I lost a post or two and became a probationary member, I guess, but I did see an actual in-theater movie recently. We see a movie in the theater maybe once or twice a year, if that, so now's as good a time as any. This past weekend, partner and I went to see John Wick 3. He had seen the first movie and recommended it to me, and we saw the second movie in the theater together. It was a little funny to hear the two older ladies sitting in front of us at that showing commenting on previews that were violent. I wondered what they thought John Wick 2 would be like! I'll just say that they had a lot of comments throughout.
In any case, if you are not comfortable with egregious violence, I would certainly suggest avoiding the series. I think the storyline is interesting, and the action can be kind of fun. I found myself a couple times during this movie covering my eyes with my arm and exclaiming at some of the violence (and I have seen and own the first 7 Saw movies). I did expect the violence but was a little startled at times. At other times, the action was very entertaining. There is one scene in particular that I thought was done very well. Overall, I would say this movie was probably better than the second but not as good as the first. Some plot points did not make sense to either of us, but I also think I may have picked up on some of the mythology that I missed before. Naturally, some dialogue and acting were laughable, even from some very well-respected actors. If you can suspend disbelief about some of the logistical issues and mythology, you may enjoy it overall. I did.