A Geeky Guy's Guide to The Furious
I just saw The Furious in the theater and man are my eyes tired.
When I saw the description of The Furious... a combination of John Wick, Taken, and The Raid, I knew I had to see it ASAP. Of those three, by far my least favorite is Taken. It was a good action movie but not one of my favorite. Luckily, that is the smallest ingredient in this perfect Frankenstein of an action movie. You see, the "plot" of The Furious is basically Taken. A father's daughter is kidnapped. A reporter's wife is kidnapped. For some unknown reason they both have "a very particular set of skills; skills they have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make them a nightmare for people like you." How did this regular dad and reporter get such skills? Who the fuck knows?! More importantly... who cares?! They are the best martial arts fighters on earth and that is all that matters. I don't even think we know either of their names during the movie. But who cares? Who needs names when you can take on thirty trained fighters and beat the shit out of all of them?
We all know I hate spoilers, so I won't provide any here. Oh one thing though, I just gave away the entire "plot". that's literally it. Two badass go after human traffickers. But the spoilers I will not reveal, the ones that really matter, are all the ways the two fight their enemies. After over 50 years of watching action movies, I thought I had seen it all. i was terribly wrong. Let's just say there are some fighting styles and weapons of choice that shocked and delighted me. One of the weapons of choice was so unbelievable absurd that I actually burst out laughing in the theater. Then I proceeded to enjoy the next five minutes of combat.
The movie stars Miao Xie and Joe Taslim. I had never seen or heard of Miao Xie before. But apparently he has been performing in action movies for over three decades. And damn was he good... at fighting. I'm guessing he is not much of an actor as they decided to make his character a mute. that is one way to lean into a performer's strengths. On the other hand, I have seen and thoroughly enjoyed Taslim in several projects including Warrior, Mortal Kombat (the fight sequences), the Night Comes of Us and of course The Raid. As always, Taslim's fight sequences were impeccable!
Speaking of The Raid, I am on record saying it is the most action packed movie I have ever seen... until today. While The Raid has about 10 minutes of story, The Furious seems to only have a few seconds here and there. The rest is insane hand to hand combat sequences. They include the best choreography I have ever seen. Kenji Tanigaki, who choreographed the fights, is truly the star of this movie. He has made an action masterpiece. The only way it can be surpassed would be if a movie were longer so they could fit in more fights.
If you like action movies, you must see The Furious!
While you do, please remind yourself of Curly from the Three Stooges. believe me, you'll know why later.
The Furious looks extremely interesting—especially if you love intense, well-choreographed martial arts action.
If you hate gore( extremely violent and bloody), please skip 🤗
Thank you @hanshotfirst for the update.
I sort of got that impression, a movie with more fighting action than acting sounded like a blood bath to me.
The Furious is another good movie you recommend for enjoying action cinema. Also, what else do you know about movies and series here on #Hive? Those actors are definitely new to me. Since I haven't seen that many movies, I might have lost some of the little knowledge I had on the subject, but the important thing is that it provides us with good training. A good movie with plenty of action and fights is great.
I like John wick, but honestly you made me curious with the strange combat styles and weapons
Whatever film comes out, it must be different and more interesting than the old films so that it makes people want to watch it. And the beginning should be something like this. If the whole film makes people want to watch it, then it is also a very good story. When someone is kidnapped, we definitely see what is done to find him and we are happy to see that an interesting story has been created
Action movie is really my favorite, I really love watching it a lot. And from the look of this movie it will be super amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful and interesting movie review @hanshotfirst 🙏
Looks not bad! Big fan of asian, so i give it a shoot
The names are necessary to know who the hero is who can take on 30 guys at once. Undoubtedly, their being martial arts masters gives the film a very believable feel. Without a doubt, it's a good option for a bit of fun because of the action.
I've honestly never even heard of this one before. It sounds like some good fun though!
I'll look for a little more information about that great movie so I can watch it, since I'll have some free time in a few days which I'll enjoy to the fullest, and what better way to spend it than enjoying the movies and series you've recommended to us lately
Did you know that The Furious premiered at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025? I wonder what they did in the last nine months. Thank you for the movie recommendation. I'm going to take some friends to the movies to watch it together :)
In any film in which a famous hero appears, that film seems to be successful from the very beginning because we see that people come to watch the film to see their favorite hero. Whether the film is good or not, they only watch his acting and see many other things that make them very happy. When an actor becomes famous and comes with a new film, all the people who like him watch it, so the story of it is also very suspenseful,