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From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (2025) Official Trailer - Ana de Armas
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The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
Keanu
Norman Reedus dafuq
RIP Lance
Im in tho it looks a bit silly and Im not very much sold on Ana being a killer but will see.
Norman Reedus dafuq
RIP Lance
Im in tho it looks a bit silly and Im not very much sold on Ana being a killer but will see.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
I loved her in the James Bond movie, but here she just doesn't have the same precise movement and speed of keanu. Keanu looks like an assassin. She looks like an actress pretending to be an assassin. She's like 80% there. But that last 20% is crucial for believability.
Good action though.
Good action though.
AJUMP23
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Keanu
Norman Reedus dafuq
RIP Lance
Im in tho it looks a bit silly and Im not very much sold on Ana being a killer but will see.
She has Killer looks. and her looks could kill.
That should be a line in this film.
SJRB
Gold Member
Massive props for them literally spelling out that she will always be smaller and weaker than the men she's fighting.
Finally.
Anyway, looks cool! Isn't a lot of this basically Black Widow?
Also, the stunt person who jumped through that window to escape the fire 100% broke their shoulder or something, that dive looked brutal.
Finally.
Anyway, looks cool! Isn't a lot of this basically Black Widow?
Also, the stunt person who jumped through that window to escape the fire 100% broke their shoulder or something, that dive looked brutal.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Ana de Armas.
Say no more.
Say no more.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Yay! More girlboss bullshit!
And I love Ana and Wick but fucking come on dude
NUFF!
And I love Ana and Wick but fucking come on dude
NUFF!
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
John Wick really should have never gone past the 1st movie. What was initially just a charming amount of sophistication and lore for an action movie has been stretched into the dumbest extended universe ever.
ResilientBanana
Member
But if it isn't just fun to fucking watch. Some things just need to be as they are. Not every movie needs meaning.
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Looks fun, will watch.
But she doesn't have the physicality for any of these fights. It's not even a big deal to have a 100 lb woman attempting to armbar you while you're in a standing position, and there's no way to sell it as being a big deal like you'd be flailing around for dear life. Nah.
But she doesn't have the physicality for any of these fights. It's not even a big deal to have a 100 lb woman attempting to armbar you while you're in a standing position, and there's no way to sell it as being a big deal like you'd be flailing around for dear life. Nah.
I'm pretty exhausted of the Wick films, mostly because they go wwaaaaaay over the top with the length of their fights. In quick snippets Ana can sorta sell this stuff, but no doubt each of these kills is just 1 of 8 very similar take downs in a row. I know the stunt team puts their heart and soul (and bodies) into those scenes but damn, edit them down! I'm also bewildered at their "universe" and how it could work as it seems like it would always be on the precipice of total collapse since it all relies on "gentlemans rules".
Buuuuuuuut Ana is a doll, this particular team at least delivers solid action, and the trailer goes out of its way to let us know Ana is a scrappy underdog fighting dirty, not the "best most awesomest most coolest most man killing baddests YASS QUEEN of them all!"
Kinda hope we can get Gina Careno and Ronda Rousey back into shape for a fun demonstration of what REAL FIGHTIN' WIMMENS would look like and can do in one of these films.
Buuuuuuuut Ana is a doll, this particular team at least delivers solid action, and the trailer goes out of its way to let us know Ana is a scrappy underdog fighting dirty, not the "best most awesomest most coolest most man killing baddests YASS QUEEN of them all!"
Kinda hope we can get Gina Careno and Ronda Rousey back into shape for a fun demonstration of what REAL FIGHTIN' WIMMENS would look like and can do in one of these films.
Redneckerz
Those long posts don't cover that red neck boy
This has Atomic Blonde vibes all over it (Yep, that was the female John Wick to me) but this looks pretty up to snuff too.
Will be hard to capture the same magic John Wick has, but if the movie takes into play the female aspect (Something which Atomic Blonde did amazingly) and this being the closest thing we will ever get to a Atomic Blonde/John Wick crossover movie, i am more than just excited.
But please convince me more that Ana de Armas is a cold killer like Keanu was. This trailer didn't sell me on that just yet.
Will be hard to capture the same magic John Wick has, but if the movie takes into play the female aspect (Something which Atomic Blonde did amazingly) and this being the closest thing we will ever get to a Atomic Blonde/John Wick crossover movie, i am more than just excited.
But please convince me more that Ana de Armas is a cold killer like Keanu was. This trailer didn't sell me on that just yet.
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You would let her armbar you and pretend it hurt.
Dr.Morris79
Member
Ana, guns, stuff
I'm in
I'm in
midnightAI
Member
Me likey, will watch
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That's not my arm she's yanking on....
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P Diddy party over here.
INC
Member
Pretty much this
Melon Husk
Member
If this is the girl boss version of the first one with higher production value, that's good enough.
The last John Wick was... not good.
The last John Wick was... not good.
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bitbydeath
Member
My Name (Korean show) on Netflix does this and teaches her how to fight people stronger than her.
Would recommend if you haven’t seen it.
BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
My Name (Korean show) on Netflix does this and teaches her how to fight people stronger than her.
Would recommend if you haven’t seen it.
I like how in the trailer the trainer states that they're going to train her how to fight larger and stronger people. This is what they actually do in armed forces across the world when it comes to women soldiers.
My niece is a Marine. They instructed her how to use a knife to make larger and stronger men basically kill themselves with it. She also knows every point on a man's body to inflict the most pain. The Marines don't fuck around.
Ammogeddon
Member
She is smoking hot 
Dirk Benedict
Member
She has very nice lips. Women pay thousands to attain anything close to this type of natural exellence.I created very terribly...... Anna No Armas
LimanimaPT
Member
I haven't seen the trailer, so I'll just guess.
This is John Wick, without Keanu Reeves and a strong female character instead.
Did I got it right?
This reminds me of Furiosa...
This is John Wick, without Keanu Reeves and a strong female character instead.
Did I got it right?
This reminds me of Furiosa...
The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
He is in, has a cameo, but yes. It's pretty much Furiosa. A prequel to the last John Wick.
ManaByte
Gold Member
John Wick is in it. Set between 3 and 4.
Ownage
Member
This will be in a better league than Furiosa.
Insane Metal
Member
After the shitshow that was the last JW movie... I think I'll pass. This looks so dumb.
FunkMiller
Member
The weird thing is, they totally sold me on the ‘you’ll always be weaker than them, kick them in the nuts’ thing. That was perfect.
But then she’s doing a load of hard physical manoeuvres anyway?
Give her knives. Punch daggers. Have her concentrate on weak spots. That’s how you sell a character like this, and how one would work in reality.
Maybe that’s too vicious for a big budget Hollywood movie?
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Exactly. Back in the day all the action movies acknowledged the physical differences with the on-screen action and didn’t have to say anything. Now we’re saying so in the dialogue merely as a way to set her up as even more of a badass, I guess, without bothering to make the fights pass at all.
It was silly when Joss Whedon tried to do it in Dollhouse, and it’s still silly now. Give her weapons or stealth or a cyborg body or superpowers. Have her be outmatched in hand to hand but get out of it through other means.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
FunkMiller
Member
Problem is, they just want ‘female John Wick’ and nothing else. They still want the same audience, who want to see Keane Reeves still. Not a little waif.
Eventually someone with balls will make one of these movies with a nasty, terrifying bitch who will use any weapon at her disposal to fuck a dude up… and it’ll do huge business. Because women will turn out for that.
freefornow
Member
Ana de Armas is all I need.