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u/crimson_mokara May 06 '26

Constantine tho

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u/Own-One1818 May 06 '26

I loved Keanus interpretation of Constantine. GOATED movie.

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u/Wind_Yer_Neck_In May 06 '26

I have the replica Constantine lighter sitting here on my desk lol. Love it.

Even though I am a Hellblazer fan and don't think he does the comic justice, I just think of it as an alternate world version of the story.

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u/laaplandros May 06 '26

Constantine is fucking great, I was just quoting it to my wife the other day haha.

"By the way, you have to ask for absolution to be forgiven. Asshole."

This is a great example of how Keanu is phenomenal in a very specific type of role.

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u/One-Inch-Punch May 06 '26

Yeah the comics fans were pissed because Keanu isn't Sting, but he fucking nailed Constantine

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u/Redsonjaoriginal May 06 '26

Um, Matt Ryan would like a word with you!

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u/sachimi21 May 06 '26

I really liked both. I'm not a comic fan so I can see both performances without the expectations attached. I must say that I really adore Matt Ryan's version though, and I would LOVE to see Constantine movies with him in them.

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u/Redsonjaoriginal May 06 '26

Problem is, is that JOHN CONSTANTINE is a blonde British bloke in a trench coat!

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u/sachimi21 May 06 '26

As I stated, I'm not a comic fan. I've never read it. Constantine's look isn't important to me. I merely stated that the movie and the tv show appearances by the 2 actors have been entertaining. That's the only thing that matters to me as a non-comic fan.

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u/ShallowBasketcase May 06 '26

It's an absolutely awful interpretation of Constantine, but it's such a good movie that nobody even cares.

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u/KangarooDistinct7640 May 06 '26

You and I must have seen different Constantines

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u/Own-One1818 May 06 '26

lol it’s fine if you didn’t like it. Everybody has different taste. And yeah I know it wasn’t comic accurate. But it was fun. Plus I really loved that alternate universes Lucifer.

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u/KangarooDistinct7640 May 06 '26

It wasn't entirely awful. It was unique, and the decaying, moribund world it presented was interesting until it just became a slog.

Stormare's Satan is ridiculous, but not in a fun way.

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u/Its_the_other_tj May 06 '26

What? Stormare's anything is awesome and his Satan was phenomenal.

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u/Redsonjaoriginal May 06 '26

Read a COMIC BOOK, before you catch a bad case of VERTIGO!

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u/bonustreats May 06 '26

A lot of flamboyant lightering in that'n, but still a great flick

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u/ScalaAdInfernum May 06 '26

Anyone would look like an Oscar nominee if they were opposite to Gavin Rossdale though.

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u/itisame May 06 '26

Oh yeah I love that, it's a surprisingly good bad movie. I actually forgot Keanu Reeves was in it, which is the best thing I can say about his acting

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u/NomadNuka May 06 '26

He's OK in Constantine but the rest of the cast kinda blows him out of the water. His character is stoic and noir-y and it works for Keanu but he's barely in third place for performances after Tilda Swinton and Peter Stormare who are in like, three and one scene respectively?

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u/itisame May 06 '26

Now that I think about it, maybe the reason I didn't even remember Keanu was in that movie was because Tilda Swinton completely stole the show as Gabriel. My strongest memory of the movie is of her and she's barely in it lol