better than the first??


would you say that this movie is overall better or worse than the first

the raiting on IMDB suggest better, but what is your view

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I've been flip-flopping on this since I saw it. Still can't decide lol. I'm thinking the first might be just a little better, but only barely. They were both fantastic. I feel like 2 gets some extra points for what I thought was a perfect ending.

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as good as the first for sure.

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Imo, it is better than the first in almost every aspect. I thought the first was alright, decent action film and I thought this was awesome. Thats just me though

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They could erase end credits for Chapter 1 and simply play Chapter 2 - to me it's one movie divided by long period of waiting. Both great movies in my book.

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I liked the first one better.

The pacing felt off in the sequel. There were some solid action scenes, but too much padding in between.

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I liked 2 better. The first had some dead spots, especially after Ioseph is killed. 2 didn't really have that. 2 had a gradual build-up, but as soon Gianna dies, the tension never really comes down again. And I preferred Common and Ruby Rose as the heavies compared to Adrienne Palicki in the first.

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ruby rose was stupid.

john wick tossed that dumb bitch like a rag doll. she was one of the dumbest things about the sequel.

oooo she speaks sign language! that makes her so scary!

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That's why I liked it... It is simply not realistic to have a woman in hand to hand combat with a trained assassin like Wick. She is lucky she lasted as long as she did.

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Adrienne Palicki was a lot more solid than dumb ruby rose. Ruby Rose was a gimmick in this one.

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The sign language WAS a gimmick. However it was a good one.

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It was stupid.

How did it help her in the end?

She was a waste of time and not threatening at all.

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At least she got a final confrontation with Wick, instead of just being executed under a bridge. And I much preferred Rose's silence to that terrible dialogue Palecki had to work with.

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Yes. It takes everything great about the first and amps it up to 11.

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I disagree.

The first movie had better action.

The first action scene was better in the first movie. The club scene was better in the first movie. The climax action scene was WAY better than the sequel.

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There were many parallels. The club scene in one was better, but it was much more important as a localized movie. This movie was obviously much bigger and had many more new set pieces.

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I liked the darker original better. Both are great, but the second felt a little too happy go lucky and light.

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