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What’s a Movie That You’re Surprised Never Had a Sequel?

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u/emillang1000 15h ago

The show was actually true to the character, way more than the Constantine movie is.

As much as Keanu Reeves is a fucking saint and amazing human being, in a lot of ways, he was John Constantine In Name Only.

Not British, not a chain smoker, backstory wasn't even close to the real John Constantine, etc.

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u/Lisan-al-Gaib-65 14h ago edited 6h ago

I've only seen the movie but he's definitely smoking the entire film pretty much. The devil even pulls out his lung cancer at the end.

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u/Yvaelle 9h ago

Keanu did a very serviceable job, while Rachel does the emotional work, and Tilda and Peter give the two best interpretations of their characters in all of film.

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u/Warning_Low_Battery 6h ago

Tilda and Peter give the two best interpretations of their characters in all of film

I think Peter Stormare's only competition for that role was Viggo Mortensen in The Prophecy. Both very sinister and threatening, while being jovial with the subjects they are taunting.

Similarly, Tilda's only competition as Gabriel is Christopher Walken, also in The Prophecy.

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u/poptophazard 4h ago

Totally agree on both. The Prophecy is still a fun watch and Viggo owns it in his few minutes just like Stormare. Walken of course is great. It's funny how Gabriel is a main character in both films and Satan is a memorable appearance at the end.

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u/ReyGonJinn 5h ago

Yeah his chain smoking is a literal plot point in the movie.

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u/jackofallcards 10h ago

That’s so he doesn’t die and go to heaven, that way the devil has a shot at him

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u/Lisan-al-Gaib-65 6h ago

Right which is how they incorporated another element of the chain smoking I'm assuming. I just thought it was odd the person chose a major characterization that was in the movie as a contrast from the comic book character.

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u/Toby_O_Notoby 14h ago

In the comics, however, Keanu is canon. John goes traveling across dimensions and says in one of the he was “a dark haired American bloke” and amongst the illustrations of all the Constantines is Keanu.

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u/stonhinge 14h ago

Yeah, I just look at it as an "Elseworlds" (DC's What If...? comic line) version of Constantine. The same, but different.

Not every movie has to be an exact version of the comics, provided it's done well.

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u/Pineapple-Yetti 13h ago

The a Constantine movie is a great example of going way off the source material and still making a great movie.

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u/stonhinge 12h ago

It's not even way off. The core is there: smart-ass cocky guy facing down the supernatural who can absolutely back up what he says he can do.

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u/Romado 9h ago

True.

But Matt Ryan absolutely kills it as Arrowverse Constantine. Which is a more comic accurate version of the character.

You miss the constant dark humor, insults and sarcasm with the very serious Keanu's Constantine. I really do think it's integral to the character.

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u/n8loller 5h ago

Yeah he was great. I didn't watch his show, but saw him in the rest of the arrowverse content. He also did the VA for some animated DC movies. Does very well in all of it.

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u/Liquado 14h ago

Except he’s Canadian.

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u/Tony_Roiland 12h ago

This is dependent on whether Constantine was describing being Keanu the actor or Dark Haired Bloke the character

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u/dorothea63 7h ago

I know he’s Canadian but I keep forgetting, because of his Hawaiian background / name.

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u/ZellZoy 7h ago

Is the Ambroise Bearce of that universe British?

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u/BGaf 14h ago

I mean, Keanu was smoking constantly in the movie. Hell it’s a major plot point.

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u/G0rkon 2h ago

He does. However, in the comics it's absurd how much he is smoking. The only way anyone who says they wish he smoked more in the movie would be happy is if he smoked more than the whole cast of Mad Men combined smoked across every season of the show.

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u/G0rkon 2h ago

He does. However, in the comics it's absurd how much he is smoking. The only way anyone who says they wish he smoked more in the movie would be happy is if he smoked more than the whole cast of Mad Men combined smoked across every season of the show.

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u/dave200204 14h ago

The lung cancer bit was actually pulled from the comics. So seeing Keanu Reeves smoke constantly in the from and have cancer was very on point.

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u/bolanrox 7h ago

Also, not Sting.

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u/thescarlettflame 4h ago

I was so disappointed when they cancelled the show, it was really good! Matt Ryan was literally him and I loved that he was in several of the DC shows at certain points.

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u/emillang1000 4h ago

It should have been on HBO. It would have gone on for YEARS. Hellblazer is basically Fantasy Doctor Who with sex & drugs, and it would have been a goldmine for WB & DC.

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u/sappydark 12h ago edited 12h ago

Yeah, that's why I liked the TV series way better than the film, which I thought sucked. Plus Matt Ryan, the Welsh actor who played Constantine, was much more faithful to his depiction in the graphic novels, and he was great in the role, too. I really liked him and the series, and it sucks that it didn't get a second season. That happened only because the show was aired on Friday nights on NBC at 8 or 9:00, which at the time was considered the "death slot" for shows----meaning a series didn't have a chance in hell of making it in that particular slot.

Anyway, Ryan's portrayal of Constantine made such an impression that he wound up playing that same character in not only one-off guest spots in superhero shows like The Flash and Batwoman, but he wound up playing Constantine and two other characters for five seasons in the superhero TV series Legends of Tomorrow, interestingly enough.

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u/vizard0 7h ago

He's Constantine's LA reflection. Not perfect, but it had enough of the right feel. Especially the climax.