Pretty much this.
Woo's trademark is slow motion.
Slow motion walking shots
Slow motion high-kicks
High octane chase scenes that are bookended by slow motion vehicle stunts
Slow motion doves taking flight in any shot that's leading to a slow motion action scene
Protagonist jumping through the air, firing two guns, in slow motion
And sparks. Sparks everywhere when there shouldn't be sparks: Whenever anyone shoots anything at any time with any kind of weapon, the object that is hit, no matter what it's made from, throws off showers of sparks, in slow motion
And pan shots and crane-zooms. During a fight between protagonist and antagonist, the camera always zooms in... from miles away, and 150 feet up...
Woo's trademark is slow motion.
Slow motion walking shots
Slow motion high-kicks
High octane chase scenes that are bookended by slow motion vehicle stunts
Slow motion doves taking flight in any shot that's leading to a slow motion action scene
Protagonist jumping through the air, firing two guns, in slow motion
And sparks. Sparks everywhere when there shouldn't be sparks: Whenever anyone shoots anything at any time with any kind of weapon, the object that is hit, no matter what it's made from, throws off showers of sparks, in slow motion
And pan shots and crane-zooms. During a fight between protagonist and antagonist, the camera always zooms in... from miles away, and 150 feet up...
I actually like Hard Target and Face/Off but I acknowledge that they are style over substance action movies.
Plus these zooms and slow motion were taking from movies that are considered classics. The Wild Bunch used slow motion zooms, and The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly used zooms well. So why is Woo not allowed to use them without being thought of as too much?
I don't have anything against slow motion fighting or crane zooms if done well, in a good action movie.
But I wouldn't say that M:I is the worst, cause I still think it's better than Ghost Protocol, which is the worst for me.
Last edited by ironpony; 07-11-18 at 01:35 AM.