They weren't there to arrest, they were there to stop the next bomb, and kill them (the surviving female terrorist was cold-bloodedly killed at the end). With Katie Leung, Jackie Chan, Rufus Jones, Mark Tandy. Genres. Remove Indiana Jones and the fate of Nazis remains the same. The British actor, writer and producer starred in two of the most critically-acclaimed movies of 2020. This challenge was aired on 27 th of April 2020 by drama kween in which she posted a video to the you tube entitled “stop the foreigner challenge”. Feb 3, 2021 #16,163 sourland Broody Magician. I would think that 20 years in federal prison (or whatever the British equivalent is) would be the bare minimum! Watch offline. At the very end, Bromley orders the sniper to not take the shot at Quan and say "No need waking the dragon". That wasn't "police". During an interview for the ‘Foreigner’ Jackie Chan, answered a fan question about Rush Hour and stated this: “Good news. The dust has settled, Hennessy has a gun to his head by Quan, holding a photo of him kissing the bomber. If not, why did they kiss towards the end?? The Foreigner is a 2003 American action thriller film starring Steven Seagal.The film was shot entirely in Warsaw, Poland, and was the first of a long string of direct-to-video films released starring Seagal from 2003 to 2009. The plane he blew up was originally going to Berlin, where Hitler almost certainly would have been present for the opening of the Ark of the Covenant. "I swear I didn't know my mistress was a bomber!" "The Foreigner' * PLAYWRIGHT Larry Shue * DIRECTOR David McKenna * CAST Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, Kathleen Couser, Tim Mateer * THEATER Marines' Memorial, through … Here's the Chinese cut, which features a longer version of the fight in the woods than the one on Netflix: https://etelka.cz/online-film/the-foreigner-2017-cz-titulky-thriller/. So there are calls for the foreigner challenge to be deleted as causing it a disgusting challenge encouraging underage teens to expose themselves online. George Clooney's "Suburbicon" notched one of the most dismal wide-release debuts in recent years on a sluggish pre-Halloween weekend where the horror sequel "Jigsaw" topped all … ... Reddit Pinterest Tumblr WhatsApp Email Share Link. He had no idea that his mistress was part of the cell, so it was an ironic twist that Quan had unknowingly taken a photo of Hennessy with one of the bombers early on, and he was now able to use that to exact revenge, killing Hennessy politically. Regardless of if he killed people blowing things up that don't belong to you are a no no. 1999- Toy Story 2- Another great animated film and a tremendous sequel. The Foreigner. His long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fuelled vendetta when his teenage daughter dies in an act of politically motivated terrorism. Facebook Twitter Flipboard Reddit Pinterest WhatsApp. Then he realized this 'old man' is much more capable, but then it was too late. The other ends with a sharpened stick at Sean's throat. It had pacing issues, but I enjoyed the concept. Was this the only evidence towards Hennessy being guilty? Fin should have literally stayed in bed. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I think that's the beautiful thing about it. A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. Gai-jin - (Noun) Foreigner / Outsider It’s been a year and 3 months since the foreigner arrived at the Land of the Samurai. But things got awkward when we brought up James Bond. For the entire time of the movie I thought Hennessy was in the dark about the situation. Two separate stories playing st the same time. We use cookies on our websites for a number of purposes, including analytics and performance, functionality and advertising. The Foreigner (Trailer) More Details. Got a drama and and action all in one. Plus he is now a genuine advocate of peace (no longer a hardened terrorist). r/Foreigner: Welcome to the online reddit for the band Foreigner celebrating 40 years of great music Press J to jump to the feed. So there are calls for the foreigner challenge to be deleted as causing it a disgusting challenge encouraging underage teens to expose themselves online. If you haven't seen the film but would like to see the result of the poll, click here. It needs freaking Jackie Chan" and they all gasped at his brilliance. How else was he going to deny that, although we (the audience) know he truly was in the dark. The Reddit-GameStop Saga Is A ‘Billions’ Episode Happening In Real-Time ... it is hard to ignore the mystical foreigner character tropes that Punjab embodies. Premium Feather Member. Yes, that was the backup plan. I think you're supposed to feel torn between supporting Quan, who's a emotionally distraught dad that's trying to get revenge even if it appears misdirected at Hennessey, and supporting Hennessey whose own innocence seems to be grey. ....sry needed get some steam off).I think when they say waking the dragon ...it basically means he is at peace now. The Foreigner. Premium Feather Member. It's like the creators of the movie sat down and wanted to make a film about a modern resurgence of the IRA, perhaps to contrasts with the current jihad terrorism but then one genius had the most brilliant idea, "you know what our movie needs? Summary: Ngoc Minh Quan is a Vietnamese retired Navy SEAL whose glory days are long past and is now a small business owner. The movie doesn't make clear who's the villain or good guy. This was probably how the novel was written, to a degree. From what i understood, everyone in here except the bombers were a variety of shades of grey. He surprised the world with the release of a sequel … Quan was a antagonist for a good while actually. Without him the Nazis would send more people to investigate where that entire platoon disappeared too, and after some errors would have the arc strapped to the bottom of a plane heading straight to DC and melting every American face on the way. "The Foreigner' * PLAYWRIGHT Larry Shue * DIRECTOR David McKenna * CAST Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, Kathleen Couser, Tim Mateer * THEATER Marines' Memorial, through … A strong 7.5/10 for a film I expected to be rating about a 4 going in. The impression that I got was that Maggie/Sarah was a plant by McGrath to keep tabs on Hennessy. This challenge was aired on 27 th of April 2020 by drama kween in which she posted a video to the you tube entitled “stop the foreigner challenge”. First, it was an important part of Poe's arc about learning from failure. If you want a chuckle check out the Peter File airport scene from the IT Crowd, its rather similar to a scene from "The Foreigner"! Two different perspectives in the same plot. 1999- The Green Mile- In my opinion, The Green Mile is a fantastic movie and Hanks was excellent. The Foreigner might be the only movie I've seen where you could remove the main character and the overall plot would play out almost exactly the same. I sort of feel like he was, in a weird way, the 'good' character of the movie but then the movie took a twist right at the end. The British punk band Johnny Foreigner’s songs often seem made up of components of older emo and pop-punk songs, but remembered wrong, reversed and compressed into anxious nodes. Which I kinda liked. ... Reddit Pinterest Tumblr WhatsApp Email Share Link. That's how I felt too. I wasn't a fan of the Finn and Rose storyline at all, but most of the third act can't happen without their contribution. If you've seen the film, please rate it at this poll. I think Quan's wife died a long time ago when they were escaping from Vietnam. I'd like to consider myself fairly well-versed in general history and current events of the world, but is there something about the dynamics between the Irish nationalists and British/unionists that I'm not getting here? There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. It meant "kill him, or tell him what he wants to know so he fucks off". A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to … He didn't want to harm an old frail man who just lost his only remaining family. Remember folks, revenge terror bombings, torture, and extrajudicial killings by the police are always justified for The Greater Good. Social. Was he lying about his wife dying? They found Benicio Del Toro's character who wound up selling out the resistance once they were captured resulting in a bunch of them getting killed. So Hennessy was behind the initial idea, but he didn't know who any of the players were. Looks like a sequel to Kung Fu Yoga. I had read the first Foreigner book (titled Foreigner) and was a 3 star review. EXCLUSIVE: Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, and Maggie Q are set to star in The Asset, an action-thriller from The Foreigner and Casino Royale director Martin Campbell and The Expendables outfit … But this final conversation seems to imply Hennessy was indeed the mastermind. 6/10, I don't regret watching it for free. Like, he literally told his aides to "get [Quan]" -- okay, normal enough -- but then also to "make sure he never come back to Belfast again". Pierce Brosnan delivers one of his best performances in years in the movie, "The Foreigner." WE HAVE ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA. I actually liked that they both wanted to blow up the theater as I was constantly curious on how the storylines would connect, who would do it first, and what would go wrong. They wouldn't have possibly had the time to extract the information, or they would've just killed everyone. Throw in Pierce Brosnan doing an Irish accent and it had all the makings of an eye roller. One of, if not, the worst films he ever did. The Foreigner Quotes. Mar 28, 2020 1,692 12,925 626 Land of the Long White Cloud. I just finished Book 17 (that’s right…17) over the weekend. The Foreigner, Chance, and Jack O’ Lantern.” ... First-look character images from Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. sequel … Feb 3, 2021 #16,163 sourland Broody Magician. Premium Feather Member. Social. The film recouped its budget from US home video market alone. The Foreigner (Trailer) More Details. I'm not a huge action movie guy so not surprisingly I'm not a big Jackie Chan fan. Things then spiraled completely out of his control, but he did start the whole affair. Indian Jomes is tgere to retrieve the arc at the end and get it into storage. Sacha Baron Cohen has had a busy year. I read Book 2 on December 15. The Foreigner is set for release on October 13th in the States. Full spoilers for the movie below. Movie & TV guides. Incorrect. Just finished and came here, maybe it's because he's used to these kinda of attacks, it's a pretty small one and he thought he could 'overpowered' him. The movie was nominated for Best Picture and I think Hanks was snubbed for an nomination. I only really watched this because someone described to me a new film where Jackie Chan takes on the IRA and it sounded so ridiculous that I had to see it. he intended for the bombing to be a harmless warning and quan making him send the pic of him with maggie falsely implies that he was behind the actual bombing, which he didnt want to happen. The Foreigner universe is a fictional universe created by American writer C. J. Cherryh.The series centers on the descendants of a ship lost in transit from Earth en route to found a new space station.It consists of a series of semi-encapsulated trilogy arcs (or sequences) that focus on the life of Bren Cameron, the human paidhi, a translator-diplomat to the court of the ruling atevi race. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Pierce Brosnan talks 'The Foreigner' and 'Mamma Mia!' A jumbled mishmash of a ridiculous mess. Demand from end users remains strong and we can expect construction progress in the Mississauga’s industrial unit market. That's pretty much the MO of the IRA and every other terrorist organization. I enjoyed this movie but it definitely felt like two movies in one. Facebook Twitter Flipboard Reddit Pinterest WhatsApp. Hennessy told Sean the names so he could give them to Quan, that's what the whole "end this, one way or another" meant. So i't's not that they had no affect, they just made things worse. Summary: Ngoc Minh Quan is a Vietnamese retired Navy SEAL whose glory days are long past and is now a small business owner. Check Price. Second, it showed the Resistance rebuilding from grassroots and touching the lives of the kids. The Foreigner is a 2003 American action thriller film starring Steven Seagal.The film was shot entirely in Warsaw, Poland, and was the first of a long string of direct-to-video films released starring Seagal from 2003 to 2009. Remove Shosanna and the Basterds ultimately blow up the theater anyway. Sunday AM writethru after Friday/Saturday post: A microbudget horror film, Blumhouse/Universal’s Happy Death Day, is beating the very expensive sci-fi Alcon Entertainment/Sony sequel … "For what it's worth," was his way of submission. There are two versions of the fight scene between Sean and Quan in the woods. One is much longer and ends with Sean getting choked out. Directed by Martin Campbell. No I think you're on point. Middle of the road. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts The epic sequel continues where our young hero Rai is on a quest to find his way back home and regain his memories that he once lost. The film established Quan's hatred towards terrorists (how his whole family died). In fact there is no hero in this movie at all. British, Films Based on Books, Action & Adventure, Action Thrillers. The Foreigner. Remove their plotline, and there's basically no ending to the movie at all.] His long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fuelled vendetta when his teenage daughter dies in an act of politically motivated terrorism. That's more thought than the filmmakers probably put into the project - the most divergent thing they did with the source material is to change the original title from The Chinaman to The Foreigner so no one would say they were racist. I can think of one. Jackie Chan is in final negotiations to … Genres. British, Movies Based on Books, Action & Adventure, Action Thrillers. And, as it turns out, he has played the 'GoldenEye' video game. No point in denying, think about how ridiculous he would have sounded. If they kill Quan that is putting the dragon to sleep is it not? Forums. Was there any reason for Sean to get the names of the bombers over the phone, right before he was about to confront Quan? [Without Finn and Rose going onto Canto Bight, they never would have met DJ, and gotten on the Supremacy. It could be argued Indy's interference prevented the premature fall of the Third Reich. The Foreigner, Chance, and Jack O’ Lantern.” ... First-look character images from Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. sequel … Hennessy admits in his first conversation with McGrath that he was the one who put McGrath up to "hitting a few financial institutions". The trademarks REALTOR®, REALTORS® and the … Okay, so I'm currently past the scene where Quan did his first set of terror "warnings" with the toilet firebomb and the fake car bomb and all, and I'm just massively confused: Why the hell is Hennessy so nonchalant -- or at most mildly annoyed -- after what happened? knowing his IRA roots and all. That was some black ops team. Top 200 of all time 150 Essential Comedies. Same for Star Wars 8 if you remove Finn and Rose. (#spoiler). What? The British actor, writer and producer starred in two of the most critically-acclaimed movies of 2020. Forums. Plus it's based on a novel. I'd really like to see a sequel where Chan's character ends up in Thailand seeking his daughters after finding out they lived and were sold into slavery. Please I googled for hours and joined reddit to get an answer! You kind of get these type of overtones from the director's James Bond movies, where 007 doesn't seem fully "good" either. am i missing something? When Quan confronts Hennessy at the end, there's a conversation roughly as follows: This woman is the bomber, you lied, you planned everything. Looks like a sequel to Kung Fu Yoga. It was a plot contrivance needed solely to get the names to Quan. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official Hennessy, whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers. When Sean came back, he just said "I gave him the names, he let me go." Former James Bond Pierce Brosnan is now in a different kind of action thriller, “The Foreigner,” starring Jackie Chan as a businessman seeking revenge for … Except not at all. The entire third act/the Battle of Crait never would have happened. The plot was dumb, but the pacing, direction, and performances were on point. Facebook Twitter Flipboard Reddit Pinterest WhatsApp. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, News & Discussion about Major Motion Pictures, Press J to jump to the feed. "I choose you". Available to download. I don't know if anyone noticed. Reactions: penny1960, Sequel, Pork Pie and 1 other person. Currently, we have 18 locations with Mississauga office space. Quan was never ment to be a sympathetic hero. If Quan did not exist the last bomb would've went off. I said I would give the second book a try to see if it improved. Watch offline. They are then caught, which leads to DJ betraying them and telling the First Order that the Resistance is trying to land on Crait.... which leads to half the Resistance dying and the final stand on Crait, Luke's death, etc. That's all you're going to do to a man who just committed one act of terror and was fully capable of and almost did commit a second one? First, Hennessy was his only lead, and second, he was a terrorist. Lam is just some woman that worked with Quan for a long time in the restaurant; the movie implies that she has feeling for Quan early in the movie. Random Ramblings. Best Horror Movies. #spoiler, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, News & Discussion about Major Motion Pictures, Press J to jump to the feed. The Problems Facing the Face/Off Sequel. I think the embrace/kiss just shows that Quan is finally willing to let go his past life/family (his wife and daughters all died and his last daughter was avenged) and open to express his mutual feeling toward Lam at the end. We use cookies on our websites for a number of purposes, including analytics and performance, functionality and advertising. This confuses me. The Foreigner. Next year, Rush Hour 4, and I hope the script done. The Foreigner is a straight-to-video Steven Seagal film that was originally intended to be released as a theatrical feature in March, 2003, an intention which was reportedly reversed when Seagal's prior film (Half Past Dead) tanked at the box office. Premium Feather Member. The Foreigner (2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Just watched it and I'm a bit confused by the very end. List of bad guys in order of how bad they were -, IRA Terrorist who decided to target civilians. For what it's worth I didn't want to harm your daughter. Can someone explain who is 'Lam'? Was it his wife? Reactions: penny1960, Sequel, Pork Pie and 1 other person. Original co-director Lana Wachowski will write and direct a new sequel to The Matrix, with Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss returning in their original roles. EXCLUSIVE: Another movie just got fast tracked at STX Entertainment which has been ramping up its slate in record time. I think they just found this mediocre script that they could fit him into, Raiders of the Lost Ark. Address not available Business. Sacha Baron Cohen has had a busy year. Random Ramblings. One of, if not, the worst films he ever did. I think he didn't want to make a big deal out of it, in fear of tainting his political career (gas leak, right?). As others have said this is more of a political thriller with some action scenes tossed in. I thought it was McGrath (old kneecapped) and Hennessy's misses.
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