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Set in Chicago

posted 7 years ago by alanparsons (559)
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Interesting choice since the first movie ended with him in Chicago, yet none of the sequals had him in Chicago.

[–] KutWrite (1302) 6 years ago

I thought that, too.

Plus the movie's tax breaks were from Quebec and NYC, but NOT from Chicago. They must've just shot some B-roll aerials and maybe some "El" shots there w/o the actors. I think Montreal has its own subway, which they could've used.

I guess Rahm Emanuel would rather hang on to the money than give a tax break to anyone, esp. a movie showing it's simple to buy guns there.

The latter was the biggest fantasy in the movie!

[–] NorrinRad (5468) 6 years ago

I guess Rahm Emanuel would rather hang on to the money than give a tax break to anyone, esp. a movie showing it's simple to buy guns there.

Weren't part of the Divergent series filmed in Chicago?
Transformers. Weren't parts of those filmed in Chicago?
The Barbershop movies with Ice Cube, filmed in Chicago?
Public Enemy, filmed in Chicago?
Chi-Raq, filmed in Chicago?
Dark Knight
Rampage
BvS:Dawn of Justice
Colombiana
Contagion
Office Christmas Party?

[–] MIchiganJFrogg (-35) 6 years ago

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[–] Renovatio (2990) 6 years ago

Maybe it was the whole 'murder capital of the USA' thing?

[–] KutWrite (1302) 6 years ago

More likely the tax incentives and subsidies they get for getting city councilmen laid.

[–] andersb36022 (90) 6 years ago

I thought it was an interesting but logical choice for a location. I also liked the idea of Kersey being a surgeon in a hospital who slowly gets sick of the violence he sees constantly pedaling through the E.R., reinforcing his dark thoughts against crime. Certainly the remake had potential with these two aspects but it seemed to miss the mark. In the end I preferred the original movie to the remake..