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JOHN WICK: THE DARK ADVENTURES
Former assassin John Wick loses his wife Helen to a terminal illness. Following her death, John receives a beagle puppy named Daisy, the last gift from Helen to help him cope with his grief. John and Daisy connect and spend time driving around in John's vintage 1969 Ford Mustang. While at a gas station, John encounters Iosef Tarasov, the son of Russian crime lord Viggo Tarasov, who tries to buy his car. John refuses to sell, which angers Iosef. That night, Iosef and his henchmen break into John's house to steal his car, leaving John unconscious and killing Daisy.
Iosef takes the Mustang to Aurelio's chop shop to have the VIN changed. Recognizing the car and learning Iosef stole it from John, Aurelio berates the Russian, punches him, and throws him out of the shop. John visits Aurelio, who tells him that Iosef is Viggo's son. Viggo contacts Aurelio to find out why he struck Iosef; Aurelio then reveals about Iosef's actions towards John. Viggo understands Aurelio's reaction and beats Iosef for his stupidity, telling him about John Wick's history as a notorious assassin known as "Baba Yaga " or "The Boogeyman." When John asked Viggo's permission to retire and marry Helen, Viggo assigned him an "impossible task" to complete to leave the assassin's life. John succeeded; his actions laid the foundations for the Tarasov syndicate.
Viggo contacts John and tries to convince him to spare Iosef and not seek revenge. John silently refuses. To save Iosef, Viggo dispatches a twelve-man team to kill John at his house. John takes out all of the assassins and then calls in a service to professionally clean the scene. Viggo places a $2 million bounty on John's head, and even goes as far as offering the contract to John's mentor, Marcus, personally. Marcus warily accepts. John recovers the tools of his trade from under the concrete floor in his home and heads to the Continental Hotel, which caters to the criminal underworld and forbids any "business" from being conducted on the premises. In response, Viggo doubles the bounty for anyone willing to break the Continental's rules and kill John in the hotel.
Winston, the owner of the Continental, informs John that Viggo has Iosef sequestered at the Red Circle nightclub, protected by his men. John assaults the Red Circle to get to Iosef, and almost kills him but is stopped by Viggo's main henchman Kirill, allowing Iosef to escape. Returning to the Continental, John uses their services to tend to his wounds. A fellow assassin, Ms. Perkins attempts to claim the bounty on him by sneaking into his room and trying to kill him. John is alerted to the plan by Marcus, allowing John to incapacitate Ms. Perkins. John gets the location of Viggo's front organization from Ms. Perkins, then leaves her unconscious in the care of Harry, another assassin at the Continental, to await judgment for breaking the hotel's rules. Ms. Perkins kills Harry and escapes.
John heads to the Little Russia church Viggo is using as his front and destroys Viggo's cache of money and blackmail material. Viggo and his men arrive, allowing John to ambush them. However, Viggo's men overpower John and capture him. As Viggo taunts John for believing that he could leave his criminal past behind, John is rescued by Marcus' intervention. Freeing himself, John kills Kirill and forces Viggo to reveal Iosef's location. John also forces Viggo to pull the $2 million contract. John then goes to the safe house and kills Iosef and his bodyguards.
Ms. Perkins informs Viggo that John and Marcus have been in contact. Viggo visits Marcus in his home and tortures him for information before executing him. Viggo contacts John to tell him about Marcus' death and plans to have Ms. Perkins ambush him...
Iosef takes the Mustang to Aurelio's chop shop to have the VIN changed. Recognizing the car and learning Iosef stole it from John, Aurelio berates the Russian, punches him, and throws him out of the shop. John visits Aurelio, who tells him that Iosef is Viggo's son. Viggo contacts Aurelio to find out why he struck Iosef; Aurelio then reveals about Iosef's actions towards John. Viggo understands Aurelio's reaction and beats Iosef for his stupidity, telling him about John Wick's history as a notorious assassin known as "Baba Yaga " or "The Boogeyman." When John asked Viggo's permission to retire and marry Helen, Viggo assigned him an "impossible task" to complete to leave the assassin's life. John succeeded; his actions laid the foundations for the Tarasov syndicate.
Viggo contacts John and tries to convince him to spare Iosef and not seek revenge. John silently refuses. To save Iosef, Viggo dispatches a twelve-man team to kill John at his house. John takes out all of the assassins and then calls in a service to professionally clean the scene. Viggo places a $2 million bounty on John's head, and even goes as far as offering the contract to John's mentor, Marcus, personally. Marcus warily accepts. John recovers the tools of his trade from under the concrete floor in his home and heads to the Continental Hotel, which caters to the criminal underworld and forbids any "business" from being conducted on the premises. In response, Viggo doubles the bounty for anyone willing to break the Continental's rules and kill John in the hotel.
Winston, the owner of the Continental, informs John that Viggo has Iosef sequestered at the Red Circle nightclub, protected by his men. John assaults the Red Circle to get to Iosef, and almost kills him but is stopped by Viggo's main henchman Kirill, allowing Iosef to escape. Returning to the Continental, John uses their services to tend to his wounds. A fellow assassin, Ms. Perkins attempts to claim the bounty on him by sneaking into his room and trying to kill him. John is alerted to the plan by Marcus, allowing John to incapacitate Ms. Perkins. John gets the location of Viggo's front organization from Ms. Perkins, then leaves her unconscious in the care of Harry, another assassin at the Continental, to await judgment for breaking the hotel's rules. Ms. Perkins kills Harry and escapes.
John heads to the Little Russia church Viggo is using as his front and destroys Viggo's cache of money and blackmail material. Viggo and his men arrive, allowing John to ambush them. However, Viggo's men overpower John and capture him. As Viggo taunts John for believing that he could leave his criminal past behind, John is rescued by Marcus' intervention. Freeing himself, John kills Kirill and forces Viggo to reveal Iosef's location. John also forces Viggo to pull the $2 million contract. John then goes to the safe house and kills Iosef and his bodyguards.
Ms. Perkins informs Viggo that John and Marcus have been in contact. Viggo visits Marcus in his home and tortures him for information before executing him. Viggo contacts John to tell him about Marcus' death and plans to have Ms. Perkins ambush him...
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Published January 30, 2023
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The writing is bad, the editing worse. This is not a fair representation of the well-written films. Would profit immensely from the work of a skilled writer.
The writing is bad, the editing worse. This is not a fair representation of the well-written films. Would profit immensely from the work of a skilled writer.
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