I think they are all totally worth the watch, and the escalation of events and impacts of certain moments in this movie hit harder if you’ve seen the first three. But if you just want to see crazy action at it’s finest, which is the main drawing point, then it’s probably fine to only watch 4. But again, I’d highly recommend the others.
I feel like this question is kinda like asking “I’m not into reading but I hear chapter 4 of this book is great, can I just skip ahead and read that chapter?” I mean your could, but it’s literally called John Wick chapter 4. The clue seems in the title for this one.
Lots of movie sequels are self-contained in a way that book chapters really aren't, which is why I asked. But it looks like the consensus is that's not the case here.
I was mostly being flippant to get a chuckle. You do you- kinda fun to experience movies in a different order. Maybe working your way backwards gives a whole different experience! (Report back if you do!)
BusinessPurge t1_jdxl8gt wrote
YES, AHHHHHHHHH