Anyone else think Man on Fire > Training Day?

[doublejs07]

This was being discussed on the radio this morning...some of the hosts were saying that TD is ridiculously overhyped, and Man on Fire was the better of the twomovies. In thinking about it, that statement MAY be right. Of course it's all a matter of opinion....so what do you all think?

 

[huynher]

Never seen Man On Fire. Not gonna lie, not the greatest Denzel fan. But if people are putting it on the same scale as Training Day, I'll definitely have tocheck it out.

 

[omgitswes]

yeah and this coming from someone who's seen training day multiple times
but never seen all of Man on Fire

 

[hybridsoldier23]

Denzel is ruthless in Man on Fire.

Alonzo was just a

in Training Day.

 

[saintvitus07]

Man on Fire did not entertain.

 

[biggieeb0y]

This reminds me, gotta cop both on dvd.

 

[an dee 51o]

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

This was being discussed on the radio this morning...some of the hosts were saying that TD is ridiculously overhyped, and Man on Fire was the better of the two movies. In thinking about it, that statement MAY be right. Of course it's all a matter of opinion....so what do you all think?

Good question. I've seen Training Day at least a dozen times, and Man on Fire at least five or six times. I would say that it's too closeto call. I think that Training Day had the better plot overall, but I like the acting and the action scenes in MoF more.

 

[ballinamillion1]

Yea I prefer Man on Fire overall, but I think his acting was pretty good in both

 

[mosthated770]

man on fire>>

by far

 

[Betonblck]

Man on Fire is way better than Training Day.

Training Day isn't that good of a movie. It's alright, Denzel plays a great part, but the plot and acting by the other characters is lacking.

Man on Fire is one of the better movies to come out in like the past 5 years. Plot/story is good. Acting is good, especially by the little girl Lupita.

 

[b smooth 202]

Training Day easyyyyyyyyyy..

 

[Fong$tarr]

No way. Training Day was by far better.

 

[Bonafide]

Never saw Man on Fire but im DLing it now. Based on the replies, should be a great movie

 

[an dee 51o]

Originally Posted by cguy610

Training Day isn't that good of a movie. It's alright, Denzel plays a great part, but the plot and acting by the other characters is lacking.

Man on Fire is one of the better movies to come out in like the past 5 years. Plot/story is good. Acting is good, especially by the little girl Lupita.

Agreed on both points. I thought that acting by everyone other than Denzel was pretty poor. See: Dr. Dre.

Character development was much better in MoF, imo. You get to see Creasy starting off as a drunken loser, and how Lupita changes him into a completelydifferent person.

 

[in yo nostril]

absolutely not.

 

[joegalvan]

training day was gully... but man on fire was a great film top to bottom. hell, it even had christopher walken in it.

edit... cant believe this wasnt on youtube. so i uploaded it...

 

[grizzly hebert]

Originally Posted by MOSTHATED770

man on fire>>

by far

Dakota Fanning being snatched: "Creasy"!!!!!

 

[blacklion23]

No, but I think John Q is.

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by an dee 51o

Originally Posted by cguy610

Training Day isn't that good of a movie. It's alright, Denzel plays a great part, but the plot and acting by the other characters is lacking.

Man on Fire is one of the better movies to come out in like the past 5 years. Plot/story is good. Acting is good, especially by the little girl Lupita.

Agreed on both points. I thought that acting by everyone other than Denzel was pretty poor. See: Dr. Dre.

Character development was much better in MoF, imo. You get to see Creasy starting off as a drunken loser, and how Lupita changes him into a completely different person.

That's the way I feel as well. I loved Training Day, but I think the character development was MUCH better in Man on Fire.

 

[Betonblck]

Originally Posted by an dee 51o

Originally Posted by cguy610

Training Day isn't that good of a movie. It's alright, Denzel plays a great part, but the plot and acting by the other characters is lacking.

Man on Fire is one of the better movies to come out in like the past 5 years. Plot/story is good. Acting is good, especially by the little girl Lupita.

Agreed on both points. I thought that acting by everyone other than Denzel was pretty poor. See: Dr. Dre.

Character development was much better in MoF, imo. You get to see Creasy starting off as a drunken loser, and how Lupita changes him into a completely different person.

I'm laughing cause I forgot that Dre was in Training Day too. Dreand Snoop in the same movie says all anybody needs to know about which movie is better.

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by cguy610

Originally Posted by an dee 51o

Originally Posted by cguy610

Training Day isn't that good of a movie. It's alright, Denzel plays a great part, but the plot and acting by the other characters is lacking.

Man on Fire is one of the better movies to come out in like the past 5 years. Plot/story is good. Acting is good, especially by the little girl Lupita.

Agreed on both points. I thought that acting by everyone other than Denzel was pretty poor. See: Dr. Dre.

Character development was much better in MoF, imo. You get to see Creasy starting off as a drunken loser, and how Lupita changes him into a completely different person.

I'm laughing cause I forgot that Dre was in Training Day too. Dre and Snoop in the same movie says all anybody needs to know about which movie is better.

Don't forget Macy Gray, and the chick from Saved by the Bell....The New Class

 

[unkleluke]

Originally Posted by In Yo Nostril

absolutely not.

 

[eghckk]

Originally Posted by cguy610

Man on Fire is way better than Training Day.

Training Day isn't that good of a movie. It's alright, Denzel plays a great part, but the plot and acting by the other characters is lacking.

Man on Fire is one of the better movies to come out in like the past 5 years. Plot/story is good. Acting is good, especially by the little girl Lupita.

I agree with this.

 

[ag 47]

Originally Posted by blacklion23

No, but I think John Q is.

He should have won his oscar for this movie. Not Training Day.

TD is definitely not his best movie. Definitely.

 

[stixx]

Originally Posted by Nike Star Jay

training day > man of fire
"i didn't know you like to get wet"

co-sign
I've seen both over 10x