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‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

May 14, 2019 · John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) · Action · Crime · Thriller · 1:06:27

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 25:33Subway Concourse scene with Common (the silencer fight and knife fight)
Chris Ryan▶ 24:58Subway Concourse scene (the futuristic subway setting with Common fight)
Sean Fennessey▶ 24:52Nightclub Fight scene (after killing Gianna, the pursuit through the club)

Dion Waiters Award

Bill Simmons▶ 34:16Lance Reddick — References someone who would have won for John Wick 1 and is a bigger part of this movie
Sean Fennessey▶ 34:21Lance Reddick — Agrees with another host's pick, noting the character shows up in three key sequences and explains mythology/rules

What's Aged the Best

Bill Simmons▶ 36:09The whole concept of the Continental, markers, and the world-building including the coins
Chris Ryan▶ 34:42The simplicity - it's a really understandable story without complex subplots that require outside knowledge

Casting What-Ifs

Bill Simmons▶ 39:04Ian McShane — Ian McShane replaced Jason Isaacs as Winston in Wick 1, and prefers McShane
Chris Ryan▶ 39:11Ian McShane — Prefers Ian McShane over Jason Isaacs for Winston
Sean Fennessey▶ 40:01Peter Stormare — Discusses the McShane/Isaacs casting change and notes that Michael Nyquist and Peter Stormare (both Swedish actors) played Russian characters

Half-Assed Internet Research

Bill Simmons▶ 41:28Provided extensive trivia including: 116 body count, Keanu's 3-month training regimen, Latin tattoo translation, JFK executive order connection, and director's explanation of the Homeless Network as 'Motel 6' for assassins
Chris Ryan▶ 41:45Contributed observations about assuming everyone dies and the assassin brotherhood being like Knights Templar
Sean Fennessey▶ 41:33Estimated body count at 116 deaths

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 45:26The Matrix — Believes Matrix 1 was Keanu's Apex Mountain, concludes this movie (Hardball) wasn't anybody's Apex Mountain
Chris Ryan▶ 45:02The Matrix — Thinks Matrix 1 or 2 had to be Keanu's Apex, mentions Diane Lane's would be Perfect Storm
Sean Fennessey▶ 45:14Speed — Speed for Keanu Reeves

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 47:17Thomas Sadoski — Initially suggests Tarasov as a possibility, then agrees with Thomas Sadoski suggestion
Chris Ryan▶ 47:41Thomas Sadoski — Thomas Sadoski (the cop from both movies, also known as Don from The Newsroom)
Sean Fennessey▶ 47:34Peter Stormare — Suggests Peter Stormare but notes he's well-known from Fargo and Big Lebowski, also mentions Leguizamo

Best Quote

Bill Simmons▶ 55:51Multiple quotes including 'You have a beautiful home, John', 'Rules. Without them, we live with the animals', 'Mr. Wick. Do enjoy your party', and 'This rounds on me. Consider it professional courtesy'
Chris Ryan▶ 56:25Someone get this man a gun
Sean Fennessey▶ 56:31Multiple Winston quotes including 'and you its privileges, sir' and Bowery King's 'I am all seeing and I am all knowing'

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 57:05Could normal people stay at the Continental? How much are the gold coins worth? Has there ever been a stronger pencil? How did John Wick get back to his house at the end?
Chris Ryan▶ 57:18What's Continental Yelp like? How many floors is the Continental? Pencils break doing algebra homework but not on human skulls
Sean Fennessey▶ 57:50The Continental probably has 16-30 floors with layers of access for more successful assassins, plus elite basement levels

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:01:36Common — Common (with the caveat that they're discussing who won besides Keanu Reeves)
Sean Fennessey▶ 1:02:33Common — Common (agrees and explains why - made Cassian seem like a cool, important character worthy of fighting Wick)

Movies Referenced (35)

John Wick (2014)

70 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 0:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Matrix (1999)

12 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 3:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Speed (1994)

10 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 3:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Point Break (1991)

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 3:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Deadpool (2016)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 17:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dracula (1992)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 10:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Knock Knock (2015)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 5:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:02:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Predator (1987)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 6:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Street Kings (2008)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 4:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Third Man (1949)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 21:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

A Scanner Darkly (2006)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 4:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (4)

Chad Stahelski

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for John Wick▶ 29:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mel Gibson

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Braveheart, Conspiracy Theory▶ 24:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Luis Labrador

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Watchmen, I Am Legend▶ 32:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Timothy Nyquist

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 40:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (31)

Keanu Reeves

27 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Matrix, Speed, Point Break▶ 3:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ian McShane

12 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Kung Fu Panda▶ 33:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Laurence Fishburne

9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for The Matrix, Contagion▶ 10:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Diane Lane

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Unfaithful, Under the Tuscan Sun▶ 46:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Peter Stormare

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Fargo▶ 39:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jason Isaacs

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for The Patriot▶ 39:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jonathan Sadowski

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for She's the Man, Chernobyl Diaries▶ 47:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lance Reddick

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2▶ 32:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Saint Motel

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 44:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Steve Buscemi

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Fargo, Reservoir Dogs▶ 50:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Game

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Street Kings, The A-Team, Coach Carter▶ 9:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Danny Trejo

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Predators▶ 50:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (1)

Nancy Meyers

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for It's Complicated, Something's Gotta Give, Private Benjamin▶ 9:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Michael Grantland

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Other Guys▶ 4:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗