10 best moments in John Wick films

Action movies are usually looked down on. Even a franchise as successful as The Fast and the Furious is seen like a lesser movie, because it's light on plot and heavy on explosions, shootouts and car chases. But what if there was an action franchise that included the scenes of shootouts and car chases so well made, done with such creativity and visual splendor, not only you wouldn't miss the complex and intricate plot but you would be happy simply watching those action scenes for hours?

That's John Wick franchise.

While it's true those films aren't going to win any awards for the script, the action sequences in them are not only astonishing but extremely rewatchble. The thought behind them, the choreography and the execution of those scenes - especially the beautiful cinematography and fantastic music that accompanies them - is insane. And it's always fun to watch Keanu Reeves take down bad guys.

There are so many amazing scenes in the three films that the book scene from the newest one didn't even make the cut! It was hard to narrow it down just to 10, but here we go, here are my favorite action moments in the franchise so far:

10. Home Invasion (John Wick)
The first time we see John in action is when some dumb as fuck goons that are about to die are sent to kill him and they invade his home. What follows is an amazing scene filled with insane choreography where John takes them down, one by one.

9. Church / Parking Lot (John Wick)
That moment when John stops firing the big gun and takes out the hand gun? That's when I saw God.

8. Quiet Shootout / Subway (Chapter 2)
The moment when John and Cassian walk through the corridor, and without anyone noticing, continue to shoot at each other is just so goddamn cool.

7. The Horse (Chapter 3)
It is actually Keanu riding that horse. Like a knight. In a suit.

Before that chase happens he uses the horses' hind legs to kick the bad guys, which was just such a brilliant and hilarious moment in the movie.

6. The Belt (Chapter 3)
I don't know who is responsible for this man taking off his belt twice in the same movie but I wanna thank them and also shout at the. Because some things are just too sexy. And Keanu Reeves taking off his belt and proceeding to fight with it is exactly that.

5. Teaming Up (Chapter 3)
It's impossible to upstage John but Sofia yelling the commands and her dogs going for the opponents' balls nearly did that. One of them even climbs up the wall. Insanity!

4. Knives and Hatchet (Chapter 3)
Close to the beginning of the film John finds himself unarmed. Thankfully, there are dozens of weapons hidden in glass behind him, since let's face it, NYC is filled with resources John can use to move around and kill people with. John gets his hands on a lot of knives and a hatchet. The moment where he throws the latter at a guy from across the room is one of the year's funniest moments.

3. The Pencil (Chapter 2)
We heard about John killing people with a pencil but we all assumed that it was just a legend. Well, nope. He can actually do THAT.

2. The Club / Slow Kill (John Wick)
John making his way through the club to get to Theon Greyjoy is an amazing sequence, including some of the best music in all three films. There's John intensely staring into the eyes of a dude he is killing as Kaleida's Think plays in the background and I saw that moment about 20 times. Don't judge me, he is hot. And then we have him shooting a guy in the head while he is locking eyes with the man he wants dead the most. And then he makes his way out of the club, shooting, and fighting in a way that I cannot even accurately describe.

1. Winter at the Continental (Chapter 3)
The standout sequence in Chapter 3 which blends action and humor most smoothly in the franchise yet has John and Charon fight the forces of The High Table sent to kill them all. What's tricky is that they are wearing special armor so it takes more bullets than usual to take them down. And the scenes of glorious mayhem, which bring the hallway shootout from The Matrix to mind, cut back and forth between the shooting and Winston and the dog, chilling inside the vault which harbors more guns. The whole scene is set to Vivaldi's Winter, the glorious mix of which is on the soundtrack. And it all looks absolutely incredible.