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John Wick (2014) film

Discussed in 15 episodes · 11 film takes
PKA Score 7.0/10
Kyle
7.4/10
6 takes
Woody
6.2/10
3 takes
Taylor
4.7🦉/7
2 takes
IMDb 7.5 RT 86% Metacritic 68
PKA and critics roughly agree

Sentiment over time — how their takes changed across episodes

LovedNeutralHatedPKA 313PKA 431PKA 550PKA 668PKA 786PKA 313: +0.75 (2 takes)PKA 361: +0.75 (1 take)PKA 441: +0.90 (1 take)PKA 505: +0.70 (1 take)PKA 521: +0.60 (1 take)PKA 539: +0.17 (1 take)PKA 551: +0.80 (1 take)PKA 572: -0.70 (1 take)PKA 786: +0.14 (2 takes)
Each dot is one episode’s average take (bigger = more takes that episode). Toggle a host to isolate their arc. Voice-verified film/show opinions only.

Every time it came up

▶ PKA 521 @ 3:02 — PKA 521 w Drift0r - Dirty vs Woody Fight, Lock n' Load Results,
Discussion of Keanu Reeves' acting ability and the gun-fu action sequences
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I like the gun-fu in John Wick. That's pretty cool. I liked him years and years ago, all the way from Bill and Ted through Matrix.”
▶ PKA 539 @ 1:10:14 — PKA 539 w Brandon Herrera - Kyle Harrassed by Neighbor, Jon Jone
Extended discussion of the John Wick film series, with praise for the first film's realism and criticism of later sequels becoming more fantastical
Woody ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“I like the John Wick movies. The first one especially was really, really realistic and gritty, and it felt like it could have been real life. With a couple exceptions, you know. I'm not sure how I like the, the next coup”
▶ PKA 551 @ 2:21:27 — PKA 551 w Filthy Robot - Kyle's New Bike, Detroit Mayhem, Woody
Discussion of John Wick films' attention to firearms detail and reloading technique
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“john wick movies, they talk to somebody who knows something about guns. the reloading really quickly and like that aspect of it is just as important maybe as getting on target quickly”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“there's this videos of him like shooting three gun and it's rather impressive. He's not a three gun is a kind of competition where you shoot an AR 15, a shotgun and a pistol. the best shooter in fucking hollywood”
▶ PKA 505 @ 2:34:27 — PKA 505 w Tucker - Fall Guys, #TaylorsHouse, Netflix Cuties Dram
Discussion of John Wick as a good trilogy compared to Lord of the Rings
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“what about john wick they making a fourth one that a really good trilogy honestly yeah it is but it not i don it a great trilogy for what it is It like a really enjoyable action movie”
▶ PKA 361 @ 3:48:34 — Painkiller Already #361
Discussion of gunplay and hand-to-hand combat accuracy in action films
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I like John Wick a lot”
▶ PKA 313 @ 2:40:07 — Painkiller Already #313
Discussion of gun handling accuracy and weapon technique authenticity in action scenes
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I was surprised at how much I liked John Wick.”
Kyle · likely▲ positive
“Well, it's not just what he does. It's so he reloads when he's supposed to. He reloads the correct way. And look, I'm not a three-gun trained tactical shooter or anything, but I definitely recognize this stuff when I see”
▶ PKA 441 @ 1:19:04 — Painkiller Already #441
Discussion of gunplay accuracy and action choreography in modern action films
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I really like John Wick a lot, right? I really like John Wick because 90% of it, maybe 85%, whatever, is very legit. From the martial arts to the gunplay to the gunfu, which is the fusion of the two, the driving, all tha”
▶ PKA 297 @ 2:18:44 — Painkiller Already #297
Kyle discusses Keanu Reeves' career struggles and how John Wick revived his career, praising the action and his training
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“That's a movie that I went into with such low expectations that I was really impressed. Yeah, it was good.”
▶ PKA 786 @ 43:03 — PKA 786 W/ Hutch: Trump Derangement Goes Both Ways
Discussion of John Wick 4 or 5, fight choreography and action sequences
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“I can believe that John Wick is so good that he can shoot all those people before they can shoot him and that his body armor will absorb what they what what does hit him. I can believe that. But he was fighting in some s”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“but that dragon's breath scene in that movie was the [ __ ] coolest thing I've ever seen in my life that was like heavily influenced by a game.”
▶ PKA 572 @ 3:08:06 — PKA 572 W/Harley: Kyle vs Diego Sanchez, How To Shower, Harley i
Keanu Reeves action film series, discussed as having declined in quality
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“i think the john wicks have fallen off and from now going forward it's just going to be disappointing matrix disappointing bill and ted disappointing something else”
▶ PKA 539 @ 1:10:42 — PKA 539 w Brandon Herrera - Kyle Harassed by Neighbor, Jon Jones
Extended discussion about John Wick sequels, action quality, and desire for a prequel. Brandon discusses potential use of AK-50 in the films.
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“the first one especially was really really real realistic and gritty and like it it like it could have been like real life like with a couple exceptions you know”
Brandon Herrera · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“what if he brought out like a short barrel Barrett or something like that he's doing [ __ ] do he's like loading that thing fast and just yeah I'm so I got I got a call that so we couldn't we we obviously couldn't do it ”
▶ PKA 533 @ 3:41:17 — PKA 533 High School Memories, Insane Bolivian Video, Cheat Meals
Brief mention as example of good action film with weapon selection and methodical execution
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“that's what's great about john wick it's like the weapon selection i dig that”
▶ PKA 521 @ 1:24 — PKA 521 w Drift0r - Dirty vs Woody Fight, Lock n' Load Results,
Woody discusses Keanu Reeves' action performance and gunplay in John Wick
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“i like the gung foo in john wick like that's pretty cool”
▶ PKA 493 @ 3:44:46 — PKA 493 w/ John McAfee - Kyle Has Cancer, John Flees Murder Char
Kyle mentions John Wick as a successful recent original property franchise
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“John wick Hey yeah super popular they're gonna keep making them too yeah it makes a ton of money every time and it's they're badass they're great I've seen all three”
▶ PKA 472 @ 50:40 — PKA 472 w Harley Morenstein - New Year's in St Louis, r/Relatio
Decade movies; praised for realistic action choreography and actor dedication
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“I really like John Wick. I felt like John Wick for a lot of reasons. I'm a fan of, you know, not just I like that somebody finally put all the effort into like learning martial arts and gunplay to portray a character who”