Extraction 2

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Jay W "Extraction 2" is an action thriller master class. The movie boasts one of the most impressive action set pieces of all-time. It consists of a 22-minute action barrage simulated to look like one long tracking shot. Surely some CGI was used in the scene, but it is fairly seamless, and is used to enhance the action. In the same way an animated fight needs to capitalize on its medium to make action as exciting as seeing real people, the special effects here raise the stakes and give the action a bit extra flare. The scene has bullets being fired, car crashes, helicopters brutal hand to hand combat and people on fire. It is a joy to watch, and fascinating just to study how they did it. It is a worthy step up from the "oner" from the previous movie. It is a two-edged sword having such an awesome action sequence so early on. It may get the audience hooked, but consequently each action scene does feel lesser than the previous. That being said, all action scenes are all well done, and have an excellent variety so that the audience is never bored. The positives don't end with the action and the technicals. The movie takes place immediately after the events of the previous. This left our hero, Tyler Rake, in a precarious situation. Our hero is battered, bruised and broken. It would have been easy to skip to our hero back at full power and ready to fight. But the movie goes through the effort to show his rehabilitation efforts. It is a little thing that goes a long way. In the previous movie it was fun to see Tyler mow through a bunch of 14-year old soldiers. But in this movie, he does feel more vulnerable, thus making all the action more exciting for the viewer. At times the plot armor of the main characters does get in the way. Certain things that would kill lesser characters, doesn't kill our heroes because they're the main characters. Another little detail that goes far is the development of our villains. The exposition is done in a quick effective, but the montage does help us understand their motivation and character. They are truly despicable, and you root for their downfall. Sadly, they aren't the only characters that we find annoying in the story. There are certain characters that make such stupid decisions they drive the audience crazy. We understand the motivation, but it still leads to extra frustration. All in all, this was a really good action movie. If this was the last one, this is good note to leave off on. But if they keep making sequels as good as this one...keep raking them in. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/26/24 Full Review Kári J Chris Hemsworth is just very watchable in this role. Quite entertaining, very rare netflix sequel W. More fun than the original. Watch it with certain expectations and just have fun. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Aarav M It was quite entertaining. The action and blood bath was fun, and the story felt more fleshed out than the first one. Again, action is why you are here, but decently good to where I would recommend it for any action lovers or someone who likes thriller films. Do i feel like the story should have made some more sense and some things just happened to move the story for no reason, yeah I feel that, but I can look behind that and it's a good watch just for the action. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/04/24 Full Review Chike B both were good but the first one was a stand out and really set it up Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/01/24 Full Review Shadow f Rather interesting movie, way better than previous one though. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Jeffrey P The action is staunch and fierce in this sequel that wraps up rather quickly with a bigger story and more open settings, as opposed to enclosed spaces, which help make this an improvement on the first installment. The cooler tones also seem to work better for fast paced action, but that could just be a personal preference. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/27/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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