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The word "killer" sounds mysterious and cold, cold-blooded and lonely, invisible, waiting for time to move, indignant blows, the image of the killer has a unique charm. Chinese is very enthusiastic about the story of the killer, Tai Shi Gong has "Assassin Biography", Tao Yuanming has "Yong Jingke", and Li Bai's "Ten Steps to Kill One, Thousands of Miles Do Not Stay" is a song that has been sung for thousands of years. There are also many movies depicting killers, many of which are exquisite, and Carp will introduce you to several classic killer action movies today.
Extreme Killer
Directed by Jonas Akrund, the Swedish-American director directs and "Uncle Pull" Max Mikkelson and Vanessa Huggins. A hot action movie launched by Netflix in 2019. From the story setting is somewhat similar to the classic series John Wick, in order to avoid any similarity is purely coincidental, Uncle Pulling a shot to hang his dog, this bridge section is estimated to be the director's intention.
The cold-blooded killer "Black Caesar" played by Uncle Ba is a pacesetter in the industry and a legend in the jianghu. After half a life of knife head licking blood fighting years. Black Caesar finally reached the age of retirement. According to the prior agreement with the organization, he can get a large amount of trust funds to spend his old age. Black Caesar, who was already tired of fighting and killing, went through the formalities with the organization and prepared to return to the hidden mountains and forests to live a peaceful life.
Unfortunately, the opposite happened, the peaceful life did not last for a few days, and a large number of young cold-blooded killers came to kill Black Caesar. The afterlife is terrible, this group of young and strong back waves, for a time to catch black Caesar by surprise, wolf and flee. However, Qianlang may not necessarily die on the beach, and the slow-off killer began to fight back, to let the young man understand a fatal truth, Ginger is still old and spicy.
As mentioned earlier, this film has similarities with the John Wick series, which are all ordinary killers who are forced to re-emerge from the jianghu and kill the four sides. The film has a certain difference in style, this one is more cartoonish, the killing moves are more gorgeous, and a tender grass emotional line is arranged for Uncle Ba, and the open-end lays the groundwork for the sequel. For the second episode of an old man and a young man and a woman, carp is full of expectations.
John Wick series
Directed by Chad Stahlsky and starring Keanu Reeves. The first episode of 2014 only spent 20 million investment, won nearly 90 million at the box office, and became the dazzling box office dark horse of the year. After shooting two sequels in 2017 and 2019, each of which sold well at the box office, it is no problem to see the current trend and a sequel of five or seven or eight.
John Wick was once a well-known cold-blooded killer in the jianghu, after encountering true love, Jin Basin washed his hands and quit the jianghu, but unfortunately the sweet two-person world did not last long, and his wife died of cancer. Grief-stricken, John is disheartened, and the dog left behind by his wife becomes the only family member he depends on.
The trees want to be quiet and the wind is not stopping, and the son of the Russian gangster looks at a classic car that John treasures, and leads a group of friends who do not know whether they are dead or alive to sneak into John's home. After squashing the defenseless John, he drove away the classic car and killed John's dog without leaving a back road. Unable to bear it, John decides to re-emerge and single-handedly challenge the powerful Russian gangsters.
This series is one of the most successful series of simple and rough hardcore action movies after the new millennium. Compared with the same type of blockbuster that often invests hundreds of millions of dollars, this B-grade film that started out took a small and broad route, and after the continuous success of the sequel, the investment and box office are steadily increasing. The same example is the "Fast and Furious" series, the first episode only 35 million investment, by "Super 8" investment has exceeded 200 million, I hope John Wick can also become an evergreen cash cow.
The director of the series, Chad Stahursky, was once Keanu Reeves' s stuntman in The Matrix. The first episode is its directorial debut, and only three films in the John Wick series have been directed so far, but these three cost-effective films are not insignificant, equivalent to 100% success rate, and each one is a small box office dark horse.
"Killing with a Knife"
Directed by Michael Mann and starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Fox, "The Wire of Thief" was released in the United States in 2004. Brother Tang plays the thrilling story of a white-headed killer who fights wits with a taxi driver.
One ordinary night, the taxi driver Max receives a guest in a suit and leather shoes, gentle and elegant, the guest is an endless talk, Max can not imagine in any way, this guest looks like a normal person, in fact, is a fierce professional killer, and this night will become a nightmare for his life.
The notorious multinational drug cartel is facing a criminal lawsuit, and the prosecution has strong evidence, and the outcome of the lawsuit is not optimistic. Lawless drug lords simply hire professional killers and premeditate to kill all five important witnesses overnight. After the old driver Max was chartered by the silver-haired Atang brother, he thought that good luck had come and received a good business, but he did not think that he was pulled into the thief's boat and involuntarily walked with the professional killer.
Is a villain aura to suppress the decent role of the movie, Atang Ge's righteous and sunny appearance, so that he rarely has the opportunity to play the villain, in this killer's broken mouth plus cold-blooded and ruthless personality mix, extremely eye-catching.
Brother Tang belongs to which people poke, it is a shining superstar, whether there is acting skills seems to be less important, as if Brother Tang is also aware of his own advantages, in the pursuit of acting skills, there is always no much motivation. There are many classic movies starring Brother Tang, not many of which are known for their acting skills, and this is one of the few that impresses the audience very much.
Dark Flower
Directed by You Dazhi, starring Liang Chaowei and Liu Qingyun, galaxy image produced in 1998. Based on real events, in the late 1990s, Macau's gaming industry brought rich benefits to the underground order, and Hong Kong gangs wanted to cross the sea to get a piece of the pie, which triggered a fierce fight between the gangs in the two places, and the bloody rain and wind made the streets of Macao cold and cold, seriously affecting Macao's economic development. Based on this event, the film tells the story of the characters who can't help themselves.
The two major gangs in Macao fought for territory, and the young people engaged in shocks and stirred up business, which annoyed the real people in Macao and decided to release a secret flower bounty to completely clear the scene. When the two groups of people and horses who were killing fiercely heard this news, everyone was in danger, and they immediately put an end to the peace talks and tried to save the situation. Unfortunately, at this time, it was too late to know that it was too late to make money, and the people and horses from all walks of life who were attracted by the dark flowers had already rushed to the shore and came to Macao.
Liang Chaowei plays Ah Shen, a black policeman who works for a gang, and he knows that any trace of wind and grass at this time may set off an unpredictable bloody storm. The appearance of the bald killer Yao Dong and the mysterious woman Ah Feng has gradually confused Ah Shen, who has always been calculating. The gangster who seems to be calling the wind and rain and making a big fuss is, in the end, just a small role in the front desk performance and controlled by people.
Several works of galactic images before and after 97 exude an involuntary sense of fatalism. In this film, whether it is the little brother who fights at the front desk or the big guy hidden behind the scenes, in the end, it is just a pawn that is regarded as a grassy pawn by the real people. This information shows that it is directed by You Dazhi, in fact, when he first went to Macau to start the machine, it was You Dazhi who was in charge of the microphone. In the absence of a complete script, Wei Jiahui wrote lines on the spot, You Dazhi began to be unable to do so in about ten days of shooting, Du Qifeng took the baton to save the scene, and finally completed the most important one in the galaxy work.
Killer: Codename 47
Directed by The French director Xavier Jeans and starring Timothy Oliphant and Oga Coryranco, it was released in 2007. Based on the game adaptation, a genetic replicant who does not even have a name but a code name has been genetically modified to become a cold-blooded killing machine.
The mysterious man code-named 47 has always regarded killing as his reason for existing in the world, and taking the lives of others is regarded as his vocation. For him, moral emotions and the like are floating clouds, mechanical precision, accurate target killing, excellent completion of tasks, is the whole of his life. As for who the target was, 47 didn't care, in his eyes they were all the same kind - dead people.
47 Was caught up in a political conspiracy while on a mission, and was hunted down and killed by the police and intelligence services of many countries. In the process of traveling to Russia to find out the truth, 47 met a beautiful Russian woman. The appearance of this woman has made the long-term heart of the 47 who has not been alarmed by the water, and the ripples of emotion have flooded the depths of his heart.
The game adaptation of the film is not successful, for the game fans, the film lost operation and participation, the entertainment is greatly reduced. For Lu Cheng, he knows nothing about the game's world view setting, and the creator will be in the clouds if he omits it slightly, and he can't see why.
This adaptation is not bad, there is no too complicated setting, like Carp, who has never played this game before, there will be no obstacles to the understanding of the plot. The focus of the film is on the hot action scenes, and as a gorgeous action film, this part is qualified.
The Accounting Assassin
Directed by Gavin O'Connor and starring Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick, an action thriller released in the United States in 2016. The accountant's personality means that in addition to having a strong hand, this killer must also have excellent intelligence, but How Big Ben looks more like a power type, and has little to do with the wisdom type.
Wolfe has suffered from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism since childhood, but he is also gifted with extremely high mathematical talent. This setting is a bit like Rain Man, but it is certainly difficult for Big Ben to challenge Hoffman's acting skills, of course, if Dustin Hoffman challenges Big Ben's skills, it is absolutely an undisputed dead end.
As an adult, Wolff is an accountant who takes care of the finances of gray companies, and another hidden identity is a deadly killer. A large discrepancy appeared on a company's books, so Wolff was hired to help with the high salary. In the process of checking the accounts, Wolf gradually discovered that something was wrong, and the company had an internal ghost that was stealing funds, and this discovery also put himself in danger.
The logical setting of this part belongs to the kind that leaks everywhere, but fortunately, the mix and match of the dual identities of the accountant and the gunner has enough creativity to attract the audience's attention, and the fast-paced action scenes are also sharp, so that the audience has no time to think about how many bugs exist in the movie. The unique interpretation of the big face paralysis style makes people feel unbearable. More than 40 million investments, taking away more than 150 million at the box office, also made filming continue to integrate as a possibility. I hope that next time I put more effort into the script, it can become a classic series.
Assassin's Battlefield
Directed by Richard Donner and starring Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas, it was released in 1995. It is also a story of the back wave pushing the front wave, the front wave may not die on the beach, and the two male opponents of Stallone and Banderas fighting wits and courage to the peak of the duel have left a very deep impression on the audience.
Robert, played by Stallone, although a cold-blooded killer, is very principled. Each action only kills the target with one blow, and will never hurt the innocent. Midor, played by Banderas, is a upstart who rises rapidly in the killer world and does whatever it takes to achieve his goals. Michael has always regarded Robert as a peak being, believing that only by challenging Robert and eliminating him with his own hands can he prove that he is the first ace killer worthy of the name.
Tired, Robert decided to quit the jianghu after making the last vote. Michael arrives on a quest not only to win the mission to kill his target, but also to take the opportunity to kill Robert. The conspiracy and conspiracy of the two masters are exhausted, and it is unknown who died in the face-to-face between life and death.
In Stallone's works, this part belongs to a relatively rare martial arts drama, and the explosive action scenes in the movie are far lower than the psychological game scenes. Carp feels that Stallone is not suitable for such a role, and the Spanish coach Banderas, who plays a supporting role, has a greater innate advantage in this regard, which is why the role of Michael is very successful.
I remember that when Chen Kaige directed "Mei Lanfang", many film critics vigorously praised the role of Qiu Rubai played by Sun Honglei. Carp did not know whether such a comment was deliberate, and the film in which male number two comprehensively suppressed male number one could never be a successful work. The emergence of this situation basically means that the director has completely lost control of his own work, and absolutely no director will deliberately do it at the creative stage of conception.
"Blood And Two Heroes"
Directed by Wu Yusen and starring Chow Yun-fat and Lee Soo-hyun, it was released in 1989. The Golden Age of Hong Kong Cinema, a masterpiece of Wu Yusen's violent aesthetics. The story of the jianghu killer and the iron-blooded detective who cherished each other is still a classic of fan legends thirty years later.
Xiao Zhuang is a jianghu killer with courage, theft and morality, and during an assassination operation, he accidentally injured an innocent singer, causing her eyesight to deteriorate and almost blind. Xiao Zhuang has always felt deeply guilty about this matter, in addition to secretly taking care of the singer, he plans to take over another business and raise a huge amount of money to take the singer to abroad for corneal transplant surgery, so that she can regain her light.
Xiao Zhuang's new mission, after the successful assassination, not only did not get paid, but was also hunted down and killed by many killers. It turned out that the fierce employer wanted to destroy Xiaozhuang. At the same time, a police detective also followed the clues and found Xiaozhuang. After several confrontations between the two, they developed a deep friendship with each other. A large number of killers flocked to the scene, facing the two of them to die in the face of strong enemies, and joined hands to fight in blood, staging a generous and tragic song of the iron-blooded man.
This part is one of the masterpieces of the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, and the success of the film can be said to be all-round. Not only Did Fa Ge and Li Xiuxian successfully portray the two male protagonists, Zhu Jiang, Zeng Jiang, Ye Qianwen, and even the villain boss Cheng Kui'an all contributed extremely superb performances. Two thousand years later, in Japanese, Korean, European and American film and television works, there have been many tributes to this bridge, which is enough to prove its great influence on the world.
In the 2018 "Children of jianghu" directed by Jia Zhangke, the theme song of this part appeared several times, and Ye Qianwen sang "Shallow Drunken Life". This is not so much a tribute to Wu Yusen as it is a remembrance of Jia Kechang's memories of his youth. Those movies that accompany us through countless good times are countless beautiful fragments in our youth memories.
The Lone Killer
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Alain Deron and Natalie Deron, the 1967 French film noir. It is a landmark work, and many big-name directors after this have been more or less influenced by this film when shooting killer movies, and Wu Yusen, the director of the last "Blood Double Male", is a loyal fan of Melville. "Across the Seas" is based on another film directed by Melville, "The Great Dawn".
Alandron plays Jeff, a taciturn professional killer who lives alone in a hotel, the only companion he raises. During a mission, Jeff is accidentally witnessed by female pianist Marelli. To his surprise, Marelle deliberately shielded Jeff during the police investigation.
Jeff was shot by his employer's plot, and after escaping the disaster, he secretly investigated and finally found out the identity of his employer. Just as he is about to seek revenge on his employer, Jeff discovers that the woman who once covered him is the employer's wife, and the intricate relationship makes everything confusing.
In this movie, Carp feels that the most influential thing is not the director or the actor, but the trench coat inside. It seems that from now on, the killer appeared without wearing a trench coat, and he was embarrassed to say that he was a killer. Just kidding, in the end, the killer image created by Alandron in this film is so successful that it has been imitated for decades and has never been surpassed.
Another huge influence, embodied in the style of violent aesthetics, has been imitated by later directors for decades. As mentioned earlier, Wu Yusen, the American Leper Kun, and japan's Kitano Takeshi can easily find the shadow of this film, and it is not too much to say that Melville is the grandfather of violent aesthetics.
"This Killer Is Not Too Cold"
Self-written and directed by Luc Besson, starring Jean Renault and Natalie Portman, released in 1994. A cold killer and an ignorant girl are also friends and teachers, relying on each other for their lives to warm up, warm and sad story.
Leon is a taciturn lone killer, and the teenage girl Matilda is the child of his neighbor's family. Matilda's father is involved in the drug trade, and the black police lead their men to rush into Matilda's home and kill all her family, and Leon is afraid to save the little girl's life.
Lyon, who has always been alone, takes in the lonely little girl, and the two lonely people find a warm feeling in each other. The black police, aware of the little girl's slip-up, spotted Lyon and Matilda and resolved to get rid of them. Leon fought alone to cover Matilda's breakthrough, while tangling with strong enemies and trying to kill a bloody road.
Director Luc Besson once said of the film in an interview, "It's about two little children, a girl and a boy, in their hearts, they are both 12 years old, they both feel lost, and they love each other deeply." ”
It's a great killer story, a great love story, a great coming-of-age story. Every lonely heart in this cold world looks forward to the appearance of people who can make them feel warm.
This issue of Carp recommends ten male killer films to everyone, and when you have the opportunity to recommend a few beautiful killer stories, let's go here first.