i actually watched it during opening weekend but anyway
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the first one was better. I still enjoyed this one though and wouldn’t mind seeing it again
how many times has Bruce Greenwood played the president of the U.S. now lol
idk why I thought that; I haven’t seen any of the other times lol
the few minutes Roxy was onscreen were glorious then the thing I was dreading happened -______- it’s such BS! obviously they just wanted to get rid of her bc they didn’t want to figure out how to include her in the rest of the story
like they could’ve had her get out just in time or something
they found a way for Harry to still be alive so why not Roxy?? -__-
and why was she just at home helping Eggsy??? she must’ve had her own hobbies????? it would’ve been nice to see them???
she should have been been with Eggsy and Merlin when they went to Kentucky and then what if Clara turned out to be bi and she rejected Whiskey and Eggsy but went for Roxy and it would’ve been another reference of sorts to the first film! there, I improved the story, @ me Marv
also compare the treatment of her death with Merlin’s: he went out in such a lovely way, with the support of his friends(?), but Roxy’s death was just like welp
I was hoping they’d have a funeral service for her or something at the end like they alluded to in the beginning (“after the mission then you may shed a tear”) but nope
I’m also displeased somewhat with Merlin’s death because literally as soon as he finally got a chance to go out into the field, he died??? Eggsy had a freaking mine sweeper though???? again I think they didn’t know to do with Merlin in the final act so they just killed him
I feel like there were too many references to the first one maybe. makes the film seem less able to stand on its own, i.e. weaker. but the references were incorporated reasonably well, I guess. and as a fan I enjoyed them
also the action wasn’t as good imo idk I guess it was because it seemed to be less about skill and more about gadgets??
anyway that’s just a lot of criticism because they’re actual thoughts, as opposed to stuff like “omg Elton John!! ”
but really that “FRIEND” moment at the end was my fave
also the “with Valentine kidnapping all these celebrities I took advantage of the confusion” thing so good
Julianne was so good omg
also I don’t think it was as funny?? but there were still a lot of funny parts and I will laugh when I think of them in the coming days
I wish there had been a sign that Whiskey was actually going to turn on them apart from Harry’s ‘instinct’… it’s like we just have to accept he has magical instincts…
I appreciate that the thing with Tilde actually became something, and it wasn’t just a throwaway “spy gets the girl” thing
Eggsy’s suit is apparently made out of boyfriend material in addition to being bulletproof
I think the film as a whole was just less, like, cohesive. but w/e
