How amazing and agile the first one is, how disappointing and clumsy this one is

Johann 2022-04-24 07:01:03

This film pieced together elements and parodied the first one, but the plot was full of loopholes: why did Harry just recover his inflexibility, and the cowboy can suddenly recover? The first is that celebrities and dignitaries support the villains, and the common people are kept in the dark, so the protagonist needs to sneak into the enemy camp secretly, and finally destroy it in one fell swoop. In the second part, the villain directly challenged the government and the people. Why didn't they fight back? Could it be that they would only be captured and finally had to rely on the protagonist and Harry to go deep into the tiger's den alone? The first bar fight scene was accompanied by the continuous display of Harry's various novel equipment; in the second bar fight, the cowboy's noose was an electric cutting rope. Is the Texas secret service organization so shabby? (Can the screenwriter be more lazy?) In the first part, the ultimate intention of the villain was hidden for a long time. He carried out population extermination in the name of preventing global warming and saving the world, and finally revealed the villain with the massacre scene in the church The intentions and methods are astounding. In the second part, the villain wants to legalize drug trafficking, and the realm is much smaller. In the end, the villain uses a TV monologue to directly express his intentions. . . The first part has class confrontation - the powerful want to eliminate the commoners, but they are killed in the end; there is also the personal growth of the protagonist - from a street gangster to a hero who saves the world. In the second part, I desperately tried to revert to the formula of the previous work (to bring Harry back to life), but except for the scene design and construction, I couldn't see any ideas and creativity.

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Kingsman: The Golden Circle quotes

  • Poppy: My drugs are everywhere. They were never my thing, but here I am, running the biggest drug cartel in the world. The only downside is having to live in the middle of nowhere. You know, these ruins are technically undiscovered. I just added a few touches to remind me of home. I grew up on all that awesome '50s nostalgia. Grease, American Graffiti, Happy Days. But I digress. The thing you need to understand is the hard work and ingenuity it took to achieve a global monopoly on the drug trade. And that's all on me. Not to toot my own horn. I just think it's really important for new recruits to understand the history of The Golden Circle.

  • [Poppy leads Charles and Angel to the diner's counter as she puts on an apron]

    Poppy: So, fellas, I have a couple of things that I wanna clarify. You understand that in The Golden Circle, my authority is never to be questioned, right? And the importance of following orders? Do you understand that? And the value of loyalty?

    [Charles and Angel nod]

    Poppy: It's easy to nod, isn't it?

    [Charles and Angel continue to nod]

    Poppy: I don't like easy. I like proof.

    [pause before Poppy looks at Angel]

    Poppy: What's your name?

    Angel: [Spanish accent] Angel, ma'am.

    Poppy: Angel, baby. Hey...

    [whispers]

    Poppy: Your old pal Charles has messed up. That's all I'm gonna tell you, because that's all you need to know. So put him in the mincer, okay?

    [Angel looks at the meat grinder behind the counter before everyone starts to laugh. Poppy then turns on the grinder, much to Charles' shock. Charles attempts to run, but is cornered by Poppy's robot dogs Bennie and Jet before Angel knocks him out and places him above the grinder]

    Charles: No, Miss Poppy!

    [Charles screams before being turned into ground beef]

    Poppy: Good job! See my salon across the way? Head there for your makeover.

    [Angel walks out of the diner as Poppy places a hamburger patty on the grill]