Keanu training for John Wick 2

[docholliday13]

This man is an absolute MONSTER when it comes to his acting career and putting in the back end work to portray a character on screen to his best. I don't know about you but I can't wait for John Wick 2! This is a small clip of him training for the movie. Who is excited?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpr8oqyjKIc&feature=youtu.be

[Mr. Anthony]

Yessss.

[Dorkface]

Interesting.

Also... I can do all of that. :firedevil:

[John Chambers]

Very cool, I have always loved that he actually trains for his shooting and fighting roles.

[Dorkface]

Very cool, I have always loved that he actually trains for his shooting and fighting roles.


Indeed.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip2tNK0Zq1A

[KarlinPhoenix]

Interesting. This is pretty spectacular for a Hollywood-type but for many of us on WT, well, it is as Dorkface said ^^^

You can see that a lot of work has been done to get K where he is at that point, live ammo. Good for him.

[Danneskjold]

I think it was WinstonSmith who suggested SI sponsoring a couple G34's for the sequel. Free training, even if just to the choreographers, would also be awesome - Brent could probably add value there too.

Just think of that publicity.

[H60DoorGunner]

That's a little more skill than just "preparing for the next movie". It looks like Gun Golf might be a hobby of his?

[Shooter76]

Most of the Hollweird douches are wastes of skin... But while Keanu may not be a phenomenal actor he's by all accounts a really humble and decent dude. He's one of the few I'm happy to see have success.

[WinstonSmith]

I think it was WinstonSmith who suggested SI sponsoring a couple G34's for the sequel. Free training, even if just to the choreographers, would also be awesome - Brent could probably add value there too.

Just think of that publicity.

Yep. Few Hollywood movies would be worth it. This one, yes.

[jerrod]

He trains with Taran Butler.

[BESEPUL]

Oh yeah.... That "match saver" reload of the Benelli was cool.
Can't wait for the movie to come out.

[Jess Karren]

Very cool!!! I agree Besepul, the reload was impressive.


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[Vigilant]

Oh yeah.... That "match saver" reload of the Benelli was cool.
Can't wait for the movie to come out.
Also something you don't just "pick up" unless it's repeated practice! It was a near perfect load.

[R. Lafayette]

Oh yeah.... That "match saver" reload of the Benelli was cool.
Can't wait for the movie to come out.

Would that there would really be a Benelli simply conveniently laying around in the middle of a dynamic gunfight...

[StealthNeighbor]

Stupid question:

Was he shooting simunitions? 9mm AR?

I'm curious as to why his rifle rounds sounded exactly the same as his pistol rounds...
(with that extra "click," almost sounding like an amplified trigger reset)

Looking forward to the next in what I hope will be a dozen sequels!!

[BESEPUL]

Would that there would really be a Benelli simply conveniently laying around in the middle of a dynamic gunfight...

Probably not, but that's not the point of what he is doing. He is using a 3-gun match setting to work on his gun handling skills, not his tactical fighting skills.

[blastjv]

What's funny is that in the context of an action movie there are ALWAYS guns lying around from the bad guys you already killed!!! In this case the 3-gun scenario actually matches very well with what he is training for.

[docholliday13]

What if Keanu didn't train with firearms to become a better actor but trained as an actor to become better with firearms. Mindblown

[R. Lafayette]

Probably not, but that's not the point of what he is doing. He is using a 3-gun match setting to work on his gun handling skills, not his tactical fighting skills.

I get that. Regardless of the scenario the man has 'mad skillz.'

[Badger]

Very cool, I have always loved that he actually trains for his shooting and fighting roles.

Yes. It's just too bad he's a terrible actor.

[alistar]

Stupid question:

Was he shooting simunitions? 9mm AR?

I'm curious as to why his rifle rounds sounded exactly the same as his pistol rounds...
(with that extra "click," almost sounding like an amplified trigger reset)

Looking forward to the next in what I hope will be a dozen sequels!!

I have wondered this myself. I suspect the flash and sound effects (as well as some of the injury effects) are added with cgi in post production so that the actors and crew do not risk eye or ear injury. For close up scenes where the slide has to reciprocate a gas or electric gun can be used. One of my airsoft magazines doesn't hold back the slide when it is empty of bb's, and still works the slide as long as there is gas pressure.

[spanky68]

Most of the Hollweird douches are wastes of skin... But while Keanu may not be a phenomenal actor he's by all accounts a really humble and decent dude. He's one of the few I'm happy to see have success.

seriously ? he is one of the worst actor of all time

[WinstonSmith]

seriously ? he is one of the worst actor of all time

The point is his action shots are more realistic (except for The Matrix) and he trains hard. The end.

[hogarth]

Notice that he actually uses his sling.

[noonesshowmonkey]

I definitely had movement.

Half mast, at least.

[Dave Sauer]

Years ago, when I was working as a weapons training guy for my agency, we would have actors come up to our range to train for movies. We would get hired on OT to be the "safety officer" and make sure no one got killed and our range stuff didn't shot to heck. Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Val Kilmer and all the gang from "Heat" came up for several days to be trained by former British SAS guys for the big gunfight scene. It was all live fire. The director wanted realism. Gina Davis trained for "Long Kiss Goodnight" and she shot pretty well, too.

[mike135]

On the topic of "actors who are gun guys", I've heard Jeremy Renner is serious about guns--both in regards to defending the 2nd Amendment and actually shooting them. Unfortunately That Guy In Tennessee claims he has trained with them multiple times so he may not be the smartest about where he trains, but that's fixable... :smile:

[chad newton]

Years ago, when I was working as a weapons training guy for my agency, we would have actors come up to our range to train for movies. We would get hired on OT to be the "safety officer" and make sure no one got killed and our range stuff didn't shot to heck. Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Val Kilmer and all the gang from "Heat" came up for several days to be trained by former British SAS guys for the big gunfight scene. It was all live fire. The director wanted realism. Gina Davis trained for "Long Kiss Goodnight" and she shot pretty well, too.
My buddy got to be in sons of anarchy(one positive),I bet you know how some of the guys blew that one.

[Shooter76]

seriously ? he is one of the worst actor of all time

I think that's overstating things. I've seen much worse than him. I think a more accurate statement is that he, much like Clint Eastwood, has limited range as an actor.

Either way, his acting ability wasn't really my point...

[Shooter76]

Gina Davis trained for "Long Kiss Goodnight" and she shot pretty well, too.

Makes sense since she's come close to qualifying for the Olympics in archery...

[chad newton]

I think he's pretty good and I like his movies, Pointbreak is one of my favorites. What's even cooler is he is out training, that more then some of the guys on here can say.

[barnetmill]

I have never seen his films and the video shown was gun gaming. I rather watch videos of Gabe and his SI instructors doing it right.

[WinstonSmith]

I have never seen his films and the video shown was gun gaming. I rather watch videos of Gabe and his SI instructors doing it right.

Emphasis on the first part, so of course you say the second part. Yes, it's entertainment, but it's some of the most realistic action to come out of Hollywood. Yes, that particular clip was of him training with a "gun gamer," but likely just to help him practice speed and efficiency.

Watch the flick, before you cast judgment.

[coastalcop]

Emphasis on the first part, so of course you say the second part. Yes, it's entertainment, but it's some of the most realistic action to come out of Hollywood. Yes, that particular clip was of him training with a "gun gamer," but likely just to help him practice speed and efficiency.

Watch the flick, before you cast judgment.


Wick was good! Cruise is BSC but played a GREAT character in Collateral. HEAT is an all time favorite. I can appreciate an actor that actually trains for a gun/badass role knowing that it is going to be rendered in "gun-fu" for lots of the filming.

[barnetmill]

Emphasis on the first part, so of course you say the second part. Yes, it's entertainment, but it's some of the most realistic action to come out of Hollywood. Yes, that particular clip was of him training with a "gun gamer," but likely just to help him practice speed and efficiency.

Watch the flick, before you cast judgment.
Watch the flick, why?

I rather spend my time watching rewatching Gabe's 3 disc set on CQB fighting in structures. Eventually when I come across some cheap discs in a couple of years from now I might look at the film that is being praised here today, but such discs are not a highlight of my life.
I did not like the Matrix either that so many praised.

If this is Bom Vivant for people here, then please enjoy.

[WinstonSmith]

Watch the flick, why?

I rather spend my time watching rewatching Gabe's 3 disc set on CQB fighting in structures. Eventually when I come across some cheap discs in a couple of years from now I might look at the film that is being praised here today, but such discs are not a highlight of my life.
I did not like the Matrix either that so many praised.

If this is Bom Vivant for people here, then please enjoy.

If you don't enjoy movies, then why jump on a movie thread a criticize it?

I enjoyed Gabe's CQB set, but (sorry Gabe) it's not like I'm going to spin that up on a Friday night and call it entertainment.

ETA: no comment about "cheap discs" entertainment. :wink:

[R. Lafayette]

I enjoyed Gabe's CQB set, but (sorry Gabe) it's not like I'm going to spin that up on a Friday night and call it entertainment.

Word...

[barnetmill]

If you don't enjoy movies, then why jump on a movie thread a criticize it?

I enjoyed Gabe's CQB set, but (sorry Gabe) it's not like I'm going to spin that up on a Friday night and call it entertainment.

ETA: no comment about "cheap discs" entertainment. :wink:

Because of this "This is a small clip of him training for the movie. Who is excited" I reviewed the training tape clip and it was not correct technique. Other than that I could care less, except it was being represented as wow, he is training and look how good he is.

[Dorkface]

Because of this "This is a small clip of him training for the movie. Who is excited" I reviewed the training tape clip and it was not correct technique. Other than that I could care less, except it was being represented as wow, he is training and look how good he is.

In the video I posted the trainer acknowleges that they dont always use the most correct technique because it doesnt look good on camera. At the very least you should look up the club fight scene from the movie on youtube. Its very impressive.

[barnetmill]

In the video I posted the trainer acknowleges that they dont always use the most correct technique because it doesnt look good on camera. At the very least you should look up the club fight scene from the movie on youtube. Its very impressive.


Thanks I may do that. Does anyone have a link

[WinstonSmith]

Thanks I may do that. Does anyone have a link


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-HSoOFdJ3s

[Brent Yamamoto]

In the video I posted the trainer acknowleges that they dont always use the most correct technique because it doesnt look good on camera.

This is common whether it's guns, swords or hand to hand. The real stuff doesn't always translate well to film.

[Greg Nichols]

I personally thought that Wick was outstanding. It's a lot like the new Mad Max in my mind. Not a lot of talking, just pure violence from start to finish. Wick comes on screen as being very practiced and smooth, made the whole thing more believable for me.


ETA: Wick isn't a training film it's a couple hours of diversion

[barnetmill]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-HSoOFdJ3s Thanks for the link and I watch it.

[barnetmill]

This is common whether it's guns, swords or hand to hand. The real stuff doesn't always translate well to film.

You have a point for example when some real killing gets filmed it often does not seem dramatic and can be hard to follow.

Some of that was a bit like the movie 'Taken' and its sequels. Except the previous video club scenes seem to utilize some of what was taught in CRG. The film 'taken' kills in a greater variety of ways, but I certainly would not recommend such films to anyone.

Here's the Hero making his statement in the beginning and in the second video he is doing in everybody. One fellow he does in one of the films by leaving him hooked up to the household electricity and walks away leaving him to die in agony.

Here just after the hero's daughter gets kidnapped

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZOywn1qArI

And here is how he gets even

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhPfCkuFqiw

The gag is phony in this scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c-TIxEgcTA

[Shooter76]

Because of this "This is a small clip of him training for the movie. Who is excited" I reviewed the training tape clip and it was not correct technique. Other than that I could care less, except it was being represented as wow, he is training and look how good he is.


You understand he's training for a MOVIE, right!?

[barnetmill]

You understand he's training for a MOVIE, right!?

Thanks, I have found out what was what and the possible misunderstanding on my part is reconciled and I see no reason to continue.

[Alex Nieuwland]

Looking forward to this movie.

[epilepticninja]

No one has ever seen River's Edge with Keanu? Old school movie, awesome sound track. Keanu is one of my favorites.

[warriorscience4u]

No one has ever seen River's Edge with Keanu? Old school movie, awesome sound track. Keanu is one of my favorites.

IIRC, River Phoenix as well, baja bug clapped out.

He is always working, moving, developing. JW2 will be good.

[Sgt. Psycho]

Good on Reeves for training and doing most of his own stunt work. It is unusual to see an actor put in the effort to train in martial arts and gun handling for his fight scenes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip2tNK0Zq1A



Too bad Reeves is paying good money for forearms training with Taran Tactical and the stolen valor bitch Amy Jane. That will help him look good in his movie roles (and that is the point, as we pay to be entertained) but he is not training for anything like a real gunfight. If Reeves wants to train for reality instead of games and choreography, he should be able to find trainers who don't have to promote themselves with youtube videos of fake tits on a fake Marine. Unfortunately Reeves probably has no idea with whom he is associating himself in the publicity photos.