My Movie Journal is Better Than Yours

Other Movies Seen By This Director (1)
- Extraction

Notes History

Date Viewed	Venue	Note
06.20.23	Internet	Really I watched the first Extraction last night because my co-worker recommended Extraction 2 but I felt like I should see the first one first. And because I did, I get now that the "extraction" part of these movies is what deserves the super long stitched together "single" take sequence that is a stand-out in both films. This one, being a sequel, is twice as long and more than twice as ambitious, involving a ton of stunt people and extras, some digital flames, and a nicely escalated final bit involving different kinds of vehicles. According to the Internet it's 20 minutes instead of 10 in the last one. So that's the scene that stand outs, but I actually thought the other action with normal editing was better in this one as well. The story is a tiny bit more layered which is kind of nice and mostly it knows not to overstay its welcome. Tight 100 minutes with like 20 minutes of credits. Overall, I liked this one more than the first, and I liked the first ok! I'll watch the next one, since I guess this is a franchise now.