can say any "farang" (Thai word for white westerners) who committed such acts would (A) be totally f'ing arrested in minutes and (B) if still running loose would be a national celebrity. How he managed to publicly race around blowing things up and shooting people and remain "incognito" is ridiculous enough, but a white-faced big nose black mullet-wearing farang makes a scene here just tripping on the pavement (Arai waa? Hen mai doo falang pii baa!). Being this cool hidden western guy in the midst of Bangkok while pulling off those stunts is just bullsh't.

[–] LucasNorth 15 years ago

I would point out that he kills the sex slave dealer by drowning him in the pool. And if his hit at the floating market hadn't gone wrong, nobody would've known what he looked like at all. Nobody would've known if that was a westerner or a local doing the first hit - weather it was the best way to do that hit or not. And that bike hit was over and he was gone, weapon ditched, inside of 50 seconds. No police service is that good. And he also never rode that bike again.

The point of being a hitman is to kill your mark and get away clean. No evidence leading to you or your client. It's not about being a ninja - not that it doesn't help - as long as those goals are acomplished how the hirman does the job is up to him.

And the point of the mugging was something else entirely. He didn't have to kill them at all, but he killed them anyway because of the monster he is. I honestly wouldn't call this an action movie.

And seriously, shaggy, greasy hair = hitman? Come on!

[–] brimst0ne13 15 years ago

I'd say he is trying to make it look like a gang hit.

[–] LucasNorth 15 years ago

I agree with that!

[–] camel-wides 14 years ago

he did ride the bike more after the street hit. he was riding it, and wearing the same helmut and gear when doing the drive by stalking of his pharmacist.

also, he didn't so much choose the style for the jobs. when they were provided to him, the client also specified whether they wanted it to look like an accident, or be a very public spectacle. they chose when and where, and most of the how.

most noticable was the data on the floating market hit, you can see where the paperwork clearly says floating market. thats cause thats where the employers wanted the guy whacked.

being able to dictate those kinds of details should have really driven the price up a great deal though.