alejo699 t1_itn8ak3 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 9:53 PM

I definitely enjoyed it but it also made me want to rewatch Smokin' Aces, which in my mind will always be the best "what if all the assassins tried to kill each other" movie ever.

temlodutri t1_ito4q19 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 1:51 AM

I actually looked up the cast/crew mid movie to see if it had any ties to Smokin Aces

Goosojuice t1_itoac8g wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:33 AM

I thought smokin aces took itself too seriously. Bulket Train waa goofy from start to finish and reveled in how goofy it was.

alejo699 t1_itom7mo wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:14 AM

Wow, that’s exactly the opposite impression I had. I thought Smokin Aces knew *exactly * how silly it was.

Alekesam1975 t1_itopsv1 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:50 AM

I think Smokin' Aces was both serious when it absolutely needed to be and silly at the same time. A lot of people want their movies to be majority one and small heaping of the other and can't handle tone switches well.

Me, I loved how out there that movie got but man it gets genuine weight in some parts. I feel like that weight counters the insanity in a good way.

Smokin' Aces and Bullet Train is like that, tho' I think BT is a bit on the lighter side.

WiNTeRzZz47 t1_itq8rou wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:47 PM

Correct me if I am wrong. From the way he use the baby carrot, I knew what have I got into.

alejo699 t1_itotbpg wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:30 AM

Yeah, you’re right — the scene with Piven completely losing his shit was pretty raw.